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http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2012/7/17/3166040/big-east-football-position-rankings-linebackers-rutgers-uconn-usf-syracuse Big East Position Rankings: Linebackers by 29sonski on Jul 17, 2012 8:47 PM EDT in Big East Football Elsa - Getty Images Rutgers Steve Beauharnais (42) is tenacious in pursuit. Continuing our evaluation of the position units, we rank the Big East Linebacker corps. There is a lot of disparity from end of the spectrum to the other. 1. Rutgers – The Knights landed two players on the Butkus Award watch list for the nation’s best linebacker: Khaseem Greene (1st team All-Big East, 141 tackles in 2011) and Steve Beauharnais (77 tackles, 11 for a loss). One only one other Big East player (Sio Moore) shared that distinction. Joining them in the starting lineup will be Jamal Merrell. This unit will be all the better because of the strength the defensive line and secondary. If defense wins championships … 2. UConn – Sio Moore is the lynchpin of the Huskies defense. He was behind only Trevardo Williams in sacks last season, and led the team in tackles for a loss (9.5). Jory Johnson led the Huskies in tackles (97) and had seven for a loss. Yawin Smallwood came on strong last year and impressed especially as a pass defender. Behind them are players who could be strating elsewhere: Maryland transfer Ryan Donohue and redshirts Jefferson Ashiru and Marquise Vann. 3. South Florida – DeDe Lattimore was the Bulls top tackler in 2011 (94), including sacks (seven) and tackles for a loss (six). He is joined by Sam Barrington and Michael Lanaris who were right behind Lattimore in tackles. Mike Jeune is also a veteran on the two-deep. Reshard Cliett and Hans Louis are likely to round out the unit, to form a tremendous front seven with the Bulls line. 4. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/syracuse-orange">Syracuse Orange – The Orange lost a lot of defensive talent in 2011, but gained a lot of experience in the process. This year it returns all its starters, including 2nd Team All-Big East honoree Marquis Spruill, Dan Vaughan (team-leading 72 tackles) and Dyshawn Davis (6.5 tackles for loss). Siriki Diabate, Cameron Lynch and newcomer Oliver Vigille fill out the unit. 5. Louisville Cardinals – The Cards had a tremendous run defense last year, allowing only 101 yards per game on average (10th nationally). Though they lose some key members of that defense, Preston Brown (84 tackles) returns to build on that success. He’ll be joined in the starting lineup by veteran Daniel Brown and Deiontrez Mount. Behind them are George Durant, Keith Brown and Mike Privot. They’ll have their work cut out to repeat last year’s performance. 6. Pittsburgh Panthers – The Panthers are returning to a 4-3 scheme this year and have some new faces at this position. Todd Thomas is only a sophomore but probably is the most talented. Shane Gordon and Eric Williams will likely start in front of Nicholas Grigsby, Dan Mason and Emanuel Rackard. The secondary is sound and the line has some veterans that should lend some support. 7. Cincinnati Bearcats – The Bearcats suffered some defensive roster losses in the offseason that will leave a void. Malik Bomar and Nick Temple return to the lineup as does Solomon Tentman. The two-deep is rounded out by Greg Blair, Dwight Jackson and Corey Mason. These are not household names and the unit is not likely to set a lot of records in 2012. 8. Temple Owls – The Owls had a great defense in their last season in the Mid-America Conference. For their first season in the Big East they have a tougher schedule. Blaze Caponegro is back along with converted running back Ahkeem Smith. Redshirt Nate Smith or Olaniyi Adewole will likely round out the starting unit. Behind them are Gary Onuekwusi, Praise Martin-Oquike and Matt Falcone.

6'4....this kid will probably play at 240lbs....gets after the qb real well. and more importantly it opens the doors for Plant

We don't want them, they don't want to be here. $7.5 million is fair.

He might be running the ball a little bit more this year.

So let me get something straight.. if Notre Dame makes it to the Orange Bowl, do they get 50% of the OB media revenue?

I agree...There is absolutely no way that only 4 employees were involved in a span of 14 years. It would be ignorant to think that no one heard or saw anything during all that time. PSU has an opportunity to show the world that they are more than College Football. The culture definitely has to change. Not one employee or BOT has stepped down yet. Something is wrong there! PSU is not getting pressure from any organization. If the crimes were against any other ethnicity then it would be a total different story. The victims have no voice. I don't know how any company is going to sponsor any of their football games this year. Who would pay for commercial space?

