Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/26/sundays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-12/
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Sunday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com�… While an assortment of teams such as Valparaiso (10-9 at #7 Arkansas) and�Appalachian State (11-1 win at #10 LSU) were fashioning more upsets on Sunday, three California teams ? #3 Stanford (15-1 vs. #8 Texas), #20 Cal State Fullerton (11-10 vs. #13 TCU) and #25 UCLA (8-6 vs. #26 Baylor) ? combined to sweep their Lone Star State visitors in the series finales, giving the west-coasters a decided weekend advantage against their Texan visitors (the CA schools won all three series and 7-of-9 games; 65-45 scoring margin). Appalachian State and Fullerton were two of six “underdogs” that claimed series wins on Sunday, among 43 games involving top-50 teams in the�CB360�Composite National Rankings. �front-page photo courtesy of Valparaiso Earlier CB360 top-50 weekend coverage:�FRIDAY�(Feb. 24) …�SATURDAY�(Feb. 25) Oregon (cb360 #36) already had clinched its own upset series before completing the sweep at #18 Vanderbilt, 7-6. Here’s a list of the four other underdogs (along w/ App. State & Fullerton) that registered series-clinching wins on Sunday: ? at Long Beach State 2, #22 California 1 ? Washington 4, at #24 UC Irvine 3 ? at Pepperdine 6, #43 Fresno State 0 ? at Portland 5, #50 Creighton 3 [...]
TCU Stung by Drug Bust
As if we needed it, college football has yet another scandal to deal with.
The latest stunning and depressing news comes out of Fort Worth, where four TCU football players were among the 17 students arrested this week in relation to a campus drug bust. The arrests come after a six-month investigation that, according to police, included instances of Horned Frogs players selling marijuana to undercover officers.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tcu-stung-by-drug-bust.htm
Hope for UCLA? With Mora in Charge, Things Are Looking Up
OK, I'll admit it. When UCLA first hired Jim Mora Jr., my initial reaction was, basically, this: Wow, what's happened to UCLA? Have they really fallen this far? And what on earth does Jim Mora Jr. know about college football, anyway?
...More College Football Questions & Answers: Edsall, TCU, O'Brien
It's the middle of February. There is no football to watch. It is a dark time indeed.
But I promise you this, folks: College football, our greatest game, shall return. And because it shall return, I will continue to write about its return.
...Tuesday, February 28, 2012
More College Football Questions & Answers: Edsall, TCU, O'Brien
It's the middle of February. There is no football to watch. It is a dark time indeed.
But I promise you this, folks: College football, our greatest game, shall return. And because it shall return, I will continue to write about its return.
...More College Football Questions & Answers: Edsall, TCU, O'Brien
It's the middle of February. There is no football to watch. It is a dark time indeed.
But I promise you this, folks: College football, our greatest game, shall return. And because it shall return, I will continue to write about its return.
...Collegiate Baseball Poll ? Feb. 27
FLORIDA NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL TUCSON, Ariz. ? The University of Florida (7-1) has been ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division I baseball poll by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Gators, who have been ranked No. 1 for three consecutive polls, have won five in a row. Over the past week, Florida beat Bethune-Cookman, Central Florida and picked up three wins over William & Mary. No. 2 South Carolina is perfect with a 6-0 record. The Gamecock pitching staff struck out 32 batters in 27 innings of work during a 3-game sweep of Elon over the past weekend and allowed just three runs. No. 3 Stanford (7-0) has six wins over top 25 opponents this season. The Cardinal swept Vanderbilt and then swept a series against Texas. Stanford outscored the Longhorns in the 3-game set, 28-4. No. 4 Rice (8-0) swept a 3-game series against Dallas Baptist. It is the best start for the Owls since 2001 when Rice began the season 8-0. Poll Notes: Other teams have been red-hot to start the season. Four teams have a perfect 7-0 record to start 2012 in Miami, Fla., Georgia, Oregon and Southern California. The surprise team of [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/27/collegiate-baseball-poll-feb-27/
Sunday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com�… While an assortment of teams such as Valparaiso (10-9 at #7 Arkansas) and�Appalachian State (11-1 win at #10 LSU) were fashioning more upsets on Sunday, three California teams ? #3 Stanford (15-1 vs. #8 Texas), #20 Cal State Fullerton (11-10 vs. #13 TCU) and #25 UCLA (8-6 vs. #26 Baylor) ? combined to sweep their Lone Star State visitors in the series finales, giving the west-coasters a decided weekend advantage against their Texan visitors (the CA schools won all three series and 7-of-9 games; 65-45 scoring margin). Appalachian State and Fullerton were two of six “underdogs” that claimed series wins on Sunday, among 43 games involving top-50 teams in the�CB360�Composite National Rankings. �front-page photo courtesy of Valparaiso Earlier CB360 top-50 weekend coverage:�FRIDAY�(Feb. 24) …�SATURDAY�(Feb. 25) Oregon (cb360 #36) already had clinched its own upset series before completing the sweep at #18 Vanderbilt, 7-6. Here’s a list of the four other underdogs (along w/ App. State & Fullerton) that registered series-clinching wins on Sunday: ? at Long Beach State 2, #22 California 1 ? Washington 4, at #24 UC Irvine 3 ? at Pepperdine 6, #43 Fresno State 0 ? at Portland 5, #50 Creighton 3 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/26/sundays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-12/
Monday, February 27, 2012
Conference-USA, MWC Merge to Form 'Superconference'
We have been speculating about the arrival of the so-called "superconference" in college football for some time now.
Well, maybe this qualifies (emphasis on "maybe").
On Monday, officials from the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced a new partnership agreement that will create a 18- to 24-team "superleague"--a conference (or, in their words, "association") that will include members from nearly coast to coast. The hope--and it seems to be a realistic one--is that by combining their strengths (relative though they may be) the leagues can gain greater leverage in the college football world and, perhaps, see their league champion catapulted further up the bowl pecking order.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/14/conference-usa-mwc-merge-to-form-superconference.htm
Video Interview ? UCF Head Coach Terry Rooney
Central Florida head coachy Terry Rooney discusses his team’s 6-5 win over Boston College. It was BC’s first loss of 2012. Knights pitcher Ben Lively fanned a career-high 11 batters in the victory.
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/25/video-interview-ucf-head-coach-terry-rooney/
After Schiano's Departure, Rutgers' Flood Thrown into the Spotlight
So maybe Kyle Flood can exchange notes with Penn State's Bill O'Brien about what it's like to take over a major college football program when hardly anybody knows who you are.
