Due to the Big Ten Conference likely to expand into 14 or maybe 16 teams many conferences around the nation are taking notice and are considering expanding due to the fall-out. The other conference considering expanding would be the PAC-10, the reason for these conferences expanding is so both could have a conference championship game and gain more revenue for their conference. Many "smaller" conferences are going to be the ones who will have to realign the most due to the bigger conferences raiding them. The only big conference who might have to realign the most could be the Big 12 cause of their television markets they have which include Denver markets and the Texan markets. And even if they do get picked apart by some other conferences the Big 12 has plenty of teams around their area that could easily be put in and continue the Big 12's dominating success. There are currently 120 teams in the FBS and currently 11 conferences but with teams likely to shift the smaller conferences could come together and form a bigger mid major conference.
Conference realignment Predictions:
Big 10 (14 teams) Two Divisions North, South
North
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan State
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Rutgers
South
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
Big East (8 teams)
Cincinnati
Southern Miss
Tulsa
Troy
Syracuse
West Virginia
Louisville
Connecticut
SEC (14 teams) Two Divisions East and West
East
Florida
Florida State
Clemson
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Kentucky
West
Alabama
Auburn
Arkansas
Georgia
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
ACC (12 teams) two divisions
Coastal
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
Duke
Virginia
Atlantic
Wake Forest
Boston College
NC State
Maryland
East Carolina
South Florida
Pac-10 (12 teams)
Stanford
Washington
Washington State
Southern Cal
UCLA
Oregon
Oregon State
Arizona
Arizona St
Colorado
California
Utah
Big 12 (12 teams)
Texas
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St.
Kansas
Kansas St.
TCU
Iowa State
Houston
Baylor
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
WWE Draft Nite
The WWE had its annual superstar roster shuffle this past monday night, also known as the WWE Draft. Things got kicked off by the Unified Champions The Miz and Big Show lost to The Hart Dynasty as well as the title belts. The next match was a Diva match as the winning brand got a Diva draft pick. Raw had Maryse and Diva's champion Eve took on Michelle McCool and Layla. Maryse and Eve could not put their bitter rivalry on hold for a week as their hate for each other cost them the match and gave Smackdown the first draft pick. Smackdown received Kelly Kelly from the Raw Roster.
The second match pitted Evan Bourne against CM Punk, and CM Punk once again got help from one his followers to defeat Bourne. Smackdown received Big Show. Then a ten man battle royal took place. The last two man standing in the match were Dibease and Ray Mysterio and Dibease won the match for RAW and got three draft picks. RAW got R-Truth, John Morrison, and Edge.
Christian and Chris Jericho battled it out for the next draft pick. Christ Jericho connected with a code-breaker and knocked Christian out and gave Smackdown a draft pick that sent Kofi Kingston from RAW to Smackdown. With the score tied three to three in draft picks the next match had a lot riding on it. As new RAW roster draftee John Morrison fought against Heavyweight Champion Jack Swaggert. It was a hard fought match but in the end Jack Swaggert put an end to Morrison's run and got Smackdown a fourth pick. The pick sends Christian packing his bags from RAW to Smackdown. The last draft pick match up the night put Dolph Ziggler in one corner from Smackdown and Hornswaggle in the other corner from RAW. Hornswaggle kept Dolph Ziggler out of the ring for ten seconds and won the match and evened the draft picks for the night at 4 a piece per brand. The last pick of the draft monday night was...Chris Jericho.
The WWE has a supplemental draft going on starting at noon eastern, so the drafting will continue.
The last night of the match was against Randy Orton and Sheamus, the winner is the number one contender for John Cena's Championship belt. But before the match started Batista came storming out and was crying that he did not lose to Cena last night at Extreme Rules and got in the middle of the match before it started. Cena came out then declared it a triple threat match. This match was brutal as all three men wanted the chance to face John Cena more than the next person he was wrestling. Just when it appeared that Randy Orton was going to win the match he was in his "Viper stage" RAW's new superstar Edge spears Orton and Batista rolls over and lays his arm on top of Orton for the 1..2..3..! Bastista is the new number one contender!
