West Virginia Mountaineers: Is It Time To Replace Jarrett Brown at QB?
11/11/2009
I am a senior broadcasting major at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. I love football (both NFL and NCAA), basketball (more college than NBA but still watch it) and baseball. I am huge West Virginia Mountaineers fan, Miami Dolphins fan, New York Yankees fan, and LA Lakers fan. I do watch hockey and root for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Should the CFL allow suspended NFL players?
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173 days ago
Two examples (Georgia and Alabama) do not mean it's always possible to win with a lot of freshmen playing. It's like saying another defensive player will win the Heisman again because Charles Woodson did it once. It just isn't a compelling argument. It may happen, there are always exceptions to the rule, but the rule is that teams with a lot of youth generally don't compete at a high level.
Additionally, you have to look at what positions. It's far easier to contribute as a young player at a position like wide receiver than it is to play along the offensive line, at quarterback, or in the defensive secondary.
The Irish certainly have not lived up to their potential. There's no doubt about that. But that doesn't relegate them to a lifetime of mediocrity.
359 days ago
Taking the average of the recruiting rankings from Scout, Rivals, ESPN, etc. disputes your claims. The Irish have had three straight top ten recruiting classes and are a few months away from a fourth provided Weis is somehow able to magically hold on to his last one.
359 days ago
C.J.,
UNC hardly had too many playmakers. They were vastly outgained in that game. They won purely because the Irish turned the ball over five times in their last six possessions. Notre Dame didn't get beat, they lost. Ditto for Pitt. The Irish held a two touchdown lead at halftime and gave the game away at home to a team with a backup quarterback that spotted them three turnovers and played terribly on third down. The same argument could be made for Syracuse as well.
I'm not sure how closely you follow recruiting but the Irish talent level is light years above Syracuse and one good class away from being very close to USC. The difference is in the ability of the respective coaching staffs to develop the players.
There is no doubt the Irish are not a good football team, maybe not even an average one, but the accuracy of your prediction wasn't completely on-point.
Either way, you look far better than most gave you credit for back when you published your article.
359 days ago
Your end result (6-6) was correct, the wins and losses weren't.
The Irish should have been 9-3. The fact that they couldn't close out games led to 6-6.
It wasn't overwhelming powers of observation, it was more chance. The games didn't turn out how you called them.
360 days ago
I don't believe I said you were wrong or stupid. I simply said you could not definitively draw the conclusions you drew when you drew them.
361 days ago
Make sure to vote on the Miami Dolphins poll about the Denver game.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/76822-denver-broncos-fans-are-haunted-by-phantom-pass-interference-call
388 days ago
thanks for the add and pick! I tried to do my best to show respect for KG Jr.
542 days ago
The article was infinitely better after I edited it.
suck it up.
554 days ago
Hey C. J. -
Congrats on winning the Bracketbreaker Challenge. To claim your prize, please send your t-shirt size and address to dave (at) bleacherreport (dot) com.
Thanks,
Dave
612 days ago
Hey C. J. ,
I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.
Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.
Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend C. J. !
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Tim McGhee said...
DeleteThanks for the fan nod, CJ!
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78 days ago