...Friday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com�… Two Texas-based schools posted noteworthy wins on Friday in distinctly different ways, as #13 TCU rallied in the 8th for a 3-2 win at #20 Cal State Fullerton while #26 Baylor was gushing with production all over its lineup (including several reserves) in a 15-3 sereies-opener at #25 UCLA. Meanwhile, on the northern end of the state, #3 Stanford continued its strong start with a 7-2 win over #8 Texas. front-page photo courtesy of FIU In our little mini-competition between the three Texas schools playing in California, the Lone Star squads went 2-1 on Friday with a 20-12 scoring edge. Those games were part of 43 that were slated for�top-50 teams in the CB360�Composite National Rankings�(CNR),�with 13 upsets resulting from the 41 games that were played (favorites were only 28-13, or 68%, with a pair of rainouts). Three CB360 top-20 teams were victims of those upsets, as #11 Florida State dropped an 8-5 battle with #47 Florida International … #18 Vanderbilt was edged by visiting #36 Oregon … and Maine won 6-5 at #16 Clemson. Friday’s nine other CB360 top-50 upsets broke down as follows: ? at San Diego State 18, #21 Oregon State 2 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/24/fridays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-10/
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com�… The upset trend in college baseball went to another level on Saturday, with 15 upsets among the 47 games (32%) that were played involving top-50 teams�in the CB360�Composite National Rankings�(CNR), after 13 were upset on Friday. Most notably,�#36 Oregon won again at #18 Vanderbilt to clinch that series while three top-10 teams were knocked off on their home fields, as: Holy Cross avenged a Friday-night, extra-inning loss by beating #4 Texas A&in 10 (7-3) … Ohio State won 7-3 at #9 Georgia Tech … and Appalachian State rode the pitching of Ryan Atwood for a 1-0 win at #10 LSU. �front-page photo courtesy of Appalachian State #3 Stanford kept on trucking with a 6-3 win over #8 Texas, clinching that series on the heels of sweeping then-#11 Vanderbilt the previous weekend. CLICK HERE�for Friday’s CB360 top-50 scoreboard & wrapup page (w/ photos and assortment of postgame links). CB360 proposed a mini “state-pride” competition compiling the results from the three Texas schools playing this week in California. Thanks to a sweep by the west-coast teams on Saturday, the combination of Stanford/Fullerton/UCLA now holds a 4-2 record �vs. Texas/TCU/Baylor with a slight edge in runs scored (CA-31, [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/25/saturdays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-12/
Saturday?s College Baseball Top-50 Schedule
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com�… Several favorites will be looking to square their series on Saturday, following am upset-filled Friday that saw 13 higher-ranked teams�in the CB360�Composite National Rankings�(CNR) suffer surprising losses. There a total of 48 games for CB360 top-50 teams on Saturday, including nine head-to-head battles, four doubleheaders and a three teams that each will be facing two different opponents during the day.��front-page photo courtesy of Baylor� CLICK HERE for Friday’s CB360 top-50 scoreboard & wrapup page (w/ photos and assortment of postgame links). All 48 games are lissted below, with results and a wide assortment of postgame links ? recaps from both teams, HTML (w/ play-by-play) and PDF stats (when available), photos, video highlights, postgame video, etc.? to be added to this page throughout the day. Scroll down for listing of all 42 Friday games involving CB360 top-50 teams.�Also be sure to check out the new�CB360 gameday dedicated Twitter feed, which includes tweets from top-50 teams that are competing on Friday head-to-head (along with the “Baker’s Dozen”/top-13). _______________________________ Take advantage of this exclusive offer from�Baseballtips.com�? your first choice for baseball training aids and baseball field equipment. With 34 pitching machines & 14 batting cages, field tarps, foul [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/25/saturdays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-12/
Tickets Going On Sale For 2012 CWS
Advance Sales Start Friday, Feb. 24… OMAHA, Neb. ? The NCAA is making approximately 10,000 reserved seat tickets available (or 750 per game) for sale under a random selection process for the 2012 NCAA College World Series (CWS). The process, similar to what is used for other NCAA championships, is a system where fans sign up for the opportunity to be randomly selected to purchase reserved seats at face value. ?In order to participate, fans need to fill out an online application that will qualify them for a random, computerized drawing to determine who can purchase the single-game, reserved seat tickets in advance of the Series,? said Josh Logan, director of ticketing for NCAA championships. Beginning at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 24, fans can apply at www.NCAA.com/CWS for the chance to be selected to purchase up to four tickets per game for as many as four 2012 CWS games. There is no charge to apply and fans will have until March 19 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern to submit their application. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. A random, computerized drawing among all eligible applications will be held on or about March 31. All [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/23/tickets-going-on-sale-for-2012-cws/
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tickets Going On Sale For 2012 CWS
Advance Sales Start Friday, Feb. 24… OMAHA, Neb. ? The NCAA is making approximately 10,000 reserved seat tickets available (or 750 per game) for sale under a random selection process for the 2012 NCAA College World Series (CWS). The process, similar to what is used for other NCAA championships, is a system where fans sign up for the opportunity to be randomly selected to purchase reserved seats at face value. ?In order to participate, fans need to fill out an online application that will qualify them for a random, computerized drawing to determine who can purchase the single-game, reserved seat tickets in advance of the Series,? said Josh Logan, director of ticketing for NCAA championships. Beginning at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 24, fans can apply at www.NCAA.com/CWS for the chance to be selected to purchase up to four tickets per game for as many as four 2012 CWS games. There is no charge to apply and fans will have until March 19 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern to submit their application. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. A random, computerized drawing among all eligible applications will be held on or about March 31. All [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/23/tickets-going-on-sale-for-2012-cws/
NCBWA College Baseball Poll Feb. 20
Gators Remain No. 1 After Opening Weekend… DALLAS, Texas ? For the 15th consecutive year, the NCBWA Top 30 poll representing 291 Division I baseball-playing schools is chosen by 42 national selectors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. To date, Florida has been No. 1 for both ?12 surveys, and 10 different conferences have been represented (eight in this week?s tallies) of the 30 DI circuits having automatic bids to NCAA Regionals. The polls will continue through June 29, 2012, at the conclusion of the 2012 NCAA World Series in Omaha. 1 Florida Southeastern 2-1 1 2 South Carolina SEC 3-0 2 3 Stanford Pacific-12 3-0 4 4 Texas A&M Big 12 3-0 5 5 Arkansas SEC 3-0 6 6 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 2-1 3 7 Rice Conference USA 3-0 8 8 Florida State ACC 3-0 10 9 Texas Big 12 2-1 7 10 LSU SEC 3-0 12 11 Georgia Tech ACC 3-1 9 12 Arizona State Pac-12 3-0 15 13 Miami (Fla.) ACC 3-0 16 14 TCU Mountain West 1-1 13 15 Clemson ACC 2-1 17 16 Vanderbilt SEC 0-3 11 17 Georgia SEC 3-0 21 18 Arizona Pac-12 2-1 18 19 Cal State Fullerton Big West [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/20/ncbwa-college-baseball-poll-feb-20/
