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multiple posts which could be summed up

and of course stir up the nest with negativity and

That's what is great about a 10 yr old program...we are doing better recruiting year in and year out, but some folks won't be happy until we keep every 4 and 5-star in-state kid

ABSOFREEKINLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!! He left us floundering and should not be praised.

I live in Nebraska and local recruiting show said Barfield was a lock to come to Nebraska. He then went on to add Dixon was part of the package. Hope he was wrong. Rivals reporting Barfield to announce his commitment on their Radio show this week

Be careful with the gun references or Smazza will be in here singing KumBya real soon

Highly rated 3-star back.... http://usf.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=28969

Anyone heard of a RB by the name of Rickey Anderson? ESPN recruiting site has him as a commit to us, but no breakdown. I can't find him on Rivals either.????

Hey looks like we did not make the first cut...link to USF is gone!!

Here is a link to the Fox Bowl preview: http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/gameTrax?gameId=200612230099 Notice the #3 star...our composite lineback Stephen Moffett. So is that Ben or Stephen? One more click and they could have checked out the roster themselves to see 1) Stephen Nicholas 2) Ben Moffit

I watched the game from Nebraska and saw a STUD...Love MG, but after a possible Redshirt, this kid could be EASILY breathing down Matt's neck. Cannon arm and elusive feet...would need to learn the spread running that MG is so adept at.

I agree with some of the coaching points, but Dawsey has been a big Recruiting asset and will be missed. A former Buc and Nole who can relate to kids on playing on the big stage. Good news is I don't think we are head to head with F$U on any of his recruits this year.

Kicking Help on the Way???  Got this from ESPN Insider, so posted the whole article. As national signing day nears, many top prospects have already committed or are shuffling through their offers and taking official visits. Then there's Michael Taylor, a top-rated player from Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola Fla. who sits with just one offer. He is not worried, though. Why? Because Taylor is a kicker, and the recruiting process, like football itself, is a little different for them. Taylor, the No. 1 ranked kicker, holds only an offer from South Florida at this point, but he is taking the process in stride. "I should be getting offers around the beginning of January, end of December," he said. Admittedly, he began to worry about the lack of offers earlier this season, but he was able to get some advice from his coach Chet Bergalowski and other kicker friends that put his mind at ease. Taylor is friends with Florida State kicker Graham Gano, who went to rival Tate High School, and Troy kicker Greg Whibbs, also from Pensacola. The two have clued in him on the life of a kicker in the recruiting process. He has been told that offers usually don't come until late, and many schools will try and get you to walk-on. Taylor right now is not interested in walking on anywhere and is patient and optimistic about his offer situation. Taylor said Whibbs told him, "'Don't worry about it, don't commit early because you don't want to commit early to somewhere you don't want to go and then someone comes and offers later that you like better.'" That advice is something that Taylor has used to formulate his plan for the remainder of the recruiting season. "I am waiting until toward the end so I can figure out who is really serious about recruiting me before I make all my official visits," Taylor said. The fact that Taylor is even at this point can be a little surprising, considering the first time he kicked a football was in the ninth grade. Like many kickers, Taylor's background was in soccer, and that is the game he has been playing since he was four years old. An opportunity came along though as he entered the ninth grade to give football a try. Taylor's mother, Holly Lohr, went to school with the daughter of the freshman coach, and knowing the family, he asked Michael if he would come out and kick for the freshman team, offering him a deal he couldn't refuse. "He said all I had to do was kick and I could leave," he remembers. With the blessing of his mother, he went out for the team. Taylor's football career got off to a rough start as the first two times he kicked the ball he hit his offensive line. His soccer background taught him to drive the ball low, but he quickly realized he would have to make adjustments to his kicking motion. "When you play soccer, you want to strike the ball in the middle, but with a football, you are trying to get it high and get a slow rotation, so you have to get a little further under it," explained Taylor. Despite the rough start, he quickly made the adjustments and was much better by the second day. Varsity linebacker coach Frank Williamson was a punter at Alabama, and Taylor spent time with him to work on his kicking technique. By the time he was a sophomore, he was kicking with the varsity and getting better. All the while, Taylor continued to play soccer, which in Florida is in a different season than football. Every year in high school, he has been the team's leading scorer. He has found the switching of kicking styles from one season to the next to be tough, but he has been able to adjust quickly. He gets support from his soccer coach Alex Golodko, who at one time had a son who also kicked for the school. While his soccer coach understood playing both sports, he was not able to actually give Taylor any advice on kicking a football. "He was all into soccer; he was a big soccer guy," said Taylor. It is not unusual for kickers to regularly attend kicking camps in the off-season to work on their craft. Taylor began attending some camps this past off-season and found the Carol White kicking camp at Auburn to be very helpful. "She helped a lot with technique," he said about the experience, saying that she was able to help with things like where the plant foot goes and steps. The work has paid off for him, and now he waits for more offers to come in. As a kicker though, he's used to pressure, so waiting on an offer does not bother him. "It is tough knowing you can go into the game and either be the guy who wins it for the team or loses it for them." Taylor has risen to the pressure before though, as he has kicked a game winner in each of the last two seasons. "After you make it, it is the greatest feeling. There is no better feeling." Wait until he gets that offer. Taylor Q&A Scouts Inc.: Favorite NFL team? Taylor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Scouts Inc.: Who is your favorite player? Taylor: Derrick Brooks, because he went to my school. He visits all the time always donates money and gives back to the community. Scouts Inc.: Do you use anyone's play as a model? Taylor: I've always liked Martin Gramatica. He was my favorite when I was small and I would watch football. I didn't really watch his technique much, I just liked watching him kick. I liked how small he was and how far he could kick it. I like the way Adam Vinatieri kicks, because he is a clutch kicker. I enjoy watching him kick. Scouts Inc.: What is about playing your position that you love? Taylor: I like the pressure situations. I do like when the game is on the line and I get to have a chance at kicking a game-winner. Scouts Inc.: Favorite subject in school? Taylor: College Algebra, because my teacher is so good at teaching it. Scouts Inc.: Should college football have a playoff? Taylor: I think I would like to see them go a playoff. I think it would make it where most people can't complain about how it is going.

