Brad Johnson spent 17 years in the NFL, led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl Championship in 2002, was a two-time Pro Bowler and had nine straight NFL seasons with a 60% or higher completion percentage (2nd most in NFL history). I talked to him today about statistics, Florida State (where he played college football), […]
Super Bowl Winning QB Brad Johnson talks Concussions, Dick’s Sporting Goods, FSU & a surprising take on Ndamukong Suh
Auburn 2011
2010 Statistics (SEC) The Tigers play on a grass field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (seats 87,451 and Jordan is pronounced Jerdin) Gene Chizik is in his third year as head coach at Auburn. His Tigers went 14-0 last year and won the national championship. Chizik also won a nice new contract. In two years at Auburn […]
California 2011
2010 Statistics (Pac-12) The Golden Bears play on a grass field at AT&T Park (seats 75,622) this year while they are renovating Memorial Stadium Jeff Tedford is in his 10th year as head coach at California. And unfortunately he is coming off of his worst and only losing season at Cal. They finished 5-7 and […]
Who Are the Defensive Backs?
Who are Defensive Backs? They are the players that make up in the defensive backfield. This is the third line of defense, yet it is also called the secondary and to further complicate matters, they aren’t always lined up on the third “line.” The defensive backs typically consist of two safeties and two cornerbacks and […]
Arizona State 2011
Arizona State (2010 Statistics) The Sun Devils play on a grass field at Sun Devil Stadium (seats 71,706) Dennis Erickson is in his 5th season as the head coach of Arizona State. Last year they finished 6-6, which was a positive because at least it wasn’t a losing record like the previous two seasons (4-8 […]
Minnesota 2011
Minnesota 2010 Statistics (Big Ten) The Golden Gophers play on an artificial field (FieldTurf) at TCF Bank Stadium (seats 50,805) Jerry Kill is in his first season as head coach at Minnesota. In the last five years, Minnesota has had just one winning season (7-6 in ’08) and have won just over one-third of their […]
After suffering his own personal Tornado, Tyrone Prothro teams with Subway to help Tuscaloosa
If you want to know what college football is all about. If you want to feel the passion and understand why we love this game so much. Just put in the name “Prothro” on Youtube.com and you will be amazed. A hero in Alabama to this day, Tyrone Prothro ignited fans with “the catch” and […]
Iowa 2011
Iowa 2010 Statistics (Big Ten) The Hawkeyes play on an artificial field (FieldTurf) at Kinnick Stadium (seats 70,585) Kirk Ferentz is in his 13th year as head coach at Iowa. Last year they finished 8-5. On offense, they return just 4 starters. But the key is that three of those starters return to the offensive […]
Arizona 2011
Arizona 2010 Statistics (Pac-12) The Wildcats play on a grass field at Arizona Stadium (seats 57,400) Mike Stoops is in his 8th year as head coach at Arizona. Last year they finished with a 7-6 record, which really isn’t that impressive until you think about the fact that it made it the third straight year […]
Boise State 2011
Boise State 2010 (MWC) The Broncos play on an artificial field (Blue Astroplay) at Bronco Stadium (seats 33,500). Chris Petersen is in his 6th year as head coach at Boise State. In his five years his record is 61-5. It’s an incredible record, but then again in the five years prior to his arrival, Boise State […]