NCBWA DII College Baseball Poll Feb. 14
TAMPA TOPS NCBWA DIVISION II POLL SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (NCBWA) ? The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division II polls with its 2012 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue each Tuesday throughout the season. NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (FEB. 14) Rk. School [1st place] Record Pts. Pvs. 1. Tampa, Fla. [9] 6-0 361 t6 2. Central Missouri [4] 0-0 352 3 3. Grand Valley State, Mich. 0-0 322 4 4. UNC Pembroke [2] 8-0 320 17 5. St. Cloud State, Minn. 4-0 291 8 6. Cal Poly Pomona 7-0 276 24 7. Southern Connecticut State 0-0 266 t6 8. St. Mary?s, Texas 6-1 257 11 9. West Florida 5-1 253 10 10. Columbus State, Ga. 6-0 251 - 11. Mercyhurst, Pa. 3-0 245 16 12. Mount Olive, N.C. 5-1 183 9 13. North Alabama 5-1 179 20 14. Emporia State, Kan. 0-0 164 13 15. Franklin Pierce, N.H. 0-0 142 15 16. Minnesota State 0-0 137 14 17. Millersville, Pa. 3-1 136 5 18. Western Oregon 7-2 126 - 19. Barry, Fla. 3-1 120 2 20. Cal State Chico 4-0 73 - 21. Missouri S&T 0-0 67 23 22. Tusculum, Tenn. 6-0 65 - [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/20/ncbwa-dii-college-baseball-poll-feb-14/
College Baseball 360 Primetime Performers #1
Boston College senior shortstop Anthony Melchonda (Braintree, Mass.) and Stanford freshman lefthander John Hochstatter (Danville, Calif.) rose to the challenge during the opening week of the 2012 college baseball season and headline the first CB360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll, as presented by CollegeBaseball360.com. Melchonda and Hockstatter ? who are joined by 14 others on the Primetime Honor Roll ? are the top honorees among this group, as the CB360 Primetime Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week. The Primetime Performer awards program (also utilized on affiliate sites CollegeSports360.com, CollegeSoccer360.com and CollegeFencing360.com) seeks to recognize players based on more than simple raw stats, instead taking into account quality of opponent, contribution to team success and various situational factors (such as clutch play, all-around performance, leadership, adversity overcome, etc.). The opening-week Primetime Performer honorees include three freshman catchers:�Pepperdine’s�James Grandpre (Lancaster, Calif.), Xavier’s�Derek Hasenbeck (Poway, Calif.) and USC versatile newcomer�Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar, Calif.), who also started in the outfield (LF/CF) and even played some at third �base during the first week of the 2012 season. Two senior shortstops ?�Cal Poly’s Mike Miller�(Concord, Calif.), along with Melchionda ? also are among the 16 honorees, as are Central Michigan senior catcher [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/21/college-baseball-360-primetime-performers-1/
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tickets Going On Sale For 2012 CWS
Advance Sales Start Friday, Feb. 24… OMAHA, Neb. ? The NCAA is making approximately 10,000 reserved seat tickets available (or 750 per game) for sale under a random selection process for the 2012 NCAA College World Series (CWS). The process, similar to what is used for other NCAA championships, is a system where fans sign up for the opportunity to be randomly selected to purchase reserved seats at face value. ?In order to participate, fans need to fill out an online application that will qualify them for a random, computerized drawing to determine who can purchase the single-game, reserved seat tickets in advance of the Series,? said Josh Logan, director of ticketing for NCAA championships. Beginning at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 24, fans can apply at www.NCAA.com/CWS for the chance to be selected to purchase up to four tickets per game for as many as four 2012 CWS games. There is no charge to apply and fans will have until March 19 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern to submit their application. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. A random, computerized drawing among all eligible applications will be held on or about March 31. All [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/23/tickets-going-on-sale-for-2012-cws/
Tuesday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com… Upsets were brewing Tuesday in the Lone Star State, as two pitchers from�Baylor�(CB360 preseason #29) combined to take a no-hitter late into the 8th en route to a 7-1 win over #13�TCU�(the bid was broken-up with two outs in the 8th), while�Texas-Arlington�pulled off a 7-5 win at #7�Texas. Elsewhere in the state, #5�Texas A&M�had to rally for a 4-3 win over�Stephen F. Austin�and #6�Rice�survived a 7-5 game vs. visiting�New Mexico State. These games were among 15 on Tuesday?s slate that involved top-50 teams, with the higher-ranked teams (based on�the CB360 preseason top-50�Composite National Rankings) going 12-3. �front page photo courtesy of Baylor The night?s other relative upset saw Oklahoma State (CB360 preseason #45) earn its first win of the season, 9-7 vs. #37 Dallas Baptist. In addition to the wins by Baylor and OK State, there was one other matchup between CB360 preseason top-50 teams, as #12 Florida State topped #39 Jacksonville (16-9). Scroll down for a listing of all 15 of Tuesday?s top-50 results, including postgame links. Also note�the new CB360 gameday dedicated Twitter feed, which includes tweets from top-50 teams that were competing in these key Tuesday games. There were three games on [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/21/tuesdays-college-baseball-360-schedule/
Wednesday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By�Baseballtips.com… Wednesday’s action produced two upsets in games featuring�top-50 teams from the CB360�Composite National Rankings, as Louisiana-Monroe edged #35 Southern Mississippi, 2-1, while Cal State Bakersfield hung a 4-0 shutout on visiting #43 Fresno State. The other 12 games with CB360 top-50 teams all went to the favorites ? including top-ranked Florida’s 8-0 handling of #30 Central Florida and #9 Georgia Tech’s survival of a high-scoring game at #34 Georgia Southern (11-9). �front-page photo courtesy of Cal State Bakersfield Scroll down for results from all 14 of Wednesday’s top-50 games, featuring an assortment of postgame links (including recaps from both teams, photos, video, etc.). Also note�the new CB360 gameday dedicated Twitter feed, which includes tweets from top-50 teams that are competing in these key Wednesday games. _____________________________________________________ Take advantage of this exclusive offer from�Baseballtips.com�? your first choice for baseball training aids and baseball field equipment. With 34 pitching machines & 14 batting cages, field tarps, foul poles, custom netting, bleachers, windscreens, drag mats, and MUCH MORE! Now through March 5th, you?ll save $20 off all purchases of $99 or more when you enter the coupon code�CB360. _______________________________________________________________ // WEDNESDAY?S TOP MATCHUP (Feb. 22, 2012) ? based [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/22/wednesdays-college-baseball-top-50-schedule-11/
Signing Day Winners: 'Bama, Texas, Ohio State, Florida
Surprise, surprise.