I know some of it is because coaches can now go in home, but highly ranked recruits are popping up on all recruiting sites (rivals, scouts, espn) since the WVU game...throw in a Bowl game and laugh if you want, but winning the Pontiac contest ($5K) all keeps USF talk high during a very critical recruiting time. WVU by far not even close should turn out to be the BIGGEST win in Bulls history since Kentucky Wesleyan!

For weeks, I've been highlighting the three super blue chip left tackles in college football. Wisconsin senior Joe Thomas carries the highest grade, followed by a pair of juniors, USC's Sam Baker and Michigan's Jake Long. But there is another highly skilled trenchman who has failed to gain the national notoriety of the top OT's, yet by the time the 2007 NFL Draft rolls around in late April, this player should hear his name called in either the first or second round. I'm referring to USC's exceptional senior center Ryan Kalil. The 6-2½, 292 pounder has been a top flight anchor in the Pac-10 for the past three seasons. He's smart, technically sound, and has graded out as one of the most consistent offensive linemen in the nation during the latter stages of his college career. Keep in mind, he's banged heads against some excellent DT's, both during practice (Shaun Cody, Mike Patterson, Sedrick Ellis) and in games, so to say he's battle-tested is an understatement. His father, Frank, also a center, closed out his college career at Arizona and became an 11th round selection of the Buffalo Bills in the 1982 NFL Draft. As I stated earlier, I would project Ryan to be either a first or second rounder at this stage of the evaluation process. While he's listed as a junior, indications are that Fresno State RB Dwayne Wright will be a part of the 2007 NFL Draft. This young man defines what determination and resiliency are all about. After an outstanding 2003 campaign with the Bulldogs that saw him rush for just over 1,000 yards, Wright suffered a torn patellar tendon during the second game of the 2004 season. He not only missed the remainder of 2004, but was also forced to sit out all of 2005 as part of the rehab. Wright was back at full strength this past spring, checking in at a rock solid 228 pounds after spending countless hours in the weight room. Wright closed out this season with a bang, rushing for 295 yards on 25 carries and scoring the winning TD in Fresno State's 34-27 victory over Louisiana Tech Friday night. Over the final three games of the season, Wright rushed for 549 yards, averaging an impressive 7.8 yards per carry and scored three TD's. Day two of the NFL Draft has produced a high number of solid NFL RBs over the years and Wright could be another in that long line. One of the great stories of 2006 is the Rice Owls. You have to go all he way back to 1961 to find the last time Rice went to a bowl. After winning six straight games and seven of their past eight, the 7-5 Owls are definitely going to a bowl this season. They ended the 2006 regular season with a thrilling 31-27 victory over SMU on Saturday. One of the key performers all season and in this game for first year head coach Todd Graham was sophomore wide-out Jarett Dillard. The 5-11, 175 pounder hauled in six receptions for a whopping 24.2 yard average and three touchdowns. His 20-yard TD reception tied the game at 24-24 and his 25-yard TD grab put Rice ahead to stay at 31-27. For the season, Dillard hauled in 76 receptions, 17 of which went for touchdowns. The great news for Graham and the Owls is that Dillard has two more years of collegiate eligibility still remaining. Georgia Tech will square off against Wake Forest in the ACC championship game on Saturday. For the Rambling Wreck to come out victorious over Jim Grobe's surprising 10-2 Demon Deacons, super blue chip WR Calvin Johnson has to be more of a factor than has been the case in a number of games this season. I stated back in August that Johnson should catch seven to ten passes every game. That's how dominant he should be at the collegiate level. Instead, he's hauled in just 10 receptions total over the past three games, while catching five or fewer passes in seven games this season. On Saturday, Johnson was limited to just two receptions for only 13 yards in their 15-12 loss to Georgia. I understand you have to give the Bulldogs defense, keyed by junior CB Paul Oliver, a great deal of credit. But like former Pitt Panther and now Arizona Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald, Johnson can