Showing posts with label LSU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LSU. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

3 Buckeyes Named To Phil Steele's 2012 Preseason All-American Teams

Expectations are high for Hankins in 2012
Phil Steele's College Football Blog released its annual 2012 preseason All-American teams. Steele lists four All-American teams.

Three Buckeyes were named to the list this year, a list that consisted of Jonathan Hankins, Jake Stoneburner, and John Simon. Hankins is the only Ohio State player represented on Steele's first team. Stoneburner and Simon are listed on the second team.

Conference-wise, seven of the 11 conferences in Div. 1-A (FBS) are represented — The Big Six, plus Conference USA. 

Unsurprisingly, the SEC leads all conferences with 38 selections; no other league had more than 18. Alabama and LSU lead the way with six players each while Arkansas, Auburn and Georgia each have three 1st-Team selections. LSU overall has the most players with 17 selections while Bama has 12 followed by Florida and Georgia who have 11.

Of the 14 teams that will play in the conference this season, 11 had at least one player on one of Steele’s four teams, the lone exceptions being Missouri, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.

The Big 12 (including WVU) and Pac-12 were next with 18 players each, followed by the ACC with 18, the Big Ten with 14 and the Big East and Conference USA tied at two apiece. 

Independent football programs Notre Dame and BYU had two and one players selected, respectively.

Keep it at Inside The Shoe for the latest news, updates and opinions on Ohio State athletics.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ITS's BlogPoll Ballot: Post Spring

Spring Football is all wrapped up and now college football fans will have to wait a couple of more months before the beginning of the 2012-2013 season. Until that time is upon us, you can look at the Post-Spring Preseason BlogPoll. Spring practices are done, recruiting classes are in, and it's time to make our judgement as to who goes where among the top 25 best teams in college football.

Of course, we remind you that this BlogPoll is as much ours as it is yours. We want your feedback as to who should go where and why. What you post (within reason) will have an effect on where we place teams the next time the poll comes around. 

With that, here is our early look at the Post Spring BlogPoll:

* Keep in mind that we did NOT rank USC last season at any point because of their ban from postseason play. As much as it pains me to do so, I will not be placing any teams that are banned from postseason play which includes Ohio State.

   

SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25 College Football Rankings

 
 