Once again, Nick Saban and Alabama have come out on top in the annual recruiting race.
According to both ESPN and Rivals.com (as of Wednesday evening), Saban's latest class of (superstar) recruits ranks as the best in the nation. Scout.com, for its part, ranked Saban's class No. 2, behind only that of Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/01/signing-day-winners-bama-texas-ohio-state-florida.htm
Thursday, February 23, 2012
College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50 Feb.22
Presented By�Baseballtips.com… After the opening weekend of the 2012 college baseball season, there was little significant movement in the CB360 top-50, based on its Composite National Rankings (CNR) formula. In fact, two of the national polls/rankings do not even update their rankings after the opening week (see below; note that all polls used in the CNR take into account games played through Feb. 19). The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) now includes seven ingredients: rankings by�USA Today/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers),�Baseball America,�Collegiate Baseball�magazine,�Perfect Game�and�College Baseball Lineup, along with preseason projected season strength-of-schedule (from Boyd’s World; used for small bonus in formula). Five top-10 teams (four from the SEC) retained their same CNR position from the preseason top-50: #1 Florida, #2 South Carolina, #3 Stanford, #9 Georgia Tech and #10 LSU. Three other five top-10 teams moved up �a spot ? current #4 Texas A&M, #5 Rice and #7 Arkansas ? while North Carolina slipped from #4 to #6 and Texas moved back a position to #8. Scroll down for complete listing of the current CB360 top-50. Also see below for listing of teams that have made the biggest jumps and drops, plus newcomers and departed teams. CB360 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/22/college-baseball-360-composite-top-50-feb-22/
Merry Christmas, College Football Fans. It's National Signing Day.
Yes, the second-biggest day of the national college football calendar is upon us.
It's National Signing Day.
From coast to coast, fans are anxiously awaiting word on the latest recruits to commit to their programs of choice, players are mulling last-minute decisions while facing utterly ridiculous pressure, and coaches are sweating out the final minutes of the 2011-2012 recruiting race (and, very likely, already plotting their moves for the 2012-2013 race).
...TCU Stung by Drug Bust
As if we needed it, college football has yet another scandal to deal with.
The latest stunning and depressing news comes out of Fort Worth, where four TCU football players were among the 17 students arrested this week in relation to a campus drug bust. The arrests come after a six-month investigation that, according to police, included instances of Horned Frogs players selling marijuana to undercover officers.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tcu-stung-by-drug-bust.htm
Conference-USA, MWC Merge to Form 'Superconference'
We have been speculating about the arrival of the so-called "superconference" in college football for some time now.
Well, maybe this qualifies (emphasis on "maybe").
On Monday, officials from the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced a new partnership agreement that will create a 18- to 24-team "superleague"--a conference (or, in their words, "association") that will include members from nearly coast to coast. The hope--and it seems to be a realistic one--is that by combining their strengths (relative though they may be) the leagues can gain greater leverage in the college football world and, perhaps, see their league champion catapulted further up the bowl pecking order.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/14/conference-usa-mwc-merge-to-form-superconference.htm
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
After Schiano's Departure, Rutgers' Flood Thrown into the Spotlight
So maybe Kyle Flood can exchange notes with Penn State's Bill O'Brien about what it's like to take over a major college football program when hardly anybody knows who you are.
...College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50 Feb.22
Presented By�Baseballtips.com… After the opening weekend of the 2012 college baseball season, there was little significant movement in the CB360 top-50, based on its Composite National Rankings (CNR) formula. In fact, two of the national polls/rankings do not even update their rankings after the opening week (see below; note that all polls used in the CNR take into account games played through Feb. 19). The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) now includes seven ingredients: rankings by�USA Today/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers),�Baseball America,�Collegiate Baseball�magazine,�Perfect Game�and�College Baseball Lineup, along with preseason projected season strength-of-schedule (from Boyd’s World; used for small bonus in formula). Five top-10 teams (four from the SEC) retained their same CNR position from the preseason top-50: #1 Florida, #2 South Carolina, #3 Stanford, #9 Georgia Tech and #10 LSU. Three other five top-10 teams moved up �a spot ? current #4 Texas A&M, #5 Rice and #7 Arkansas ? while North Carolina slipped from #4 to #6 and Texas moved back a position to #8. Scroll down for complete listing of the current CB360 top-50. Also see below for listing of teams that have made the biggest jumps and drops, plus newcomers and departed teams. CB360 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/22/college-baseball-360-composite-top-50-feb-22/
Saturday?s College Baseball Top-50 Scoreboard & Wrapup
Scores & More Presented By Baseballtips.com… Saturday was a crazy second day of the 2012 college baseball season, simply due to the number of games being canceled, suspended or even moved up a day from Sunday. When the dust had settled at the end of Feb. 18, there had been 51 games completed featuring top-50 teams in�CB360 Composite National Rankings�(CNR) with 12 upsets, and eight other games that were washed out by the weather (higher-ranked teams were 39-12/.765). Two underdogs (based on the CNR) reprised their opening-day wins to clinch series victories, as Cal Poly beat #45 Oklahoma State (11-3) while #50 USC topped #39 Jacksonville (11-3). Saturday’s other top-50 upsets included: ? North Dakota State 8-2 at #14 Arizona ? Pepperdine 10-0 vs. #17 Oklahoma ? James Madison 4-4 vs. #23 Virginia (in Myrtle Beach) ? Minnesota 7-1 vs. #28 Louisville (St. Petersburg, FL) ? Boston College 8-3 at #41 Coastal Carolina ? Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 vs. #43 Wichita State ? Santa Clara 7-1 vs. #43 Wichita State (at Texas State) ? Wright State 5-4 at #46 North Carolina State ? Santa Clara 4-3 at #47 Texas State ? Butler 12-9 at #49 Fresno State All 59 games are listed [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/18/saturdays-college-baseball-360-gameday/
College Baseball 360 Primetime Performers #1
