Tinker:
I just never gave naming the college football playoffs much thought before, until I see that now the powers that be are having a terrible time trying to do just that.
What to call the college football playoff?
Aw! you gotta be kidding me? Only in the confusion of the
TV networks sound stages and flashing TV lights can something so
enjoyable be numbed down into not being able to feel what is natural and
truly fun.I just never gave naming the college football playoffs much thought before, until I see that now the powers that be are having a terrible time trying to do just that.
What to call the college football playoff?
Name it what it is, the NCAA college football championship game.
What
is all this confusion about changing around the definition of what we
already have. A apple is a apple, a orange is still a orange, why try to
confuse the two between each other, even if we could.
Because in truth we can't change what already is, By any definition "a thing of beauty is a joy forever."
Because in truth we can't change what already is, By any definition "a thing of beauty is a joy forever."
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Boring a thing of beauty after BCS
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College Football Playoff.
I’m not kidding.
“Is that really a name?’’ Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said, after hearing it Tuesday afternoon, then pausing for a punch line. “Or just a space-filler?’’
Yes, it’s the real name. College football’s power brokers voted on it Tuesday afternoon at the BCS meetings.
Meanwhile, Augusta National officials announced that the Masters will now be called “Pro Golf Tournament.’’ The World Series will be “Baseball Championship’’ and the Super Bowl: “Football Game.’’
This could be the most boring marketing campaign ever. And that was probably the point, really. The idea was to find something that was ridicule-proof, so bland you can’t make fun of it.
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Ducks, Gamecocks and Cardinals should all fly high this fall. Which team will open season at No. 1?They are expected to announce Wednesday where the first championship game will be, though Dallas is the frontrunner. Officials said they won’t resolve this week how the four-team field will be selected.
Last month, CBS Sports spoke with officials at Premier Sports Management, the Overland Park-based firm charged with creating the new name: “Simple and direct,’’ Mike Goff, the company’s chief marketing officer said. “The words `college football’ just go together.’’
But you’d think they would want a name that would lead to other marketing possibilities, such as T-shirts to start, or video games. I mean, at least the best team in the country won’t be called the BCS champ anymore. But College Football Playoff champion isn’t much better.
It’s not really a brand so much as an activity with capital letters.
Impressively, ESPN, which owns several bowl games and has broadcast rights for this new tournament, registered Collegefootballplayoff.com 10 years ago, according to SB Nation.
ESPN, all-but owners of the BCS, fed itself the story, and broke the news of the name hours before it actually was voted on. Other news sources confirmed it.
The idea is that the name will grow on people, and the event itself will outweigh the name. Plain and simple and unimaginative is no BS, anyway.
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Crushing hit gets Auburn DB booted
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But after absolutely obliterating his own teammate with a hit in Auburn’s spring game on Saturday, Tigers junior cornerback Jonathon Mincy forever cemented his status as the exception to that rule.
In the third quarter of the Tigers’ A-Day scrimmage in front of a school-record 83,401 fans at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Mincy leveled defenseless backup receiver Dimitri Reese on a screen pass, earning a 15-yard penalty and an ejection for targeting Reese above the shoulders.
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Though the ejection may have seemed harsh, the referees were just following the rules. Targeting fouls, by rule, will lead to an automatic ejection under a new directive implemented for the 2013 season.
Of course, the rule also allows for replay review of questionable hits to determine whether the player in question should be ejected. And in slow motion, the hit didn’t appear as blatant or illegal as it did in real time. So Mincy likely wouldn’t have been tossed from a real game had the play been reviewed.
But regardless of whether the act was ejection-worthy, lighting up your own teammate is never a good look, and Mincy surely got an earful about it from new Tigers coach Gus Malzhan after the game. Though when he talked to local reporters, Malzhan seemed more caught up in the field position his defense gave up.
"Fifteen yards are unacceptable," Malzahn told Al.com when asked about the penalty. "I promise you this, that will be corrected."
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
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LSU provides players a ‘Pipeline to the Pros’
Call it the new holy trinity of LSU football.
When he first arrived, Les Miles and his coaches emphasized the two primary goal of the Tigers program to prospective recruits: playing for championships and earning a degree.
But success in April, months away from the actual football season, led Miles to add a third plank to the LSU platform.
“Coach Miles set the goals for the program that getting the degree and playing for championships go hand in hand,” said Frank Wilson, LSU’s recruiting coordinator and running backs coach. “Recently we added a third piece: the opportunity to play in the NFL. That became his new mantra of what this program symbolizes.”
It isn’t an idle boast.
Just as certain as the fact that the majority of players LSU recruits will never make it to the NFL is the reality that many of them will, at a rate comparable to any school in the Southeastern Conference or across the country.