That is great news!! Holy Victor Marc? The guy is jacked!!

It can't happen again. The only way is to make an example of PSU. IMO you have to punish the institution in some way.

yes!!

The worst part is that ESPN is pulling all the strings.

Didn't you mean to post this in the VHIII thread? yes

Josh Newberg â€@joshnewberg247 CB Vernon Hargreaves tells me that after this weeks visits he'll be ready to narrow his list. Likely a Top 5, the rest will be eliminated.

Wow the money gap between the Big5 and the rest is huge! $80million per year for the Rose Bowl? ESPN will pay $80M a year for Rose Bowl By Michael Smith & John Ourand, Staff Writer Published July 16, 2012, Page 1 Font Size Resize Small Resize Normal Resize Large | Print | Share | The financial windfall from the new college football playoff system is evident already. ESPN has agreed to pay an average of $80 million a year for the Rose Bowl, industry experts say, which could push the price tag for the playoffs media rights as high as $600 million for an all-in package that includes a championship game, two semifinals and four major bowls each season. With the new Rose Bowl deal, big increases seem assured for other playoff bowls Photo by: AP IMAGES ESPN’s deal with the Rose Bowl runs from 2015 through 2026, making it concurrent with the new playoff structure. The Rose Bowl’s new $80 million annual rights fee represents a 167 percent jump from the $30 million the network currently pays. The Rose Bowl’s partners, the Pac-12 and Big Ten, keep all of that media revenue, except in years when the Rose Bowl is a semifinal game in the playoffs. When the bowl is part of the playoffs, that media revenue would flow through the playoff system and be distributed to all of the FBS conferences. That method of distribution has not been determined yet. ESPN, the current BCS partner, will get first crack at the championship game and semifinals this fall during a 30-day negotiating window. If a deal can’t be struck, the package would then go to the open market where Fox Sports and other networks will be waiting. ESPN currently pays $125 million annually for media rights to the BCS championship, in addition to the $30 million it pays for the Rose Bowl. But by the time ESPN and college playoff officials have their first conversation in September or October, two other bowls, the new Champions and Orange, will have signed their own separate TV contracts. The ACC will handle the rights negotiations for the Orange Bowl, while the SEC and the Big 12 will jointly negotiate the Champions Bowl deal, which means those bowls would not be included in the overall playoff package. The Champions is expected to generate an annual rights fee similar to the Rose Bowl, while the Orange Bowl value is expected to be less, sources said. It’s hard to put a value on the Orange Bowl now because the ACC does not have a permanent opponent in place for the game, although the conference has had talks with Notre Dame about appearing in the game. The ideal scenario for the conference commissioners is to keep all of the playoff games and major bowls on the same network, but the open bidding for the Orange and Champions bowl games could complicate matters if another network took one of the games. “It’s pretty simple if ESPN buys everything,†Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said. “Only when they don’t does it start to get complicated with what happens to the semifinals.†One of the quirks of the process is that by the time ESPN bids on the playoff package this fall, it already will have a contract with the Rose and could very well have separate contracts with the Orange and Champions. Those individual bowls can freely negotiate with any network, but ESPN has taken an aggressive stance, considering its bid to keep the Rose. If ESPN locks down those bowls, it will go into the fall negotiations for the playoffs in position to own the new college postseason. The semifinal games are expected to rotate among a group of bowls — the Rose, Champions, Orange and three others to be determined. The Rose and Champions have not said publicly if they will participate in the new playoff format, but they are expected to provide the venue for the semifinals in two, three or four years in the 12-year cycle. Most commissioners expect the Rose and Champions to be semifinal games in the same years. The hodgepodge of what eventually will be four separate contracts — one for each of the three bowls, plus the playoffs — illustrates how convoluted the financial side of the new playoff structure remains. While conference commissioners basked in the glow of their playoff announcement last month, that was the easy part. The harder part — determining how the money will be distributed — remains a significant obstacle. “It’s terribly complex,†said Craig Thompson, commissioner of the Mountain West. “There are a ton of moving parts. Right now, we have more questions than we have answers. When you have different levels of stakeholders and different contracts involved, you just have to work through it and that takes time.†The Rose, Orange and Champions are considered “contract bowls†because they have contracts with conference partners and those big five conferences are protecting their revenue from those games. By doing separate TV deals for those three bowls, the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC guarantee that a significant portion of TV revenue will flow directly into their coffers and won’t have to be shared with the other conferences. The TV revenue that comes from the playoff TV package, however, will be shared with the other conferences — the big five, plus the Big East, MAC, Sun Belt, Mountain West and Conference USA. The commissioners still haven’t determined which bowls will serve as semifinal games. “Even after the ‘contract’ bowls do their deals, that leaves a lot of inventory in a playoff package,†said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “It’s still a massive package once you consider the championship games, the semifinals and the other ‘non-contract’ bowls.†The playoff officials will be represented in media talks by BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock and a pair of consultants, Dean Jordan of Wasserman Media Group and former ESPN executive Chuck Gerber. The conference commissioners, however, will have the final say on accepting a deal or not. Currently, ESPN and Fox, the two dominant networks in the college space, appear to be the most serious bidders. ESPN fills its schedule with college football throughout the fall and its BCS championship games have generated strong audience numbers. Fox, meanwhile, is planning to launch a weekly schedule of Pac-12 and, likely, Big 12 games on its broadcast network this fall. NBC is a wild card. The network is expected to kick the tires on the package, but because it does not have as many rights to college football games as ESPN or Fox, it is not expected to be a serious bidder. College officials hope Turner will be interested in a package, which would serve as a complement to its NCAA men’s basketball tournament rights. But sources don’t expect Turner to make a strong bid because it has no other college football programming. CBS Sports has a long-term deal to show SEC football, but the network to date has not showed an interest, sources said. If ESPN and the BCS don’t reach a deal on the playoff package this fall and the games go to the open market, that’s where negotiations will get complicated. With the playoff games and the Rose, Orange and Champions all having separate media contracts, the conferences risk having playoff games split among multiple networks. For those bigger conferences, though, doing their own deals comes down to money and control. “For the Rose Bowl, it’s just been understood that a condition of its participation is to maintain its independence and keep the TV deal separate,†Scott said.

