Brian Kelly should be coach at Notre Dame in 2010

Notre Dame fans everywhere have to be devastated that Jon Gruden has agreed to a two-year contract extension with ESPN, to continue to do Monday Night Football for the network. If  Jack Swarbrick knows what he is doing, he will have Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly on the sideslines in South Bend next season.

The football program at Cincinnati has grown by leaps and bounds in the three seasons Kelly has been there, just like Central Michigan did in the three years Kelly was their prior to taking the Bearcat's job. Kelly is an offensive mastermind, as evidenced by his Grand Valley Univeristy team averaging a staggering 58.4 points a game during the 2001 season.

The Irish have a hard time getting top notch recruits due to their academic requirements compared to a typical college or university. Urban Meyer was oh so close to coming to Notre Dame instead of Florida, but withdrew his name from consideration at UND because of the aforementioned academic requirements. This is another reason why hiring Brian Kelly makes so much sense.  He has the brains to put up decent offensive numbers no matter how talented the team is in which he is coaching.

Perrys Perspectives: No clear No. 1 in NCF

We are now a few weeks into the 2009 college football season, and one thing if for certain: There is no dominant team that stands out above the rest. It seems as if every team ranked in the top five has a noticeable flaw.

Top-ranked and defending champion Florida still returns the heart of their squad in QB Tim Tebow, but they are missing their soul (wide receivers Percy Harvin & Louis Murphy, who are now in the NFL). No one has stepped up in Harvin's or Murphy's place, but the season is still very young.

#2 ranked Texas returned 16 starters on both sides of the ball, including QB Colt McCoy, so a huge season is a expected out of the Longhorns. However, I think that McCoy is worried about making a mistake or getting injured like OU's Sam Bradford (sprained shoulder, timetable to return appears to be Oct 3 against Miami-Florida). McCoy is not having fun in the huddle, you can see it in his eyes, and as a result, he is missing wide open receivers far too often this year. This is one reason that Texas has still yet to cover a game in three contests this season. You can expect Bradford to be back by the Texas game on October 17, will McCoy be back to his normal self by then?

Alabama is ranked #3 in both major polls, but they are a bit inexperienced on the offensive side of the ball, returning only four starters. The Crimson Tide lost three offensive lineman from last season, including Andre Smith. Very important stretch of games for 'Bama starting in Octo... [More]

College fooball coaches need to hit the books

College classes have just began for many students out there. After one week of college football, it appears that the students aren't the only ones that need to do some studying.  A couple head coaches who really need to put in some extra homework are Rutger's Greg Schiano and Colorado's Dan Hawkins, who both lost embarrassing home contests on national television.

Lets start with Hawkins, who as a double-digit favorite, got
beat straight up by intrastate rival Colorado State at the first time at home since 1986. What made this loss so troubling to a Colorado fan such as myself is that CSU outgained Colorado in rushing yards 168 to 29.

Hawkins should be the first to take blame on this loss because of the offensive gameplan he allowed to happen. Colorado's Darrell Scott, who was the #1 ranked high school running back prospect in 2007, had a grand total of one, yes one carry for one yard. Coach Hawkins son, Cody, was last in the Big 12 in passing efficiency in 2008.

So what does the coach do?

He has his kid throw 41 times, despite an early interception in the
ballgame. I wouldnt be suprised if Darrell Scott decides to transfer and go somewhere else for his 2 years of eligibility. After all, how can you possibly do anything to help your team, when you only get to touch the ball one time a game?

Coach Hawkins will really be in hot water if his team loses to Toledo this week. Speaking of Toledo, Hawkins is on his
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Anyone Else Ready for Some "Meaningful" American Football?

The first week of college football is upon us, and I feel like a six-year-old child just a few days before Christmas. Not many things get me excited these days feeling like that kid during Christmas, but the start of the college football season is definitely something that stirs great emotion for me.

First of all, my alma mater, the Colorado Buffaloes get to begin their season with their annual game against their intrastate rival Colorado State, and its always an added plus to watch the Buffs try and put a damper on CSU's season.

Secondly, its a chance to try and make some money betting on these games, as its tougher for oddsmakers to set lines on opening games for college football teams, because the personnel for many of these squads is quite different this season.

Before the college season begins, I wanted to get everyone's opinions on a few topics for college football (I have included my answers below)

1) Who do you think will win the National Championship?

Texas. Longhorns' offensive line and special teams are noticeably better than Oklahoma's. Texas beats Florida

2) Name a darkhorse for this season.

Kansas. Like the Jayhawks to win the Big 12 North. They are stacked at the offensive skill positions (QB Todd Reesing, WR's Dezmon Briscoe and WR and former QB convert Kerry Meier).

3) Let's have your favorite play for the opening week of college football?

Michigan -13. With all the talk that Michigan had its ... [More]