Draft Recap
Smackdown- Kofi Kingston, Christian, Kelly Kelly, Big Show
RAW- Edge, John Morrison, R-Truth, Chris Jericho
The second match pitted Evan Bourne against CM Punk, and CM Punk once again got help from one his followers to defeat Bourne. Smackdown received Big Show. Then a ten man battle royal took place. The last two man standing in the match were Dibease and Ray Mysterio and Dibease won the match for RAW and got three draft picks. RAW got R-Truth, John Morrison, and Edge.
Christian and Chris Jericho battled it out for the next draft pick. Christ Jericho connected with a code-breaker and knocked Christian out and gave Smackdown a draft pick that sent Kofi Kingston from RAW to Smackdown. With the score tied three to three in draft picks the next match had a lot riding on it. As new RAW roster draftee John Morrison fought against Heavyweight Champion Jack Swaggert. It was a hard fought match but in the end Jack Swaggert put an end to Morrison's run and got Smackdown a fourth pick. The pick sends Christian packing his bags from RAW to Smackdown. The last draft pick match up the night put Dolph Ziggler in one corner from Smackdown and Hornswaggle in the other corner from RAW. Hornswaggle kept Dolph Ziggler out of the ring for ten seconds and won the match and evened the draft picks for the night at 4 a piece per brand. The last pick of the draft monday night was...Chris Jericho.
The WWE has a supplemental draft going on starting at noon eastern, so the drafting will continue.
The last night of the match was against Randy Orton and Sheamus, the winner is the number one contender for John Cena's Championship belt. But before the match started Batista came storming out and was crying that he did not lose to Cena last night at Extreme Rules and got in the middle of the match before it started. Cena came out then declared it a triple threat match. This match was brutal as all three men wanted the chance to face John Cena more than the next person he was wrestling. Just when it appeared that Randy Orton was going to win the match he was in his "Viper stage" RAW's new superstar Edge spears Orton and Batista rolls over and lays his arm on top of Orton for the 1..2..3..! Bastista is the new number one contender!
Draft Recap
Smackdown- Kofi Kingston, Christian, Kelly Kelly, Big Show
RAW- Edge, John Morrison, R-Truth, Chris Jericho
LeGarrette Blount
Former Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount has signed with the Tennessee Titans after telling the 49ers he would agree to play for them. Blount is most noted for punching a Boise State player in Oregon's season opener last season. Blount will help the Titans and give them the bruising running back they will need since they sent LenDale White to the Seattle Seahawks along with teammate DT Kevin Vickerson.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Draft Day 2
The second day of the draft included the second and third rounds. There were plenty of story lines heading into day two: When will Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy get picked? How many Nose Tackles would be taken? Would a team take a chance on OT Bruce Campbell? Which Alabama player would get picked first and Would Ben Tate get taken today?
Most experts were astonished that Jimmy Clausen was not picked in the first round. Going into the second round everyone thought that within the first ten picks that Jimmy and Colt would be taken, such was not the case. Jimmy ended up going 48th to the Carolina Panthers, while Colt waited until the third round when the Cleveland Browns came calling at the 85th pick.
The Second Round started off with the Rams selecting a future left tackle to protect Sam Bradford in Rodger Saffold/ Indiana. But it was offensive lineman who dominated the second round, as the nose tackles were selected left and right. A total of six taken in the first twenty-five picks. The Buccaneers got things started off with the third pick and took Brian Price from UCLA. Price joins Gerald McCoy(3rd overall selection) on the front-lines for the Bucs. Other nose tackles taken in this round were Torell Troup (9th pick to Buffalo) from Central Florida, Oakland at number 12 took Lamar Houston/Texas, two picks later the Giants ended up picking Linval Joseph/ East Carolina, with the 24th pick Green Bay took Mike Neal/Purdue, and the last one taken was Terrance Cody/Alabama.