Boston College senior shortstop Anthony Melchonda (Braintree, Mass.) and Stanford freshman lefthander John Hochstatter (Danville, Calif.) rose to the challenge during the opening week of the 2012 college baseball season and headline the first CB360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll, as presented by CollegeBaseball360.com. Melchonda and Hockstatter ? who are joined by 14 others on the Primetime Honor Roll ? are the top honorees among this group, as the CB360 Primetime Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week. The Primetime Performer awards program (also utilized on affiliate sites CollegeSports360.com, CollegeSoccer360.com and CollegeFencing360.com) seeks to recognize players based on more than simple raw stats, instead taking into account quality of opponent, contribution to team success and various situational factors (such as clutch play, all-around performance, leadership, adversity overcome, etc.). The opening-week Primetime Performer honorees include three freshman catchers:�Pepperdine’s�James Grandpre (Lancaster, Calif.), Xavier’s�Derek Hasenbeck (Poway, Calif.) and USC versatile newcomer�Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar, Calif.), who also started in the outfield (LF/CF) and even played some at third �base during the first week of the 2012 season. Two senior shortstops ?�Cal Poly’s Mike Miller�(Concord, Calif.), along with Melchionda ? also are among the 16 honorees, as are Central Michigan senior catcher [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/21/college-baseball-360-primetime-performers-1/
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Feb. 20 Poll
Florida Holds Top Spot, Minor Shuffling As Well… TUCSON, Ariz. ? The University of Florida (2-1) has been ranked No. 1 in the first regular-season NCAA Division I baseball poll of 2012 by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Gators, ranked No. 1 in the pre-season Collegiate Baseball poll last December, kicked off the season by beating Cal. St. Fullerton two of three games in Gainesville, Fla. Florida won the first two contests, 7-3 and 5-2 before the Titans captured the final game of the series, 8-5 in a matchup of top 20 teams. Florida only committed one error over the three games. Two-time defending national champion South Carolina, ranked second, began the season 3-0 as did No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 5 Rice. In fact, 16 teams in the top 30 this week began the season with perfect 3-0 records. Poll Notes: South Carolina?s pitching staff picked up where it left off last season during its 3-game sweep of VMI. The Gamecocks utilized 11 pitchers. They combined for 36 strikeouts and just four walks over 27 innings as the staff registered a 1.33 ERA. Stanford was impressive in its 3-game sweep of Vanderbilt. The Cardinal won 8-3, [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/20/collegiate-baseball-newspaper-feb-20-poll/
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Merry Christmas, College Football Fans. It's National Signing Day.
Yes, the second-biggest day of the national college football calendar is upon us.
It's National Signing Day.
From coast to coast, fans are anxiously awaiting word on the latest recruits to commit to their programs of choice, players are mulling last-minute decisions while facing utterly ridiculous pressure, and coaches are sweating out the final minutes of the 2011-2012 recruiting race (and, very likely, already plotting their moves for the 2012-2013 race).
...Monday, February 20, 2012
TCU Stung by Drug Bust
As if we needed it, college football has yet another scandal to deal with.
The latest stunning and depressing news comes out of Fort Worth, where four TCU football players were among the 17 students arrested this week in relation to a campus drug bust. The arrests come after a six-month investigation that, according to police, included instances of Horned Frogs players selling marijuana to undercover officers.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tcu-stung-by-drug-bust.htm
After Schiano's Departure, Rutgers' Flood Thrown into the Spotlight
So maybe Kyle Flood can exchange notes with Penn State's Bill O'Brien about what it's like to take over a major college football program when hardly anybody knows who you are.
...Golden Spikes Award 2012 Watch List
50 Players Receive Preseason Recognition… DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball announced its preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List on Thursday, marking the organization’s first step toward identifying the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2012 for the 35th time. The Watch List features 50 of the nation’s top amateur players, and it will be a “rolling” list to ensure that athletes can play themselves into consideration for the Golden Spikes Award. The Golden Spikes Award trophy will be awarded live at MLB Network’s studios for the second year in a row, with a presentation scheduled for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week, July 9-13 (specific date to be announced). Through USA Baseball’s partnership with Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), the presentation will also be simulcast with a live stream available from GoldenSpikesAward.com, MLB.com and USABaseball.com. Headlining the 2012 Watch List are six athletes who finished among the 30 semifinalists for the 2011 Golden Spikes Award. The players include Daniel Aldrich (OF, RS Sophomore, College of Charleston), D.J. Baxendale (RHP, Junior, Arkansas), Adam Brett Walker (OF/C, Junior, Jacksonville), Victor Roache (OF, Junior, Georgia Southern), Michael Roth (LHP/IF, [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/16/golden-spikes-award-2012-watch-list/
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Arizona State Looks To Overcome Adversity
Sun Devils Will Play 2012 With No Postseason Hopes… By College Baseball 360 Contributor Kevin Kennedy Kevin Kennedy provided coverage of Arizona State and Pac-10 baseball for CB360 last year, including coverage of the Cal-Dallas Baptist Super Regional. He will be providing coverage of ASU and the Pac-12 for us this year. He checks-in with a preview of the 2012 Sun Devils. Tempe, AZ — Arizona State Baseball will not be going to the College World Series or the NCAA Tournament. That sentence was the in the third paragraph of my 2011 ASU Baseball article, and statement still applies in 2012. The Sun Devils were supposed to be banned from the postseason last year because of NCAA violations that occurred under former Head Coach Pat Murphy, but because of the lengthy appeals process ASU was eligible for the 2011 postseason.Since the school was appealing the NCAAs ruling the team was eligible to play in the tournament while �the appeals process was still taking place. Appeals to the NCAA usually take a few month for a ruling, and the school argued their case to the NCAA just two weeks before the tournament selections.Officially the Sun Devils were not assured of a [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/17/arizona-state-looks-to-overcome-adversity/
It's Preseason Top 25 Time. And the Tigers Top the List.
