The Career of Nigel Bolden: Double Life

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2009 Oakland Raiders

Season Recap
Week 1 vs Steelers L 23-33
Week 2 vs Titans W 26-22
Week 3 @ Chiefs L 28-34
Week 4 @ Broncos L 26-31
Week 5 vs Cowboys L 13-34
Week 6 Bye
Week 7@ Redskins L 6-27
Week 8 @ Bengals L 17-37
Week 9 vs Browns W 34-31
Week 10 @ Chargers L 19-31
Weel 11 vs Broncos W 27-24
Week 12 vs Eagles W 24-21
Week 13 vs Chargers L 24-28
Week 14 @ Dolhpins L 28-35
Week 15 @ Giants W 27-10
Week 16 vs Chiefs L 15-30
Week 17 @ Ravens W 24-21

Final Record: 6-10

NFL MVP
Tom Brady 294/421 4,138 yards 34 TD 4 INT

Defensive MVP
Charles Tillman 76 tackles 2 sacks 8 INT

Coach of the Year
Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)

Raider Pro Bowlers
Chris Gamble (Kick Returner)

Stat Leaders
Isaiah Stanback 236/433 2,683 yards 15 TD 8 INT
Kenny Irons 169 attempts 955 yards 9 TD
Dwayne Jarrett 66 receptions 841 yards 7 TD
Kirk Morrison 109 tackles 1 TFL
Jamaal Anderson 8 Sacks
Michael Huff 2 interceptions

Super Bowl Champion
New York Jets (15-4)

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Oakland Raiders Off-Season Report

Retirements
C Adam Treu 13 Year Pro

Re-Signings
QB Isaiah Stanback
FB Brian Leonard
G Barry Sims
DE Derrick Burgess
CB Fabian Washington
WR Ronald Curry

Free Agent Signings
DE Quentin Moses
WR Sidney Rice
TE Tony Moeaki

Raider Draft Picks
Round 1 - OLB Sergio Kindle Texas
Round 2 - WR David Ausberry Southern Cal
Round 3 - DT Senderrick Marks Auburn
Round 3 - CB Chris Chancellor Clemson
Round 4 - QB Matt Grothe South Florida
Round 5 - C David Moosman Michigan
Round 6 - DE Dexter Davis Arizona St
Round 6 - FS Aaron Ware UCLA
Round 7 - HB Eugene Jarvis Kent State

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Aaron Ware.

You have drafted like 11 USC players already.

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Aaron Ware.

You have drafted like 11 USC players already.

Is it my fault USC was hogging all the top recruits when they came out of high school?!

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2010 San Jose State University Spartans

Season Recap
Week 1 vs 1AA Midwest W 41-20
Week 2 Bye
Week 3 vs Ball State L 24-29
Week 4 vs ECU W 45-21
Week 5 @ Nevada W 49-38
Week 6 vs Utah State W 49-23
Week 7 vs Boise St L 17-41
Week 8 @ Hawaii L 7-17
Week 9 vs Louisana Tech W 44-31
Week 10 vs Fresno St 52-24
Week 11 Bye
Week 12 @ New Mexico State W 37-10
Week 13 @ Idaho W 42-10
Week 14 @ Indiana W 31-10
Bowl Game vs Georgia Tech L 7-56

Final Record: 9-4


In-Season Recruiting
4* LT Jerome Pressley
4* DT Mike Odom
3* WR Sean Miller
3* CB John Brown

Heisman
LSU QB Claude Jennings 253/370 3824 yards 45 TD

Spartan All-Americans
None

All-Conference Spartans
WR Blake Mosley (1st/Ret)
LE Chris Mills (1st)
P Duane Denman (1st)
SS Greg Curtis (1st)
RT Gavin Robinson (1st)
C Jake Gatewood (1st)
DT Nick Barron (1st)
LG Willie Brooks (1st)
RG Andrew Van (2nd)
SS Colin Maher (2nd)
HB Dominique Hunsucker (2nd)
QB Kris Wilson (2nd)

Stat Leaders
Kris Wilson 215/378 3091 yards 28 TD 14 INT
Dominique Hunsucker 145 attempts 1008 yards 12 TD
Charles Walker 74 receptions 914 yards 9 TD
Braden Storaasli 56 tackles 7 TFL
Chris Mills 8 Sacks
Travis Jones 7 INT
Quintin Cooley 9/15 FG 58/60 XP

