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Jake Locker, Best Quarterback In The West-Heisman Candidate?

Over at Dr. Saturday, the doc has gone off his rocker. Pete Carroll is quoted in the L.A. Times as saying: "That's the best quarterback we've played in nine years here," Carroll said when told Washington has beaten only Idaho and USC the last two years...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 669 reads 4 comments
Cougars Crushed: Postgame Analysis of FSU-BYU

BYU fans were stunned this weekend. Florida State came in as a seven-point underdog and beat down a BYU team that may have been a little bit proud of its No. 7 ranking. Well, BYU won't have to worry about that anymore...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 128 reads 2 comments
Lane Kiffin vs. Urban Meyer, Round Two: Battle May Be Over, War of Words Goes On

When Lane Kiffin became head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, he put his foot in his mouth right away. On this fact there is more of a consensus than on the existence of global warming...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 680 reads 12 comments
USC-Ohio State: Advanced Statistics Tell a Different Story

I ran some statistics on the USC/Ohio State game—I know, it is a bit compulsive, but its how I roll. Many Trojans fans had a bad taste in their mouth after the game, including myself...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 732 reads 7 comments
College Football Week 3: Predictions and Rants

Is it fitting that Jake Locker is striking the pose in this picture? With a win over USC, which will require Locker to play a lights-out, Heisman-clinching game, it wouldn't be far from reality...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 597 reads 4 comments
Crunch Time: Key Factors For BYU-Florida State

Is this really a big game? BYU thinks so. The Florida State Seminoles enter Provo as a BCS conference player- an until the turn of the century- perennial champion. Florida State owned the 90's...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 544 reads 1 comments
Week 2 Rankings: I Heart Jeff Sagarin

Over at USAToday Sports, they have the latest Sagarin Rankings for College Football. Interestingly, the rankings come two ways: By Team and by Conference...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 235 reads 1 comments
Upset Alert: Five Reasons USC Will Lose to Washington

Pete Carroll's smartest move of his tenure as head coach of the USC Trojans is his hire of Norm Chow as offensive coordinator. USC's offense became explosive and smart, exploiting defenses and spreading the ball to an unbelievable talent pool...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 4,880 reads 99 comments
Dear Coach Tressel: Fix Your Playbook!

There is a great article over at the Yahoo! Sports Blog Dr. Saturday in which Chris Brown of SmartFootball.com describes the demise of 'Tressel Ball', or in other words, why Ohio State lost a ...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 261 reads 3 comments
USC Trojans Vulnerable: FIve Reasons They Will Lose Three Games This Year

USC came back in impressive fashion to defeat Ohio State in the Horseshoe Saturday night. The late-game drive was defining for the team. It showed their toughness and resolve to get together and get a win...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 2 months ago 412 reads 18 comments
Playbook: How BYU Got to Sam Bradford

The reigning Heisman athlete in college football, Sam Bradford, was literally coached into the ground. Don't get me wrong, it's a shame to see an all-American kid like him get hurt. These things happen in football...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about 3 months ago 38 reads 0 comments
Alternate Reality of College Football's Week Six Standings

Here are the Week Six standings for NCAA's alternate-reality 12-conference football league. Orange Bowl Division Fiesta Bowl Division ACC Conf Overall ...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 141 reads 0 comments
Week 5 Standings: Alternate Reality of NCAA College Football

I introduce the alternate reality of divisional College Football, which decides a champion in a playoff, with no preferences given...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 207 reads 1 comments
BYU’s Winning Formula, Part II: The Offense

Even though BYU had the week off, let’s take a look at what they have in their bag offensively. In Part I, we took a look at the overall picture of BYU football...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 437 reads 0 comments
No Mercy For The Polls: Any Given Saturday

Today was a great day in College Football. That sentence alone conjures up ill feelings in some of our sorry minds as well as images of our QB dragging himself up off the turf one too many ...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 121 reads 0 comments
USC-Oregon State: The Mystic Beaver Bites Again—Plus, Conference Play Is Key

As time expired on USC last night, I was taken back two years ago—no, four years ago. Both, I guess. Two years ago, USC marched into Corvallis, Oregon to battle a lesser opponent in Oregon State...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 372 reads 0 comments
BYU’s Winning Formula, Part 1

Balanced, sophisticated offense BYU’s offensive attack is THE historical passing attack. Although the principles of the West Coast Offense can be traced to Paul Brown through the likes ...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 163 reads 0 comments
The 2nd Greatest College Football Season Ever

The 2nd Greatest Year in College Football Ever Disclaimer: This is fiction. This did not really happen (yet). FedEx BCS Championship Game: USC 59, Oklahoma 24...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 128 reads 0 comments
"The Greatest": R.I.P.

Pat Forde, a real journalist at ESPN, wrote yet another weak piece for the web site. I do appreciate Forde's calling for an end to the BCS, even though his writing lacks, in my opinion...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 115 reads 0 comments
Set Your TiVO for Week One of College Football

Friday, Aug. 29 I suggest two hours of viewing here, unless your boys are playing. Save yourself for a wild next three days. 7:30 P.M...

Written by Jon Ellsworth about about 1 year ago 863 reads 3 comments

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Jon Ellsworth Article Archive

Jake Locker, Best Quarterback In The West-Heisman Candidate?

Cougars Crushed: Postgame Analysis of FSU-BYU

Lane Kiffin vs. Urban Meyer, Round Two: Battle May Be Over, War of Words Goes On

USC-Ohio State: Advanced Statistics Tell a Different Story

College Football Week 3: Predictions and Rants

Crunch Time: Key Factors For BYU-Florida State

Week 2 Rankings: I Heart Jeff Sagarin

Upset Alert: Five Reasons USC Will Lose to Washington

Dear Coach Tressel: Fix Your Playbook!

USC Trojans Vulnerable: FIve Reasons They Will Lose Three Games This Year

Playbook: How BYU Got to Sam Bradford

Alternate Reality of College Football's Week Six Standings

Week 5 Standings: Alternate Reality of NCAA College Football

BYU’s Winning Formula, Part II: The Offense

No Mercy For The Polls: Any Given Saturday

USC-Oregon State: The Mystic Beaver Bites Again—Plus, Conference Play Is Key

BYU’s Winning Formula, Part 1

The 2nd Greatest College Football Season Ever

"The Greatest": R.I.P.

Set Your TiVO for Week One of College Football

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