Inside The Shoe Ballot - Week 18


RankTeamDelta
1USC Trojans - The Trojan's first season off of the postseason bans have them coming in at #1. With Matt Barkley leading the charge, USC has a chance at a title run once more.--
2LSU Tigers - Les Miles and his squad are picking right up where they left off. Solid recruiting and playmakers all over the field will help LSU contend for a title again.--
3Alabama Crimson Tide - The Crimson Tide are right there with LSU, just like last season. With returning starter A.J. McCarron improving and a more-than capable running back in Eddie Lacy, things are looking bright for Bama.--
4Georgia Bulldogs - One of the darkhorses in the SEC this season, the Bulldogs have the talent to compete with the best of them, starting with QB Aaron Murray. A favorable schedule helps as well.--
5Oregon Ducks - While Chip Kelly and the Ducks lose LaMichael James and Darron Thomas, Oregon still has plenty of firepower in DeAnthony Thomas and Kenjon Barner. --
6Oklahoma Sooners - Landry Jones is back again and the receiving core is one of the best in the country with Kenny Stills and Jaz Reynolds returning, as well as signing top receivers in the 2012 recruiting class.--
7South Carolina Gamecocks - Marcus Lattimore is coming off of an ACL tear, but Connor Shaw will try and lead the Gamecocks without WR Alshon Jeffrey. This really comes down to Lattimore.--
8Florida St. Seminoles - Jimbo Fisher is recruiting like a madman, signing top prospects such as Mario Edwards and Eddie Goldman. E.J. Manuel returns to quarterback the offense in 2012.--
9West Virginia Mountaineers - The Mountaineers have everything going for them, following the Orange Bowl smashing of Clemson, 70-33. Geno Smith and Dustin Garrison look to improve on the 2011 season and become an early favorite to win the Big 12.--
10Arkansas Razorbacks - Arkansas lost a lot of talent at the wide receiver position, but with Knile Davis returning from an injury and QB Tyler Wilson, the Razorbacks will try to take the SEC by surprise under John L. Smith.--
11Michigan Wolverines - Coming off of a Sugar Bowl-winning season, the Wolverines look to finally take back the Big Ten title in 2012. Early Heisman candidate Denard Robinson will lead UM on offense while Greg Mattison continues to improve the defense.--
12Wisconsin Badgers - Russell Wilson is gone, but the Badgers were able to nab Montee Ball from joining the NFL, instantly making the Badgers competitors in the Big Ten. The coaching staff lost 6 assistants over the course of the off-season, so it's up to the school to replace them with quality coaches.--
13Clemson Tigers - Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins are back as one of the top dynamic duos in the country. While they need to figure things out defensively, Clemson can still get back to national prominence under Dabo Swinney.--
14Michigan St. Spartans - The Spartans will have to replace some key positions, including the QB spot that Kirk Cousins held down for the past couple of years. A stingy defense will help propel any offensive troubles, as MSU tries to head back to Indy for the B1G Championship Game.--
15Nebraska Cornhuskers - Taylor Martinez enters his 3rd year as a Cornhusker and again big things are expected from the Big Red. Rex Burkhead will have to be more than efficient to help Nebraska in it's second season in the Big Ten.--
16TCU Horned Frogs - A recent addition to the Big 12, TCU will try to show what they've got under head coach Gary Patterson. TCU brings back much of its firepower on offense, with quarterback Casey Pachall, tailbacks Waymon James and Ed Wesley and receivers Josh Boyce and Skye Dawson coming back.--
17Kansas St. Wildcats - With quarterback Collin Klein and linebacker Arthur Brown coming back this season, the Wildcats might be among the Big 12 favorites, along with Oklahoma and West Virginia. Klein is also an early candidate for the Heisman trophy.--
18Illinois Fighting Illini - You might be surprised to find the Fighting Illini this high, but don't be. With Nathan Scheelhaase in his third year as a QB, expect him to be among the best quarterbacks in the Big Ten. Under new head coach Tim Beckman, the Illini should not be overlooked.--
19Texas Longhorns - The Longhorns rebounded nicely this past season, after a head-scratching 5-7 finish in 2010. David Ash will have the edge entering spring practice, but he'll continue to be pushed by Case McCoy. The running game should be better if tailbacks Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron can stay healthy, and incoming freshman Johnathan Gray.--
20Washington Huskies - Quarterback Keith Price has given Huskie fans some hope for this season. Price has the offense resting completely on his shoulders, but after dazzling against RG3 in the Alamo Bowl (though they lost), Washington should be pretty decent this year.--
21Virginia Tech Hokies - Quarterback Logan Thomas will be back for his second season as a starter and he showed he was capable in 2011. Incoming freshman Joel Caleb might need to emerge as a big-play threat early in his career. The good news is that as many as eight starters might be back on defense.--
22Oklahoma St. Cowboys - If OSU coach Mike Gundy is going to keep his program near the top of the Big 12, he's going to have to rebuild his record-setting offense after losing quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon. Rising junior Clint Chelf, RS FR J.W. Walsh and incoming FR West Lunt will battle for the starting QB job this spring.--
23Boise St. Broncos - The Broncos went 73-6 in coach Chris Petersen's first six seasons and flirted with playing for a BCS national championship in each of the past two seasons. Rising junior Joe Southwick will be the favorite to replace Moore, but he'll get competition from rising sophomore Grant Hedrick and incoming freshman Nick Patti.--
24Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Brian Kelly will again oversee a quarterback battle in the offseason, with Tommy Rees, Andrew Hendrix, Everett Golson and freshman Gunner Kiel (who enrolled in January) battling for the starting job.--
25Stanford Cardinal - David Shaw lead Stanford to an 11-2 record and BCS bowl game in his first season and also signed arguably the best recruiting class in school history. Stanford signed top offensive line prospects, including tackles Andrus Peat and Kyle Murphy and guard Josh Garnett. Tailback Barry Sanders Jr., the son of NFL Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, also was a big recruiting coup. Of course, the Cardinal have to replace quarterback Andrew Luck.--

Receiving Votes: Florida, Auburn, Miami (Fl.), Washington State

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Monday, April 30, 2012

3-Star OLB Lewis Neal Decommits From Ohio State

3-star outside linebacker commit Lewis Neal, who had just committed last week at the spring game, was offered by LSU today, and is opening his recruitment back up by committing from Ohio State. 

