Monthly Archives: September 2009
Ohio HS Football Star Banned From Team Sports
Recently, a HS athlete from Hamilton, Ohio was put on trial for felonious assault. Dwayne “Deejay” Hunter, a 19-year old track and football star at Middletown HS, shot a 15-year-old kid twice with a BB gun in the face from a car; with one of those BBs hit the victim in the eyelid. “You’re 19 years old. And you are standing right here, six inches away from a prison number and the potential to go away to prison for eight years — that’s two presidential terms.
Is One Bounce Gonna Break the Season?
Throughout ESPN and the major sports networks, the 87-yard pass that was tipped by the Bengals Leon Hall from Jay Cutler to Brandon Stokley has been shown all week. What remains to be seen is how that play will change Cincinnati’s season. The last few years have not gone well for the orange and black, and this year had a hopeful outlook,
Loss to USC Adds Fire to Tressel’s Hot Seat
After another loss in a big game against a top five team, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has now made it a habit for the Buckeyes to falter in these games. While many Buckeye fans will object to any such coaching change, after thinking thoroughly for the past five days, note zero posts in that time period, Jim Tressel may not have the superior job security he boasted only three years ago. Tressel’s predecessor, John Cooper, was fired because he couldn’t beat Michigan, something Jim has made a habit in his nine year tenure. But with losses to primetime non conference foes in bowl games and early regular season matchups, Tressel’s fate may be going down the same path. Lacking a true play calling ability and an overly conservative gameplan in the games that matter most, the Baldwin-Wallace grad has upset many fans with his inability to coach and win the game the past three seasons. Now, I will go into why Tressel and Cooper may be similar with the end of their careers on the horizon.
Highly Doubted Buckeyes Look to Reverse Trend
Once upon a time the Ohio State Buckeyes were heavily respected within college football circles. Winning big time games against non conference foes, Ohio State was one of the most feared teams in America. Winning BCS bowl games, matching up athletically on both sides of the ball and game planning correctly, the Buckeyes were a version of this year’s Floridas, Texas’ and USC’s.
AFC South Preview
Last year was the third year out of 4 that the AFC South sent two teams to the playoffs, but each had troubling results once the month of January rolled on through. The Colts (12-4) lost an overtime thriller to the Chargers 23-17, and my beloved Titans (13-3), the top seed in the AFC, got upset by the born-again Baltimore Ravens 13-10. But the 2009 season looks to write a better ending to a great season than 2008, or 2007.
The division champion was Tennessee, who started last season off unbelievably hot, rolling to 10-0 record, outscoring opponents 322-121 in those games. They hammered runner-up
Like Troy, The Trojan Empire Will Fall
Coming off a failed stint as the head coach of the New York Jets, Pete Carroll turned to Southern California to build an empire. In this empire, the players would be treated with money, cars, girls and the glamour of Hollywood, that’s enough to attract the average male right? With the first great season of success coming in 2002, the once prominent program was back on the rise, and nothing stood in their way.
The Canes Have Arrived
Swagger. This was what Miami created, the term that is used so much today was the brainchild of the orange and green, a program that dominated for over 25 years, winning multiple national championships along with sending dozens of players not only to the NFL but to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. After collecting their last national championship in 2001, with a stacked team led by Jeremy Shockey, Ed Reed, Sean Taylor, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Vince Wilfork and Kellen Winslow among others, the program hit many bumps along the road.
Texans On The Rise, Looking To Playoffs In 2009
Wreaking havoc on other teams within the AFC South for the last few years without playoff success, the Texans look to stop that trend in 2009. With the key parts from an 8-8 season returning for the new year, everything looks to be in place. A tough start to 2008 threw the plans of a playoff berth out the window, starting out 0-4. Their spotty defense was the main reason they dropped
Ole Miss’ McCluster Turning Heads in the SEC
In a conference where defense rules, there’s a player smaller than most, at 5’8″ that is making the biggest of differences. Coming to the University of Mississippi as a wide receiver, Dexter McCluster was transformed into what would become the key to coach Houston Nutt’s “Wild Rebel” offense. The innovative formation, with plays that have been used at all levels of football, caused havoc in the SEC last season, as the Rebels stormed out in Nutt’s first season to a Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech in part of a 10 win season in which Ole Miss defeated the national champion Florida Gators in the Swamp.
