SB Nation User Blog: troy145

Levi Brown - Most Accurate Passer in CFB

troy145 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:54:40 -0000

I honestly believe that Levi Brown is the most accurate passer in college football right now. I know that his body of evidence with which to support this claim is minimal, but I do not think that it is a completely outlandish statement. He played only 9 games for the Troy Trojans, starting only 7 of them after filling in for an injured Jamie Hampton.

But in this short span Brown, now a senior, was able to finish with a pass/td ratio of 15-3, a significant improvement from his two predecessors in Hampton and 06/07's Troy QB Omar Hougabook. This fact nearly makes up for a seemingly average completion percentage, which sat at 61.7% come seasons end. But its important to realize when looking at the completion stat that a number of Brown's accurate passes were simply dropped by an underachieving WR corps that really only featured Jerrell Jernigan at the time. Now though, the WR will be reenforced with the addition of Josh Jarboe from Oklahoma and the seeming rise to prominence of WR Chip Reeves.

Furthermore Brown suffered a handicap in the amount of pressure that was put on him to win the games almost entirely on his own. In a game against LSU in Baton Rouge, Brown and the Troy defense guided the Trojans to a 31-3 lead over the SEC team late in the third quarter. It was there where the team forgot how to milk the clock away with the running abilities of RB DuJuan Harris and instead called on Brown to take it to the air 72 times, of which he completely only a miserable 47% of his passes. This year Harris is back and with Neil Brown entering his second year as an offensive coordinator, look for these mistakes not to be made and for Brown to shine brighter in an offense that is built around him as opposed to a more mobile, mistake prone QB like Tanner Jones, Omar Hougabook or Jamie Hampton.

All of this and Brown finished the season with a QB rating of 127.31, and, during the bowl game, the analyst in the booth echoed my sentiments stating Brown was, "the most accurate passer Ive seen in college football."

If you dont buy into my hype, then we will wait til this season starts and he drops bombs all over Florida and Arkansas :D

via media.dothaneagle.com

Shaquille Oneal vs Chuck Liddell?

troy145 — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:20:13 -0000

via 1.bp.blogspot.com

Did anyone watch ESPN First Take this morning? John Burke of Gracie Orlando was on talking to Dana about how he trains Shaq in mixed martial arts, traditional boxing, jiu jitsu, etc.

They talked for a few minutes about what problems training such a big guy presents, what kind of training they do with him, how he does, etc, then they asked Burke how Shaq would do against Chuck Liddell, to which Burke responded with something along the lines of "Stay tuned." She went on again and then later asked what are the chances of seeing Shaq in the Octagon with Chuck, and Burke again responded with something like "Stay tuned."

I certainly can't imagine that this would ever actually happen, but what do you think he might actually be hinting at, if anything? I thought it was interesting if nothing else and thought I'd share and ask if anyone else saw the segment?

Edit: Just found the video.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4146549

Wilson heading to Atlanta, four others to sign as free agents

troy145 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:40:46 -0000

Wilson heading to Atlanta, four others to sign as free agents

From the article:

"Also coming to agreement with teams were former Alabama tight ends Nick Walker (Minnesota) and Travis McCall (Buffalo), defensive end Bobby Greenwood (Kansas City), and guard Marlon Davis (Cleveland)."

Favre to the Browns? Kinda...

troy145 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:09:18 -0000

Im surprised this hasn't been posted yet, but here goes.

Former Jets QB Brett Favre could make an appearance at Browns camp this season as a guest of his former coach, Eric Mangini. Favre is still under contract with the Jets, but he could show up in Cleveland as an instructor for Browns QBs Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn, according to the New York Daily News:

“He might come out to training camp to visit,” Mangini said. “Maybe I will have him do the show team or just hang out.

“I don’t think it would be anything formal. It’s not like we are hiring him to run the scout team. I don’t think he would be interested in that. He would be more like a visitor. An open invite.”

The rest of the story can be found here: http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/25/favre-could-end-up-at-browns-camp/

WBC Article from College Paper

troy145 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:36:01 -0000

Found this article in a local university's sports section and thought I'd share it:

Over the last few weeks, some of you may have looked up from March Madness just long enough to notice there was some crazy thing going on in the world of professional baseball. Of course, there was spring training but, something other than that. I can tell youre stumbling around the inside of your head looking for that apparently trivial bit of sports knowledge, so let me help you out. That thing was the World Baseball Classic, and Im willing to bet you did not care one lick about it, and for that, I am very upset with you. And for that matter, I am upset with team USA.

