College Football Home Records....some interesting stuff
Last 5 years.....
1. Oklahoma: 31-1 (.968)
2. Michigan: 30-2 (.937)
3. Miami: 28-3 (.903)
4. LSU: 30-5 (.857)
5. Nebraska: 29-5 (.852)
5. Ohio State: 29-5 (.852)
7. Florida State: 25-5 (.833)
8. Florida: 24-7 (.774)
8. Southern Cal: 24-7 (.774)
10. Tennessee: 25-8 (.757)
11. Oregon: 24-8 (.750)
12. Texas A&M: 21-11 (.656)
Last 10 years.......
1. Florida State: 54-5 (.915)
2. Michigan: 58-6 (.906)
3. Nebraska: 60-7 (.895)
4. Ohio State: 57-9 (.863)
5. Tennessee: 56-9 (.861)
6. Florida: 52-9 (.852)
7. Miami: 49-12 (.803)
8. Oregon: 48-14 (.774)
9. Oklahoma: 45-14 (.762)
10. Texas A&M: 47-15 (.758)
11. LSU: 49-17 (.742)
12. Southern Cal: 44-16 (.733)
Last 15 years......
1. Florida State 81-6-1 (.926)
2. Nebraska 90-9 (.909)
3. Florida 81-11 (.880)
4. Miami 78-13 (.857)
5. Michigan 80-15 (.842)
6. Ohio State 81-15-1 (.840)
7. Tennessee:81-16 (.835)
8. Texas A&M: 76-16-1 (.822)
9. Oklahoma: 67-21 (.761)
10. Oregon 69-24 (.741)
11. Southern Cal: 59-26-2 (.689)
12. LSU 63-33 (.656)
Last 20 years......
1. Florida State: 105-11-1 (.901)
2. Nebraska: 118-13 (.900)
3. Miami: 107-15 (.877)
4. Michigan: 106-20-1 (.841)
5. Texas A&M: 103-21-1 (.828)
6. Florida: 101-21-1 (.825)
7. Ohio State: 103-23-1 (.814)
8. Tennessee: 105-23-3 (.812)
9. Oklahoma: 91-24 (.791)
10. Southern Cal: 83-31-3 (.722)
11. Oregon: 84-33 (.717)
12. LSU: 84-42-2 (.664)
Last 25 years.....
1. Nebraska: 144-20 (.878)
2. Miami: 127-23 (.863)
3. Florida State: 126-21-1 (.854)
4. Michigan: 131-26-1 (.834)
5. Florida: 127-25-2 (.831)
6. Ohio State: 129-29-1 (.814)
7. Oklahoma: 112-30-1 (.786)
8. Tennessee: 126-34-4 (.780)
9. Texas A&M: 119-35-1 (.770)
10. Southern Cal: 103-38-4 (.724)
11. Oregon: 95-48-4 (.659)
12. LSU: 104-54-3 (.655)
Last 30 years........
1. Nebraska: 169-26 (.866)
2. Michigan: 158-30-3 (.835)
3. Florida State: 144-30-1 (.825)
4. Miami: 140-31 (.818)
5. Ohio State: 153-34-2 (.814)
6. Oklahoma: 138-32-1 (.809)
7. Florida: 142-33-4 (.804)
8. Texas A&M: 138-41-1 (.769)
9. Tennessee: 146-46-5 (.753)
10. Southern Cal: 128-42-5 (.745)
11. LSU: 126-64-4 (.659)
12. Oregon: 104-65-4 (.612)
Last 35 years.....
1. Nebraska: 197-30 (.867)
2. Michigan: 189-30-4 (.856)
3. Ohio State: 179-37-3 (.824)
4. Oklahoma: 163-35-1 (.821)
5. Florida: 159-40-5 (.791)
6. Florida State: 158-44-1 (.780)
7. Tennessee: 173-50-6 (.768)
8. Miami: 154-48 (.762)
9. Southern Cal: 147-46-5 (.750)
10. Texas A&M: 151-53-1 (.739)
11. LSU: 155-68-4 (.691)
12. Oregon: 117-78-4 (.597)
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Monday, May 2, 2005
College Football
It’s only May, but five ESPN college football analysts gave their early bird look at this year’s top teams:
Ivan Maisel - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. Michigan; 4. Iowa; 5. Florida
Pat Forde - 1. USC; 2. Michigan; 3. Texas; 4. Tennessee; 5. Iowa
Bob Davie - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. Va. Tech; 4. Tennessee; 5. Ohio State
Mike Gottfried - 1. USC; 2. Ohio State; 3. Texas; 4. Florida; 5. Miami (Fla)
Mark May - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. LSU; 4. Iowa; 5. Miami (Fla)
Ivan Maisel - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. Michigan; 4. Iowa; 5. Florida
Pat Forde - 1. USC; 2. Michigan; 3. Texas; 4. Tennessee; 5. Iowa
Bob Davie - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. Va. Tech; 4. Tennessee; 5. Ohio State
Mike Gottfried - 1. USC; 2. Ohio State; 3. Texas; 4. Florida; 5. Miami (Fla)
Mark May - 1. USC; 2. Texas; 3. LSU; 4. Iowa; 5. Miami (Fla)
Sunday, May 1, 2005
Baseball - A look at April
One month does not make a season . . .