Lewis is still considering the Buckeyes, but with the recent offer from LSU, Neal's recruitment is about to heat up across the country. 

Here's what Neal had to say via Silver Bullet Recruiting:

"I don't know my scholarship is open he said (Coach Meyer), so I guess I'm not committed anymore, but I still consider them. I just don't think I was ready yet and took the right amount of time to think on my decision to be honest." 

"I just want people to understand what I'm going through that's all! It's hard! And I need time to think! I'm really still considering them though."

This leaves the Ohio State class at 12 total commits for the 2013 class. While Neal did change his mind, I think that this recruitment will still be open. If Urban and the rest of the recruiting staff like what they see more of next season at linebacker, they're going to go after him harder than anyone else.

We wish Neal the best of luck in his recruitment.

Keep it at Inside The Shoe for the latest news, updates and opinions on Ohio State athletics. 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

2013 4-Star Quarterback JT Barrett Commits To Ohio State

Barrett is a huge grab for Ohio State
The good news has just gotten better. As the Ohio State recruiting machine continues to roll on, the country’s No. 1 dual-threat quarterback, JT Barrett, has committed to Ohio State, giving Urban Meyer his 10th commitment in the 2013 class.

Barrett visited Ohio State near the end of March and came away with a great feeling about the Buckeyes. 

He announced soon after that, that Ohio State, LSU, Texas Tech and Nebraska were his top choices at that time and he would make another trip back to Ohio State, most likely in the summer. Now, it seems the Buckeyes have earned the commit from Barrett.

Barrett’s list of scholarship offers included Ohio State, Nebraska, LSU, Texas Tech, Arizona, Illinois, Ole Miss, Baylor, Kansas State and Mississippi State before he selected the Buckeyes.

The 6'2", 205-pound Barrett completed 102 of 171 passes for 1,605 yards during his junior season. He connected for 14 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Barrett also rushed for 1,521 yards and nine touchdowns. Barrett also led his team to the fourth round of the playoffs as a sophomore and is one of the up and coming prospects in the 2013 class.

JT Barrett runs a 4.60 40, is a legit 6'2" and 205-pounds. Quicker than fast. Moves with a powerful quickness about him.

Barrett can be considered a true dual-threat QB prospect. A program can design a QB-run game (Urban/Tebow) with him. He has very good, quick and reactive feet.

Barrett is a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports rankings. He is the country’s No. 1 dual threat quarterback, the No. 38 overall prospect and the No. 7 prospect in the state of Texas.

Barrett’s decision is a huge one for the Buckeyes. With Braxton Miller just a sophomore, Cardale Jones a freshman, and Barrett headed to Ohio State, the quarterback position looks great for years to come. Of course, super athlete Jalin Marshall is headed to OSU. Marshall loves playing quarterback, but has the potential to be the Buckeyes' version of Percy Harvin. That's the role he will most likely take.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tuesday's Buckeye Bits

So many Bits..
Welcome to your Tuesday morning Buckeye Bits here at ITS. During the painfully long College football offseason things can get pretty slow. 

The mythical national championship has been played with Bama outlasting LSU 21-0. As for non-SEC football, besides recruiting news, there isn’t much to discuss and or argue about until the spring game chatter heats up. Have no fear fellow bucknutters! ITS is here to scour the news wire for you to uncover any interesting tidbits to quench your thirst for Buckeye news (or anything else that we find funny/exciting/interesting). Let’s get to it!

The BCS Is A Joke.  I continually pile on to the current system we have for choosing a national champion every chance I get. I think most would agree that using computers and biased voting is the most un-American selection process out there. Once the current television deal is up, the college football brass will once again sit down and discuss tweaking the format. I guess it is a step in the right direction but there are many roadblocks ahead (cough.. Jim Delany.. cough) before we get the playoff that the nation has been clamoring for. Why can’t these fools see there is even more money to be made from a true playoff? Sigh…

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Urban Meyer's Staff To Be Announced January 3rd

Urban has a plan for his staff
Urban Meyer has been relatively quiet on the media front. While he continues to make headlines with the top level recruits that he is nabbing, Meyer hasn't had much conversation with reporters.

