Army-Navy. Always impressive.
Congratulations Robert Griffin III on winning the 2011 Heisman Trophy. Fantastic football player. Great student-athlete.
What a difference decent facilities make. Cal has finally reached their rivals and modern times with their sparkling High Performance Center. This weekend Cal is hosting a bunch of top recruits. Among them are defensive lineman Arik Armstead and safety Shaq Thompson. Two of the top recruits in the nation. Armstead is considered the top player by many. These are the type of recruits Cal could never touch. Visiting is far from a commit but its remarkable that these players are making official visits to Berkeley.
The Pac-12 saw a third of their coaches fired this year. Both Arizona schools, UCLA and Washington St. Those schools weren't messing around when they went after new coaches. Washington St hired former Texas Tech head coach and offensive genius Mike Leach. Arizona hired spread guru Rich Rodriguez. UCLA hired former Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. Arizona apparently offered then withdrew a contract to former Hawaii and SMU coach June Jones. I'm not sure what's going on there. All the hires so far have been impressive. Washington St and Arizona will be difficult to defend. The offenses of Leach and Rodriguez give defensive coordinators nightmares. Mora is an excellent coach. He'll have UCLA back on track. If the pursuit of Jones is any indication, Arizona St is also looking to open up the offense. Maybe things will still work between the two. Nice influx of coaches in the Pac-12.
De La Salle High School is a machine. Winning their 20th consecutive North Coast Section championship. They defeated San Ramon Valley 49-13. I was especially curious about this game because San Ramon Valley quarterback Zach Kline is headed to Cal. Headed there soon as he'll be a college kid in a few weeks. He's enrolling early to get a jump on things and take part in spring practice. De La Salle linebacker Michael Barton is also a top Cal recruit. San Ramon Valley fumbled inside the De La Salle five-yard line early when they could have tied the score at 7. It was downhill from there.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still upset that Cal was robbed of the Rose Bowl after the 2004 season. Texas coach Mack Brown started begging for votes that enabled his team to leap over Cal during an idle week. It was a ridiculous stunt by Brown. Its a nice coincidence that Cal's opponent in the Holiday Bowl this year just happens to be Texas.
There's been talk of Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning getting votes for MVP. That's nuts. Manning hasn't taken a snap all year. That pretty much rules out the "P" part of MVP.
The damage that the Detroit Lions might inflict on the Minnesota Vikings thrashed secondary is fairly scary. Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson and Brandon Pettigrew might all have career days. The Vikings might have to do something crazy like playing 8 defensive backs every play. After the Lions have their fun the Saints come to town.
I sure hope that Vikings runningback Adrian Peterson can take the field today. Perhaps the Vikings can control the ball and the clock. Keeping the ball away from the Lions potent offense might be their only chance.
That sure was a shiny suit worn by LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu at the Heisman festivities. Fitting since "Honey Badger" has some shine on him. Flashy little player is a big play machine. Great for LSU, too bad for the NFL that he's only a sophomore.
I'd like to see the Vikings get a division win before the year runs out. Today against the Lions and the Bears on the final day of the season are the remaining chances.
Go Vikings!
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