Friday, August 31, 2007
Should we play Miami in '08? You obviously think so.
After taking a poll on whether we should play at Miami to open up the 2008 season, the response was overwhelmingly positive. 89 out of 97 voters thought we should take NAU off the schedule and play a competitive out of conference schedule. The full story can be read here.
Meet Your Captains
Jeff Metcalfe of the Arizona Republic profiles ASU's four captains, Mike Pollak, Josh Barrett, Ryan Torain and Michael Marquardt. Kind of interesting that Rudy Burgess isn't a captain, even though he has been battling nagging injuries during the offseason.
Pac-10 Baseball News: George Horton leaves Cal State Fullerton to coach Oregon
According to Janis Carr of the Orange County Register, Oregon's baseball program will be coached by Cal State Fullerton's George Horton. Over Horton's 11 years with the Titans, his teams made 6 appearances in Omaha, taking home the title in 2004. UC-Irvine's Dave Serrano turned the job down last week, and were also interested in Oregon State's Pat Casey. The Oregon baseball program begins play in 2009. I'm guessing that $100 million gift donation to the program from Nike's Phil Knight had some influence on the decision.
Opponent's Notebook 8/31
The San Jose State Spartans have been digging into the vault to figure out what Dennis Erickson will throw at them.
Quarterback Cody Hawkins makes his debut for Colorado at Invesco Field in Denver on Saturday against Colorado State.
Oregon State seriously injured four Utah players in their 24-7 win last night, breaking the leg of running back Matt Asiata.
Lacking quality depth, Washington State will start true freshman Chima Nwachukwu at cornerback this weekend against Wisconsin at Camp Randall. No pressure, kid.
Speaking of debuts, Washington's Jake Locker makes his tonight.
Cal prepares for Tennessee, who may or may not have star quarterback Erik Ainge in the lineup on Saturday.
Over at Bruins Nation, they can't wait for the season to start, but Karl Dorrell just wants his team to finish.
USC will play 6 true freshmen Saturday against Idaho.
Quarterback Cody Hawkins makes his debut for Colorado at Invesco Field in Denver on Saturday against Colorado State.
Oregon State seriously injured four Utah players in their 24-7 win last night, breaking the leg of running back Matt Asiata.
Lacking quality depth, Washington State will start true freshman Chima Nwachukwu at cornerback this weekend against Wisconsin at Camp Randall. No pressure, kid.
Speaking of debuts, Washington's Jake Locker makes his tonight.
Cal prepares for Tennessee, who may or may not have star quarterback Erik Ainge in the lineup on Saturday.
Over at Bruins Nation, they can't wait for the season to start, but Karl Dorrell just wants his team to finish.
USC will play 6 true freshmen Saturday against Idaho.
Koetter strikes again
We all know the story of Sam Keller getting the starting job last season, and then Koetter going back on his word and giving the starting job to Rudy Carpenter. Well, it's happened again, and this time the victim is Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich. David Garrard was the star druing the preseason, but Leftwich was very confident early in camp that he would be leading the offense this season, saying to the Jacksonville Times-Union:
"It's almost like my offense," Leftwich said. "I feel as though it was meant for me and coach [Dirk] Koetter to work together. These are the types of things that I've always done before I got here. These are the types of things that made me that first-round pick, made me the seventh pick of the draft. Every day I come out here, man, I know he [Koetter] has all the belief in the world in me. I can't let that man down."
Guess he doesn't have much belief in you, Byron. Leftwich will reportedly be either traded or released by the Jaguars as it seemed the fans we're fed up with Byron. The offense struggled during the preseason for the Jaguars, and with Leftwich's big cap number and lackluster stats, he was an easy target to be the scapegoat. Jack Del Rio officially made the decision and has every right to name whoever he wants at quarterback, but it is kind of ironic that Dirk Koetter is a key decision maker at offensive coordinator.
"It's almost like my offense," Leftwich said. "I feel as though it was meant for me and coach [Dirk] Koetter to work together. These are the types of things that I've always done before I got here. These are the types of things that made me that first-round pick, made me the seventh pick of the draft. Every day I come out here, man, I know he [Koetter] has all the belief in the world in me. I can't let that man down."
Guess he doesn't have much belief in you, Byron. Leftwich will reportedly be either traded or released by the Jaguars as it seemed the fans we're fed up with Byron. The offense struggled during the preseason for the Jaguars, and with Leftwich's big cap number and lackluster stats, he was an easy target to be the scapegoat. Jack Del Rio officially made the decision and has every right to name whoever he wants at quarterback, but it is kind of ironic that Dirk Koetter is a key decision maker at offensive coordinator.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Great Injury News for the Devils
Jeff Metcalfe of the Arizona Republic is reporting in his blog today that DE Luis Vasquez and WR's Rudy Burgess and Brandon Smith are all healthy enough to participate in this Saturday's game with San Jose State. This is a big boost to ASU, especially on the defensive line, which has been decimated by injuries so far during th preseason.
All three of these players have missed significant amounts of time during training camp, and it was reported for quite a while that Vasquez' injury might keep him out until the San Diego State game. Luckily, his recovery process went by quickly and he will make his debut for the Devils this weekend. Burgess has been plagued by injuries over the past year and Smith is being counted on this season as a speedy change of pace for Dennis Erickson's bunch.
All three of these players have missed significant amounts of time during training camp, and it was reported for quite a while that Vasquez' injury might keep him out until the San Diego State game. Luckily, his recovery process went by quickly and he will make his debut for the Devils this weekend. Burgess has been plagued by injuries over the past year and Smith is being counted on this season as a speedy change of pace for Dennis Erickson's bunch.
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