Eric Bieniemy, Heading Back Home

[tony kant think]

Around the League Update:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 6, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	5	Mississppi State (39)	5	0	1503
2	4	Alabama (21)	5	0	1427
3	2	Oklahoma (1)	5	0	1425
4	3	TCU	3	0	1403
5	6	Notre Dame	5	0	1306
6	9	Miami	4	0	1058
7	12	Oregon	4	0	997
8	7	Stanford	4	1	975
9	10	Wisconsin	4	1	835
10	14	North Carolina	4	0	799
11	11	Mississippi State	0	0	0
12	1	LSU	4	1	714
13	8	South Carolina	3	2	637
14	21	Iowa	5	0	597
15	16	Penn State	4	1	579
16	11	Texas A&M	4	1	462
17	19	Ohio State	3	1	459
18	20	Boise State	3	2	412
19	13	Utah	3	1	403
20	15	Virginia Tech	3	2	373
21	17	Oklahoma State	3	2	337
22	--	Arkansas	3	2	336
23	--	USC	4	1	336
24	24	San Diego State	4	0	331
25	23	Auburn	3	2	309

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 6, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Darron Thomas	QB	Oregon		79-109, 1003 YDs, 11 TDs, 0 INTs, 38 Car, 181 YDs, 5 TDs
James Vandenberg	QB	Iowa		86-124, 1211 YDs, 12 TDs, 0 INTs
Drew Allen	QB	Oklahoma		72-136, 1001 YDs, 15 TDs, 6 INTs
Spencer Ware	HB	LSU		82 Car, 536 YDs, 5 TDs
Tevin Washington	QB	Gerogia Tech		53-82, 721 YDs, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 66 Car, 411 YDs, 7 TDs

PAC-12 Standings:

PAC-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 6, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Oregon	4-1	1.000	2-0	186	47	W4
Stanford	4-1	0.800	2-0	149	117	W4
Oregon State	4-1	0.800	2-0	218	94	W3
Washington State	2-2	0.500	1-1	121	144	W1
Cal	3-2	0.600	1-1	148	115	L1
Washington	2-3	0.400	0-2	151	115	L3

PAC-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 6, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
USC	4-1	0.800	2-1	174	105	W2
Utah	3-1	0.750	1-1	191	87	L1
Arizona State	2-3	0.400	1-1	141	161	W1
Colorado	3-2	0.600	1-2	134	141	W1
UCLA	2-3	0.400	0-2	119	124	L2
Arizona	1-4	0.200	0-2	101	164	L2

[tony kant think]

Month of October:

Record: 5-3 (3-2) Overall, 2-1 (2-0) in October

Colorado 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	vs UCLA	Won, 23-22
Sep 1	vs Colorado State	Won, 36-15
Sep 8	vs Stanford	Lost, 42-28
Sep 22	at USC	Lost, 28-17
Sep 29	vs Air Force	Won, 30-24
Oct 6	at Kansas	Lost, 38-23
Oct 13	at Arizona	Won, 28-24
Oct 27	vs Washinton	Won, 30-23
Nov 3	at Oregon
Nov 10	vs Utah
Nov 17	at Washington State
Nov 24	vs Arizona State

Coach's Corner:

Keenan Canty WR #29




Jarrod Darden WR #82

Canty, Spruce, and Darden have really stepped up at the WR position while Richardson has been down with a strained knee. Canty has collected 624 yards and 5 TDs in eight games this season while Spuce, while Darden has gone for 389 YDs and 4 TDs, and Spruce 255 YDs and 1 TD. Darden and Spruce have emerged just this month as serious threats down the field and have been unstoppable helping us to a 2-1 record this month with 2 huge conference wins. But the man who has been giving them that ball this season has been an unbelievable so far. 2152 YDs and 18 TDs with only 3 INTs this season. I couldn't ask for anything else. He is only a sophomore on this team yet he is leading this offense its first bowl game in five years. Their last appearance was against Alabama in the Independence bowl where they lost 34-40. I am excited to see where this program is going, however, there are some grumblings between coach's on this staff.

