ROUND ONE
1. Miami - Jake Long OT Michigan
2. St. Louis- Chris Long DE Virginia
3. Atlanta- Matt Ryan QB BC
4. Oakland- Darren McFadden RB Arkansas
5. Kansas City- Vernon Gholston DE Ohio State
6. New York Jets- Glenn Dorsey DT Arkansas
7. New England (from San Francisco)- Sedrick Ellis DE USC
8. Baltimore- Leodis McKelvin CB Troy
9. Cincinnati- Branden Albert OG Virginia
10. New Orleans- Keith Rivers LB USC
11. Buffalo- Aqib Talib CB Kansas
12. Denver- Derrick Harvey DE Florida
13. Carolina- Jeff Otah OT Pittsburgh
14. Chicago- Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
15. Detroit- Rashard Mendenhall RB Illonis
16. Arizona- Rodgers-Cromartie CB Troy
17. Kansas City- Ryan Clady OT Boise State
18. Houston- Mike Jenkins CB South Florida
19. Philadelphia- Devin Thomas WR Michigan State
20. Tampa Bay- Phillip Merling DE Clemson
21. Washington- DeSean Jackson WR Cal
22. Dallas (from Cleveland)- Felix Jones RB Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh- Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
24. Tennessee- James Hardy WR Indiana
25. Seattle- Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
26. Jacksonville- Kentwan Balmer DT UNC
27. San Diego- Gosder Cherilus OT BC *
28. Dallas- Limas Sweed WR Texas *
29. San Francisco (from Indianapolis)- Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
30. Green Bay- Dustin Keller TE Purdue
31. New York Giants- Tyrell Johnson S Arkansas State
* One of the starred picks will be traded to either Baltimore or The Chiefs to select Joe Flacco QB of Delaware
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
CJ's Mock Draft 1.0
Final Mock with comments will be posted Friday but for now here are the players i currently project each team taking.
ROUND ONE
1. Miami - Jake Long OT Michigan
2. St. Louis- Glenn Dorsey DT LSU
3. Atlanta- Matt Ryan QB BC
4. Oakland- Chris Long DE Virginia
5. Kansas City- Ryan Clady OT Boise State
6. New York Jets- Vernon Gholston DE Ohio State
7. New England (from San Francisco)- Darren McFadden RB Arkansas
8. Baltimore- Sedrick Ellis DE USC
9. Cincinnati- Branden Albert OG Virginia
10. New Orleans- Keith Rivers LB USC
11. Buffalo- Aqib Talib CB Kansas
12. Denver- Rashard Mendenhall RB Illionis
13. Carolina- Jeff Otah OT Pittsburgh
14. Chicago- Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
15. Detroit- Leodis McKelvin CB Troy
16. Arizona- Rodgers-Cromartie CB Troy
17. Minnesota- Derrick Harvey DE Florida
18. Houston- Mike Jenkins CB South Florida
19. Philadelphia- Devin Thomas WR Michigan State
20. Tampa Bay- Phillip Merling DE Clemson
21. Washington- DeSean Jackson WR Cal
22. Dallas (from Cleveland)- Felix Jones RB Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh- Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
24. Tennessee- James Hardy WR Indiana
25. Seattle- Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
26. Jacksonville- Kentwan Balmer DT UNC
27. San Diego- Gosder Cherilus OT BC *
28. Dallas- Limas Sweed WR Texas *
29. San Francisco (from Indianapolis)- Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
30. Green Bay- Dustin Keller TE Purdue
31. New York Giants- Tyrell Johnson S Arkansas State
* One of the starred picks will be traded to either Baltimore or The Chiefs to select Joe Flacco QB of Delaware
ROUND ONE
1. Miami - Jake Long OT Michigan
2. St. Louis- Glenn Dorsey DT LSU
3. Atlanta- Matt Ryan QB BC
4. Oakland- Chris Long DE Virginia
5. Kansas City- Ryan Clady OT Boise State
6. New York Jets- Vernon Gholston DE Ohio State
7. New England (from San Francisco)- Darren McFadden RB Arkansas
8. Baltimore- Sedrick Ellis DE USC
9. Cincinnati- Branden Albert OG Virginia
10. New Orleans- Keith Rivers LB USC
11. Buffalo- Aqib Talib CB Kansas
12. Denver- Rashard Mendenhall RB Illionis
13. Carolina- Jeff Otah OT Pittsburgh
14. Chicago- Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt
15. Detroit- Leodis McKelvin CB Troy
16. Arizona- Rodgers-Cromartie CB Troy
17. Minnesota- Derrick Harvey DE Florida
18. Houston- Mike Jenkins CB South Florida
19. Philadelphia- Devin Thomas WR Michigan State
20. Tampa Bay- Phillip Merling DE Clemson
21. Washington- DeSean Jackson WR Cal
22. Dallas (from Cleveland)- Felix Jones RB Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh- Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
24. Tennessee- James Hardy WR Indiana
25. Seattle- Jonathan Stewart RB Oregon
26. Jacksonville- Kentwan Balmer DT UNC
27. San Diego- Gosder Cherilus OT BC *
28. Dallas- Limas Sweed WR Texas *
29. San Francisco (from Indianapolis)- Jerod Mayo LB Tennessee
30. Green Bay- Dustin Keller TE Purdue
31. New York Giants- Tyrell Johnson S Arkansas State
* One of the starred picks will be traded to either Baltimore or The Chiefs to select Joe Flacco QB of Delaware
Friday, April 11, 2008
Frozen Four Championship Game
My dream scenario became a reality when the Irish overcame problem after problem to defeat Michigan 5-4 in OT but BC was extremely dominant in their 6-1 win over North Dakota.
