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Topic: Summer Reading – Lindy’s 2001 National CFB Preview
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utee94 · « **Reply #42 on:** July 23, 2022, 11:28:05 AM »

Quote from: bayareabadger on July 23, 2022, 11:23:46 AM

I mean, they closed out their Big 12 era on a 19-39 run, then hired a coach who was deeply in over his head.

Exactly my point. They were ready to die, and chose the PAC as their final resting place.

bayareabadger · « **Reply #43 on:** July 23, 2022, 12:04:31 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on July 19, 2022, 08:01:59 AM

Colorado wsa good that year. It's been a while ...

Why is Colorado so down in CFB?

I think it's a case of having something built and not understanding that it was built on a structure solely constructed by people and not on the ground itself.

Basically, Boulder is always gonna be a disadvantageous recruiting spot. Denver produces talent (I think), but the state at large won't, and there isn't a true border state with a real talent well unless you can pry some samoan talent out of Utah (and the schools there are regularly getting samoan talent from CA anyway). So you're recruiting more flights, fewer drives.

I'm guessing the passion there was alway more moderate than a lot of other parts of the country, so you're not getting the support (under the table $$$) that would get a cross-country kid to say the deep south.

So what you had was a great era built on the work of three good to great hires. Barnett got stale and got fired for being a dipshit. They made one wrong hire, then a disastrously wrong one. Mike MacIntyre dug out for a bit, but couldn't hold, and then the Tucker mess. In this sport, what takes a while to build can slip quickly, ask Nebraska.

CatsbyAZ · « **Reply #44 on:** July 25, 2022, 08:42:27 AM »

https://twitter.com/ahmadblack35/status/1551221939552882690

Pages: 158 – 175

Big East Preview:

158: Conference Rankings:

1. Miami
2. Virginia Tech
3. Pittsburgh
4. Syracuse
5. Boston College
6. Temple
7. West Virginia
8. Rutgers

159:

All Big East Team:

Recognizable names: QB Ken Dorsey, Miami: TE Jeremy Shockey, Miami; DL Dwight Freeney, Syracuse; DB Edward Reed, Miami; WR Andre Johnson, Miami

Big East Top Ten Projected NFL Talent:

1. Bryant McKinnie OT Miami
2. Ken Dorsey QB Miami
3. Antonio Bryant WR Pittsburgh
4. Edward Reed SS Miami
5. Lee Suggs RB Virginia Tech
6. Dwight Freeney DE Syracuse
7. Clifton Smith LB Syracuse
8. Ramon Walker S Pittsburgh
9. Jeremy Shockey TE Miami
10. Bryan Knight DE Pittsburgh

160 – 165: Individual Team Previews:

1. (#2 Nationally) Miami – “From coach Larry Coker’s calming influence to a deep collection of talent, this team dares to dream big. As they did during the 1980s and early 1990s, that old championship feeling is as much a part of their preseason program as two-a-day practices – even if they must open at Penn State and also play Florida State and Virginia Tech on the road.”

(The Hurricanes would go on to win the national title, beating Nebraska is the Rose Bowl.)

2. (#14) Virginia Tech – “No Vick, but lots of victories. That’s a likely scenario for Virginia Tech, which saw do-it-all quarterback Michael Vick forfeit his final two seasons of eligibility, but returns 17 starters – including nine defensively – from an 11-win team that spanked Clemson 41-20 in the Gator Bowl.”

3. (#37) Pittsburgh – “Walt Harris has the program headed in the right direction, and should have the Panthers making consecutive bowl appearances for the first time since 1975-83, when Pitt was a national power.”

4. (#41) Syracuse – “Syracuse, which along with Michigan, Nebraska, and Florida State is the only 1-A school to post a winning record each of the past 14 seasons…This could be a critical year for Syracuse, which is 13-10 overall the past two seasons and in danger of losing its status as one of the league’s perennial powers.”

(After losing their first two outings to #10 Georgia Tech and #8 Tennessee, the Orangeman would win 10 of their next 11 games, to include a blowout over Kansas State in the Insight Bowl, finishing the season 10-3, ranked #14. Their only loss during that stretch was 59-0 to Miami. 2001 was the last of 7 ranked finishes for coach Paul Pasqualoni – people probably forget how consistently good Syracuse football was through the 1990s.)