The blame game has begun between coach Embree, Brown, and myself. I am not one to start an argument between the defensive coordinator, but after the pitiful showing of our defense against Kansas, I could not contain myself any longer. Coach Embree had to step in and break up the argument. While it appears our team is making its way back up the ladder, and all of our positions seem safe for the immediate future, I cannot say I am happy with the poor play and leadership of our defense. Changes must be made.

Top Offensive Threats:

Nick Hirschman 154.2 Rating, 125-233, 2152 YDs, 18 TDs, 3 INTs
Tony Jones 123 Car, 508 YDs, 2 TDs
Keenan Canty 29 Rec, 624 YDs, 5 TDs
Jarrod Darden 20 Rec, 389 YDs, 4 TDs

Injury Updates:

Jered Bell CB Strained Pectoral 1 Week
Rashad Hall HB Pulled Hamstring 1 Week
Paul Richardson WR Strained Knee 1 Week

Recruiting Update:

Colorado Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Mike Nugent	DT	HS	Fontana, CA	6'6"	247
Clifton Smith	CB	HS	Pueblo, CO	6'0"	187
Andrew Weaver	DE	HS	Dewey-Humboldt, AZ	6'4"	249
Jonathan Brooks	CB	HS	Moreno Valley, CA	5'10"	160
Nate Hawkins	DE	HS	Oceanside, CA	6'2"	228

Hard Commits:

Drew Bailey DT Phoenix, AZ 6'2" 268 lbs. [**]
Travis Spencer SS Clayton, NM 6'1" 218 lbs. [**]
Joe Potts G Sulphur, OK 6'4" 277 lbs. [**]
Brian Robinson FS Cody, WY 6'2" 182 lbs. [**]
Trent White QB Layton, UT 6'2" 219 lbs. [***]
Adam Coleman QB Castle Rock, CO 6'3" 186 lbs. [***]

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Around NCAA Updates:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 3, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (40)	9	0	1504
2	2	Notre Dame (21)	9	0	1474
3	3	Iowa	8	0	1419
4	4	Oklahoma	9	0	1295
5	6	North Carolina	8	0	1212
6	9	Gerogia Tech	8	0	1076
7	8	LSU	8	1	976
8	10	Oregon	7	1	907
9	11	Oklahoma State	6	2	845
10	12	Penn State	6	2	805
11	13	Arkansas	6	2	765
12	14	Pittsburgh	6	1	746
13	15	South Carolina	6	3	680
14	16	Boise	6	3	653
15	17	USC	6	2	620
16	5	TCU	6	1	618
17	7	Mississippi State	6	2	584
18	18	Wisconsin	6	2	571
19	19	Florida State	6	3	536
20	20	Georgia	6	2	493
21	21	Utah	6	2	454
22	23	Miami	5	3	380
23	24	Oregon State	6	2	341
24	--	Texas A&M	6	3	271
25	--	UCF	7	1	249

Big Losers:
-TCU: First loss of the season, they drop 11 spots to 16 after a promising 6-0 start
-Mississippi State: Another big loss this season drop Miss State 10 spots to 17. A big surprise last season and early this season, but reality begins to set in.
-Ohio State: Drops out the top 25 this week. Where has that program gone?

Big Winners:
-North Carolina: Moves up another spot to #5, who needs scholarship or Butch Davis?
-UCF: One of the new replacements in the C-USA this year, enjoying an easy conference schedule at 7-1.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 3, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Tevin Washington	QB	Georgia Tech		95-139, 1318 YDs, 13 TDs, 4 INTs, 114 Car, 680 YDs, 11 TDs
Darron Thomas	QB	Oregon		151-231 1890 YDs, 21 TDs, 3 INTs, 90 Car, 421 YDs, 7 TDs
Spencer Ware	HB	LSU		129 Car, 871 YDs, 9 TDs
Drew Allen	QB	Oklahoma		141-251, 2181 YDs, 26 TDs, 10 INTs
James Vandenberg	QB	Iowa		140-199, 1899 YDs, 21 TDs, 1 INT

PAC-12 Standings:

