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March 31st
Auburn responds
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs stated that the university will look into the allegations made in the HBO report.
“While HBO confirmed to us they have no proof that any of these claims are true, we contacted both the NCAA and Southeastern Conference as soon as these allegations surfaced,” Jacobs said in a statement released Wednesday night. “We have engaged outside counsel to investigate this matter and will spare no resources to find the truth.”
University president Jay Gogue said he is confident Jacobs and his department “will investigate these allegations thoroughly and completely.”
Current Auburn head coach Gene Chizik was less diplomatic in his response: “It saddens me that somebody is going to air a show with basically one side being known. I think that’s pathetic. And I think it’s pure garbage,” he said.
March 30th
Will HBO expose’ signal a change in recruiting?
On a day when Colorado self-reported a secondary recruiting violation (a ten-year old brother of a recruit had his meals covered because the recruit did not bring sufficient funds for his sibling during the official visit. The tab for the weekend ran to $103.26), HBO has run a special “Pay to …
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Tags: Bill McCartney, Brock Berglund, Eric Bieniemy, Gary Barnett, Hunter Harrison, Jalil Brown, Jimmy Smith, Joe Garten, Joe Silipo, Jon Embree, Luke Walters, Marquez Herrod, Michael Thomas, Nate Solder, Pac-12 logo, Scotty McKnight
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Spring Practice Preview -
Special Teams
Roster: Toney Clemons (Sr.); Arthur Jaffee (Sr.); Brian Lockridge (Sr.); Will Jefferson (Jr.); Justin Castor (So.); Zach Grossnickle (So.); Ryan Iverson (So.); Justin Gorman (R-Fr.)
Players Lost: Aric Goodman; Joe Silipo; Scotty McKnight; Cody Hawkins; Travon Patterson
“Numbers Don’t Lie“
Yuck.
There was very little which was special about the special teams play by the University of Colorado in 2010.
Colorado was ranked 88th in net punting last year, with Zach Grossnickle struggling to a 35.7 yards net average (Colorado’s opponents’ net average was 40.2). Senior kicker Aric Goodman connected on two-thirds of his attempts (10-for-15), but was only accurate half the time from beyond 30 yards (5-for-10).
In the return game, Colorado was adequate at best. There were several long kickoff returns, with a long of 89 yards by Arthur Jaffee against Iowa State, but the Buffs were unable to come up with a kick returner which they felt comfortable with, as four players posted between eight and 14 kickoff returns during the season. All four – Arthur Jaffee (14); Toney Clemons (10); Brian Lockridge (10); and Will Jefferson (8) – return in 2011, but there are no guarantees that …
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Tags: Andre Simmons, Anthony Perkins, Aric Goodman, Arthur Jaffee, B.J. Beatty, Blake Behrens, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Bryce Givens, Cameron Ham, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Cody Hawkins, Conrad Obi, Cordary Allen, Curtis Cunningham, DaVaughn Thornton, David Bakhtiari, David Clark, David Goldberg, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Douglas Rippy, Dustin Ebner, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Forrest West, J.D. Brookhart, Jalil Brown, Jason Espinoza, Jered Bell, Jimmy Smith, Joe Silipo, Jon Major, Jonathan Hawkins, Josh Ford, Josh Hartigan, Justin Castor, Justin Gorman, Kendrick Celestine, Kyle Cefalo, Liloa Nobriga, Malcolm Creer, Marquez Herrod, Matt Meyer, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Michael Sipili, Mike Iltis, Nate Bonsu, Nate Solder, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Patrick Mahnke, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Quentin Hildreth, Rashad Hall, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Dannewitz, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Iverson, Ryan Miller, Scotty McKnight, Shawn Daniels, Stevie Dorman, Terrel Smith, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Travis Sandersfeld, Trea Jones, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Vince Ewing, Will Jefferson, Will Oliver, Will Pericak, Zach Grossnickle
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Transition Classes
It is axiomatic that a new head coach will have a difficult time with their first recruiting class. After all, the new coach comes in late in the recruiting cycle, usually in December, well after other schools have their incoming class of recruits fairly well formulated. What’s more, in most instances, the new head coach is coming into a situation where the former coaching staff has been let go, with losing records most often the culprit.
Jon Embree became the 24th head coach in Colorado history on December 6th. He took over a program mired in a five year streak of losing records, the second longest streak in Colorado history. Because of the recent record, and because of his late hire, Embree is being given a pass by most of the Buff Nation on the recruiting Class of 2011.
But should that be the case?
For guidance, let’s take a look at the first recuiting classes of the past four Colorado head coaches …
Dan Hawkins – Class of 2006
Unlike Jon Embree, Hawkins inherited a team with a winning record. In fact, Colorado had won the Big 12 North title four of the previous five seasons, including …
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Tags: B.J. Beatty, Barry Helton, Bill McCartney, Brandon Southward, Cha'pelle Brown, Chris Morgan, Clyde Sanders, Cody Hawkins, Corey Kish, Dan Hawkins, Dan Major, Dave DeLine, David Gates, David Tate, Demetrius Sumler, Derek McCoy, Dryden Dunsmore, Ed Reinhardt, Eric McCarty, Fred Jones, Gary Barnett, Hannibal Navies, Jason Brace, Jeremy Aldrich, Jeremy Weisinger, Jimmy Smith, Joey Johnson, John Nairn, Jon Embree, Jordan Gehring, Karl Allis, Kory Mossini, Lance Carl, Marquez Herrod, Medford Moorer, Michael Sipili, Nate Solder, Rick Wheeler, Robbie Robinson, Ryan Johanningmeier, Shane Cook, Steven Fendry, Tavon Cooper, Tommy Streeter
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November 19th – @ Oklahoma State #12 Oklahoma State 31, Colorado 28
For the second time in 2009, Colorado held a 14-10 halftime lead, on the road, against a ranked conference opponent. As with the Texas game in October, however, the Buffs could not hold the lead, falling 31-28 to #12 Oklahoma State. The Buffs turned four Cowboy turnovers and the poor play of backup quarterbacks into a 21-10 lead, but were unable to come away with their first road victory since 2007.
Four 15-yard penalties, missed opportunities, and a complete lack of a running game dropped the Buffs to a 3-8 season record. Oklahoma State did not complete a pass in the first half, as backup quarterback Alan Cote, substituting for the injured Zac Robinson, started 0-for-9 with an interception. Turning to third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden, the Cowboys found the spark they were looking for. Weeden went 10-for-15 for 168 yards and two touchdowns in leading the second half comeback. Colorado also played two quarterbacks, with starter Tyler Hansen missing much of the second quarter with a hand injury. Cody Hawkins was mostly effective in relief, going 7-for-11 for 69 yards, including a five-yard touchdown pass to Riar Geer …
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Tags: Anthony Perkins, Aric Goodman, Bill McCartney, Brian Lockridge, Chris Fowler, Cody Hawkins, Conrad Obi, D.J. Hackett, Jake Behrens, Marcus Burton, Markques Simas, Marquez Herrod, Matt DiLallo, Michael Westbrook, Phil Savoy, Riar Geer, Robert Hodge, Rodney Stewart, Sal Aunese, Scotty McKnight, Shaun Mohler, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Will Jefferson
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