2007 All Big Ten Conference

This All Big Ten Football Conference Team was selected by the coaches. Here are the first and second team offense and defense, offensive and defensive players of the year, offensive and defensive linemen of the year and the freshman of the year.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB - Chad Henne, Michigan
RB - Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois
RB - Chirs Wells, Ohio State
WR - James Hardy, Indiana
WR - Mario Manningham, Michigan
C - A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
G - Martin O'Donnell, Illinois
G - Adam Kraus, Michigan
T - Jake Long, Michigan
T - Kirk Barton, Ohio State
TE - Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
K - Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL - Greg Middleton, Indiana
DL - Mitch King, Iowa
DL - Vernon Gholston, Ohio State
DL - Maurice Evans, Penn State
LB - Jeremy Leman, Illinois
LB - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
LB - Dan Connor, Penn State
DB - Vontae Davis, Illinois
DB - Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
DB - Justin King, Penn State
DB - Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin
P - Jeremy Boone, Penn State

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

QB - Kellen Lewis, Indiana
RB - Mike hart, Michigan
RB - Javon Ringer, Michigan State
WR - Devin Thomas, Michigan State
WR - Dorien Bryant, Purdue
C - Ryan McDonald, Illinois
G - Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
G - Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
T - Xavier Fulton, Illinois
T - Alex Boone, Ohio State
TE - Dustin Keller, Purdue
K - Austin Starr, Indiana

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DL - Terrance Taylor, Michigan
DL - Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan State
DL - Cliff Avril, Purdue
DL - Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
LB - Shawn Crable, Michigan
LB - Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
LB - Sean Lee, Penn State
DB - Tracy Porter, Indiana
DB - Charles Godfrey, Iowa
DB - Jamar Adams, Michigan
DB - Dominique Barber, Minnesota
P - Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin

Offensive POY - Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois
Offensive Lineman of the Year - Jake Long, Michigan
Defensive POY - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
Defensive Lineman of the Year - Vernon Gholston, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year - Arrelious Benn, Illinois

Big Ten Stats Leaders

The top 5 leaders in Big Ten Offensive Categories.

Passing Yards

1. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern - 3,656 yards
2. Curtis Painter, Purdue - 3,300 yards
3. Adam Weber, Minnesota - 2,895 yards
4. Kellen Lewis, Indiana - 2,839 yards
5. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State - 2,594 yards

Passing Touchdowns

1. Curtis Painter, Purdue - 26 TD's
1. Kellen Lewis, Indiana - 26 TD's
3. Adam Weber, Minnesota - 24 TD's
4. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State - 24 TD's
5. C.J. Bacher, Northwestern - 19 TD's

Passer Efficiency

1. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State - 150.28 ratings
2. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State - 138.91 ratings
3. Kellen Lewis, Indiana - 137.16 ratings
4. Tyler Donovan, Wisconsin - 135.20 ratings
5. Curtis Painter, Purdue - 129.32 ratings

Rushing Yards

1. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois - 1,526 yards
2. Chris Wells, Ohio State - 1,463 yards
3. Javon Ringer, Michigan State - 1,346 yards
4. Mike Hart, Michigan - 1,232 yards
5. Rodney Kinlaw, 1,186 yards

Rushing Yards Per Game

1. Mike Hart, Michigan - 136.89 yards per game
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois - 127.17 yards per game
3. Chris Wells, Ohio State - 121.92 yards per game
4. Javon Ringer, Michigan State - 112.17 yards per game
5. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin - 108.00 yards per game

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan State - 21 TD's
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois - 16 TD's
3. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin - 14 TD's
3. Chris Wells, Ohio State - 14 TD's
5. Mike Hart, Michigan - 12 TD's

Receiving Yards

1. Devin Thomas, Michigan State - 1226 yards
2. Mario Manningham, Michigan - 1,096 yards
3. James Hardy, Indiana - 1,075 yards
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin - 960 yards
5. Eric Decker, Minnesota - 909 yards

