Tuesday Morning Linkage: 51 Days
What we’ve been working on:
Last week on the podcast the Heisman Pundit joined us to give his wisdom and look into his crystal ball for the 2009 Heisman Race. This week on the podcast we will be joined by Peter Bean of Burnt Orange Nation and EDSBS Live. Peter will be sharing his infinite wisdom on Texas Longhorn and Big 12 Football. I suspect there will be a few Oklahoma jokes thrown in at some point.
Adam continues his Top 50 Non-BCS player count down. At #28, weak side linebacker Michael Sisson of Colorado State makes the list. Don't let his 5-foot-11 frame fool you, because this Mountain West All-Freshman team member packs a punch. Quarterback Kellen Moore of Boise State makes the list at #27. We'll get to see what the Broncos are made of on opening night when they travel to play Oregon.
While not writing for ITB, Adam continues to keep Navy fans content with his articles on GoMids.com. This week he talks to Navy fullback Alex Teich. Teich explains to Adam that while he hopes to have the same success that former fullback Eric Kettani had, he won't be the straight ahead runner that Navy fans are use to having. What kind of runner will he be? Check out Adam's article to find out.
Besides getting the new site ready to launch, I did take some time to look at two recent transfers from USC. Both left the Trojans because they wanted to be closer to a sick relative, but only one doesn't have to sit out this year.
What we’ve been reading:
College Football Gameballs has done a lot of work collecting and presenting the recent wins and losses for every FBS team from 2004-2008. If you love statistics, check it out!
The Gridiron Guru ranks the top offensive duos in the country. I'll give you a little hint, the Top 3 are all from the Big 12.
Jeremy from The Mountain West Conference Connection will join us on the podcast next week, but in the mean time he is previewing opponents for everyone in the Mountain West. Today he looks at Colorado State's one opponent, the Nevada Wolfpack.
Former Podcast guest Matt Bracken writes about how before making their way to the Maryland campus, recruits David Mackall and L.A. Goree will have to spend a year at Fort Union Military Academy Prep school this fall.
Bruce Feldman from ESPN writes about the ten players he's most excited to see this fall. Look for Bruce's preview work in an upcoming ESPN The Magazine.
Husker Mike of Corn Nation writes about Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman's trip to Washington to talk about the BCS. Perlman admits that the BCS is here to stay, even though it might not be that fair.
Rocky Top Talk has been counting down the Top 50 games of the Phil Fulmer era. Number 7 is the 2004 game against Florida.
Over at MGoBlog, they are trying to find historical reasons why Michigan will bounce back and have a good year in 2009. SpartyMSU doesn't think that much of their rival Wolverines however, predicting a 41-20 victory over them.
The Quad continues their countdown with the Stanford Cardinal at number 50.
Three years removed from their Orange Bowl victory, the mighty Louisville Cardinals have fallen to the bottom half of the Big East. Paul Sykes of Card Game talks about how this team could be very deep at running back.
The Daily Collegian notes how the Penn State football team raised $81,000 last weekend during their Lift for Life fundraiser. All the money donated goes to the Kidney Cancer Association.
Finally, today is the big release for NCAA10 for game consoles. BlockU looks at all the new features of this game, including the Holy War between BYU and Utah.