PAC-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 3, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Oregon	7-1	0.870	5-0	340	161	W1
Oregon State	6-2	0.750	4-1	301	123	W2
Stanford	5-4	0.550	3-3	207	223	L3
Washington State	3-5	0.370	2-3	194	265	L2
Washington	4-4	0.500	2-3	250	199	L1
Cal	4-4	0.500	2-3	210	189	L1

PAC-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 3, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
USC	6-2	0.750	4-2	256	169	W2
Utah	6-2	0.750	3-2	330	173	W1
Colorado	5-3	0.620	3-2	215	226	W2
UCLA	4-5	0.440	2-4	192	233	W1
Arizona State	2-6	0.250	1-4	189	254	L3
Arizona	2-7	0.220	1-5	191	257	L1

Conference Statistics (Rank):

PAC-12 Stat Rankings
OFFENSE	TOT	OFF	PASS	RUSH	PPG	PTD	RTD	SACK	1DWN
Colorado	3436 (12)	2774 (11)	2152 (2)	622 (12)	26.8 (6)	18 (5)	6 (11)	24 (11)	101 (12)
DEFENSE	TOT	PASS	RUSH	PTS	SACK	FUMB	INT
Colorado	3670 (11)	2323 (11)	1347 (8)	226 (8)	9 (12)	10 (1)	11 (T-12)
CONVERSIONS	3DC	3DA	3D%	4DC	4DA	4D%	2PC	2PA	2P%
Colorado	45 (10)	115 (5)	39% (10)	2 (11)	6 (8)	33% (9)	2 (T-1)	4 (1)	50% (4)
RED ZONE	ATT	TD	FG	OFF%	DATT	DTD	DFG	DEF%
Colorado	34 (6)	11 (11)	10 (1)	61% (12)	51 (12)	21 (12)	5 (7)	62% (3)
PENALTIES	PEN		YARDS
Colorado	41 (1)		338 (1)
TURNOVERS	DIFF	GIVE	INT	FUMB	TAKE	INT	FUMB
Colorado	15 (1)	6 (1)	3 (1)	3 (5)	21 (T-1)	11 (T-2)	10 (1)

[tony kant think]

Month of November:

Record: 7-5 (5-4) Overall, 2-2 (2-2) in November

Colorado 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	vs UCLA	Won, 23-22
Sep 1	vs Colorado State	Won, 36-15
Sep 8	vs Stanford	Lost, 42-28
Sep 22	at USC	Lost, 28-17
Sep 29	vs Air Force	Won, 30-24
Oct 6	at Kansas	Lost, 38-23
Oct 13	at Arizona	Won, 28-24
Oct 27	vs Washinton	Won, 30-23
Nov 3	at Oregon	Lost, 45-7
Nov 10	vs Utah	Lost, 34-13
Nov 17	at Washington State	Won, 35-28
Nov 24	vs Arizona State	Won, 29-17

Coach's Corner:

We are bowl eligible! A Year after a 3-9 season, we more than doubled our wins and we have a chance of playing in December. I am very excited, but also a little disappointed that my starting QB will not be able to take part. Hirschman went down with a strained pectoral in the 1st quarter and will miss the next three weeks. I am hoping for the best, maybe he can bounce back quickly and suit up, at least get a couple snaps in. If not, I know that Burnette will more than ready to take our team to its first 8 win season since 2004. Our freshman 3rd string QB Stevie Dorman even got in on the action this week and drilled an 87 yard score. He is 2-2 for 94 yards and 1 TD. His passer rating? 655.6. Tony Jones had a big bounce back game this week, as he has been hit by the injury bug all season. He has managed to eek out 919 yards the season with 4 TDs. Very impressive considering he has had to miss multiple games for issues with his ribs, pectoral, and hips. Jarrod Darden, another amazing story for our team this season. Stepping up when Richardson went down and going for over 200 yards this week. He has his stats up to 666 yards for 7 TDs. Just an amazing story for the red shirt Junior who just started playing in the second half of the season. Looking forward to seeing how the conference championships go down in a couple weeks and will be waiting for the word about bowl season. I'll have one last update this season after our bowl game and then i'll go more in depth over the season in review in the off season. Looking forward to our recruits next season. We have a lot of defense coming in and we will be switching our defensive scheme to accommodate the amount of passing yards we have been giving up. Would like coach Brown to take some responsibility for his poor play calling and generic defensive scheme.