Receptions

1. Dorien Bryant, Purdue - 82 receptions
2. Devin Thomas, Michigan State - 75 receptions
3. James Hardy, Indiana - 74 receptions
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin - 73 receptions
5. Eric Decker, Minnesota - 67 receptions
5. Mario Manningham, Michigan - 67 receptions

Receiving TD's

1. James Hardy, Indiana - 16 TD's
2. Mario Manningham, Michigan - 11 TD's
3. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State - 10 TD's
4. Ernie Wheelwright, Minnesota - 9 TD's
4. Eric Decker, Minnesota - 9 TD's

Points for the Year

1.Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan State - 126 points
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois - 108 points
3. Kevin Kelly, Penn State - 104 points
4. Austin Starr, Indiana - 102 points
5. Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin - 100 points

Big 10 Final Standings

Here are the final standings with the Big 10 football season. The football season has ended a couple of weeks ago and some teams have accepted Bowl Bids already. Every team had at least 3 wins in the Big Ten, aside from Minnesota.

1. Ohio State Conference 7-1, Overall 11-1
2. Illinois Conference 6-2, Overall 9-3
3. Michigan Conference 6-2, Overall 8-4
4. Wisconsin Conference 5-3, Overall 9-3
5. Penn State Conference 4-4, Overall 8-4
6. Iowa Conference 4-4, Overall 6-6
7. Purdue Conference 3-5, Overall 7-5
8. Indiana Conference 3-5, Overall 7-5
9. Michigan State Conference 3-5, Overall 7-5
10. Northwestern Conference 3-5, Overall 6-6
11. Minnesota Conference 0-8, Overall 1-11

Doak "The Doaker" Walker

Born January 1st, 1927 in Dallas, TX a legend was born. Starting at halfback for Southern Methodist University, Doak Walker became a living legend. He begin his playing career at SMU in 1945 as a freshman but after serving in the U.S. Army in 1946, he continued his career for the next 3 years. Walker standing at 5ft 11inches and 170 lbs was dubbed by sports writers at the time as "Dynamite Doak" and "Dauntless Doak". In one of his more memorable outings, against Texas he made runs of 80,61, and 56 yards all for scores. In his 35 game career at SMU he scored 288 points, 2,076 rushing yards, 1,786 yards through the air(128 of 222 attempts), 454 yards receiving, 750 yards on 50 punt returns and 764 yards on kickoff returns. For his football accolades he won the Maxwell Award in 1947, the coveted Heisman Award in 1948, and Player of the Year by Collier's Magazine in 1949. With his football accomplishments, Walker also lettered in basketball and football. Southern Methodist would compile a 23-5-4 record and won two Southwest Conference championships. After his illustrious college career, Walker would play 6 years with the Detroit Lions. He was voted All-Pro 4 times and led the NFL in scoring twice. Doak was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and later voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. On January 30,1998 in Colorado, Walker suffered a paralyzing injury in a ski accident and with injuries sustained from the accident Doak eventually passed away September 27,1998. His memory was honored in 1990 by the GTE-Southern Methodist Athletic Foundation. They created the Doak Walker award, for the nation's best running back who also has good academics.

2007 John Mackey Award

The Mackey Award is named after the Hall of Fame tight end, who became only the second strictly Tight End to enter the Hall. Blessed with speed and power, he earned the nickname "Mack Truck". As you may know, this award goes to the best Tight End in the country annually, and with that being said here are the three finalists. The winner will be announced on December 6th, 2007.

Travis Beckum, JR, Wisconsin - Leads the Badgers in receptions, yards and touchdowns. On the year he has 73 receptions, 960 yards and 6 touchdowns. His 73 receptions and 960 yards are 4th in the big ten, and his 6 TD's are tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

Fred Davis, SR, USC - On the season Davis has 49 receptions, 753 yards, and 6 touchdowns, which leads the Trojans in every category. He has a long of 63 yards and averages 15.4 yards per reception. Within the Pac-10 Davis ranks 7th in receptions, 6th in yards and touchdowns.