5. (#51) Boston College – “After gaining 1,164 yards and scoring 15 touchdowns as a sophomore – in a backup role – William Green was forced to learn a couple of lessons on perspective. First, he had to watch the Eagles’ Aloha Bowl victory over Arizona State on TV from his home in New Jersey after being suspended for violating an unspecified team rule.”

6. (#59) Temple – “In what looks like Temple’s last season in the Big East, the Owls would love to make it a big one. Basically, the Owls were tossed out of the league on their ear in the offseason – effective June 30, 2002 – for not meeting the league’s ‘minimum criteria’ although the school hopes to awaken this season as a success on the field and at the box office, perhaps re-opening some eyes.”

7. (#64) West Virginia – “New West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez is a no-nonsense kind of guy, so let’s get right to the point: “Everyone knows I was hired because people want to see this offense,” he said. It’s an offense that allowed him and head coach Tommy Bowden to jump from Tulane to Clemson after the Green Wave’s undefeated season in 1998. An offense that’s so…so not Don Nehlen. Nehlen was all about old-school power running. And it worked. For 21 seasons before his retirement, West Virginia fans had little to complain about, other than the boring offense and the fact that the boring offense was a big reason why the Mountaineers never got much national respect. Under Rodriguez, these sleeker Mountaineers – good or bad – will be exciting.”

8. (#92) Rutgers – “It didn’t take new head coach Greg Schiano long to make an immediate impact. Within weeks of his Dec. 1 hiring, the 34-year-old New Jersey native had somehow gotten the state’s top football talent to respond to Rutgers in a way it never had before…And so it went, with Rutgers landing 13 New Jersey prep stars among its 21 recruits – arguably the best class in school history…This might help: Sopranos star and Rutgers grad James Gandolfini appeared in a TV commercial for the Scarlet Knights.”

(Man I miss the old Big East.)

Conference USA Preview:

166: Conference Rankings:

1. Louisville
2. East Carolina
3. Southern Miss
4. UAB
5. Tulane
6. TCU
7. Cincinnati
8. Houston
9. Memphis
10. Army

167: Conference USA Top Ten Projected NFL Talent:

1. Dave Ragone QB Louisville
2. David Garrard QB East Carolina
3. Pernell Griffin LB East Carolina
4. Derrick Nix RM Southern Miss
5. Anthony Floyd DB Louisville
6. Chad Williams DB Southern Miss
7. Rod Davis LB Southern Miss
8. Michael Josiah DE Louisville
9. Bryan Thomas DE UAB
10. Mewelde Moore RB Tulane

168 – 175: Individual Team Previews:

1. (#28 Nationally) Louisville
2. (#33) East Carolina – “In David Garrard, a senior quarterback, and Pernell Griffin, a senior linebacker, the Pirates have legitimate contenders for the C-USA offensive and defensive players of the year award.”
3. (#38) Southern Miss
4. (#47) UAB
5. (#61) Tulane
6. (#66) TCU – “The 2001 season is all about starting over for TCU. Starting over without All-American running back LaDainian Tomlinson; starting over in a new league (Conference USA); and starting over with new coach, Gary Patterson, after the departure of Dennis Franchione to Alabama.”
7. (#69) Cincinnati
8. (#81) Houston
9. (#90) Memphis
10. (#103) Army

Cincydawg · « **Reply #45 on:** July 25, 2022, 08:53:42 AM »

A reason we like CFB is that so much is not predictable preseason.

CatsbyAZ · « **Reply #46 on:** July 26, 2022, 10:29:31 AM »

Pages: 176 – 190

Mountain West Conference Preview:

176: Conference Rankings:

1. Colorado State
2. UNLV
3. BYU
4. San Diego State
5. New Mexico
6. Utah
7. Air Force
8. Wyoming

177:

All MWC Team: No recognizable names

MWC Top Ten Projected NFL Talent:
1. Jason Thomas QB UNLV
2. Kevin Thomas DB UNLV
3. Justin Ena LB BYU
4. Anton Palepoi DL UNLV
5. Larry Ned RB San Diego St
6. Cecil Sapp RB Colorado St
7. Ryan Denney DE BYU
8. Brian Johnson DE New Mexico
9. Luke Staley RB BYU
10. Ryan Fleming WR Air Force

178 – 183: Individual Team Previews:

1. (#21 Nationally) Colorado State – “Rams have an established program in place and newcomer Bradlee Van Pelt, if he gets time at quarterback, can bring the added dimension of a running threat.”