Over the past 10 years, dating to the 2003 NFL draft, only Georgia has had more players drafted than LSU, 57 to 56. No SEC school has had more first-round draft picks than LSU’s 12.
During the Miles era, dating to the 2006 draft, The Tigers are second nationally with 42 draft picks behind Southern California with 54. LSU is fourth in first-round draft picks with 10 behind only USC (12) and Alabama and Ohio State (11 each).
As the three-day marathon of picks, pans and Mel Kiper Jr. known as the NFL draft begins Thursday, expect to hear the letters “L-S-U” called at a fairly rapid rate.
Eleven former Tigers, including dismissed cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, declared early for the NFL draft, a record for the LSU program. As many as 10 other former Tigers — 2012 seniors like defensive end Lavar Edwards, center P.J. Lonergan and wide receiver Russell Shepard — are potential draft picks.
Certainly not all will get picked. Still, it’s a decent bet the stodgy old LSU record of eight players selected in the NFL draft way back in 1948 may be matched or eclipsed by Saturday night.
In 1948, by the way, the final LSU player selected was in the 20th round by the Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL draft currently has only seven rounds.
The prospect of so many players leaving the LSU program early was the source of much post-holiday depression among the Tigers’ faithful.
To Wilson, it’s yet another potential selling point for the LSU program.
“It’s a positive,” Wilson said. “They come here to put themselves in position to be pros. It points to what we talk about. They have an opportunity to come in and be an impact freshman or contribute as freshmen. Then in three years, we have a decision to make: stay and earn a degree or test the (NFL) waters.
“We tell them if they’ve maximized their draft potential, it’s time for you to go.”
Wilson said it’s too early to tell whether players LSU is recruiting for the Class of 2014 and beyond have been influenced yet by the big number of early draft entries.
“Once the NFL season starts, it will really have substance when the guys who left early have success,” he said.
Miles said every choice he makes for the LSU program — from the philosophy of play calling and formations to the hires he makes to the support program — is aimed at helping players prepare for and reach the NFL.
“There’s a reality to what we’re doing on this campus in terms of graduating our players at 77 percent, putting together a weight and strength program that allows guys to develop not only size and strength but speed and quickness, and the style of offense, defense and special teams we play,” Miles said.
“I think it all kind of rolls together. What we do and how we treat them and prepare them and challenge them to be the best, I think it shows.”
Former Tigers free safety Eric Reid, one of the 11 juniors who turned pro early, said talk of the NFL was a strong but not overstated part of LSU’s recruiting pitch when he was coming out of Dutchtown High School.
“It wasn’t the biggest emphasis,” said Reid, who left Baton Rouge on Tuesday for New York, where he will be on hand in person for the draft at Radio City Music Hall. “They emphasized competing for the national championship and getting an education and a degree. They didn’t guarantee you would get to the NFL, but if you did the things you needed to do, you would have the opportunity.”
Reid is projected to be selected late in Thursday’s first round or early in Friday’s second.
Whenever his name is called, Reid’s photo could well adorn the pages of next season’s LSU football media guide devoted to the NFL draft.
They’re the pages that show former Tigers like Morris Claiborne, Rueben Randle, Michael Brockers, Glenn Dorsey and Patrick Peterson smiling on draft day, posing with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or holding up a No. 1 jersey with their name on the back.
The headline on the left-hand page reads, “Pipeline to the Pros.”
Assembly line may be more appropriate. And though LSU shipped out a bumper crop of potential draft picks this year, Wilson is confident the line isn’t about to be broken.
“We recruit a certain type of athlete,” Wilson said. “Even though we lost some this year, we’ll be fine. The next man will step up, and we won’t miss a beat.”
When he first arrived, Les Miles and his coaches emphasized the two primary goal of the Tigers program to prospective recruits: playing for championships and earning a degree.
But success in April, months away from the actual football season, led Miles to add a third plank to the LSU platform.
“Coach Miles set the goals for the program that getting the degree and playing for championships go hand in hand,” said Frank Wilson, LSU’s recruiting coordinator and running backs coach. “Recently we added a third piece: the opportunity to play in the NFL. That became his new mantra of what this program symbolizes.”
It isn’t an idle boast.
Just as certain as the fact that the majority of players LSU recruits will never make it to the NFL is the reality that many of them will, at a rate comparable to any school in the Southeastern Conference or across the country.
Over the past 10 years, dating to the 2003 NFL draft, only Georgia has had more players drafted than LSU, 57 to 56. No SEC school has had more first-round draft picks than LSU’s 12.
During the Miles era, dating to the 2006 draft, The Tigers are second nationally with 42 draft picks behind Southern California with 54. LSU is fourth in first-round draft picks with 10 behind only USC (12) and Alabama and Ohio State (11 each).