Martin Rucker, SR, Missouri - The senior tight end has a team leading 75 receptions on the year and ranks second on the team in yards and touchdowns, with 739 yards and 8 touchdowns. Rucker is tied for 4th in the Big 12 in receptions, only behind Crabtree,Nelson, and Amendola who all have over 100 receptions. He ranks 12th in yards and is tied for 9th in touchdowns.

Latest BCS Poll

I'm only listing the Top 12 of the BCS, mainly because these are the spots that give you a BCS Berth.

1. Missouri .9781
2. West Virginia .9713
3. Ohio State .9192
4. Georgia .8274
5. Kansas .7918
6. Virginia Tech .7811
7. LSU .7744
8. USC .6926
9. Oklahoma .6829
10. Florida .6184
11. Boston College .6169
12. Hawaii .5835

A Rose Bowl berth

On Thanksgiving Day where most are eating turkey and celebrating the holidays, a game is being played with Rose Bowl implications. An 8 P.M. start in Tempe, AZ where the USC Trojans traveled to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils.

USC received the ball first, and Ronald Johnson made the most of it taking off down field and picking up 49 yards on the opening play. From there the Trojans marched 51 yards in 7 plays, 6 through the air finishing the drive with a 4 yard TD to Vidal Hazelton from John David Booty. The Sun Devils answered right back, Rudy Burgess received the kickoff and got an excellent block. From there he cut across the grain and it was a foot race, David Buehler the USC kicker almost tripped him up before he reached the endzone. The 98 yard return had the game at a 7-7 tie 2 minutes into the game. The next two scores came from the Trojans, Buehler from 42 yards out and on the next drive Booty throwing his 2nd TD of the quarter. He hit Stanley Havili, USC's fullback who was lined up in the slot for a 5 yard strike. Halfway through the first quarter and the score is 17-7 USC. The Sun Devils answered with a 74 yard, 12 play drive that evaporated 5 minutes off the clock. The drive was capped off with a 4 yard pass to Michael Jones from Rudy Carpenter. After getting the Trojans to punt, ASU put together another sustained drive for 60 yards and 10 plays, resulting in a 25 yard field goal by Thomas Webber, a Lou Groza finalist. With the score tied at 17, the Trojans went 58 yards behind 8 plays and finished the drive with a Buehler 20 yard field goal. After stopping the Sun Devils, USC again marched 54 yards in 6 plays finishing the half with a 1 yard plunge by QB Booty, going into the half up 27-17. Though down by 10, Arizona State didn't panic as they are used to coming from behind in most of their games.

After kicking to the Sun Devils and eventually stopping them, the Trojans received the ball and went 35 yards on 6 plays, capped off with a Buehler 37 yard field goal. After that, the third quarter would belong to the Trojans as they rattled off two more scores. The first came behind the arm of Booty, as he fired a pass towards the goaline to Joe McKnight and the freshman walked in from 7 yards out. The second TD came with a well designed play to get Fred Davis, USC's star tight end who is leading the team in receptions and receiving yards. Davis motioned left and stopped behind the left guard and tackle, almost as if he was going to help block down for a wham play. As soon as the ball snapped Davis went across the field towards the right flat and caught a bullet from Booty, then sprinted past two defenders and ran into another and bounced off him and continued onto the endzone. From 34 yards out capping a 71 yard, 7 play drive putting the Trojans up big 44-17. Arizona State did score one more time, with a short field they where able to get the ball in from 2 yards out. it was their easiest rushing play of the night as Dimitri Nance walked in untouched with 8 minutes to go. The score would eventually lead to the final score of the game, 44-24 USC.