2. (#26) UNLV – “When John Robinson made the surprise announcement that he was taking over for Jeff Horton in December of 1999, the Rebels were arguably the biggest laughingstock of college football.”

(Over 20 years later UNLV still is a laughingstock. Never realized John Robinson, formerly USC’s Rose Bowl winning coach, spent time at UNLV.)

3. (#47) BYU – completely forgot BYU once wore new age uniforms like this:

4. (#55) San Diego St – “Aztecs are as talented as any team in the Mountain West Conference.”

5. (#62) New Mexico – “Rocky Long’s unconventional defense produced 46 sacks a year ago. The Lobos ranked 17th in the nation in total defense.

6. (#68) Utah; 7. (#75) Air Force; 8. (#86) Wyoming

Western Athletic Conference Preview:

184: Conference Rankings:

1. Fresno State
2. Rice
3. San Jose State
4. Hawaii
5. Boise State
6. Texas-El Paso
7. SMU
8. Tulsa
9. Nevada
10. Louisiana Tech

185:

All WAC Team: Only recognizable name: QB David Carr Fresno St

WAC Top Ten Projected NFL Talent:
1. Deonce Whitaker RB San Jose St
2. David Carr QB Fresno State
3. Donald Shoals WR Tulsa
4. Lee Mays WR UTEP
5. Vince Manuwal OL Hawaii
6. DJ Walker DB UTEP
7. Alan Harper DL Fresno St
8. Kris Briggs RB SMU
9. Vic Viloria LB SMU
10. Dan Dawson LB Rice

186 – 190: Individual Team Previews:

1. (#52 Nationally) Fresno State – “It begins with senior quarterback David Carr. One of the premier players in the league, he possesses a good arm and even better instincts for the position.”

2. (#77) Rice
3. (#79) San Jose State

4. (#84) Hawaii – “Two months after a one-car wreck nearly took his life, Hawaii head coach June Jones spent his spring mornings rehabilitating a badly bruised body and afternoons in his office making up for lost time. “It just wasn’t the same without him here,” sophomore quarterback Timmy Chang said after the spring game. Chang, from Honolulu, was one of the few bright spots of last season, throwing for 3,041 yards and 19 touchdowns as a true freshman.”

5. (#85) Boise State – “With a new coach, a new quarterback and a new conference, Boise State fans hope they can expect the same old results. One thing won’t change: New coach Dan Hawkins and an almost entirely new staff have pledged few alterations to the high-octane – and highly-successful – offense designed by former head coach Dirk Koetter, now at Arizona State.”

6. (#88) UTEP

7. (#91) SMU

8. (#94) Tulsa

9. (#97) Nevada

10. (#99) Louisiana Tech

CatsbyAZ · « **Reply #47 on:** July 28, 2022, 10:33:37 AM »

Pages: 191 – 204

MAC Preview:

191: Conference Rankings:

East: 1. Marshall 2. Ohio 3. Miami 4. Akron 5. Bowling Green 6. Kent State 7. Buffalo
West: 1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Ball State 4. Northern Illinois 5. Central Michigan 6. Eastern Michigan

192: Only recognizable names from All Mac Team and Top Ten Projected NFL Talent: QB Byron Leftwich Marshall and RB Chester Taylor Toledo

193 – 199: Individual Team Previews:

1. (#48 Nationally) Marshall – “‘Byron Leftwich is the best quarterback I’ve ever been around, ’ said coach Bobby Pruett, who also was with Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel at Florida and coached former Cincinnati Bengal Eric Kresser at Marshall…as well as first round draft pick Chad Pennington. ‘I think he’s the best quarterback in the country. ’”

2. (#65) Toledo – “The offense starts with All-MAC senior quarterback Tavares Bolden whose running ability figures to benefit a great deal from the spread.”