It’s a marathon, not a sprint . . .
What blooms in the spring will wilt in the fall . . .
Well, actually the last saying I just made up, but my point is clear – one month of the baseball season is complete and there are some things that many people would not have expected, such as:
- the New York Yankees 10-14 including a dismal 7-9 at home
- the Cleveland Indians 9-14 with a 3-7 record at home
- the World Champion Red Sox with a 12-11 mark
- the Los Angeles Dodger, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox leading their divisions
- the Washington Nationals with a winning record
There are still five months left in the season, but it is time for some teams to start to make a little move so they don’t drop too far back from the pack . . . here are my thoughts on the Yankees and Indians:
New York Yankees
The Yanks look old . . . they have not been consistent at the plate . . . they scored 19 runs in one game only to come back with a two run clunker the very next day . . . just this past week, 11 and 12 runs against Texas and Anaheim only to score two runs in the next three games . . .
Tony Womack, Gary Sheffield, and Alex Rodriguez have been playing well . . . Derek Jeter has been hot and outspoken in the locker room trying to get his teammates to play better . . . however, the Yanks no longer get the key hits when they need it most as they did six-seven years ago . . .
The pitching staff sucks . . . the best thing to happen to the staff is that Jaret Wright got hurt . . . Steinbrenner and Cashman made a huge mistake by signing this lunkhead . . . Kevin Brown and Mike Mussina are inconsistent and always give up that one big inning that is costly . . . it finally looks like Randy Johnson is starting to come around a bit . . . the bullpen is atrocious . . . Tom Gordon must be let go before he costs the team any more games
The Yankees need to start bringing up their youngsters in the minors . . . the young kids could do just the same as Gordon, Sturtze, Wright, Stanton, etc and for a lesser price . . . the Yankees have issues that may be difficult to correct
Cleveland Indians
The famous line coming out of Cleveland, "it’s only April" . . . but so far, the Indians look like they have taken a few steps backward in what was supposed to be a division winning year . . . Cleveland played well last year as some of the "kids" such as Victor Martinez, Travis Hafner, and Ben Broussard played well . . . but not so fast my friends . . .
After a decent 2004 season, the fans and organization believed the Indians would automatically make the next move in its progression – win the Central Division . . . but they forget what happened to the Kansas City Royals just two years ago . .
In 2003 the Royals played a lot of young kids and finished with a record of 83-79 . . . some predicted Kansas City to possibly win the division last year – instead, the Royals finished with a 58-104 mark . . . all the young talent fizzled last year – and that may be what is happening to Cleveland . . .
Who is to say that Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner didn’t have their career year last season? . . . sure Larry Dolan is signing all these young guys to three-to-four year contracts to keep them from going elsewhere, but who is to say these players are that good?
Bob Wickman is shot as a closer . . . let’s also face facts, Cliff Lee and Jason Davis are below average pitchers . . .
As far as the offense goes, Grady Sizemore was ballyhooed as the next great Indians star . . . instead he may be the next Jody Gerut, Russ Branyan, etc . . . Jhonny Peralta is struggling in the field and prize prospect Brandon Phillips hits well in Buffalo, but falters in the Big Show . . .
Rafael Bettancourt has been impressive out of the bullpen . . . and I like the hard nosed play of Casey Blake . . . Chi Chi has also gotten off to a good start . . .
The names have changed in Cleveland but the same ole public relations machine is at it again – all these young players are supposed to be the next Jim Thome or Albert Belle – instead they look like just ordinary average ball players
The Top 10
Here are the 10 best teams in baseball after the month of April
1. Marlins - I just like this team – they may just win it all again
2. Cardinals - this team will be on cruise control until playoff time
3. White Sox - the South Siders have something going
4. Twins - Santana is the best pitcher in baseball
5. Dodgers - who would have thunk it – the Dodgers are in first place without closer Gagne
6. Orioles - Angelos spent a little money and had a winning April
7. Braves - what would a top 10 list be without Bobby Cox and his new look Braves
8. Red Sox - the Champs have some issues with their pitching staff
9. Athletics - the A’s are hanging tough despite losing Hudson and Mulder in the off-season
10. Nationals - they are the inspirational story of the year – a change of scenery does a body good
It’s a marathon, not a sprint . . .