Offensive Top Threats:

Nick Hirschman 143.1 Rating, 180-336, 2885 YDs, 22 TDs, 7 INTs, 38
Tony Jones 206 Car, 919 YDs, 4.4 AVG, 4 TDs
Keenan Canty 37 Rec, 853 YDs, 23.0 AVG, 6 TDs
Jarrod Darden, 30 Rec, 666 YDs, 22.2 AVG, 7 TDs

Injury Updates:

Rashad Hall HB Pulled Hamstring Probable
Nick Hirschman QB Torn Pectoral 2 Weeks
Paul Richardson Strained Knee Questionable

Recruiting Update:

Colorado Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Anthony Colbert	FS	HS	Brevard, NC	6'4"	210
Clifton Smith	CB	HS	Pueblo, CO	6'0"	187
Jonathan Brooks	CB	HS	Moreno Valley, CA	5'10"	160
Will Smith	CB	HS	Grand Island, NE	6'1"	168
Aaron Smith	CB	HS	Chino, CA	6'2"	181

Hard Commits:

Drew Bailey DT Phoenix, AZ 6'2" 268 lbs. [**]
Travis Spencer SS Clayton, NM 6'1" 218 lbs. [**]
Joe Potts G Sulphur, OK 6'4" 277 lbs. [**]
Brian Robinson FS Cody, WY 6'2" 182 lbs. [**]
Trent White QB Layton, UT 6'2" 219 lbs. [***]
Adam Coleman QB Castle Rock, CO 6'3" 186 lbs. [***]
Jamel Livingston SS Parker, CO 6'0" 199 lbs. [*]
Christian Richardson DT McPherson, KS 6'0" 260 lbs. [**]
Warren King T Okmulgee, OK 6'2" 292 lbs. [***]
John Hicks DE Columbine, CO 6'1" 239 lbs. [***]
Lionel Hamilton T Tecumseh, OK 6'0" 292 lbs. [***]
Nate Hawkins DE Oceanside, CA 6'2" 228 lbs. [***]
Andrew Weaver DE Dewey-Humboldt, AZ 6'4" 249 lbs. [***]
Mike Nugent DT Fontana, CA 6'6" 247 lbs. [***]

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Around the NCAA Updates:

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 31, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	12	0	1.000
2	4	Pittsburgh	10	1	0.989
3	5	Iowa	11	1	0.989
4	3	Notre Dame	11	1	0.986
5	9	LSU	10	2	0.981
6	10	Oklahoma	11	1	0.964
7	13	Georgia	10	2	0.964
8	2	Oregon	10	2	0.960
9	12	TCU	10	1	0.956
10	8	Georgia Tech	10	2	0.950

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 31, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Darron Thomas	QB	Oregon		220-333, 2743 YDs, 30 TDs, 7 INTs
Tevon Washington	QB	Georgia Tech		126-205, 1795 YDs, 19 TDs, 5 INTs, 187 Car, 969 Yds, 13 TDs
Spencer Ware	HB	LSU		180 Car, 1098 Yds, 12 TDs
Drew Allen	QB	Oklahoma		172-201, 2553 YDs, 32 TDs, 12 INTs
AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama		252-373, 3350 YDs, 36 TDs, 3 INTs

PAC-12 Standings:

PAC-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 31, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Oregon	10-2	0.830	8-1	496	246	L1
Oregon State	9-3	0.750	7-2	417	247	W1
Cal	6-6	0.500	4-5	292	304	L1
Stanford	5-7	0.410	3-6	285	336	L6
Washington	5-7	0.410	3-6	337	323	W1
Washington State	4-8	0.330	3-6	280	389	L2

PAC-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 31, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Utah	10-2	0.830	7-2	495	213	W5
Utah	8-4	0.660	6-3	361	273	L2
Colorado	7-5	0.580	5-4	299	350	W2
UCLA	6-6	0.500	4-5	288	302	W1
Arizona	4-8	0.330	3-6	276	340	W1
Arizona State	2-10	0.160	1-8	240	372	L7

