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Random Bowl Musings
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Posted 1/6/09 by The Geek
The Geek has a few things on his mind this bowl season. He’ll share his thoughts in this space from the first bowl game through the national title game.
Here’s a cool overhead shot from the Rose Bowl.
Terrelle Pryor is a dynamite runner, but he’s a downright poor passer. His Fiesta Bowl statline: 5-14 for 66 yards. Coach Tress has some work to do in the off-season.
Congrats to Donald Brown for a fantastic season. After his 261 yard International Bowl performance, Brown becomes the 14th player to eclipse the 2,000 rushing yard mark:
Player (Year) Carries - Yards - TD’s (YPC)
1. Barry Sanders, Okla. St. (1988) 344 - 2,628 - 37 (7.64)
2. Kevin Smith, UCF (2007) 449 - 2,567 - 29 (5.71)
3. Marcus Allen, USC (1981) 403 - 2,342 - 22 (5.81)
4. Troy Davis, Iowa State (1996) 402 - 2,185 - 21 (5.44)
5. LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (2000) 369 - 2,158 - 22 (5.85
6. Mike Rozier, Nebraska (1983) 275 - 2,148 - 29 (7.81)
7. Matt Forte, Tulane (2007) 361 - 2,127 - 23 (5.89)
8. Ricky Williams, Texas (1998) 361 - 2,124 - 27 (5.88)
9. Larry Johnson, Penn State (2002) 271 - 2,087 - 20 (7.70)
10. Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (1996) 339 - 2,084 - 13 (6.15)
11. Donald Brown, UConn (2008) 367 - 2,083 - 18 (5.67)
12. Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (1994) 298 - 2,055 - 24 (6.90)
13. J.J. Arrington, Cal (2004) 289 - 2,018 - 15 (6.98)
14. Troy Davis, Iowa State (1995) 345 - 2,010 - 15 (5.83)We put Barry Sanders’ amazing 1988 stats in bold. His number dwarf the others on this list, especially considering his bowl game stats aren’t included! Back then, they did not count bowl games towards stats. If you add Barry’s Holiday Bowl performance (29-222-5), his final season stats were: 373 carries, 2,850 rushing yards, 42 TD’s, 7.64 YPC. That’s 237.5 yards per game! Simply amazing.
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Posted 1/6/09 by The Geek
2009 “Way Too Early” - Fantasy WR & TE Rankings
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Posted 1/5/09 by The Geek
See our 2009 WR & TE rankings after the jump...
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2009 “Way Too Early” - Fantasy RB Rankings
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Posted 1/4/09 by The Geek
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2009 “Way Too Early” - Fantasy QB Rankings
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Posted 1/4/09 by The Geek
Houston gunslinger Case Keenum tops our QB board for 2009. Keenum (photo, Icon SMI) passed for 5,020 yards and 44 TD’s on the season, while also rushing for 225 yards and 7 TD’s. And he was only a sophomore in 2008. We expect him to put together another spectacular year in ‘09.
See our 2009 QB rankings after the jump...
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COMING SOON - “Way Too Early” 2009 Fantasy Rankings
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Posted 1/4/09 by The Geek
We released our QB rankings on New Year’s Day. The complete schedule is below.
January 1st - QB’s
January 4th - RB’s
January 5th - WR’s and TE’s
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Jimmy The Geek’s Fantastic Prognostications - BOWL EDITION
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Posted 12/27/08 by The Geek

The bowl season is here! The Geek has consulted his magic 8-ball and made final score predictions for all 34 games. He also highlights a “fantasy player to watch” in each contest.
Updated Bowl Results:
Straight Up: 21-10 (68%)
Against the Spread: 14-16-1 (47%)
Pocket Protector Picks: 1-0 (100%)
Regular Season Results:
Straight Up: 95-34 (74%)
Against the Spread: 67-61-1 (52%)
Pocket Protector Picks: 11-4 (73%)
See The Geek’s Fantastic BOWL EDITION Prognostications after the jump...
 
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Happy Holidays from the Geek
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Posted 12/24/08 by The Geek
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Who will be announcing the bowl games?
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Posted 12/23/08 by The Geek
Tuesday, December 23rd
Poinsettia Bowl: 11 Texas Christian v. 9 Boise State (ESPN, 8pm)
Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Todd Harris
Wednesday, December 24th
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii v. Notre Dame (ESPN, 8pm)
Dave Pasch, Andre Ware
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You wanted it, you got it! The Zig-Zaggin’ Bo Jackson!
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Posted 12/22/08 by The Geek
We received lots of feedback regarding the picture that accompanied our Confidence Level Picks article. Geek Nation wanted to see the ZIG-ZAGGING Bo Jackson in some live Tecmo Bowl action.
Your wish is my command. Above is a YouTube clip of the unstoppable digital force toying with the hapless Patriots. Bo’s run takes up the entire first quarter of play! And be sure to turn up the volume - the Tecmo Soundtrack is certainly worth downloading to your iPod.
Which conference has the toughest bowl schedule?
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Posted 12/21/08 by The Geek
We broke down the average computer ranking of the bowl opponents for each of the power conferences to see which, on paper, has the toughest row to hoe this bowl season. Here is what we found...
Average computer ranking for each conference’s bowl opponents:
17.00 - SEC
17.80 - Pac-10
21.00 - Big Ten
26.57 - Big 12
38.00 - ACC
44.00 - Big East
So, what does this mean? The SEC and Pac-10 have the toughest bowl games based on computer ranking. The Big East and ACC have the easiest bowl schedules. It’s just something to consider when evaluating a conference’s bowl success at the end of the day. More details after the jump...
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Bowl Game Weather Forecasts
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Posted 12/19/08 by The Geek
Sure, most bowl games are played in the sun-splashed states of Florida or California. Other destinations are not quite as plush. Ever been to Boise, Idaho in late December?
What kind of weather will your top fantasy player have to deal with?
Click here for the weather forecasts of all the bowl games. Forecasts will be updated throughout the bowl season.
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Let’s Go Bowling - Most Entertaining Bowl Match-Ups
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Posted 12/19/08 by The Geek
by The Dawgfather
Contributor to CollegeFootballGeek.com
Nobody could entertain a crowd like “Big Ern” McCracken. With the bowl season starting this weekend, The Dawgfather has looked over the bowl schedule and compiled the ten best games to watch.
See more Bowl Game info from The Dawgfather after the jump...
 
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The Geek’s Bowl Picks - by Confidence Level
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Posted 12/16/08 by The Geek
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Injury Roundup - Bowl Edition
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Posted 12/16/08 by The Geek
There are many big names on the injury report for the bowl season. Graham Harrell, Sam Bradford and Percy Harvin all should be good to go. The injuries to watch are with DeMarco Murray, Tyrell Sutton, and Jacquizz Rodgers. Murray has been ruled out of the BCS title game. Sutton is a question mark. Rodgers says he will play, but owners must be concerned about his shoulder.
See our current list of injuries after the jump.
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