College Team vs. New Jersey Nets - Part 2
Could the best 12 players from Michigan St and North Carolina come together to beat the New Jersey Nets? Appropriateness of BasketballSuch a question could not even be considered in football because of the complexity of NFL schemes and how much more athletic the professionals are than college players. It would be incredibly difficult in baseball since the level of play is so significantly better in the MLB than that of college and high school games, so players go through at least a seaso... Read Full Story
College Team vs. New Jersey Nets - Part 1
Can the New Jersey Nets possibly lose to a College Basketball team? One college basketball team is simply not deep enough to beat any NBA team. NBA Teams are faster and stronger, so college teams would fatigue more quickly and need to resource to a bench. With that given, could two college teams combine to make a 12 man roster capable of beating the hitherto winless New Jersey Nets. Before we dive into this question lets discuss why I choose to combine Michigan St. and North Carolina as oppos... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls XIII
Top 10 1. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - Tebow and the Gators toyed with Florida International. Tebow had 215 yards and 2 TDs via the air and 107 yards and a TD via the ground. His undefeated Gators face two tough challenges to finish the season against Florida St. and then Alabama.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - As expected, McCoy led the Longhorns to a hefty defeat of Kansas. En route to a 51 to 20 win, McCoy threw for 396 yards and 4 touchdowns in addition to 29 yards on the ground and a completi... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls XII
Top 5 (Winnowed Standings) 1. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - Tebow kept the Gators undefeated with 198 passing yards, a passing TD, 27 rushing yards, and a rushing TD. Tebow has led a balanced offense as his 22 total touchdowns on the season are split betweens 12 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs. Impressively, he has also run for 605 yards this year.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - McCoy threw for only 180 yards and two touchdowns (both to Jordan Shipley) against Baylor. Baylor has the best passin... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls XI
Top 101. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) -Tebow led the Gators to a 27-3 victory over Vanderbilt after a controversy endeavored week. Tebow threw and ran for a touchdown bringing his season total to twenty. 2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - McCoy reminded critics of the spectacular statistics he is capable showcasing by throwing for 470 yards a two touchdowns - most of to roommate Jordan Shipley - against UCF. Like I stated last week, McCoy is facing favorable passing defenses which should return so... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls V
Top 101. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - Another big win for the Gators. Tebow picked up the win in quite exquisite fashion against the Bulldogs with two passing TDs and two rushing TDs. Tebow has not had the most spectacular statistical season, but running the table in the SEC is definitely worth Heisman consideration.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - Like Tebow, McCoy helped his team pick up an important in-conference victory. McCoy only had only 171 yards and a TD against Oklahoma St. He too is lead... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls IV
Top 101. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) -  The Gators remained undefeated with a victory against Mississippi St. as Tebow just keeps on winning.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - America has jumped off the Colt McCoy bandwagon. Despite victories against Oklahoma and Texas Tech and demolitions of UTEP and Missouri - two teams that have given other nationally recognized programs trouble - McCoy has not received the respect he deserves. McCoy is second in the nation for completion percentage, and in th... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls VIII
Top 101. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - A very close game against Arkansas could have cost Florida a trip to the national championship game and Tebow a chance to win the Heisman Trophy; however, when it counted most, Tebow led the Gators down the field after an Arkansas missed field goal and set up a reasonable field goal for his own team which Sturgis- the Florida Kicker - rightfully nailed between the uprights.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - Against his the most formidable opponent - Oklahoma - hi... Read Full Story
2009 MLB Accolades
AL Cy Young5. CC Sabathia - Ace of the best team in baseball.4. Roy Halladay - Nine complete games and four shutouts. Simply quality to pitch the entire game for almost a third of his starts.3. Justin Verlander - Most strikeouts, wins, and innings pitched in baseball. He also kept the Tigers in the playoff hunt for the entire season.2. Felix Hernandez - King Felix tied Sabathia, Verlander, and Wainwright for the most wins in baseball. He also had the second lowest ERA.1. Zack Greinke - G... Read Full Story
2009 Heisman Hopefuls VII
Top 101. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - Tebow didn't have the great performance against LSU, but he did earn the win keeping Florida undefeated and atop the college football rankings.2. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas) - McCoy threw for another efficient game as he completed 32 of 39, for 265 yards and a touchdown. McCoy is preparing the Longhorns to play three consecutive weeks against ranked Big 12 opponents.3. Tony Pike (QB - Cincinnati) - The Bearcats were off this week. Next week will be a critical m... Read Full Story