GERONIMO ALLISON/WR/ILLINOIS 6’4/200 #4 Much like his Apache Chief namesake, who kept the US/Mexican cavalries chasing him around, opposing secondaries spend a lot of time on gameday trying to keep this wily WR under control. The JC transfer caught 41 balls last season for the ILLINI, and already has 40 catches through 6 games in 2015. He has… Read More »
Don’t cringe when I say this but some college teams are already half way through their 2015 season. The Shrine Classic and Senior Bowl are just over 3 months away. And we are within months of a new HEISMAN Trophy winner. So along that vein how about me listing my Top 6 Heisman Hopefuls?! LEONARD FOURNETTE/RB LSU The… Read More »
MARYLAND @ OHIO STATE by 9 Saturday NOON ET BTN The Buckeyes have a pretty mild schedule this season and have looked lethargic to date. Maryland may provide a competitive game overall. Some week soon OSU is going to put it all together and this could be the time. I’m surprised that URBAN has been fairly patient (to… Read More »
I think I eyeballed and profiled a nice mix of players for you this week.In addition to some well known names I’ve thumb-nailed some guys who have stepped up their play in 2015 and could certainly be on Scouts’ radar as we move forward. SEAN DAVIS/CB/S/MARYLAND 6’1/200 #21 I’ve now watched DAVIS in two games this early season… Read More »
October is here and the NFL season has hit the first quarter pole. Accordingly, here is Pigskin Paul’s first Power Ranking list for the League. The list is a combination of actual won/loss record, as well as my take on where the teams rank relative to each other. I am also trying to take into account what I… Read More »
October is here and so is Week 5 of College Football Match-ups. Saturday Noon ET ESPN IOWA @ WISCONSIN by 4 The Hawkeyes are unbeaten, but before you give them too much respect take a look at that schedule. The BADGERS opened with ‘BAMA and have been regrouping ever since. BUCKY has been beaten up, but that has… Read More »
BRANDON ALLEN/QB/ARKANSAS 6’3/210 #10 As we all know BRET BIELEMA wants to pound opponents into submission with the biggest OL in captivity and a parade of stout RB. But as most of us realize in this day and age passing the ball is a must at the collegiate level of play. Lost in all the ground and pound… Read More »
College Football is over for the month of September, which means it is time for PIGSKIN PAUL’s initial Top 25 rankings. This is my ranking list to reward teams that have gotten off to a fast start and posted all victories for one month. No doubt some of these programs have been beating up on weak sister teams… Read More »
I was a bit surprised to see that some major programs are still playing cupcake games but I guess it’s still September so… By next week the schedule should feature almost all meaningful Conference games. And away we go! Saturday NOON ET ESPN2 GEORGIA TECH by 3 @ DUKE This sets up as key match-up since both teams… Read More »
EVAN BOEHM/C/MISSOURI 6’3/320 #77 Although most of the pub has gone to MIZZOU Edge-Rushers in recent years, HC GARY PINKEL and his staff have also turned out some serous OL talent for the NFL. BOEHM should be the next serious NFL-level talent following up on recent grads MITCH MORSE and JUSTIN BRITT, who both start in the NFL… Read More »
Just to preface this piece with a bit of an explanation, it is meant to serve as a weekly potpourri of happenings in the world of football that struck a nerve or cord within me. It may range from topics sublime to ridiculous, or occasionally serious, but pretty much always football related. So, this week let’s look at… Read More »
I have a handful of games that feature some heavy competition and some serious 2016 NFL Draft prospects. Saturday 3:30 ET CBS AUBURN @ LSU by 3 Both of these teams barely escaped being bitten by the upset bug in Week 2. So which one bites the bullet with that first dreaded Loss? Based on the first two… Read More »
Thanks to late Summer weather here in Florida I’m running late with all of my post-weekend reports. I can’t even begin to tell you how many significant game interruptions I encountered, going all the way back to Thursday’s NFL opener, because serious heavy rain and thunderstorms knocked out my Direct TV coverage all weekend long. Clearly, from a… Read More »
Time for another look at some top games with the emphasis on some key players you will want to watch from an NFL Draft 2016 perspective. SATURDAY NOON ET ABC OREGON STATE @ MICHIGAN by 6 Interesting bit of scheduling in that Oregon State plays at Michigan the same day that Oregon plays at Michigan State in arguably… Read More »
Almost like an annual right of passage I print up 32 team rosters and pour through the numbers. How many Rookies, how many new players overall, how many players 30 or older, and on and on. Then I present a few observations that seem like they might have some significance in the big scheme of pro football for… Read More »
MONTRAVIUS ADAMS/DT/6’4/296/AUBURN JR #11 If you watched AUBURN outlast Louisville last weekend then you don’t need game stats to tell you what kind of impact ADAMS had in the Louisville backfield/pocket. It was one the most dominating performances I have seen in a few years since a Guy named SUH patrolled the plains of Nebraska, wreaking havoc. ADAMS… Read More »
It’s time for the true opening weekend of College Football 2015. This is the joyous confluence of exciting College Football and scouting for the 2016 NFL Draft. So let the games begin. But please keep in mind that because of the trend toward larger defections of underclassmen to the NFL Draft it makes the beginning of the college… Read More »
Too many games, too few waking hours! I’ve got 3 more game wrap ups for you today but that will leave 3 games uncovered: CHICAGO @ CINCINNATI & PATRIOTS @ CAROLINA, not to mention the RAMS/COLTS game that I never got a recording of. Sorry to fans of those 6 teams. The JAGS subs managed to snatch defeat… Read More »
Despite the eternal optimism of the opening of Training Camp for almost every NFL fan the sad reality always creeps in and dampens the dreams of Super Bowl for all but a few franchises. Here are some doses of reality, as well as some causes for optimism. SEATTLE made the long flight down to San Diego and nipped… Read More »
THis week I’m going to be a bit more brief with liner-notes about the games. With roster cuts already under way and the College Football (i.e. DRAFT scouting time) underway game by game wrap-ups are just not practical. BROWNS 31-7 over BUCS. After walking all over the other team from Ohio in Week 2 the BUCS got a… Read More »
I’d like to tell you that I saved the best week two games for last, but that s not the case. By and large these were as lackluster as the previously reported contests. Usually the starters played so briefly there wasn’t enough time to get truly excited and beyond that you’d have to be rooting for some young… Read More »
If you were a fan wanting to see your COWBOYS faves in action against the 49’ers you likely wasted your time if you watched this game. TONY RORMO played a series, but DEZ, McFADDEN, SMITH, LEE, HARDY, WITTEN, and others never took the field. The only real value in this one was if you were watching to see… Read More »
Some of these pre-season presentations are simply unwatchable when couched in terms of top level professional football. The JAGUARS visit to New York to play the GIANTS ended up being one such effort. That is unless you are a dedicated soccer fan and the idea of 9 combined Field Goals is your idea of offensive excitement. ELI MANNING,… Read More »
The BENGALS laid an egg on Monday Night Football and JAMEIS WINSTON looked a lot better than he had in Week 1. WINSTON, who left the field limping late in the 1st Quarter after getting rolled up on his left ankle during a sack, looked much better than he had at the beginning of the pre-Season opener last… Read More »
Before we lunge into Week 2 game observations I wanted to touch on some roster shuffling that impressed me this week. This past off-season was a personnel nightmare for GM TRENT BAALKE of the 49’ers. Premature retirements like that of CHRIS BORLAND and off-field issues going beyond League suspensions for off field indiscretions like ALDON SMITH have ravaged… Read More »