3. (#73) Western Michigan

4. (#87) Ohio

5. (#95) Miami-OH – “Ben Roethislberger (Lindy’s misspelling) and Ryan Hawk were rated the top two prep quarterbacks in Ohio two years ago. When they signed with Miami, fans had visions of a return to glory. Now, the two are battling to lead Miami’s offense. Roethislberger turned down Ohio State and appears to have a slight edge on Hawk.”

6. (#98) Akron

7. (#102) Ball State

8. (#105) Northern Illinois

9. (#107) Bowling Green – “The talk among Bowling Green fans is of new coach Urban Meyer’s plans for a spread offense, a stark departure from the two-back, power-running game approach of predecessor Gary Blackney.”

10. (#108) Kent State

11. (#110) Central Michigan

12. (#112) Eastern Michigan

13. (#114) Buffalo

200: Sun Belt Conference Preview Rankings:

1. (#82) Middle Tennessee
2. (#93) New Mexico State
3. (#100) Idaho
4. (#106) North Texas
5. (#109) Arkansas State
6. (#115) LA-Lafayette
7. (#117) LA-Monroe

No recognizable names from All Sun Belt Team

201 – 204: Individual Team Previews: See above for rankings

ELA · « **Reply #48 on:** July 28, 2022, 01:24:28 PM »

The Sun Belt is the one non-power conference which has managed to actually strengthen itself during realignment

CatsbyAZ · « **Reply #49 on:** July 29, 2022, 10:24:01 AM »

Pages: 205 – 224 (Back Cover)

Independents Preview:

205 – 210: Independents Rankings & Team Previews:

#22 Notre Dame – “What coach Bob Davie opts to do at quarterback looms as the biggest decision of the fall, and he cannot waste much time in making it, not with three of the first four games on the road against bowl teams Nebraska, Purdue, and Texas A&M. Sticking with QB Matt LoVecchio, the returning starter who had a surmountable edge at the end of spring football, likely would preserve the team chemistry that Davie credits with Notre Dame’s turnaround 9-3 season in 2000. But keeping Holiday and/or Clark on the sideline, Davie also fears, might be limiting a team that again has BCS aspirations.”

#72 Central Florida

#101 Navy

#111 Troy State

#113 South Florida

#116 UConn

211: Featured Article: Tennessee’s Will Bartholomew: Keeping The Faith: “Bartholomew likes to beat the odds. ‘I have a motto: Always do what you’re afraid of. Not in the stupid sense. Don’t go throw yourself off a 200-foot (tall) building. But if it strikes fear in you, try to do it.’ Before Bartholomew, a senior fullback and one of five team captains, became one of Tennessee’s most versatile offensive threats, he faced a broken ankle and second string. After recovering from the ankle injury his freshman season, he had to battle Shawn Bryson, now the Buffalo Bills’ starting tailback, at fullback. ‘He became the man for two years,’ said Bartholomew, who to lose his passion to play. ‘I was just consumed with getting through football.’ In May 1999 that changed. He married Shelly Moore, Miss Teen USA of 1997. ‘After we married, Christ changed my life. Marriage was a huge turning point for me. Shelly made me realize what a great opportunity I had. God had given me talents and abilities.’ One of Bartholomew’s goals is to continue as a spiritual example. ‘The guys look to me for spiritual leadership. They ask me a lot of questions and open their lives up to me. I share Christ with a lot of guys on the team.’”

(The article is very evangelical in tone, to remember America was much more Christianized twenty years ago. But checking my latest Lindy’s editions – 2020, 2021, now 2022 – there’s always a faith article, to remember Lindy’s is published in Bible-belt Alabama.)

212 – 215: 2001 National Schedules Listing sponsored by Holiday Inn

216 – 219: Picking the Division I-AA: No recognizable names from the All-American teams except for Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) making first team QB.

220 – 221: Picking the Division II: No recognizable player names, but plenty of small schools who I wouldn’t know where they’re located: Delta State (MS?), Carson Newman (?), Catawba (?), Slippery Rock (?), C.W. Post (?)

222 – 223: Picking the Division III: No recognizable player names; more school who I wouldn’t know where they’re located: Linfield (?), Widener (?), Muhlenburg (?), Hope (?)

224: List of Division I-A Statistical Leaders

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