That changed on Monday, when Urban sat down with a couple of Buckeye news reporters, and what he told them clears up some questions about the present and future coaching staff. We were able to track down (Thanks Ozone) some of the Q&A's that were recorded there.

Speculation has been swirling about Luke Fickell to Pitt, and about Mike Vrabel being retained or not. Urban cleared a lot of that up, which you'll find out below.

While Meyer doesn't mention who he has in mind for the rest of his staff, it's only a matter of time before the information gets out. I still have high hopes for Studrawa, but with his recent raise, it might be even tougher for the Buckeyes to land the current LSU Coordinator.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

My Thoughts On Urban Meyer, Michigan, And The BCS/SEC

Here we go again
Before we get into the possible title game rematch between LSU and Alabama (Yawn) I wanted to give some quick hitters on the Ohio St/Michigan game from last weekend.

1) Braxton Miller still has a long way to go with that throwing motion. I counted at least four separate throws that could’ve gone for touchdowns or at the very least big gainers that definitely would’ve switched the momentum. The guy has unimaginable talent in those legs but you have to be the complete package when playing big boy football. I think he has the skill in that right arm of his but it’s yet to be coaxed out by the coaching staff. Luckily there is a new sheriff in town who knows how to handle this type of dual threat quarterback.

2) The defense this year is the worst I have seen at Ohio St. in some time. I know that they are young and another year of experience will do wonders next season but I didn’t expect the difficulty stopping the run. In years past it didn’t matter that OSU had a sub-par offense because all they needed to do was score 14-21 to win. Usually the defense would add another 7-14 and that was the ballgame.

OSU was constantly ranked in the top 10 and the offense just had to do enough to post a W on Saturdays. The turmoil surrounding the program didn’t help but there were way too many big 3rd downs given up on Saturday. If they could’ve stopped Denard on half of those runs I think the outcome is way different.

3) The Urban Meyer fiasco completely overshadowed the game after the whistle finally blew on Saturday. The next two days, all anybody could talk about was the new hire. That must have driven those mouth breathers from up north MAD. They finally get over on us after 7 years and the opposing fan base couldn’t have cared less. I shouldn’t say we didn’t care but the vast majority of our attention was focused on the media frenzy happening in Columbus.

All my Michigan friends could do was try and tell me how “bad” this hire was.  Are you kidding me guys? Our new coach is a home run and it drives you nuts that nobody wanted to talk about the game. A game that you almost lost to a 6-5 team I might add. Ah, the rivalry is back folks. It took a loss by the bucks and a coaching whirlwind to get it back but I think the next five years are going to be fun. If you want to read more on the game there are countless talented writers with way better insight on the contest that I can give you. I spent the day sulking inside of a bottle and haven’t watched the replay yet so let’s move on shall we?

Friday, October 21, 2011

National CFB Games This Weekend

I've got to get myself to do this every week, I keep forgetting. Oh well, we all know I would have picked correctly anyway. At least that's what I tell myself to keep myself from crying every night.

Last Week's Record: 0-0
Season Record: 9-4 (69% correct thus far)

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2, 1-2) at #3 Oklahoma Sooners (6-0, 3-0), 8 PM EST, ABC/ESPN3
The Red Raiders are a pretty decent team this year, and have aspirations of upsetting the course of the Sooners way to the Big 12 championship game. The Sooners most likely won't have too much difficulty as they are in Norman, but anything can happen. Prediction: Oklahoma Wins 44-21

North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2, 1-2) at #9 Clemson Tigers (7-0, 4-0), 12 PM EST, ESPN/ESPN3
Tajh Boyd and the rest of the Tigers came back against Maryland last week after being down 18. Twice. Yes, really. North Carolina had some good momentum, but stepped on their feet, and dropped from our BlogPoll rankings. If they can upset the Tigers, I would be surprised. Prediction: Clemson Wins 31-21

#22 Washington Huskies (5-1, 3-0) at #4 Stanford Cardinal (6-0, 4-0), 8 PM EST, ABC/ESPN3
If you're a Cardinal fan and you're upset that the Cardinal has dropped a couple spots in the AP Poll because of a weak schedule, here's why: Washington is one of 2 games that is truly important for Stanford when it comes down to the BCS. The other? Oregon. If you're a Huskie fan, you've got to be impressed with how well this team is doing, and are hoping for a huge upset. Prediction: Stanford Wins 24-10

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Big Ten starting to make some moves.

