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Pac 12 Coaches

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:59:44 EST

As I cannot wait for the 2011 football season to arrive I simply must preoccupy myself with discussions of what is to come. To start, I thought I would evaluate and rank the coaches of the Pac 12.

1. Chip Kelly. Coach Kelly is sitting in the first spot for one reason only. 22-4. Kelly has only coached for two seasons, but in those two seasons he has 2 conference Championships, 2 conference COY awards, 1 national coach of the year award and of course 2 BCS appearances. The glaring negative on his resume is 0-2 in bowl games. Despite the lack of a bowl win, his innovative offenses keep him at the top of the list.

2. Kyle Whittingham. Coach Whittingham has an overall record of 58-20 (.744). He is 6-1 in bowl games including 2 BCS rings (Urban Meyer stepped down prior to Fiesta bowl, but stayed on to co-coach the game). Whit has 1 national coach of the year award.

AFL- 5 rounds left

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 9:20:43 EDT

As the AFL season winds down I find it interesting to note that this season has been about as predictable as one could have guessed after watching round one. There are, in my opinion, three teams in this race. St. Kilda is the wildcard because of their tormenting defence. Then it comes down to the Cats and Magpies.

As a Magpie supporter I wish it were any other team. I've personally been in the MCG and watched Geelong get into my boys' heads. Collingwood has the talent to compete, but they usually falter late against this foe. Thus, with five weeks left I would have to predict that Geelong will repeat as champions.

It pains me to make such a prediction, and my opinion might change in two weeks, as they play each other for the last time in regular season. As an Aussie Rules fan I would love to see some fresh blood rise up and knock these guys out. I thought the Saints had them last year.

Boise St., BYU, TCU and Utah

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:47:12 EDT

In an off-season full of rumors, conference re-alignment, and some bitter and oft contentious comparisons between the big four "non-BCS" teams, I decided to look up all comparable stats, create a table, and see how closely these teams actually do compare.

I took the results and gave each team points based upon the order they finish, relating to the other three.

All numbers are based upon the "BCS" era (1999-present), and are figured with end of season rankings (EOS)

Total Wins Boise 122 (4pts), BYU 89 (1pt), TCU 103 (3pts), Utah 95 (2pts)