This game was part of the key to win a trip to the historical Rose Bowl. USC came into the game needing to win out and a Oregon loss, so far they are a third of the way there. Arizona State came into the game only needing to win out, now they need a Oregon and USC loss to make it to the Rose Bowl. They finish their regular season game with in state rival Arizona. USC controls their destiny alot more, yes they still need an Oregon loss too, but before they can think about that they need to beat crosstown rival UCLA as the Bruins beat them last year 13-9. UCLA handing USC that loss stopped any talk of them entering the BCS title game, and sent them to the Rose Bowl.

This game was not won by a turnover battle, as the score may indicate. USC was just to dominate in the end for the Sun Devils. ASU only had 1 turnover, a lost fumble while USC didn't commit a single turnover. The Trojans held ASU to 16 yards rushing on 35 attempts. Yes Carpenter did result in -23 yards from all the sacks he had taken, but they held their top rusher Keegan Herring to 5 yards on 11 attempts. At one point he was in the negative yards, Dimitri Nance was the team's leading rusher with 19 yards on 9 carries. Arizona State had given up 43 sacks coming into the game, USC added six more before the night would end. The Sun Devils where over matched facing such a strong front 7, lead by defensive end Lawrence Jackson with 4 of the 6 sacks, who now has 10 sacks on the year. The pressure they got on Rudy Carpenter, eventually knocked him out of the game for a series. As his lip was busted and he received medical attention to slow the bleeding. On the other end USC QB had his best game of the season, throwing for 375 yards going 26 for 39 for 67 completion percentage. Ending the game with 5 total TD's, 4 TD's through the air and 1 on the ground. Arizona State and USC are both now, 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the PAC-10.

2007 Jim Thorpe Award

The Jim Thorpe Award is presented annually to college football's best defensive back. Named after the Jim Thorpe, a great athlete who hails from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Last year's winner Aaron Ross from Texas, bringing home the award to Texas for the second time in a row. Michael Huff won the award in 2005 and was also a Texas DB. The award judges the winners based on performance on the field but also athletic ability and character. Here are the three finalists for the Thorpe Award.

Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona Jr. - Is third on the team in tackles with 69, 55 solo and 14 assisted. Has recorded 4 tackles for a loss and 1 sack. He has 5 int's on the year and 2 have been returned back for TD's, one going for 42 yards and the other 60 yards. Has 11 passes defended and 2 forced fumbles. Runs punts back as well, has a total of 211 yards off of 23 returns and 2 TD's.


Jaime Silva, SS, Boston College, Sr - Leads the Eagles in tackling with 101 tackles, 63 solo and 38 assisted, also has 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss. Leads the team in int with 5 and has returned one back for a TD from 65 yards out. He has 3 passes defended and 1 forced fumble, also has a game high 18 tackles against Florida State.


Craig Steltz, SS, LSU, Sr - Leads LSU in tackles with 73 total tackles, has accounted for 46 solo and 27 assisted. Has recorded 1 sack and added 5 tackles for a loss. He leads the Bayou Bengals with 6 int's and the SEC, he's tied for 4th in the nation with his 6 int's. Also posted a game high against the Florida Gators, registering 16 tackles.

Jimmy Rollins

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies very own, Jimmy "J Roll" Rollins on his NL MVP award. He helped propel the Phillies to their first playoff berth in 14 years with his steady play and speed. Rollins was the first player in MLB history with 30 homers, 30 doubles, 30 steals, and 20 triples in one season. He became the first NL shortstop to play in every game in the last 34 years. In winning the award, Rollins becomes the second Phillie in a row to win the NL MVP, behind teammate Ryan Howard last year. Rollins batted .296 with 30 homeruns, 94 RBI's and 41 steals from the leadoff spot, helping Philly make a big run in September. Also he lead the league in runs with 139 and triples with 20. The Gold Glove shortstop received 16 of the 32 first place votes and finished with 353 points, while the Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday got 11 place votes and a total of 336 points, and Milwaukees's Prince Fielder rounded out the top 3 with 4 first place votes and 284 points.