Coming into the second day most people had Terrance Cody pegged as the first player from Alabama to be taken, that was until the Kansas City Chiefs took Javier Arenas/CB with the 18th pick in the second round. Terrance would be taken seven picks later at number 25. At number 26 the Houston Texans selected Ben Tate/RB from Auburn, who could quite possibly be the biggest steal of the second round of the draft, with his open field running skills, able to catch the ball out of the back field and his vision is what could make him a special player.
Bruce Campbell OT/Maryland was on some mock drafts as a first round pick, has yet received a call yet from a team. Expect him to be taken early on day 3.
Most experts were astonished that Jimmy Clausen was not picked in the first round. Going into the second round everyone thought that within the first ten picks that Jimmy and Colt would be taken, such was not the case. Jimmy ended up going 48th to the Carolina Panthers, while Colt waited until the third round when the Cleveland Browns came calling at the 85th pick.
The Second Round started off with the Rams selecting a future left tackle to protect Sam Bradford in Rodger Saffold/ Indiana. But it was offensive lineman who dominated the second round, as the nose tackles were selected left and right. A total of six taken in the first twenty-five picks. The Buccaneers got things started off with the third pick and took Brian Price from UCLA. Price joins Gerald McCoy(3rd overall selection) on the front-lines for the Bucs. Other nose tackles taken in this round were Torell Troup (9th pick to Buffalo) from Central Florida, Oakland at number 12 took Lamar Houston/Texas, two picks later the Giants ended up picking Linval Joseph/ East Carolina, with the 24th pick Green Bay took Mike Neal/Purdue, and the last one taken was Terrance Cody/Alabama.
Coming into the second day most people had Terrance Cody pegged as the first player from Alabama to be taken, that was until the Kansas City Chiefs took Javier Arenas/CB with the 18th pick in the second round. Terrance would be taken seven picks later at number 25. At number 26 the Houston Texans selected Ben Tate/RB from Auburn, who could quite possibly be the biggest steal of the second round of the draft, with his open field running skills, able to catch the ball out of the back field and his vision is what could make him a special player.
Bruce Campbell OT/Maryland was on some mock drafts as a first round pick, has yet received a call yet from a team. Expect him to be taken early on day 3.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tigers steals one
The Auburn Tigers received their fifth commitment this past Wednesday as Spanish Fort Center Reese Dismukes chose the Tigers over Alabama. Dismukes is expected to be a top center prospect in this years class. Also, Diskmukes was going to pick Alabama two months ago but decided to hold his decision until he visited other schools and did it ever work out well for Auburn.
Other Auburn Commits:
Izaueu Lanier Ath
Thomas O'Reilly OL
Spencer Region OL
Anthony Swain DB
Other Auburn Commits:
Izaueu Lanier Ath
Thomas O'Reilly OL
Spencer Region OL
Anthony Swain DB
Draft Day 1
The NFL's first "prime-time" draft did not disappoint. It consisted of trades, surprises, and history. The first round got started off with the Big 12 sweeping the first four picks and five of the first six, but the 3 of the first 4 picks were all from University of Oklahoma (common draft record). SEC players would be picked 5 through eight except at number 6. The first ten picks would end up in a mild surprise and a shocker at the tenth pick.
With the first pick of the NFL Draft the St. Louis Rams select...Sam Bradford QB/Oklahoma. I know this is not a shocker as every mock draft pegged him to go number one. Then the next two picks by the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers were also no brainers as Ndamukong Suh DT/Nebraska and Gerald McCoy DT/Oklahoma were picked. The first surprise albeit a small one came at the fourth pick as the Washington Redskins selected Trent Williams OT/Oklahoma instead of taking Russell Okung, who was predicted by many as the best offensive tackle in the draft. To round out the first five picks the Kansas City Chiefs pick Eric Berry S/Tennessee, by many experts is considered the drafts most ready player to start this year in the NFL.
