Romeo Crennel, head coach of the Cleveland Browns, finally decided to pull the trigger and release Maurice Carthon as offensive coordinator. The general belief is that GM Phil Savage forced Crennel to make this move and is still uneasy about why Romeo waited so long.
Terry Pluto writes an interesting article on why this change was necessary and hopefully the correct decision.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Troy Smith continue to keep winning. The fact that Smith isn’t throwing for 300 yards or rushing for 100 yards each game is no reason to believe he’s losing the lead in the Heisman trophy race.
The Heisman trophy goes to a champion and/or someone that continues to make their team and players perform better. Troy Smith is the key to the Buckeyes success this year. He doesn’t believe in “padding his stats” or doing something that hinders the success of the team for his own numbers.
Smith is a lock to win the Heisman this year; the only thing left to decide is what two players will be sitting next to him.
I researched the internet for articles on college football and came across a very interesting, but biased, point of view on who has the toughest conference this year. I believe this answer depends on how you evaluate a conference. Do you view depth, strength of schedule outside the conference, or how powerful the top teams in that league perform?
This year, depending on how you evaluate a conference, you will get different answers. If depth is critical, then the SEC would have to be your choice. The strength of schedule would be a toss-up; the Big Ten has beaten both Texas and Notre Dame. The SEC and Pac Ten was split, as Tennessee rolled California, but USC returned the favor to Arkansas. If your most important criteria are how powerful the top three teams are in a conference, I believe Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State will overpower any three teams from the top conferences.
This type of question is something people can debate over mixed drinks or bottles of beer. I will end this blog with this statement. There’s not one scenario or statistic that will convince me the Big East is even close to the Big Ten, Sec or Big 12. The only reason they may beat the Pac Ten is after USC the conference starts to fall off dramatically.
LeBron James has always put high expectations upon himself, this year the leagues GM’s have done the same. In a preseason poll, the GM’s around the league have predicted that the San Antonio Spurs will become NBA Champions and LeBron James will be this years MVP.
If the General Managers are correct, the Cleveland Cavaliers need to show some support for LeBron and they will go deep into the playoffs. Last year, James showed he can be the “go to” guy in clutch situations. The rest of the team needs to do the little things and the Cavs will be hard to beat.
Jim Tressel, the Ohio State Buckeyes head football coach, addressed the media on rumors that he would consider leaving the Buckeyes to be head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Tressel grew up in Ohio and has been a lifetime fan of the Browns and Buckeyes.
Tressel stated that he loves the college environment and has always considered himself a teacher and a coach. Although, many feel that he left the door open a crack by not completely ruling out the idea.
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