Corn Flakes - Just Say No To Bikinis
by Jon Johnston on Jan 26, 2009 6:00 AM CST
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Mocking The Draft has rankings on college positions. They’re ranking Marlon Lucky as the 12th best running back in the draft, and Lydon Murtha the 22nd best tackle. More interesting is their quarterback rankings:
1. Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia, 6’3, 236
2. Mark Sanchez, QB, Southern California, 6’3, 225
3. Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State, 6’6, 248
4. Nate Davis, QB, Ball State, 6’1, 218
5. Tom Brandstater, QB, Fresno State, 6’5, 225
6. Rhett Bomar, QB, Sam Houston State, 6’2, 220
7. Drew Willy, QB, Buffalo, 6’3, 214
8. Graham Harrell, QB, Texas Tech, 6’2, 205
9. Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri, 6’0, 228
10. David Johnson, QB, Tulsa, 6’3, 220
11. Hunter Cantwell, QB, Louisville, 6’4, 236
12. Cullen Harper, QB, Clemson, 6’3, 220
13. Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue, 6’3, 228
14. Brian Hoyer, QB, Michigan State, 6’3, 215
15. John Parker, QB, Wilson, Alabama, 6’2, 214
16. Nathan Brown, QB, Central Arkansas, 6’1, 214
17. Chase Holbrook, QB, New Mexico State, 6’5, 245
18. Rudy Carpenter, QB, Arizona State, 6’2, 222
19. Mike Reilly, QB, Central Washington, 6’3, 214
20. Brian Johnson, QB, Utah, 6’1, 205
21. Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona, 6’3, 224
22. Joe Ganz, QB, Nebraska, 6’0, 210
When you look at the this list of quarterbacks, you wonder how the NFL is going to survive. Woe be the team looking for a solid quarterback. It's no secret that Josh Freeman is a project - and he's ranked at third. Makes you wonder if all the NFL games in the next few years will end up as 13-10 defensive battles.
Joe Ganz doesn't have much of a shot at the NFL, despite his numbers. Maybe the CFL? I don't know. I'm sure he'll be fine.
Is it any wonder that Mark Sanchez decided to come out early?
The guys at the Big 10-based blog "The Rivalry" take a shot at Eric Crouch, using him as an example of how not to handle being drafted.
Dr. Saturday is running a series called "CFB Explainer" allowing users to send him questions about college football which he then will answer. Friday's question is about scholarships and stipends and how they work.
I'd like to do the same here. If you have a question about Nebraska football - any question whatsoever - feel free to ask and we'll do our best to find the answer.
Nebraska has been one of the schools behind adding beach volleyball as a NCAA sport, but a huge issue is whether or not the girls will be wearing those skimpy little bikinis when it happens.
"The NCAA will not be making their decision based on the fact that if you put college female athletes in bathing suits, people are going to come watch and the sport will have raucous success. That is, by definition, exploitive.
NCAA worried about being exploitive should be one of those things that make you go hmmmmmmm. Massive amounts of money pouring into college football, skyrocketing coaches salaries, recruiting practices that are somewhat of a joke.
The NCAA would say they can't control any of those things, but I'd ask how hard they're trying. One thing is certain - they can control what beach volleyballers wear, and it won't be bikinis.
Hugging Harold Reynolds gives us a story about missing watching the Super Bowl because of a dead whale.
One of the more shocking things I've seen in sports. Michigan hockey player Steve Kampfer was assaulted on the ice by Michigan State players Andrew Conboy and Corey Tropp.
Take a look at the links and commentary from mGoBlog and Maize N' Brew. Its been a while since something this disgusting happened in a collegiate sport. If this goes unpunished, it's a travesty.
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Beach Volleyball 'Eh?
I wonder if this WVB uni would be considered as crossing a line!?:
Anyway, something jumps to mind immediately when one considers Nebraska and beach volleyball: where they gonna practice, yo?! Last time I checked, Lincoln isn’t exactly Malibu! That’ll be one giant sandbox!
Well, thanks for the update Mr. Blight. As far as the QB thing goes, yeah, I guess I’m a little surprised Joey even made the list considering the word on the street is that he has next to no shot at playing QB in the League. CFL maybe. Well, if anyone can prove the naysayers wrong it’s The Joeynator.
Chase Daniel #9, really? Good luck with that one, but I can see some team picking him up thinking he’s going to do something—and they would be wrong! Oh well, I gladly realized after the bowl season that I would never have to voluntarily comment on Booger, so…….
Cullen Harper #12, yea right, whatever. About all those QBs look like projects to me and big ones at that. I don’t see a Matt Ryan in that bunch.
Yea, Crouch was riding the Heisman wave back in the day, but unfortunately was also riding the ‘ego wave’ big time. Didn’t he talk to his mom? He I’m 23, I’m leavin’ the Rams and giving back ~300K to get out of my contract ‘cuz they won’t let me play QB, I just smacked a gift horse square in the chops—DUH!
Well, thanks for the update, I think I understand now what’s the difference between a ‘Fanpost’ and a ‘Fanshot’ so will check ’em out more.
Looks good. Off to read the horrible hockey story…:)
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
Geez
What a couple of idiots. There is no place in sports for shit like that. They should be banned for life. That is just plain stupid.
Conboy played Junior Hockey in Omaha...
…and originally committed to Nebraska-Omaha, but bailed on UNO at the last minute. Maverick fans aren’t feeling so bad about losing him now.
by Husker Mike on Jan 27, 2009 12:11 AM CST up reply actions
at first
I thought you were referring to the two women in the picture above!!!!