haul in the spectacular reception even when he appears covered. Just put the ball up and he'll go get it. And remember, he'll likely have just two more games in a Rambling Wreck uniform, figuring to be an early first round draft choice if he decides to bypass his final year of eligibility. Another highly skilled wide-out who has a decision to make at the end of the season as to whether to return to the Gamecocks for the 2007 season or make himself a part of the upcoming NFL Draft, is South Carolina's third year sophomore Sidney Rice. The silky smooth Rice hauled in 8 receptions in the Gamecocks victory over Clemson on Saturday. The 6-3, 200 pounder accelerates out of his break, allowing him to gain the necessary separation from the CB he's matched up against. One of the more impressive CB's in the nation this season has been Boston College junior DeJuan Tribble. The athletic and fast 5-9, 187 pounder had three interceptions against Miami on Thanksgiving night, one of which he returned for a TD. That gives him seven interceptions for the season, three of which have resulted in scores. Whoever the opponent is for the Eagles in their bowl game, they would be wise to stay away from No. 27. Tribble has also proven to be a very dangerous return man as well. When talking about the best young left tackles in college football, make sure you don't overlook Boise State's third year sophomore Ryan Clady. The talented 6-5½, 325 pounder has neutralized the charge of just about every DE he's gone up against. That was the case again on Saturday against Nevada when he got the job done against the Wolf Pack's senior pass rushing dynamo J.J. Milan who leads the WAC with 9½ sacks. Clady did a great job of keeping the blind-side pressure away from senior QB Jared Zabransky, showcasing the feet and athletic prowess you look for in a top flight left tackle. Clady has demonstrated more upside potential than his former teammate Daryn Colledge, who went in the second round of this past April's 2006 NFL Draft to the Green Bay Packers. One of the underrated aspects of the No. 2 ranked USC Trojans has been the steady improvement shown by their defensive secondary. The deep patrol may be young, but they have plenty of talent. The CB's are junior Terrell Thomas and sophomore Cary Harris, with true freshman Taylor Mays and sophomore Kevin Ellison at free and strong safety respectively. Thomas is their best cover corner, but I was impressed with the job Harris did against Notre Dame's outstanding senior WR Jeff Samardzija on Saturday night. He gave up a TD late, but won more battles than he lost against Samardzija, proving to be particularly effective on throws to the end zone. Mays has proven to be one of the elite freshman in the country on the defensive side of the ball, while Ellison gives them an intimidating presence. Another Trojan defensive player deserving of positive commentary is their junior nose tackle Sedrick Ellis. The powerful 6-1, 295 pounder was extremely disruptive up front against the Fighting Irish, with his quickness out of the blocks allowing him to wreak some havoc. While not a name well known to college football fans throughout the country, those in the Big East Conference are definitely aware of just how promising a talent South Florida's redshirt freshman DE George Selvie is turning out to be. In the Bulls huge upset victory over West Virginia in Morgantown on Saturday, he finished with 8 tackles, 3½ of which were behind the line of scrimmage. Selvie also returned a fumble by Mountaineer QB Pat White nine yards for a TD in the second quarter to give South Florida their first lead of the game. Far from being just a one game wonder, Selvie's 12 tackles for loss this season have him tied for tops on the team.

Bulls check this out...all pub is good pub. Kiper throwing some George Selvie love at the end of his draft column. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/insider/columns/story?columnist=kiper_jr_mel&id=2678519

AHHH Seth...he left us with a bunch of me guys who Coach M had to weed out. Do you remember 8 man teams? Seth had BB and Altron and couldn't get over the hump. Great recruiter...weak finisher. Jury still out on Coach M, but at least we will win more than one in the Big East this year.

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We will be 5 strong coming down from Omaha on Saturday. What is the deal with 35 bones to tailgate? That could be a lot of good beer(off-campus). See ya in Sec 49 Row 4 Seat 10. GO BULLS!!!