Seattle Seahawks picked up Russell Okung OT/Oklahoma State with the sixth overall selection. Now it was the Browns turn who could have used a quarterback and Jimmy Clausen was still on the draft board, but instead went with cornerback Joe Haden out of the University of Florida. Oakland Raiders had the eighth pick and in the past Al Davis has been known to pick head scratchers, just like last year as he picked up Heyward-Bey ahead of Crabtree. The Raiders were in need of offense but Al Davis shocks the world again by getting All-American linebacker Rolando McClain out of Alabama. The Bills selected next and got all purpose-back C.J. Spiller from Clemson University. The Jacksonville Jaguars are known for reaching for players and they had the biggest surprise of the draft until the 25th pick, and chose Tyson Alualu DT/California.
Other notable picks include the San Diego Chargers trading up from 28th to 12th to get Ryan Matthews RB/Fresno State. Philadelphia traded up not to get safety help but pass rush help as they chose Brandon Graham OLB/Michigan. With the 16th selection the Tennessee Titans chose defensive-end Derrick Morgan out of Georgia Tech and ACC defensive player of the year. Houston Texans got the cornerback help they needed by selecting University of Alabama's Kareem Jackson at number 20. The most shocking pick went at number 25 as the Denver Broncos chose Quarterback Tim Tebow from University of Florida. The New Orleans Saints ended the first round with Patrick Robinson CB/Florida State.
With the first pick of the NFL Draft the St. Louis Rams select...Sam Bradford QB/Oklahoma. I know this is not a shocker as every mock draft pegged him to go number one. Then the next two picks by the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers were also no brainers as Ndamukong Suh DT/Nebraska and Gerald McCoy DT/Oklahoma were picked. The first surprise albeit a small one came at the fourth pick as the Washington Redskins selected Trent Williams OT/Oklahoma instead of taking Russell Okung, who was predicted by many as the best offensive tackle in the draft. To round out the first five picks the Kansas City Chiefs pick Eric Berry S/Tennessee, by many experts is considered the drafts most ready player to start this year in the NFL.
Seattle Seahawks picked up Russell Okung OT/Oklahoma State with the sixth overall selection. Now it was the Browns turn who could have used a quarterback and Jimmy Clausen was still on the draft board, but instead went with cornerback Joe Haden out of the University of Florida. Oakland Raiders had the eighth pick and in the past Al Davis has been known to pick head scratchers, just like last year as he picked up Heyward-Bey ahead of Crabtree. The Raiders were in need of offense but Al Davis shocks the world again by getting All-American linebacker Rolando McClain out of Alabama. The Bills selected next and got all purpose-back C.J. Spiller from Clemson University. The Jacksonville Jaguars are known for reaching for players and they had the biggest surprise of the draft until the 25th pick, and chose Tyson Alualu DT/California.
Other notable picks include the San Diego Chargers trading up from 28th to 12th to get Ryan Matthews RB/Fresno State. Philadelphia traded up not to get safety help but pass rush help as they chose Brandon Graham OLB/Michigan. With the 16th selection the Tennessee Titans chose defensive-end Derrick Morgan out of Georgia Tech and ACC defensive player of the year. Houston Texans got the cornerback help they needed by selecting University of Alabama's Kareem Jackson at number 20. The most shocking pick went at number 25 as the Denver Broncos chose Quarterback Tim Tebow from University of Florida. The New Orleans Saints ended the first round with Patrick Robinson CB/Florida State.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Former NFL Super Bowl MVP gets traded
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a ton of conterversy to say the least this off-season and they sent one of their main problems away. They shipped Santonio Holmes, former NFL Super Bowl MVP, to the Jets for a 5th round draft pick.
Now everyone is waiting to see if they will trade their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as well, which is most likely not going to happen.
Now everyone is waiting to see if they will trade their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as well, which is most likely not going to happen.
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