Yeah, it's true: LSU looked, well, flat-out awful in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
Yeah, the Tigers were embarrassed in most every way, on the biggest of stages, by Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
...Video Interview With Danny Hall
Georgia Tech head coach Danny Hall discusses his team’s 2012 opening day in Rock Hill, SC. The Yellow Jackets (1-1) bounced back from a 5-0 loss to Kent State in the opener of the Coca Cola Classic by beating host Winthrop 5-0 in their second game. (Video courtesy Ramblinwreck.com)
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/18/video-interview-with-danny-hall/
College Baseball Thoughts Heading Into The 2012 Season
Some Things I’m Thinking About…. By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires February is almost over, and that means just one thing to college baseball coaches, players and fans alike ? it?s ping time! The season starts tomorrow and every team in the country, with maybe the exception of Arizona State (see below), starts with a clean slate. Teams from Connecticut to Cal, Michigan (State if you prefer) to Miami, Oregon to Orlando (with both Stetson and UCF nearby), Tennessee to Texas, and nearly 300 points in between all have their sights set on Omaha. South Carolina is the two-time defending champ, but a stocked Florida team is the unanimous No. 1 and wants to dethrone its SEC rival. Plenty of other non-SEC teams like Stanford, North Carolina and Texas A&M to name a few are all legitimate preseason threats to the Gamecock throne. Before they get to the promised land though, they all have to navigate their own 56-game regular season gauntlets along the road to Omaha. Most of them, like Arkansas-Little Rock and New Mexico last year, won?t have the regular season credentials for even the NCAA field of 64, but they?ll get their shot if they can [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/16/college-baseball-thoughts-heading-into-the-2012-season/
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Video Interview With Dave Serrano
The Tennessee Volunteers got the Dave Serrano era off to a roaring start by sweeping three home games from Northern Illinois Friday and Saturday. Serrano is in his first season on Rocky Top after leaving perennial west coast power Cal State Fullerton. (Video courtesy UTsports.com)
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/18/video-interview-with-dave-serrano/
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Friday, February 17, 2012
Hope for UCLA? With Mora in Charge, Things Are Looking Up
OK, I'll admit it. When UCLA first hired Jim Mora Jr., my initial reaction was, basically, this: Wow, what's happened to UCLA? Have they really fallen this far? And what on earth does Jim Mora Jr. know about college football, anyway?
...Thousands Line Streets to Honor Paterno
Penn State on Wednesday entered the second day of remembrances and good-byes to their longtime coach, and longtime legend, Joe Paterno.
A day after Paterno's public viewing drew hundreds if not thousands to Penn State's campus, the Paterno family prepared to bury the man who did more than any other to put Penn State football--and Penn State University--on the map.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/25/thousands-line-streets-to-honor-paterno.htm
Golden Spikes Award 2012 Watch List
50 Players Receive Preseason Recognition… DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball announced its preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List on Thursday, marking the organization’s first step toward identifying the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2012 for the 35th time. The Watch List features 50 of the nation’s top amateur players, and it will be a “rolling” list to ensure that athletes can play themselves into consideration for the Golden Spikes Award. The Golden Spikes Award trophy will be awarded live at MLB Network’s studios for the second year in a row, with a presentation scheduled for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week, July 9-13 (specific date to be announced). Through USA Baseball’s partnership with Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), the presentation will also be simulcast with a live stream available from GoldenSpikesAward.com, MLB.com and USABaseball.com. Headlining the 2012 Watch List are six athletes who finished among the 30 semifinalists for the 2011 Golden Spikes Award. The players include Daniel Aldrich (OF, RS Sophomore, College of Charleston), D.J. Baxendale (RHP, Junior, Arkansas), Adam Brett Walker (OF/C, Junior, Jacksonville), Victor Roache (OF, Junior, Georgia Southern), Michael Roth (LHP/IF, [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/16/golden-spikes-award-2012-watch-list/
College Baseball Thoughts Heading Into The 2012 Season
Some Things I’m Thinking About…. By College Baseball 360 Editor Sean Stires February is almost over, and that means just one thing to college baseball coaches, players and fans alike ? it?s ping time! The season starts tomorrow and every team in the country, with maybe the exception of Arizona State (see below), starts with a clean slate. Teams from Connecticut to Cal, Michigan (State if you prefer) to Miami, Oregon to Orlando (with both Stetson and UCF nearby), Tennessee to Texas, and nearly 300 points in between all have their sights set on Omaha. South Carolina is the two-time defending champ, but a stocked Florida team is the unanimous No. 1 and wants to dethrone its SEC rival. Plenty of other non-SEC teams like Stanford, North Carolina and Texas A&M to name a few are all legitimate preseason threats to the Gamecock throne. Before they get to the promised land though, they all have to navigate their own 56-game regular season gauntlets along the road to Omaha. Most of them, like Arkansas-Little Rock and New Mexico last year, won?t have the regular season credentials for even the NCAA field of 64, but they?ll get their shot if they can [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/16/college-baseball-thoughts-heading-into-the-2012-season/
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Knight Calls Paterno His 'Hero,' Blasts Media and Penn State Trustees
Well, we know this much: Phil Knight still has Joe Paterno's back.
A lot of people--prominent people--turned their backs on Paterno when the coach was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal.
...Knight Calls Paterno His 'Hero,' Blasts Media and Penn State Trustees
Well, we know this much: Phil Knight still has Joe Paterno's back.
A lot of people--prominent people--turned their backs on Paterno when the coach was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal.