First of all, Mr. Casual Sports Fan, I have to say Im thoroughly disappointed in you. You sat around watching Louisville beat Morehead State into a bloody pulp in the first round of the NCAA tournament, while meanwhile, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka of Team Japan were squaring off against South Korea in an elimination match en route to a match up against Team USA. How could you make such a horrible decision? The Boston Red Sox most dominant starting pitcher, coupled with one of the most consistent hitters and fielders, on their way to take on Team USA.

Let us not forget that Team USA featured some of the most talented, most exciting names in baseball, featuring the likes of Roy Oswalt, Chipper Jones, Jimmy Rollins, and more. Yes, THAT Chipper Jones, the one who posted a ridiculous .364 batting average last year. Yes, THAT Jimmy Rollins, the one who is a two time Golden Glove winner and just two years ago had a ridiculous .531 slugging percentage.

But instead, when the cold, calculated, determined machine that was Team Japan knocked off the star studded American squad, you watched UConn predictably dismantle a Texas A&M team that never stood chance, 92-66.

But thats okay, because that only brings me to my next point: what in the world were they thinking when they, whoever they are, let Davey Johnson manage this baseball squad?

This is the man who early in the tournament, threatened to forfeit the rest of Team USA’s games if the injury bug did not give it up. In short, he was down with the idea of quitting. In games like the one in which the US would get eliminated against Japan, in a roster stacked with offense, but lacking in fielding, Johnson put 35 year old geezer and generally overrated all star Derek Jeter at short stop, while three time all star and two time golden glove winner Jimmy Rollins hung around in a designated hitter position. Finally, with the game on the line against Japan, and the USA’s championship hopes fading quickly, who did Davey Johnson send to the mound to close out the game? Joel Hanrahan. Who the heck is Joel Hanrahan? Whoever he was, he was not Scot Shields, the other available closer who sports a 2.93 career ERA.

In short, Johnson was okay with losing. And judging from the apathy of the few American fans who stumbled across ESPN2 in time to see a few WBC games, neither does the rest of America. This is not even the World Cup, where we can say, “So what? We dont play soccer.”

This is baseball. This is what America is. And were okay with losing at it, in an embarrassing fashion.

As for me, I used to think famed World War 2 General George S Patton was right when he said, “Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time.”

Now though, Im not so sure.

Neer Self Punch vs Danzig

troy145 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:08:00 -0000

Neer Self Punch vs Danzig

Watch until then. It seems as if he has indeed tasted Andre's pee pee, and it is bitter.

troy145 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:44:18 -0000

Watch until then. It seems as if he has indeed tasted Andre's pee pee, and it is bitter.

Tim Tebow Seeks NFL Draft Projection

troy145 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:04:55 -0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3777889

Quarterback Tim Tebow, who's already won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship during his career at Florida, will request a projection from the NFL advisory committee on where he could expect to be selected in April's draft.

Tebow, who hopes to win a second national title with the Gators when they take on Oklahoma on Jan. 8 in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game, told reporters Wednesday he's not leaning one way or the other.

Most NFL analysts do not believe Tebow will be a high pick in the draft, regardless of when he comes out, because he's not considered a prototypical NFL passer. ESPN's Todd McShay, director of college football scouting for Scouts Inc., said recently that he doesn't believe Tebow will be drafted in either the first or second round if he leaves Florida.

In Case Auburn Needs to Be Reminded...

troy145 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:24:25 -0000

In Case Auburn Needs to Be Reminded...

here is one of their own to remind them, no one is perfect

Mike Leach to the Barn? Not So Fast

troy145 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:03:06 -0000

Apparently he's in talks with Washington:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3741224

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has met with Washington officials about the Huskies' soon-to-be vacant head coaching position, according to media reports in Texas and Seattle.

"I think he would if he's serious about it," Myers said, according to the report. "I think he would let me know. So I don't know. He wouldn't have to tell me, but I haven't heard from anybody, the coaches or anybody else about that."

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and Seattle Times reported that according to sources, Leach met with Washington officials on Monday in Seattle.

Texas Tech AD Gerald Myers said he's preparing to offer a contract extension and raise to Leach, according to the Avalanche-Journal. Myers would not confirm or deny that Leach had interviewed at Washington, but expected that Leach would tell him if he were a serious candidate for the job, according to the report.