As the three-day marathon of picks, pans and Mel Kiper Jr. known as the NFL draft begins Thursday, expect to hear the letters “L-S-U” called at a fairly rapid rate.
Eleven former Tigers, including dismissed cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, declared early for the NFL draft, a record for the LSU program. As many as 10 other former Tigers — 2012 seniors like defensive end Lavar Edwards, center P.J. Lonergan and wide receiver Russell Shepard — are potential draft picks.
Certainly not all will get picked. Still, it’s a decent bet the stodgy old LSU record of eight players selected in the NFL draft way back in 1948 may be matched or eclipsed by Saturday night.
In 1948, by the way, the final LSU player selected was in the 20th round by the Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL draft currently has only seven rounds.
The prospect of so many players leaving the LSU program early was the source of much post-holiday depression among the Tigers’ faithful.
To Wilson, it’s yet another potential selling point for the LSU program.
“It’s a positive,” Wilson said. “They come here to put themselves in position to be pros. It points to what we talk about. They have an opportunity to come in and be an impact freshman or contribute as freshmen. Then in three years, we have a decision to make: stay and earn a degree or test the (NFL) waters.
“We tell them if they’ve maximized their draft potential, it’s time for you to go.”
Wilson said it’s too early to tell whether players LSU is recruiting for the Class of 2014 and beyond have been influenced yet by the big number of early draft entries.
“Once the NFL season starts, it will really have substance when the guys who left early have success,” he said.
Miles said every choice he makes for the LSU program — from the philosophy of play calling and formations to the hires he makes to the support program — is aimed at helping players prepare for and reach the NFL.
“There’s a reality to what we’re doing on this campus in terms of graduating our players at 77 percent, putting together a weight and strength program that allows guys to develop not only size and strength but speed and quickness, and the style of offense, defense and special teams we play,” Miles said.
“I think it all kind of rolls together. What we do and how we treat them and prepare them and challenge them to be the best, I think it shows.”
Former Tigers free safety Eric Reid, one of the 11 juniors who turned pro early, said talk of the NFL was a strong but not overstated part of LSU’s recruiting pitch when he was coming out of Dutchtown High School.
“It wasn’t the biggest emphasis,” said Reid, who left Baton Rouge on Tuesday for New York, where he will be on hand in person for the draft at Radio City Music Hall. “They emphasized competing for the national championship and getting an education and a degree. They didn’t guarantee you would get to the NFL, but if you did the things you needed to do, you would have the opportunity.”
Reid is projected to be selected late in Thursday’s first round or early in Friday’s second.
Whenever his name is called, Reid’s photo could well adorn the pages of next season’s LSU football media guide devoted to the NFL draft.
They’re the pages that show former Tigers like Morris Claiborne, Rueben Randle, Michael Brockers, Glenn Dorsey and Patrick Peterson smiling on draft day, posing with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or holding up a No. 1 jersey with their name on the back.
The headline on the left-hand page reads, “Pipeline to the Pros.”
Assembly line may be more appropriate. And though LSU shipped out a bumper crop of potential draft picks this year, Wilson is confident the line isn’t about to be broken.
“We recruit a certain type of athlete,” Wilson said. “Even though we lost some this year, we’ll be fine. The next man will step up, and we won’t miss a beat.”
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2013 NFL mock draft: San Francisco 49ers select...
By Joel Thorman on Apr 24 2013,
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- In 2012 the San Francisco 49ers took another big step forward and were able to reach the Super Bowl after just missing it the previous year. After two very good years under Harbaugh, these 49ers are making it known league wide that they are one of the best teams in the NFL and will be for years. This team has had a top 5 defense the past two years and while the offense wasn't quite gangbusters until this year, this is an explosive team on both sides of the ball.
So far this offseason the 49ers have acquired some notable names such as Anquan Boldin, Colt McCoy and Nnamdi Asomugha. There have been some losses on both sides of the ball as well. Isaac Sopoaga, Ricky Jean-Francois, Alex Smith, Delanie Walker, and Dashon Goldson have all been signed elsewhere while Randy Moss
is still chillin on the free agent market. The 49ers should go into
this draft looking for more depth and possible starter capability on the
defensive line and in the secondary at the safety position. More depth
can also be added to tight end behind Vernon Davis
and along the interior offensive line. They should be able to find a
few good players as the 49ers have 13 picks in this years draft
including two in the top 34 (I'm sure we're all too familiar with that).
So join me as we get
to listen in on a conversation between GM Trent Baalke and Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh, as well as some breakdown and analysis of the selection.
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Somewhere in Santa Clara..
Trent: Well
Jim, the draft is coming up here pretty soon and I've been meaning to
ask you.. What type of players are you looking to add to this squad?
Jim: Just gobble, gobble, gobble turkey from jive turkey gobblers. I think that paints a pretty good picture.