I am going to miss beating up on Syracuse in Football. BE basketball tournament will not be the same. Kudos for Syracuse leaving the right way.

Brett McMurphy â€@McMurphyCBS No deal reached yet w/Pitt to leave early. AD Steve Pederson previously said Pitt would not pay more than $5M

Syracuse will pay Big East $7.5M to allow Orange to join ACC on July 1, 2013 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235666/BIG-EAST,-Syracuse-University-Reach-Agreement-on-Syracuse-Departure-From-the-BIG-EAST.aspx

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Chris Nee â€@RivalsCNee Miami (Fla.) North 3-star CB Troy McCollum on #UGA #DawgNight - 'Great. Shut it down.' He is high on #FIU, #Illinois, #USF, #UCF, #OleMiss.

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The NCAA can probe whatever they want. Clearly they want to pretend they are on top of the situation. The question is whether they have any standing to take action. I'll be amazed if they find something they can hang their hat on that has any teeth. The outrage is palpable. They will act if PSU doesn't shut down the FDB program on their own. There is a huge outcry for this too happen. Even Matt Millen is backtracking from his earlier stance I hope all teams on their schedule start boycotting. How can a sponsor buy advertising space on any of their games this year..

Positioning and rebounding

Joe Schad â€@schadjoe Former NCAA Enforcement Director Ameen R. Najjar: "Let's allow the criminal justice system to do its job and have the NCAA enforce bylaws."

Joe Schad â€@schadjoe NCAA expert attorney Michael Buckner read Freeh Report and said it does not show lack of institutional control as defined by NCAA Manual

Jon Rothstein â€@JonRothstein South Florida guard Musa Abdul-Aleem is bench pressing 340 pounds. Could be the impact newcomer in the Big East.

According to @RivalsCNee, Countryside DE Mike Love lists top 5 as #UCF #USF #FIU #Nebraska & #WestVirginia, article says #UCF is his leader.