It has been reported throughout the day that the current Big 12 school, Texas, is currently having "preliminary exchanges" with the Big Ten and it's need for expansion. Most Buckeye fans, including other Big Ten schools, like this idea, or so we think. Personally, I would love the idea, because it seems every so often, Texas and Ohio State duke it out for the top spot. So this automatically makes the conference THAT much tougher on us, and we can continue to do better in bowl games. In this case, it would not only help the Big Ten, but also help Texas. The past year has led to a nice little downfall for Big 12 fans, and this would seem like a good time to get out. Unlike last time, this story HAS a source, and may in fact, become true.


Thursday, December 31, 2009

Bowl Week 3 (part 2)

I won´t really give an introduction, other then after part 1, Inside The Shoe is now 21-13.


Today
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Air Force vs Houston - 12:00 PM EST - ESPN
In a re-match of last year´s bowl game, Houston´s best passing attack in the nation, will take on Air Force´s best passing defense in the nation. Houston will be led by quarterback Case Keenum, who was in the top 10 Heisman voting. Houston´s ability to run up the score has helped them, and their offense get even better. Meanwhile, Air Force has the 4th ranked rushing attack, while Houston is terrible at defending the run. With that being said, Houston will be to much for Air Force, 31-20.

Brut Sun Bowl - No. 21 Stanford vs Oklahoma - 2:00 PM ET - CBS
If your a Sooner fan, your probably feeling a bit down, not being ranked, not in a BCS bowl, and playing in El Paso. If your a Cardinal fan, you are ranked, you have one of the best backs in the nation, and your playing a former Big 12 powerhouse. Nevertheless, look for this to be a good game as Toby Gerhart and Sam Bradford lead their offenses. I see Stanford winnnig a competieve game, 28-17.

Texas Bowl - Missouri vs Navy - 3:30 PM ET - ESPN
Buckeye fans got a nice look at the triple option aganist Navy, as Navy came very close at the end to upsetting the Buckeyes. We know that Missouri is in the process of rebuilding, and that Navy fights for a whole 60 minutes, without rest, as the Buckeyes learned. So in this situation, I really like Ricky Dobbs and that crazy option attack, as Navy gets the win, closing a fantastic season, 24-10.

Insight Bowl - Iowa State vs Minnesota - 6:00 PM ET - NFL Network
After a little persuasion, and some outcrys by their fans, Iowa State fought their way into the Insight Bowl to take on the Golden Gophers. Minnesota brings in a mixed attack, with wideout Eric Decker being out to injury. Adam Weber has had a mixed season, along with the offense, as they can score points, but not many. The key is stopping ISU´s rushing attack, which Minnesota is actually good at doing. I see the Big Ten going to 2-0 after this one, 17-10

Chick-fil-A Bowl - No. 11 Virginia Tech at Tennessee - 7:30 PM ET - ESPN
With the losses to Georgia Tech, and Alabama, Va Tech will look for it´s first win in Atlanta this year, and they have to do it aganist Lane Kiffin´s Volls. Tyrod Taylor leads the attack, and I have to say, Tennessee won´t be able to stop him, or running back Ryan Williams. Virgina Tech wins a close one, 24-17

New Year´s Day
Outback Bowl - Auburn vs Northwestern - 11:00 AM ET - ESPN
Even after dropping it´s last 5 of 6 games, hopes are high at Auburn, the reason being they almost upset Alabama. Northwestern, on the other hand, has won four of it´s last 5 games, and they look to continue winning. With an SEC vs. Big Ten game, expect a bit of mouthing off to each other, but look Northwestern to pull the upset and unbelivably, the Big Ten going 3-0, 35-31.

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl - No. 16 West Virginia at Florida State - 1:00 PM ET - CBS
In Bobby Bowden´s last game as a head coach, a lot will be said about his storied career. He faces his old WVU team, and looks to go out with a bang. I hate to say they will have a tough time stopping the 3rd ranked rushing attack. WVU gets the win, 38-24.