Trent: Ok let's just get this over with. Do you remember any players at the combine that you liked?
Jim: I have a memory like an elephant.. I never forget.
Trent: Right, well what did you think about Jonathan Cyprien?
Jim: I defy anyone to tell me there's something he lacks.
Trent: Well
there's some questions about his straight line speed and he could work
on his angles but you're right, he is a very good player.
Jim: We're not about fueling the hype.
Trent: You were the one claiming he isn't lacking in any area.
Jim: Guilty as charged for fueling the hype.. well deserved.
Trent: You feeling alright Jim? You seem to be a
little under the weather. Why don't you take a vacation and I'll handle
this draft.
Jim: I don't take vacations. I don't get sick. I don't observe major holidays. I'm a jackhammer.
Trent: So I've heard. I got a call from Jesse Williams' agent and he seemed to be a little unhappy with you. Care to explain?
Jim: I shook his hand too hard. I mean I really
went in and it was strong and kind of a slap-grab-handshake... So, that
was on me.
Trent: Ok Jim
well I really like this kid Datone Jones from UCLA. If he's available
with our 31st pick I'm going to pull the trigger. Now I need you to
keep this confidential. What will you tell people if they start asking
around?
Jim: It's phony, even the perception that we were pursuing him... We were evaluating him.
Trent: Ok great. Well I'll see you around Jim. Any last questions for me?
Jim: Who's got it better than us?!?
Trent: The Ravens, Jim. The Ravens.
With the 31st pick in the Arrowhead Pride 2013 Mock Draft, the San Francisco 49ers select...
Datone Jones, Defensive End from UCLA
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6'4", 283 lbs--
While Datone Jones continues to fill out his frame, let's take a look at
his current strengths and why he is a good fit for this stout 49ers
defense. The 49ers need some depth along the defensive line as well as
an eventual replacement for the "Cowboy" Justin Smith.
Datone almost already has perfect size for the 5-technique defensive
end in the 49ers defense. He has aggressive, violent hands and is a
high-motor guy. He can be lined up all over the defensive line and can
be initially used on passing downs and rotated in-and-out to give guys
rest.
A couple notes...
- I polled the fine
people over at Niners Nation and this was the player that got the
highest percentage of votes so it was good to see he was still on the
board.
- If you're not as
familiar with Jim Harbaugh, let me educate you. Every response in the
imaginary conversation above was something that Jim has actually said
over the last two years. Seriously.
AP draft order:
1. Kansas City (R2J_24) - Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M, LT2. Jacksonville - GenericBrand - Geno Smith, West Virginia, QB
3. Oakland - mushin - Sharrif Floyd, Florida, DT
4. Philadelphia - ex-qb13 - Dee Milliner, Alabama, CB
5. Detroit - Ben Martin - Eric Fisher, Central Michigan, OT
6. Cleveland - The Dank Dank - Dion Jordan, Oregon, DE/LB
7. Arizona - SillyHatDay - Matt Barkley, USC, QB
8. Buffalo - ArrowDread - Keenan Allen, Cal, WR
9. New York Jets - MtHammer - Chance Warmack, Alabama, G
10. Tennessee - ejr58 - Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina, G
11. San Diego - Chief TigerGator - Star Lotulelei, Utah, DT
12. Miami - cmac87 - Lane Johnson, Oklahoma, OT
13. Tampa Bay - NigerianNightmare - Sheldon Richardson, Missouri, DT
14. Carolina - citadelchief - Kenny Vaccaro, Texas, S
15. New Orleans - craig in calgary - Barkevious Mingo, LSU, DE
16. St. Louis - KVin2 - Tavon Austin, West Virginia, WR
17. Pittsburgh -ChiefMojo - Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, BYU, DE/LB
18. Dallas - iamthegreatest - Bjoern Werner, Florida State, DE
19. New York Giants - Topchief1 - Jarvis Jones, Georgia, LB
20. Chicago - Everest - Alec Ogletree, Georgia, LB
21. Cincinnati - Akr_Baby - Desmond Trufant, Washington, CB
22. St. Louis from Washington - KVin2 - Sylvester Williams, UNC, DT
23. Minnesota - YoungAnalyst - Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee, WR
24. Indianapolis - saskwatch - Xavier Rhodes, Florida State, CB
25. Minnesota from Seattle - YoungAnalyst - Arthur Brown, Kansas State, LB
26. Green Bay - nateforchiefs - Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State, DL
27. Houston - RhodyChief - Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame, TE
28. Denver - ravenhawk - Eddie Lacy, Alabama, RB
29. New England - BeeRadd - Justin Hunter, Tennessee, WR
30. Atlanta - bradelli58 - DJ Fluker, Alabama, OT
31. San Francisco - How to: Sabotage - Datone Jones, UCLA, DE
32. Baltimore - Ben S
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