2007 Butkus Award

Named after the famed Linebacker from Illinois University, the Butkus Award is given to the nation's best Linebacker annually. Last year's winner, Patrick Willis to home the coveted award from Ole miss. Here are the three finalists for the 2007 Butkus Trophy.

Dan Connor, SR, Penn State- Has anchored the PSU defense for the year he has 136 total tackles on the year tied for 1st in the nation, 66 solo and 70 assisted . Also has recorded 7 sacks, 17 tackles for a loss, 1 int, and 6 passes defensed. He has a high of 18 tackles in a game this year, which he has achieved twice.

Jordon Dizon, Sr, Colorado - Leads the nation in solo tackles with 93, with 38 assisted totaling for 131 tackles which ranks 3rd in the nation. He has 11 solo tackles to go along with 4 sacks, 2 passes defensed, a forced fumble and 2 int's, 1 was returned for a TD.

James Laurinaitis, Jr, Ohio State - Leads the Buckeyes in total tackles with 103, 39 solo and 64 assisted. He has posted 11 tackles for a loss, 5 solo and 5 assisted, 5 solo sacks to go along with that, 2 int's and 1 passed defensed.

The Land Grant Trophy

Penn State traveled to East Lansing, Michigan to take on the 6-5 Spartans. The first score came from Michigan State on a 12 yard completion to Devin Thomas. Penn State followed this up with a 37 yd strike to Deon Butler. After this PSU looked in control, rattling off 17 unanswered points, capped off by a fake field goal run by Kicker Kevin Kelly from 5 yards out. Halfway through the 3rd quarter the Nittany Lions look in control ahead now by the score of 24-7 in the 3rd. Then came the Spartans, storming hard and playing hungry resulting in two TD's in the 3rd quarter. Both TD's where behind the arm of Brian Hoyer pulling the Spartans closer, 21-24. After a string of 3 and outs PSU finally put together a quick drive, capped off with a 4 yard TD run from Rodney Kinlaw early in the fourth. Unfortunately for the Lions, the fight in Spartans would not quit. Michigan State went 40 yards in 4 plays, finishing the drive with a 26 yard pass from Brian Hoyer to Devin Thomas. Michigan State then followed up that drive, with a 80 yard 12 play drive finished with a 1 yd TD run by Jehuu Caulcrick. After the last Penn State drive ended on a Turnover on Downs, they had another opportunity. Yet they failed to convert, behind a pass that was completed but to short and the clock continued to run and eventually expired. Penn State would finish the season 8-4, while Michigan State finished the season at 7-5. The series is now tied at 12-12-1 and the Land Grant Trophy will stay in East Lansing for the time being.


(photo courtesy of AP)

BCS Rankings

BCS Breakdown

ACC - 4
Big East - 4
Big 10 - 3
Big 12 - 4
MWC - 1
Pac-10 - 3
SEC - 4
WAC - 2

1. LSU .9904
2. Kansas .9488
3. West Virginia .8878
4. Missouri .8707
5. Ohio State .8602
6. Arizona State .8019
7. Georgia .7438
8. Virginia Tech .6796
9. Oregon .6267
10. Oklahoma .5816
11. USC .5672
12. Florida .5432
13. Texas .5137
14. Boston College .4848
15. Hawaii .4249
16. Virginia .4246
17. Illinois .3208
18. Tennessee .3135
19. Boise State .2818
20. Connecticut .2520
21. Wisconsin .1893
22. Clemson .1667
23. South Florida .1232
24. Cincinnati .0983
25. BYU .0856

