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Hey Guys! I just wanted to let you guys know that we have moved to a new site! Pat and I have merged with http://sportingcitadel.com/ and will bring you the exact same coverage but on a better platform and with even more people! We still have our podcast across the board in iTunes (Just search "warrenlent" or click right here iTunes Link ) Thank you very much for the support and we look forward to seeing you over at the Citadel!

Daily Round-Up: December 5th, 2010

 

Jason Garrett is looking SO good

 

Chris Ivory torched the Bengals D, who once again cost them a win

Jay Cutler having no turnovers helped the Bears win in the end

San Francisco D could not limit the big play against Green Bay

Chris Johnson continues toward his goal of 2500 yards... maybe he should have made it 1500

Knowshon Moreno ran for 7.0 yards/carry, yet Kyle Orton was 9/28?

The Browns won a game without a TD from Peyton Hillis... this team is really doing a nice job

Tavaris Jackson might be standing in Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak

The Redskins had 6 fumbles, losing 4 of them....

Lack of a running game killed Philip Rivers. It didn't hurt that the Raiders racked up 251 rushing yards to the Chargers 21

Jason Garrett is making a case to come back next year. He is 3-1 and beating Indy is special, even if they are struggling

Arizona has no offense.... zero

Seahawks outscore Panthers 28-0 in second half, including a interception return for a TD by Lofa Tatupu

Matty Ice shakes off 2 INT's to lead the Falcons back against the Buccaneers.

MLB:

Jason Werth has agreed to a 7 year/$126 million contract with the Washington Nationals, who recently lost Adam Dunn to the ChiSox

The Cardinals have signed Lance Berkman, whom they expect to be their opening day LF with Matt Holliday moving over to RF

The Red Sox were not able to agree to an extension with Adrian Gonzalez, and the deal now appears to be in jeopardy


NCAA FB:

Notre Dame and Miami have accepted invitations to the Sun Bowl on December 31

Northwestern will face Texas Tech in TicketCity Bowl on January 1

Illinois will face Baylor in the Texas Bowl on December 29

BC will take on Nevada in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on January 9

Northern Illinois squares off against Fresno State in the Humanitarian Bowl on December 18

Final SEC Power Rankings in 2010

1. Auburn-- The best team in the country? Debatable. Best in the SEC? No question at all. Coming back from 24-0 against a team the caliber of Alabama shows heart and determination. Oh, and Cam Newton's all good to go.
2. Arkansas-- The TexArkannon has this team looking at an At-Large bid in a BCS game. This is the hottest team in the country right now.
3. South Carolina-- A 3 game winning streak has SC in the SEC Championship game. Lattimore is kicking ass and taking names along with Stephen Garcia making very good decisions.
4. LSU-- Taken out of the BCS scenario with the loss to Arkansas but still a very hard team to deal with. 10-2 is a helluva season.
5. Mississippi State-- Dan Mullen won his second consectutive Egg Bowl and has this team on a roll. Seeing this team playing better than Georgia and Florida is very difficult.
6. Alabama-- Gave up 28 points in the biggest three quarters of their season has this team at an all time low since 2007.
7. Tennessee-- A 2-6 start to the year had Vol fans panicing. A 4-0 finish has the Volunteers in a bowl game and looking forward to the off-season (for once).
8. Florida-- Pure ugliness. The offense looks horrible and the defense is very young. This team will have  another great recruiting class and come back next year with a new offensive coordinator. Let's hope so at least.
9. Georgia-- They beat their rivals to get into a bowl game but this team was supposed to compete for a SEC title this year. 6-6 is NOT cream of the crop caliber in the SEC. I believe Mark Richt can right the ship, but the chips are all on the table in the 2011 season.
10. Kentucky-- Operation Win continues. A 6-6 season and a bowl game is good for Joker Phillips, but the loss to Mississippi in the beginning of the year killed them. This team looks poised to stay 6-6/7-5 in the SEC for the next few years.
11. Mississippi-- Houston Nutt had one of his worst rosters of his career at Ole Miss and the record proved it. With a new quarterback coming in next year, Ole Miss needs to rebuild quickly to get back on track in the SEC West.
12. Vanderbilt-- Can't defend against anyone. Can't offend anyone. Now with a new coach ready to come in, this continues to be the toughest job in the SEC.