Nationl Champion
Undisputed #1 Southern California Trojans (13-0)

"Without a doubt this a great season despite the smearing we got against Georgia Tech. I'm very proud of the seniors who played so outstanding and were my first recruits here at San Jose St. I will say I was bit worried when we played Ball St and Kris Wilson's interceptions problems didn't seem to be solved. He tempted me to pull the redshirt off of freshman Aaron Wright, but I'm glad I didn't make a hasty decision. Kris came on, and just like the rest of the team got better throughout the season and lived up to his potential." - Coach Bolden

"I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of Greg Curtis. He enrolled in spring without a position and showed excellent ability at every line backer and secondary position and even demonstrated some very nice skills at the QB position. He finally settled in at strong safety where he red-shirted and busted his *** for scout team and in the off-season. Unfortuantely he still found himself buried on the depth chart at SS but managed to contribute at cornerback for the season. Curtis is an old school throw back player that brings an outright nasty dispotion to the secondary and gives them an identity as a whole." - Coach Bolden

"This is exactly the season these guys needed and that I needed to give the school something in turn for investing their time in an upstart head coach like myself. This season gives me something to tell the young California kids who wonder what has your school done lately." - Coach Bolden

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Moving Up!

There was much celebration around San Jose today, no doubt in thanks to job done by head coach Nigel Bolden.

"It's a great day for everyone, not just the football players, but the whole school. It took a lot of deliberation, but we've decided to step our game up and move on up to the Pac-10 to play with the big boys. I've dreamed of coaching at a BCS conference and this definately qualifies as one of the best. Our old big dog was Hawaii, not it's back to back national champion Southern Cal."

"The biggest question that the AD and I discussed was simply are guys ability to compete against what is considered better competition and still be competitive. When we turned to the players they wouldn't take no. It just goes to show the fierce competitive spirit these guys have even if they may be outmatched, they're going to lay it all out on the line next season. A coach couldn't ask for more form his guys."

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Did you replace Stanford or Arizona?

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Did you replace Stanford or Arizona?

Stanford....time to make UCLA the new Stanford...

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Stanford....time to make UCLA the new Stanford...

This dynasty is dead to me.

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San Jose State University Spartans Recruiting Recap

Class Rank: 11

Signings
5* TE Martin Baker
4* HB Sean Tanner (JUCO)
4* DT Mike Odom
4* DE Brad Morton
4* LT Jerome Pressley
3* QB Jermaine Mitchell
3* MLB Aaron Bennett
3* DE Calvin Bass
3* MLB Dan Hall
3* OLB Rashaun Roberts
3* C Jason Marshall
3* WR Sean Miller
3* WR John Colvin
3* CB John Brown
2* WR Jacob Howard
2* HB Ricky Keith
2* CB Adam Patton
2* OLB Edward Ferguson

Edit: Missed these players before I moved on

QB Ali Paul
MLB Quincy McGrew
FS Mark Dickson
ATH Aaron Amos
ATH James Berry

Total: 23 Players

"I don't think anyone doubts that this was a great recruiting class and the best I've ever had here. That is something I credit to the players for achieving more and more every year. I've said before that we had to dominate California in recruiting to win games and vice versa. It looks like that is paying off as we went toe to toe with the likes of USC and Oregon for the best that California had to offer and I doubt you could say we came out that worse for the wear." - Coach Bolden

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I'll say right now that I'm extremely excited about this class based on the simple fact I've never been able to recruit over 20 people in ages. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to make some cuts since I only had 19 seniors graduate and no one declared for the draft early.

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My cousin is out there doing a great job coaching! (My last name is Bolden)

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My cousin is out there doing a great job coaching! (My last name is Bolden)

Wow, lol. My dad would probably claim you as family too. You have Chicago connections don't you?

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Wow, lol. My dad would probably claim you as family too. You have Chicago connections don't you?

Yeah. My grandfather is from out that way. James Louis Bolden Senior.

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Yeah. My grandfather is from out that way. James Louis Bolden Senior.

Hmmm, my dad is from Chicago.