...SEC Coaches Pick Florida For Baseball Title
Gators Favored In East, Arkansas In Western Division… The Florida Gators are predicted to repeat as the 2012 Southeastern Conference baseball champions, as voted by the league?s 12 baseball coaches in the 21st annual preseason SEC poll. The Gators, ranked No. 1 nationally in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches? Poll, seek to capture their 13th SEC Championship.� UF returns seven position starters and nine pitchers from its 2011 squad which claimed a share of the overall SEC Championship and advanced to the College World Series finals versus South Carolina. Since 1996, the SEC?has named a regular season champion as well as a tournament champion.� Prior to 1996, the tournament champion was considered the SEC Champion. In addition to picking a preseason SEC champion, the league?s head coaches voted a predicted order of finish in the SEC Eastern and Western Divisions. In the Western Division, Arkansas was the favorite with 64 of a possible 66 points.� LSU came in second with 58 points and Alabama third with 38.� Florida was the favorite in the Eastern Division with all 66 points. South Carolina, the two-time defending National Champions, was second with 56, while Georgia finished third with 42. Points were compiled on [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/13/sec-coaches-pick-florida-for-baseball-title/
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Texas A&M Favored To Win Big 12 Baseball Crown
Aggies Near Unanimous Pick… Texas A&M has been unanimously selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big 12 baseball regular season title. In a vote by the league’s head coaches, the Aggies earned eight first place votes, totaling 64 points. In 2011, TAMU made its fifth College World Series appearance, claimed its second-straight Big 12 postseason crown and earned a share of the regular season title. The Aggies are ranked in the top 10 of all four preseason national polls entering the 2012 campaign. Head coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team in the poll. This marks the second time Texas A&M has been selected as the top pick in the preseason poll (records dating back to 1999). The Aggies were ranked first in the preseason in 2008. Texas, who also claimed a share of the 2011 Big 12 regular season title and appeared in the CWS, ranks second with 54 total points. Oklahoma, Baylor and Missouri round out the top five spots. For the second year in row, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech claimed the sixth and seventh places, respecitvely. Kansas State and Kansas round out the poll’s results. Big 12 baseball begins on [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/14/texas-am-favored-to-win-big-12-baseball-crown/
Florida Sits Atop College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50 Rankings
Presented By Baseballtips.com… The Florida Gators are a clear #1 in the initial College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50, a preliminary preseason look at the top teams in college baseball, based on the various national polls that already have been released. The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) includes five ingredients: preseason rankings by USA Today/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers), Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball�magazine, and College Baseball Lineup. Prior to opening day (Feb. 17), the CNR will be adjusted slightly after adding the Perfect Game preseason rankings and small bonus/penalty factors for projected strength-of-schedule and preseason conference polls (look for the final preseason CNR sometime next week, prior to opening day). This update also will serve to create a preseason projection of the 2012 NCAA field-of-64 (including automatic qualifiers that fall outside the CNR top-50). Florida received 99.86 points on the CNR 100-point scale, after checking in at #1 in all five polls. The Gators received 17-of-31 first-place votes in the coaches poll (South Carolina had 12; Stanford and Texas A&M one each) while earning 497 out of 500 maximum points from Collegiate Baseball ? thus accounting for Florida’s CNR point total being shy of 100. Here’s a quick [...]
Conference-USA, MWC Merge to Form 'Superconference'
We have been speculating about the arrival of the so-called "superconference" in college football for some time now.
Well, maybe this qualifies (emphasis on "maybe").
On Monday, officials from the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced a new partnership agreement that will create a 18- to 24-team "superleague"--a conference (or, in their words, "association") that will include members from nearly coast to coast. The hope--and it seems to be a realistic one--is that by combining their strengths (relative though they may be) the leagues can gain greater leverage in the college football world and, perhaps, see their league champion catapulted further up the bowl pecking order.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/14/conference-usa-mwc-merge-to-form-superconference.htm
Texas A&M Favored To Win Big 12 Baseball Crown
Aggies Near Unanimous Pick… Texas A&M has been unanimously selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big 12 baseball regular season title. In a vote by the league’s head coaches, the Aggies earned eight first place votes, totaling 64 points. In 2011, TAMU made its fifth College World Series appearance, claimed its second-straight Big 12 postseason crown and earned a share of the regular season title. The Aggies are ranked in the top 10 of all four preseason national polls entering the 2012 campaign. Head coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team in the poll. This marks the second time Texas A&M has been selected as the top pick in the preseason poll (records dating back to 1999). The Aggies were ranked first in the preseason in 2008. Texas, who also claimed a share of the 2011 Big 12 regular season title and appeared in the CWS, ranks second with 54 total points. Oklahoma, Baylor and Missouri round out the top five spots. For the second year in row, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech claimed the sixth and seventh places, respecitvely. Kansas State and Kansas round out the poll’s results. Big 12 baseball begins on [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/14/texas-am-favored-to-win-big-12-baseball-crown/
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Merry Christmas, College Football Fans. It's National Signing Day.
Yes, the second-biggest day of the national college football calendar is upon us.
It's National Signing Day.
From coast to coast, fans are anxiously awaiting word on the latest recruits to commit to their programs of choice, players are mulling last-minute decisions while facing utterly ridiculous pressure, and coaches are sweating out the final minutes of the 2011-2012 recruiting race (and, very likely, already plotting their moves for the 2012-2013 race).
...TCU Tabbed For Mountain West Baseball Crown
Preseason All-Conference Also Named… COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? Six-time defending Mountain West Conference champion TCU is the unanimous favorite to win its seventh consecutive regular season MWC baseball title in 2012, according to a vote of the five MWC head coaches.� The Horned Frogs received all five first-place votes and 25 points overall.� UNLV edged out New Mexico for second place with 16 points, while the Lobos picked up 15 points in third place.� San Diego State was picked fourth (12 points), followed by Air Force in fifth (7 points). TCU, under the direction of head coach Jim Schlossnagle, returns 13 letterwinners from a 2011 squad that was 43-19 overall, 20-3 in MW action and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth consecutive season.� The Horned Frogs are ranked in several preseason national polls, including No. 15 by Baseball America, No. 10 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 13 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).� The Horned Frogs are led by returning all-Mountain West performers Josh Elander (C, Jr.), Jantzen Witte (3B, Jr.), Jason Coats (OF, Sr.), Brance Rivera (OF, Sr.) and Freshman All-American pitcher Andrew Mitchell.� Elander has earned several preseason All-America honors in 2012. This season [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/10/tcu-tabbed-for-mountain-west-baseball-crown/
Monday, February 13, 2012
It's Preseason Top 25 Time. And the Tigers Top the List.
Yeah, it's true: LSU looked, well, flat-out awful in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
Yeah, the Tigers were embarrassed in most every way, on the biggest of stages, by Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
...College Baseball 360 2012 Team Previews
A Look At Teams 1-10… With the start of the season rapidly approaching, here’s a look at some of the top teams in the country heading into the 2012 college baseball season. Our rankings are based on a “composite formula” that combines not only the existing weekly preseason national polls, but also other factors like strength of schedule and preseason conference polls. Other criteria will continually be added throughout the season to our composite rankings. Here is a look at the top 10 teams heading into the season. ( ) Stats in parenthesis are from the 2011 season. * After a statistic denotes team leader in that statistical category. Top 10 By Conference: SEC: 4, ACC: 2, Big 12: 2, Pac-12: 1, Conference USA: 1 CLICK HERE to see the entire CB360 2012 Preseason Composite National Rankings CLICK HERE to see team capsules for teams 11-20 1. Florida 2011 Record: 53-19 In 2010, Kevin O?Sullivan led Florida to its first College World Series since 2005?s national runner-up appearance, but the Gators were two and ?que in Rosenblatt Stadium?s swan song. Last year, virtually the same team stormed all the way to the CWS Championship Series, only to fall to SEC [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/10/college-baseball-360-2012-team-previews/
Joe Paterno, Penn State Legend, Dead at 85
It's a sad and tragic end for a man who accomplished so much and impacted the lives of so many: On Sunday morning, legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno passed away at the age of 85.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/22/joe-paterno-penn-state-legend-dead-at-85.htm
Cristobal Turns Down Rutgers
Mario Cristobal isn't going anywhere.