Duke Basketball

Well last night I got to see The Blue Devils for the first time this year in their second game of the season. I'll start off by saying that, having 17 turnovers against a New Mexico State team doesn't look good. Six people where involved with the turnover bug last night and aside from Lance Thomas who is a forward, the other 5 where guards. Another thing that needed improvement was the amount of open shots the Aggies where able to get. If they play a team that can shoot, they're going to be in for some trouble. Paulus is running the point again this year, so far he is averaging 3 assist to every one turnover(12 assists and 4 to's). Last year he averaged a dismal 1.23 assist to turnover ratio(124 assist and 101 turnovers). I'm curious to see how he factors in this year handling the ball. In the terms of scoring Jon Scheyer came off the bench and scored 22 points, hitting 4 three's. He is the leading scorer through the two games and if he can keep his production up he'll be the leading scorer through the year. Now the young talent looks promising, they play a key role in offensive production. Kyle Singler gives you a little bit of everything and Taylor King puts on a show at times. The lefty out of Mater Dei can really shoot the deep ball, I love it. Nolan Smith came in from Oak Hill as a point guard, but I have seen him in there with Paulus so I don't think he held to just backing up Paulus at point. With that being said, he is a good talent but from the two games so far it seems he either has a very good game or he has a very bad game. Overall I see this team winning 25 games give or take and maybe skating to the Sweet Sixteen. They're going to have to tighten up on defense though, if they want to make a deep run during March Madness.

This Past Weekend

Before I update anything I must first say what a wonderful weekend. I got to see my Nittany Lions for the first time in person at Temple, and Ohio State and Michigan lost on the same weekend. To add to all the happiness running around the Bengals kicked 7 field goals in way to a win, it should have been at least 6 TD's though they had a lot of red zone opportunities.

Heisman Race

This year the Heisman Race has had a definite constant, nobody is really emerging as a true front runner. Around this time of year you would hope to have a definite 5 but with so many great performances and shaky performances the race is still wide open. The next following weeks should show who is going to punch a ticket to New York City. For the most part it looks like dual threat quarterbacks are heading the Heisman headlines. With that being said I am going to give you a few players I feel are garnering Heisman recognition.

Dennis Dixon QB, Oregon - Continues to lead his team to victories and help them in a bid for a BCS bowl game. In his last game against Arizona State who had been previously undefeated he put together a great effort. Going 13 for 22 for 189 yards and 4 TD tosses. He also ran for 57 yards on 11 attempts leading his team to a 35-23 victory over the Sun Devil. For the year Dixon has 2,074 yards through the air at 67.9 completion percentage for 20 TD to 3 int. He also has 549 rushing yards on 103 carries for 8 TD to go along with the passing numbers.


Darren McFadden RB, Arkansas - Arkansas Razorbacks RB Darren McFadden just went absolutely wild hog on the Ol' Ball Coach's Gamecocks. McFadden rushed for 321 yards against South Carolina as he tied an SEC record. He accomplished the feat on 34 carries including an 80 yard burst down the right sideline. He also threw a 23 yard TD pass during the 3rd quarter leading them to a 48-36 victory and a 6-3 overall record. On the year he has rushed for 1,314 yards at 5.9 ypc for 12 TD, 14 receptions for 97 yards and is 2 for 3 passing for 65 yards and 2 scores.


Todd Reesing - Can you say Reesing is sweet as a Reese cup? The 5ft 11 inch quarterback absolutely lit up the Nebraska defense going 30 for 41 for 354 yards and tossing 6 TD passes against the Huskers, leading his team to a 39-76 thrashing of the legendary university. So far Reesing has his Jayhawks number 4 in the BCS polls and continues to prove Herbstreit and Corso wrong, winning every game they pick against them going 9-0 so far. On the year Reesing is 180 for 294 for 2,339 yards and 23 TD to 4 int. To go along with the passing stats he has 203 yards on the ground with 70 attempts, a rushing TD and a 53 yard long.


Pat White QB, West Virginia - The mountaineers had off last week but the performance he turned in the week before, brought his name back into the wide open Heisman race. He accumulated a total 300 yards in his last game, a complete dismantling of Rutgers behind his 156 yards rushing on 22 attempts and 144 passing yards going 10 for 16 with 1 TD on the ground. He also has helped his team to 7th in the BCS ranking. On the year White has 1,070 passing yards for 9 TD and 656 rushing yards at 6.8 ypc with 9 TD and a long of 64 yards.