Capital One Bowl - No. 12 LSU vs No. 13 Penn State - 1:00 PM ET - ABC
LSU wanting another 10 win season under Les Miles, looking to take care of a PSU team that lost to the Buckeyes, 24-7. Oh, I didn´t have to add that, did I? PSU´s Darryl Clark will want to go out with a win aganist an SEC opponet, but will just fall short, 24-21.

Rose Bowl
Inside The Shoe will cover this game the day of it.

Allstate Sugar Bowl - No. 3 Cincinnati at No. 5 Florida - 8:30 PM ET - FOX
A game in which both head coaches are new, due to the old ones having health problems, and getting a new job at Notre Dame. Cincy comes in looking for it´s first BCS bowl win, while Florida, looking to send Tebow on a rainbow to the NFL, where he will be, umm, no one really knows. Florida has an outstanding defense, while Cincy has a high powered offense. Florida will take this because Cincy has no defense, and Florida has one of the best. 42-21.


Part 3 will come the day after the Sugar Bowl, keep it here folks! Enjoy your New Year.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Recapping National Games.



Recapping on our predictions last friday, we now have a 7-3 record due to the 2 upsets that occured. Ole Miss got the win, when they ran over, around, and through the LSU defense. The last 3 minutes of that game were absoulety crazy, and it resulted in a 25-23 upset of #8 LSU.

Meanwhile, down in Stanford Cal caught them off-guard thanks to back up running back Shane Vereen who for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries. He certainly did his part and lead the upset of 17th ranked Stanford, 34-28.

In the heart of Tucsan, Arizona layed a stadium full of jam packed fans despretaly wanting an upset of Oregon. The celebration came early when Arizona scored, but Oregon struck back quickly under the calm quick hands of Jermiah Massoli. It ended up going to double overtime, resulting in a 44-41 win that gave Oregon the best chance at the Rose Bowl. Oregon State also has a chance, and whoever wins that game, and wins out, will be heading to the Rose Bowl.

Overall, it was an exciting weekend in CFB, and we here at Inside The Shoe plan on covering the bowl games as well as this upcoming week.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Weekend of CFB.


Sit back and enjoy the games.


Well, with the past couple of weeks being lazy, Inside The Shoe got a new look, a new writer, and a less lazy one as well. Expect way more posts as well. This Michigan week is pretty quiet, compared to the last couple of seasons, as far as national games are concerned. It seems as though teams decided they needed a break near the end of Novemeber. As the BCS picture gets clearer by the minute, football fans across the nation feel the end is near. We here at Inside The Shoe are currently 6-1 in picking CFB games, and to be honest, that's our my fault because of the formentioned laziness.

National Games

#11 LSU at Ole Miss – 3:30 p.m. – ESPN
Ole Miss has been suffering the past couple of weeks, and Jevan Snead has seemed to regress a little.Look for Devin Mcluster to do it all for Ole Miss. LSU's defense will win this one for them closer then people think though, 21-17.

California at #13 Stanford – 7:30 p.m. – Versus
Without running back sensastion Jahvid Best, and with stud Tony Gehart I see Stanford taking care of buisness,as they try to get the best shot possible of getting in the Rose Bowl...31-20

#9 Oregon at Arizona – 8:00 p.m. – ABC (Regional)
IMO, this is the best game of the weekend to watch. It defintley has Rose Bowl decieding factors into it. Oregon comes into the game after reinstating RB LeGarrete Blount, yet coach Chip Kelly won't say if he plans to use him or not. Arizona comes in trying to hang in with the best of them, but Oregon's rushing attack alone is enough for the Wildcats, 28-14

Saturday, November 7, 2009

National Games This Weekend.

OK quick little post, as this is coming very late. This weekend brings a few intresting games, but I'm only putting LSU-Bama today because of time restraints..I know, i was lazy this week, more posts will be coming after this though. Last week, we here at Inside The Shoe made our first predictions. Our record thus far, stands at 4-1 couting the OSU game. So, here we go.

LSU @ Alabama

We have Bama. LSU doesn't have the best defense, or the greatest offense. Bama has just to much talent with Mark Ingram and Julio Jones.


Ohio St. @ Penn St.

This is not homerism, but we expect Terrelle Pryor to have a pretty decent game, and of course, the Silver Bullets are looking for REVENGE.