Or, at the very least, he's not going to New Jersey.
On Monday night, Cristobal stunned just about everybody in the college football world--especially those up in New Brunswick, I am guessing--when he reportedly turned down the opportunity to take over as head coach of Rutgers. With Cristobal pulling out of the search, Rutgers had reportedly offered the job to assistant coach Kyle Flood. The New York Times was the first to report the Cristobal news.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/30/cristobal-turns-down-rutgers.htm
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Merry Christmas, College Football Fans. It's National Signing Day.
Yes, the second-biggest day of the national college football calendar is upon us.
It's National Signing Day.
From coast to coast, fans are anxiously awaiting word on the latest recruits to commit to their programs of choice, players are mulling last-minute decisions while facing utterly ridiculous pressure, and coaches are sweating out the final minutes of the 2011-2012 recruiting race (and, very likely, already plotting their moves for the 2012-2013 race).
...SEC Baseball 2012 TV Broadcast Schedule
66 Games To Be Televised Prior To NCAA Postseason… BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has announced its official 2012 SEC Baseball television schedule, the third under the league?s 15-year agreement with ESPN. The entire package will include 66 broadcasts in 2012. In addition, all games from the 2012 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2. ?The success and popularity of baseball in our conference is at an all-time high,??said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. ?We are proud to be able to offer this amount of television coverage to both our teams and our fans.? The television package is derived from broadcasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN, SportSouth and CSS. In addition, ESPN3 will also stream most broadcasts live online. ?This package continues to move our baseball exposure to new levels,? SEC Consultant for Television Larry Templeton stated. ?Fans of SEC Baseball will be able to follow the season like never before.? SEC schools maintain the rights to air additional games not included in the official SEC package with various television outlets, including official SEC television partners. More than 50-60 additional games are set to be broadcast, bringing the total number of [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/08/sec-baseball-2012-tv-broadcast-schedule/
Signing Day Winners: 'Bama, Texas, Ohio State, Florida
Surprise, surprise.
Once again, Nick Saban and Alabama have come out on top in the annual recruiting race.
According to both ESPN and Rivals.com (as of Wednesday evening), Saban's latest class of (superstar) recruits ranks as the best in the nation. Scout.com, for its part, ranked Saban's class No. 2, behind only that of Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/02/01/signing-day-winners-bama-texas-ohio-state-florida.htm
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Florida Sits Atop College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50 Rankings
Presented By Baseballtips.com… The Florida Gators are a clear #1 in the initial College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50, a preliminary preseason look at the top teams in college baseball, based on the various national polls that already have been released. The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) includes five ingredients: preseason rankings by USA Today/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers), Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball�magazine, and College Baseball Lineup. Prior to opening day (Feb. 17), the CNR will be adjusted slightly after adding the Perfect Game preseason rankings and small bonus/penalty factors for projected strength-of-schedule and preseason conference polls (look for the final preseason CNR sometime next week, prior to opening day). This update also will serve to create a preseason projection of the 2012 NCAA field-of-64 (including automatic qualifiers that fall outside the CNR top-50). Florida received 99.86 points on the CNR 100-point scale, after checking in at #1 in all five polls. The Gators received 17-of-31 first-place votes in the coaches poll (South Carolina had 12; Stanford and Texas A&M one each) while earning 497 out of 500 maximum points from Collegiate Baseball ? thus accounting for Florida’s CNR point total being shy of 100. Here’s a quick [...]
College Baseball 360 Podcast: Mark Marquess
Veteran Coach Readies Stanford For Another Run… In his 35 years as a head baseball coach. Stanford’s Mark Marquess has seen and done a lot. Marquess enters his 36th season as head coach as his alma mater as the seventh-winningest coach in college baseball history with 1,422 wins and a .647 winning percentage. Marquess has led the Cardinal to 27 NCAA Tournaments and 14 College World Series, with national championships in 1987 and 1988. In this exclusive interview with College Baseball 360 editor Sean Stires, Marquess reveals how he has changed the most as a head coach since his first game in 1977, how the game of college baseball has changed in that time, what he would change about college baseball, marquee series with Texas, Vanderbilt and Rice this year, and more! Click the “Play” button below to listen to the interview. Marquess.mp3 Stanford Head Coach Mark Marquess -� Career record: 1422-741-7 Milestone Wins 1st Career Win (February 4, 1977 vs. USF, 6-1) 1000th Career Win (February 9, 2001 vs. Florida State, 6-2) 1100th Career Win (February 17, 2003 vs. Nevada 5-4) 1200th Career Win (March 5, 2005 vs. Cal 10-3) 1300th Career Win (April 6, 2008 vs. Arizona State [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/06/college-baseball-360-podcast-mark-marquess/
Texas State Tabbed In 2012 Southland Baseball Polls
All-Conference Teams Named As Well… FRISCO, Texas ? Texas State is favored to win its fourth consecutive Southland Conference regular-season baseball championship by a vote of the league?s head coaches and sports information directors, the conference announced Thursday. The Bobcats were the overwhelming favorites in both polls, receiving the maximum 11 first-place votes and 121 points in the coaches? and SID polls. Texas State returns 20 letterwinners, six starters and 10 pitchers from a Bobcat squad that won its third consecutive regular-season title and first conference tournament title since 2000. Among the returning players are senior All-Americans Casey Kalenkosky and Tyler Sibley, senior all-conference selection Jeff McVaney and senior starting pitcher Mitchell Pitts. Texas State, which finished the 2011 season with a 41-23 overall record, went 24-9 in conference play, recording its fifth 20-win season in conference play in the last six years. The second-, third- and fourth-place teams in both polls are separated by less than 10 points. Stephen F. Austin was selected second in the SID poll, gathering the final first-place from the SIDs and 92 total points. The Lumberjacks, who fell to Texas State in the conference championship a year ago, finished third in the coaches? poll [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/02/texas-state-tabbed-in-2012-southland-baseball-polls/
At Penn State, the Good-Byes Begin
The world has begun to say its good-byes to Joe Paterno.
Hundreds if not thousands of fans, well-wishers, former players and others gathered today to pay their respects to the man who did so much to build not only Penn State as a football program, but Penn State as a university as well, and in so doing crafted an unparalleled legacy.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/01/24/at-penn-state-the-good-byes-begin.htm
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