Tim Tebow, QB Florida - In his last outing he absolutely dismantled Vandy in way to a 49-22 win. Tebow accounted for 5 total TD, going 22 for 27 for 281 yards and 3 passing TD and rushing for 35 yards on 6 carries and for 2 more scores. On the year he has 2,228 passing yards and 21 TD through the air, while he leads the team on the ground with 598 yards and 14 TD. Florida is now 6-3 on the year and ranked 15th in the BCS.

College Basketball Preseason Top 25

It is time for the college basketball season to open up. I am a huge fan of college basketball, and looking forward to see who emerges as a true front runner. Also I am interested in seeing how Ohio State and Florida do without their stars from last year. Usually the ACC proves to be the toughest conference in the country, but with the emergence of the Pac-10 it looks as they are taking over that spot. Also from seeing how many teams garnered preseason Top 25 rankings, shows how respected the conference is. With that being said here is the Preseason Top 25 Poll for College Basketball.

1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Memphis
4. Kansas
5. Georgetown
6. Louisville
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan State
9. Indiana
10. Washington State
11. Duke
12. Marquette
13. Oregon
14. Gonzaga
15. Texas A&M
16. Texas
17. Arizona
18. USC
19. Arkansas
20. Pittsburgh
21. Stanford
22. Kentucky
23. Southern Illinois
24. North Carolina State
25. Villanova

BCS Rankings

BCS Breakdown

ACC - 4
Big East - 2
Big 10 - 3
Big 12 - 4
Pac-10 - 3
SEC - 7
WAC - 2

1. Ohio State .9949
2. LSU .9411
3. Oregon .9180
4. Kansas .8431
5. Oklahoma .8393
6. Missouri .7431
7. West Virginia .7419
8. Boston College .6980
9. Arizona State .6932
10. Georgia .6075
11. Virginia Tech .5645
12. Michigan .4916
13. Connecticut .4637
14. Texas .4399
15. Florida .4015
16. Hawaii .3772
17. USC .3759
18. Auburn .3308
19. Virginia .2749
20. Bosie State .2333
21. Clemson .2288
22. Alabama .1669
23. Penn State .1243
24. Tennessee .1049
25. Kentucky .0911

NFL Record

Coming into Sunday's game, Adrian Peterson was leading the league in rushing with 770 yards and facing the number 3 run defense in the league, giving up 89.0 yards per game. Little did we know that three hours later he would own the single game rushing record, a great treat for the home crowd to witness history. Minnesota doesn't have much of a pass game to begin with, so when Tavaris Jackson got knocked out the game you knew A.P. was going to touch the ball quite a bit. Well to kick of the 2nd half Peterson started off going left on a stretch play, got into the secondary and shrugged off a couple of defenders and sprinted 64 yards for the score. Then with 8 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, he went over right end broke a tackle and sprinted the rest of the way for a 46 yard touchdown. Peterson then started the next drive with a run for a first down and then came the record breaking run, a 3 yard dive into the middle of the line. After that run he broke a record that stood since week 2 in the 2003 season, when Jamal Lewis ran for 295 yards against the Browns. Adrian finished the day with 30 attempts for 296 yards and 3 TD, he now has 1,036 yards on 158 attempts after 8 games. Congratulations to Mr.Peterson for breaking the record, with the great blend of speed and power I'm sure it won't be the only record he breaks in his NFL career.

NAVY 46, NOTRE DAME 44

Congratulations to the Navy Midshipmen, breaking a streak of 43 years. The streak is one you don't want, it was consecutive losses to one team. After 3 overtimes and 4 hours later it came down to one play. Notre Dame has the ball and just scored a touchdown. When you hit the 3rd overtime you have to go for two there on out and Navy made a stand. navy is now 5-4 on the season and Notre dame drops to a low of 1-8.