Top 5 Recruiting:

Top Recruiting Classes - 2012
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Alabama	2	6	6	0	0	14
2	Georgia	3	3	7	0	0	13
3	TCU	2	7	2	0	2	13
4	Penn State	3	6	0	0	0	9
5	Florida State	2	5	6	0	0	13

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Conference Championship Weekend:

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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Troy Trojans (10-2 (8-1), Away)		#14 UCF Knights (11-1 (9-0, Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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Maryland Terrapins (9-3 (6-2), Away)		#9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-2(7-1), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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#8 Georgia Bulldogs (10-2 (6-2), Away)		#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0(8-0), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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#12 Utah Utes (10-2 (7-2), Away)		#6 Oregon Ducks (10-2(8-1), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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#13 Brigham Young Cougars (9-3 (7-1), Away)		#15 Fresno State Bulldogs (9-2 (7-1), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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#16 Illinois Fighting Illini (9-3 (5-3), Away)		Michigan Wolverines (8-4 (7-1), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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#7 TCU Horned Frogs (10-1 (8-1), Away)		#5 Oklahoma Sooners (11-1 (8-0), Home)

Matchup Preview | December 8, 2012
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Northern Illinois Huskies (8-4 (7-2), Away)		#22 Miami (OH) RedHawks (10-2(7-1), Home)

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Conference Champions:

C-USA
UCF 28 - Troy 23

ACC
Georgia Tech 24 - Maryland 21

SEC
Georgia 35 - Alabama 28

PAC-12
Utah 35 - Oregon 30

MWC
Fresno State 41 - BYU 18

B1G
Illinois 38 - Michigan 21

Big 12
TCU 42 - Oklahoma 27

MAC
Miami(OH) 28 - Northern Illinois 10

Big East
Connecticut

Sun Belt
UL Lafeyette

WAC
Idaho

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Bowl Championship Series:

BCS National Championship
Notre Dame vs. Iowa

Rose Bowl
Illinois vs. Utah

Fiesta Bowl
TCU vs. LSU

Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Connecticut

Sugar Bowl
Georgia vs. Oklahoma

Remaining Bowl Games:

New Mexico Bowl - Nevada vs. Wake Forest
Beef O'Brady's Bowl - Southern Miss vs. Louisville
New Orleans Bowl - Tulsa vs. SMU
Las Vegas Bowl - Colorado vs. Fresno State
Poinsettia Bowl - Louisiana Tech vs. Houston
Hawaii Bowl - Tulane vs. Arkansas State
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Cal vs. Temple
Belk Bowl -Florida State vs. USF
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl - San Diego State vs. UCLA
Music City Bowl - South Carolina vs. Miami
Independence Bowl - BYU vs. Virginia Tech
Military Bowl - Northern Illinois vs. Navy
Champs Sports Bowl - Pittsburgh vs. Maryland
Humanitarian Bowl - Western Michigan vs. Idaho
Sun Bowl - USC vs. NC State
Armed Forces Bowl - Ohio vs. Air Force
AutoZone Liberty Bowl - West Virginia vs. UCF
Texas Bowl - Ohio State vs. Kansas State
Insight Bowl - Texas Tech vs. Northwestern
Chick-fil-A Bowl - Kentucky vs. North Carolina
Outback Bowl - Arkansas vs. Penn State
Capital One Bowl - Alabama vs. Michigan
Gator Bowl - Mississippi State vs. Wisconsin
TicketCity Bowl - Troy vs. Ball State
Alamo Bowl - Boise State vs. Oregon
Godaddy.com Bowl - Miami University vs. Duke
AT&T Cotton Bowl - Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State
BBVA Compass Bowl - Texas A&M vs. Auburn

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Dec 22, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Iowa	11	1	0.994
2	3	Notre Dame	11	1	0.994
3	7	Georgia	11	2	0.986
4	4	LSU	10	2	0.983
5	6	TCU	11	1	0.983
6	1	Alabama	12	1	0.975
7	9	Georgia Tech	11	2	0.967
8	13	Utah	11	2	0.951
9	5	Oklahoma	11	2	0.950
10	10	Pittsburgh	10	2	0.947