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 27, 2009 12:28 AM CST up reply actions
My take on hockey
as per, what I posted on the ‘Maize & Blue’ site:
- I don’t understand
the fighting rules, or lack thereof, in college and pro hockey since I don’t follow the sport too closely(just not enough time for it). But isn’t it the lack of strict rules regarding fighting in hockey that allows these cheap shot type things to happen in the first place?
I know in pro hockey they pretty much allow fights to happen, in fact seem to encourage it, the refs standing by with their hands in their pockets—having a smoke—while the 2 players pummel each other bloody. But that’s a big part of the fan draw in the pro game as far as I can tell: puts a$$es in seats.
But every other sport has strict rules against and potentially severe penalties for fighting/cheap shots and if hockey had those as well, I would think it would cut down these bad incidences of cheap shots.
Personally I don’t like fighting in hockey, I would watch it more if they didn’t allow it as I’m somewhat of a Boston Bruins fan.
JMO. :)
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Of course I got no reply, the other avid hockey fans there prolly thinking, who the heck is this guy?"……LOL
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
having lived
in Minnesota for the past 20 years, I have absorbed some hockey…..
Given that, there are pretty heavy rules against fighting at the high school and college levels. It’s when you get into the pros that it all comes apart.
The two players have been suspended by Michigan State for the rest of the season. Not that it makes much difference. Michigan State’s year was lost anyway.
Take a look at the comment about Conboy’s penalty minutes – then wonder why he’s playing in college in the first place. I’d go further into this… but I’m not sure anyone here is more interested in hockey?
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 27, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
Yea,
not much love for hockey in Big Red Nation, but my dad used to take me to Omaha Knights games when I was a kid, so I kinda like the sport. I thought they were only suspending those guys for a few games, but whatever. It’s just in the pros, I don’t get it at all, except that it makes for ‘spectacle’ in the sport, ala WWF.
Personally, it’s a reason why I don’t watch more hockey games….
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
It's kind of like pornography...
…it’s tough to define what fighting is in hockey, but you know when someone/something has crossed the line. In the NHL, they consider it self-policing, but it has it’s ugly moments that turns people off to the game. (And turns others on, who are looking for WWE/XFC/boxing action, I might add.)
I personally prefer the college game because it showcases the skills without the goonery that sometimes appears in the pro ranks. But some feel that increases the likelihood of cheap shots like what happened last weekend, since the only deterrence is from outside the rink.
BTW, Conboy was suspended from Sparty, and then quit school. So his amateur hockey career is over. He’ll probably sign with some goon minor league and end up with the Peoria Chiefs…
I think
a fair amount of the pro hockey fan base just wants to get drunk and watch a fight break out, so it’s just a business decision by the NHL. It’s really ridiculous though to watch the refs just standing there watching them fight, when in all other sports it’s so taboo, LOL.
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
I disagree
Hockey tickets are too expensive to go to a game get drunk and hope a fight happens. In fact, a good fight is pretty rare in the NHL. That being said, it does have a place. There are some things that happen on the ice that should be addressed on the ice. Its used to protect players, send a message, or fire up a team.
It helps eliminate (or at least it did before they implemented the instigator rule) cheap shots and goons targeting your star players. Its not unlike baseball when your main RBI man gets plunked in the ribs you can bet the opposing pitcher is going to go out there looking to bean someone. It keeps the playing field (sheet) level.
I would think hockey would be bigger over in Husker land since UNO has a solid program and there’s a good junior team in Omaha as well…oh well.
interesting
like i said, living in Minnesota, hockey is all around me, but yeah it is a little weird that UNO’s hockey presence hasn’t taken off further than it has.
Or maybe…. it has? I don’t know. Mike?
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 29, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
It took off for a while...
UNO hockey was outdrawing Husker basketball at the start of this decade, but then they had this slide at the same time they moved into the Qwest Center. Then Creighton basketball took off about, and captured the mindset of the casual fan in Omaha.
UNO still draws pretty well for a college hockey team, but it’s not at the Minnesota/Wisconsin level of interest.
Hockey is real serious out here(NE)
they just built this rink/arena at a private prep school nearby, looks like the Bruins could play at it.
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
Yea,
I’ve heard that angle on it: that the fights are like a ‘safety valve’ type thing, otherwise the game would be more chippy all the way around.
Bottom line though, as far as I can tell, for TV, hockey doesn’t have the mass appeal for the simple reason that it’s too dang hard for alotta peeps to follow the puck, so it looks like a buncha guys just skating back and forth on the ice, like soccer looks like a buncha guys endlessly running up and down a field with ill defined/ill executed strategies and little scoring.
Fighting in hockey is like crashing in Nascar: take away both and for the non-serious observer it’s just too boring, for lack of a better word.
"...don't TAZE me, bro..."
Husker Mike...
is absolutely right on this matter: it’s tough to define what fighting is in hockey, but you know when someone/something has crossed the line.
zE bOp, for what it’s worth, I go to a lot of Blackhawk games and never see fights. ever. It’s (dare I say) a family-friendly atmosphere. I also hit lots of Cubs games and I see drunken fights frequently at Wrigley. Not to mention the lovely language my five yr. old learns at the games which thrills his mom to no end. hah. Just’ sayin, perception differs from reality.
Can't say the same
about the Boston hockey crowd—they is tough! Good no fights in Chicago though, but still seems like all the Sports Center hockey highlights play up the fights. WWF bay-beh!
RedSox fanbase has become pretty gentrified since working folk can’t really afford the games too much anymore, so they are more ‘respectable’ I guess…
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