BlogsTuesday Nole Notes 1.06.09
by FSUncensored
on Jan 6, 2009 1:01 PM EST
in Football
News on Bowden, Brown, Jenkins, and why isn't Mickey recruiting today?
Also... http://www.rockmnation.com/2009/1/6/710285/rock-m-nation-bowl-pick-em I'm about to win a contest for Tomahawk Nation (and you guys didn't even know you were represented).
UPDATE: ESPN'S Todd McShay doesn't have Brown as a 1st round pick, just a month after calling him the 8th best available player (and top pass rusher).
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The Big Twelve's passing offenses are overrated
by FSUncensored
on Jan 6, 2009 4:48 AM EST
in Football
Note: This isn't directly related to FSU at this point, but I'll weave us (and the ACC) in during the coming days.
Sam Bradford. Graham Harrell. Colt McCoy. Zac Robinson. Chase Daniel. The Big 12 put up ridiculous numbers all season long and those five QB's finished in the top 10 Nationally in passer rating. I've long been skeptical of the Big 12's passing prowess, however, and I decided to finally investigate what was behind this gut feeling.
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ACC Preview Part 2: The Middle Men
by TrueCubbie
on Jan 5, 2009 8:14 PM EST
in Basketball
In my previous post, I discussed the four teams, who I feel, will be competing for the conference title at the end of February. I also stirred up the crowd by making the argument that Duke is better than UNC (barely). In this post, I look at the next 4 teams, the middle 4, of the toughest conference in the country.
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Under Armor All American Game
by MattDNole
on Jan 4, 2009 8:02 PM EST
Airing now on ESPN.
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ACC Preview: The Contenders
by TrueCubbie
on Jan 3, 2009 2:40 PM EST
in Basketball
In one week, the Noles will start ACC play against the Duke Blue Devils at home, beginning a long stretch of tough competition in the best conference in the nation. This will be the first in a series of three previews looking at our future opponents: The Contenders, The Middlemen and Everyone else. Before each game conference game, I will have a detailed analysis of the specific match up. I hope that these previews will serve as the palate cleansers between the OOC schedule and our ACC schedule.
Update: There may have been a couple of formatting issues preventing some of you from reading the discussion below the stat lines of each team. I apologize but it appears it has been fixed. Thanks, TC
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MBB Game 15: FSU 69 Texas A&M-CC 48
by TrueCubbie
on Jan 3, 2009 1:00 PM EST
in Basketball
Tonight, the Islanders from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi roll into the Tucker Center for the Noles's last game before starting ACC play. Let's take a look at the match up and a couple of other musings on college basketball. The preview and game thread are inside.
N.B After turning the ball over 10 times in the first half and going 4 minutes without a basket to start the second half, the Noles pulled away at the end in their final OOC game. We needed a big win and we got it. Unfortunately, it took way too long for us to get started, but we only turned the ball over 6 times in the second half. ACC countdown begins...Duke visits the Tucker Center in 1 week.
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What the ACC must do right now
by TRMNole
on Jan 2, 2009 5:00 PM EST
One of our regulars, TMRNole, took a lot of time to write an article on improving the ACC. I decided to feature his work. What fix does he propose? You'll have to read it to find out.
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Why you should know about Greg Reid
by MattDNole
on Jan 2, 2009 12:03 AM EST
in Football
Since these days it is impossible to discuss a recruit without listing how many stars he has, let's begin by saying he is a 4star on both Scout and Rivals.
Scout has him as the 15th best CB in this class. Rivals has him as their 11th rated athlete and a top 250 player overall.
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Wednesday Open Recruiting thread
by FSUncensored
on Dec 31, 2008 2:01 AM EST
in Football
Tomahawk Nation has been blowing up recently thanks to TrueCubbie's amazing basketball work and some great fanposts. We really have a solid community of members here and I like the direction of the site. I was going to do a big "looking back" piece, but I've decided not to do that.
I need people to volunteer for "Senior Sendoffs", where we profile each departing senior, discuss their contributions and legacy. Maybe we will try to find out their future plans.
The entire Seminole Nation is waiting for Chuck Amato's firing and of course, the NCAA ruling (which we have sent in our public records request for and will break down for you). Until those things happen (or maybe don't happen), the football stuff is sort of a mute point. I'm working on some more original content, but I feel like we'll know much more about our situation in another week or so. At that point, I can more narrowly mold my analysis to the appropriate situation.
As for today, however, this is the final open recruiting Wednesday of the year. As you probably know, we've partnered with Luke Stampini of SoFlaFootball.com in an effort to bring you more information on prospects from South Florida, the most fertile recruiting ground in America.
Our Q&A is inside, but of course, you are free to discuss any recruiting stuff you see fit.
Also... let's put together all the recruiting rumors and info from the last 10 days.
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Zone Defense: Should the tallest team in the nation settle into one and a few other thoughts on the Noles D.
by TrueCubbie
on Dec 29, 2008 9:57 PM EST
in Basketball
Last week, we put up a story about offensive schemes, breaking down the difference between motion and dribble drive motion offense, relating each to the Noles's offense this year.
In some of the recent game threads, many of you have asked why the Noles consistently play a man-man defense rather than playing zone. In last night's win over the Hilltoppers from Western Kentucky, we saw flashes of zone defense, including some atypical variations, specifically the 1-3-1 zone. In this story, I break down zone defenses, describing the nuances of the 2-3, 1-3-1 and match up zones. We'll take a look at a few videos and then discuss why the Noles should or shouldn't play zone.
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