SB Nation User Blog: hopnole23

ACC pulls out of Emerald Bowl starting next year

hopnole23 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:30:41 -0000

ACC pulls out of Emerald Bowl starting next year

With Boise also off the grid, I think that does it for the ACC Western bowl project. I think our westernmost bowl is now in Mobile, Alabama.

Spurrier backs Bowden!?! ... and the FSU track team

hopnole23 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:27:32 -0000

Spurrier backs Bowden!?! ... and the FSU track team

When the Head Ball Coach isn't drawing up ball plays for his ball players, he wonderin' why Bobby can't keep his dadgum wins. And don't get him started on the Seminoles' track team.

Noles land a regional

hopnole23 — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:58:30 -0000

Noles land a regional

No surprise here. ACC also leads with four host teams, FSU, Georgia Tech, UNC and Clemson. Gators also land a bid.

• Atlanta/Georgia Tech
• Austin, Texas/Texas
• Baton Rouge, La./LSU
• Chapel Hill, N.C./UNC
• Clemson, S.C./Clemson
• Fort Worth, Texas/TCU
• Fullerton, Calif./Cal State Fullerton
• Gainesville, Fla./Florida
• Greenville, N.C./East Carolina
• Houston/Rice
• Irvine, Calif./UC-Irvine
• Louisville, Ky./Louisville
• Norman, Okla./Oklahoma
• Oxford, Miss./Ole Miss
• Tallahassee, Fla./Florida State
• Tempe, Ariz./Arizona State

ACC drops Boise bowl; adds bowl game in Mobile, Ala.

hopnole23 — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:17:40 -0000

ACC drops Boise bowl; adds bowl game in Mobile, Ala.

This was long overdue, but the league will still make one team go out to San Fran while everyone else stays in the South (or DC).

Hamilton gets new five-year deal

hopnole23 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:20:58 -0000

Hamilton gets new five-year deal

Glad he's not going to Memphis. A nice reward for a great season.

Douglas named AP third-team All-American

hopnole23 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:30:42 -0000

Douglas named AP third-team All-American

Congrats to Toney!

FSU hoops: exceeding expectations

hopnole23 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:43:07 -0000

FSU hoops: exceeding expectations

We've come a long way:

2008-09 Predicted Order of Finish
1. North Carolina (40) 480
2. Duke 436
3. Wake Forest 354
4. Miami 344
5. Clemson 306
6. Virginia Tech 298
7. Maryland 192
8. Georgia Tech 186
9. NC State 179
10. Florida State 145
11. Boston College 123
12. Virginia 79

Way to go Noles!!

Continue cheering as if I'm not wearing the suit

hopnole23 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:08:40 -0000

Continue cheering as if I'm not wearing the suit

Is this perhaps the greatest suit in the FSU basketball history? Probably so. Maybe Leo should wear this every game to distract the other team's defense, thus leading to fewer turnovers. ;-)

ESPN's Katz on Leonard Hamilton

hopnole23 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:48:54 -0000

ESPN's Katz on Leonard Hamilton

Katz breaks down the history of our search for the elusive NCAA bid and the pain of all our near misses.

Antone: Biggest bust of 2005?

hopnole23 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:52:32 -0000

Interesting article here as Scout takes a look back at the 5-star studs from the 2005 recruiting class, now mostly on it's way out.

By their reckoning, FSU's own Antone Smith may have been the biggest bust of that year's recruiting class (or at least the highest-ranked). Callahan Bright and Fred Rouse (groan) are also two FSU recruits on their bust list.

Scout also had a competing list detailing the 5-star studs who panned out from 05.

Antone's final FSU career stats: 492 carries, 2,253 yards (4.6 ypc), 26 touchdowns. Year-by-year rushing (carries, yards, TDs): 2005: 36-188-3. 2006: 88-456-5. 2007: 191-817-3. 2008: 177-792-15

So agree or disagree with their list, and who else in that class was a boom or bust?