What blooms in the spring will wilt in the fall . . .
Well, actually the last saying I just made up, but my point is clear – one month of the baseball season is complete and there are some things that many people would not have expected, such as:
- the New York Yankees 10-14 including a dismal 7-9 at home
- the Cleveland Indians 9-14 with a 3-7 record at home
- the World Champion Red Sox with a 12-11 mark
- the Los Angeles Dodger, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox leading their divisions
- the Washington Nationals with a winning record
There are still five months left in the season, but it is time for some teams to start to make a little move so they don’t drop too far back from the pack . . . here are my thoughts on the Yankees and Indians:
New York Yankees
The Yanks look old . . . they have not been consistent at the plate . . . they scored 19 runs in one game only to come back with a two run clunker the very next day . . . just this past week, 11 and 12 runs against Texas and Anaheim only to score two runs in the next three games . . .
Tony Womack, Gary Sheffield, and Alex Rodriguez have been playing well . . . Derek Jeter has been hot and outspoken in the locker room trying to get his teammates to play better . . . however, the Yanks no longer get the key hits when they need it most as they did six-seven years ago . . .
The pitching staff sucks . . . the best thing to happen to the staff is that Jaret Wright got hurt . . . Steinbrenner and Cashman made a huge mistake by signing this lunkhead . . . Kevin Brown and Mike Mussina are inconsistent and always give up that one big inning that is costly . . . it finally looks like Randy Johnson is starting to come around a bit . . . the bullpen is atrocious . . . Tom Gordon must be let go before he costs the team any more games
The Yankees need to start bringing up their youngsters in the minors . . . the young kids could do just the same as Gordon, Sturtze, Wright, Stanton, etc and for a lesser price . . . the Yankees have issues that may be difficult to correct
Cleveland Indians
The famous line coming out of Cleveland, "it’s only April" . . . but so far, the Indians look like they have taken a few steps backward in what was supposed to be a division winning year . . . Cleveland played well last year as some of the "kids" such as Victor Martinez, Travis Hafner, and Ben Broussard played well . . . but not so fast my friends . . .
After a decent 2004 season, the fans and organization believed the Indians would automatically make the next move in its progression – win the Central Division . . . but they forget what happened to the Kansas City Royals just two years ago . .
In 2003 the Royals played a lot of young kids and finished with a record of 83-79 . . . some predicted Kansas City to possibly win the division last year – instead, the Royals finished with a 58-104 mark . . . all the young talent fizzled last year – and that may be what is happening to Cleveland . . .
Who is to say that Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner didn’t have their career year last season? . . . sure Larry Dolan is signing all these young guys to three-to-four year contracts to keep them from going elsewhere, but who is to say these players are that good?
Bob Wickman is shot as a closer . . . let’s also face facts, Cliff Lee and Jason Davis are below average pitchers . . .
As far as the offense goes, Grady Sizemore was ballyhooed as the next great Indians star . . . instead he may be the next Jody Gerut, Russ Branyan, etc . . . Jhonny Peralta is struggling in the field and prize prospect Brandon Phillips hits well in Buffalo, but falters in the Big Show . . .
Rafael Bettancourt has been impressive out of the bullpen . . . and I like the hard nosed play of Casey Blake . . . Chi Chi has also gotten off to a good start . . .
The names have changed in Cleveland but the same ole public relations machine is at it again – all these young players are supposed to be the next Jim Thome or Albert Belle – instead they look like just ordinary average ball players
The Top 10
Here are the 10 best teams in baseball after the month of April
1. Marlins - I just like this team – they may just win it all again
2. Cardinals - this team will be on cruise control until playoff time
3. White Sox - the South Siders have something going
4. Twins - Santana is the best pitcher in baseball
5. Dodgers - who would have thunk it – the Dodgers are in first place without closer Gagne
6. Orioles - Angelos spent a little money and had a winning April
7. Braves - what would a top 10 list be without Bobby Cox and his new look Braves
8. Red Sox - the Champs have some issues with their pitching staff
9. Athletics - the A’s are hanging tough despite losing Hudson and Mulder in the off-season
10. Nationals - they are the inspirational story of the year – a change of scenery does a body good
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)