P&W College Football Picks Week 14/Championship Week

Illinois @ Fresno State

Line: -5 Illinois

Spread: Illinois

Miami (OH) @ Northern Illinois

Line: -17 ½ No Illinois

Spread: Miami (OH)

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati

Line: -2 Cinci

Spread: Pittsburgh

Rutgers @ West Virginia

Line: -21 WVU

Spread: West Virginia

Connecticut @ South Florida

Line: -2 South Florida

Spread: Connecticut

USC @ UCLA

Line: -6 ½ USC

Spread: UCLA

Washington @ Washington State

Line: -6 Washington

Spread: Washington

Oregon @ Oregon State

Line: -16 ½ Oregon

Spread: Oregon

SMU @ Central Florida

Line: -9 UCF

Spread: SMU

Auburn @ South Carolina

Line: -5 ½ Auburn

Spread: Auburn

Florida State @ Virginia Tech

Line: -3 ½ VT

Spread: Florida State

Nebraska @ Oklahoma

Line: -4 Oklahoma

Spread: Nebraska

Operation Gruden: Back in Play

This time it might be for real. Jon Gruden is headed back to the Sunshine State.

REPORT:

After Peter King single handedly shot down these Gruden to Miami rumors on Sunday night, they are surging back with even greater fervor. Canesport.com reports that Gruden and the University of Miami's Athletic Director are meeting Wednesday to finalize the deal. This is the second rumor, but you heard the first rumor here FIRST! I still believe Gruden will have a tough time adjusting to College Football life but I believe he has the charisma to bring UM back to the days of Jimmy Johnson. Let's see how this plays out, but SportsbyBrooks.com and Steve Groten of the South Florida Sun Sentinel have been on top of this latest report.

There's a storm coming ladies and gentlemen. Jon Gruden may be headed back to the south to get an even better sun tan.

P&W's Daily Round Up: November 30th

Mike Leach: YARRGG MATEY. ESPN GIMME HERE

NFL:

The NFL has only levied $25K fines against Corteland Finnegan and Andre Johnson. There will be no suspensions.

Ben Roethlisberger sprained his right foot in the Steelers OT win against the Bills. He should be good to go for Sunday.

Chargers teammates are insisting Vincent Jackson did not fake an injury against the Colts.


MLB:

The Rockies are close to locking in Troy Tulowitzki to a contract extension that would keep him in Colorado for another 10 years.

The Rangers have signed C Yorvit Torrealba and RHP Mark Lowe. Torrealba is projected as their starting catcher, while Lowe should help the bullpen.

Although the same cannot be said for Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera's talks with the Yankees are reportedly going smoothly.


NBA:

Antoine Walker has signed in the D-League. The veteran forward has been out of the league for a few years, and has had gambling problems.

The Heat's troubles continue, as Lebron and Spoelstra have to come out publicly again, and insist everything is fine and dandy between them. The Pat Riley coaching countdown begins...


NCAA FB:

Bo Pelini says Nebraska might play for the Big 12 championship using both Taylor Martinez and Cody Green at quarterback.

TCU will be joining the Big East in 2012-2013. This is great news, as they will now have an automatic qualifying bid for the BCS.

Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman and his family have received numerous harassing phone calls for his performance in last week's game.


NCAA BB:

Duke is still number one in the Coaches Poll, and UCONN, with their upset of Michigan State and Kentucky are number nine in the poll.

Jacob Pullen has broken KSU's all-time 3 point record, breaking Steve Henson's previous record of 240.

It's Monday... You Know What That Means.. STATS BABY

Pat Lazear has anchored arguably the best defense in the country

• West Virginia now has the 2nd best scoring defense in the country behind TCU. In West Virginia's 11 games, they have not allowed any more than 20 points in a game. With one exeption. They gave up 21 points to little brother. Marshall
• After the beatdown of Arizona, Oregon has taken back the top spot in total offense this season. Oklahoma State moves back to #2 in the rankings
• I am a patron of Time of Possession. You all know that by now. Nevada DOMINATED possession against Boise State. The count? Nevada: 35:21... Boise State: 24:39. Argue it with me, but they won the game.
• Baylor loves penalties. Their tally is up to 101 flags for 933 yards. They are headed to a bowl game though
• Navy has big time discipline. They are the opposite of the Baylor Bears. Only 39 penalties!
• Luke Kuechly has 171 tackles on the season. This is the most amount in one year in the whole NCAA in a very, very long time.
• In spite of Clemson's struggles, Da'Quan Bowers has 15 sacks on the season.
• Justin Blackmon is pure skill. He has 18 touchdowns for 1665 yards.
• Stanford and NEVADA (baby) are right on the top of 3rd down conversions. Stanford with an awesome 57% and NEVADA (baby) with 55%