I'm going to give the edge to forwards, defense, goaltending, coaching, and the X-factor and then the final score.
Forwards- Advantage: BC- Notre Dame is hot in the tournament average 5 goals a game however their offense couldn't score the previous 2 months. Which offense is going to show up? Thats probably one of the big keys in this game. Gerbe is a stud and will be a challenge for the Irish defense.
Defense- Advantage: Irish- The Irish have a good mixture of veterans and young players anchoring the blue line, but with the age also comes elite talent with 1st rounder Ian Cole, U.S. Under-18 star Kyle Lawson along with Brett Blatchford have been very solid all season long keeping the Irish in games when they couldn't score. Look for ND to have some success shutting down the powerful BC attack. BC is young on the blueline, but are talented but they just don't have the minutes that the ND defense has and late in a big game that could be all the difference.
Goaltending- Advantage: Even (But forced to choose I'd take the Irish)- Both talented goalies in their 1st full year as a starter and this will be the biggest game of their careers. Pierce although more experienced and wiser as a junior is coming off a very weak performance. Will he pick up his game or is he cracking under the pressure? BC's goalie never had to deal with that pressure since that game was over in the 1st period. What happens if BC falls into a 1-0, 2-0 or even 3-0 hole? Will he be able to keep his cool? And as the game gets later and later, will he focus on saves or thinking about being the next goat?
Coaching- EVEN- Jackson vs York, York vs Jackson... this is as even as it will ever get
X-factor- Advantage: Irish- BC has been to 2 straight title games and come away empty. If they fall behind early will they see it as fate dooming them again? If its tight late, will replays of the last 2 years enter their minds? Irish are hot and playing on a 2nd life so they should be more relaxed than BC will be...
Final Score: I'm torn... BC is more talented team but the formula seems right for the Irish, Cinderella ride, team that can't win titles... I'm going to say the slipper fits:
Irish 5-3
I'm going to give the edge to forwards, defense, goaltending, coaching, and the X-factor and then the final score.
Forwards- Advantage: BC- Notre Dame is hot in the tournament average 5 goals a game however their offense couldn't score the previous 2 months. Which offense is going to show up? Thats probably one of the big keys in this game. Gerbe is a stud and will be a challenge for the Irish defense.
Defense- Advantage: Irish- The Irish have a good mixture of veterans and young players anchoring the blue line, but with the age also comes elite talent with 1st rounder Ian Cole, U.S. Under-18 star Kyle Lawson along with Brett Blatchford have been very solid all season long keeping the Irish in games when they couldn't score. Look for ND to have some success shutting down the powerful BC attack. BC is young on the blueline, but are talented but they just don't have the minutes that the ND defense has and late in a big game that could be all the difference.
Goaltending- Advantage: Even (But forced to choose I'd take the Irish)- Both talented goalies in their 1st full year as a starter and this will be the biggest game of their careers. Pierce although more experienced and wiser as a junior is coming off a very weak performance. Will he pick up his game or is he cracking under the pressure? BC's goalie never had to deal with that pressure since that game was over in the 1st period. What happens if BC falls into a 1-0, 2-0 or even 3-0 hole? Will he be able to keep his cool? And as the game gets later and later, will he focus on saves or thinking about being the next goat?
Coaching- EVEN- Jackson vs York, York vs Jackson... this is as even as it will ever get
X-factor- Advantage: Irish- BC has been to 2 straight title games and come away empty. If they fall behind early will they see it as fate dooming them again? If its tight late, will replays of the last 2 years enter their minds? Irish are hot and playing on a 2nd life so they should be more relaxed than BC will be...
Final Score: I'm torn... BC is more talented team but the formula seems right for the Irish, Cinderella ride, team that can't win titles... I'm going to say the slipper fits:
Irish 5-3
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Frozen Four- Dream vs Reality
The Dream Scenario:
BC wins 3-1 over North Dakota and Notre Dame beats Michigan 5-2 to make it a rivalry championship game between the Irish and the Eagles... one side will make this happen... the other won't
Reality
BC wins 3-1: When BC gets to Frozen Four's, they get to title games and with this team as hot as it is I see no reason they won't take out the overtired North Dakota.
Michigan wins 4-3: The Irish will keep this close but Michigan's numerous X-factors will make sure the Big Blue get to the final.
-CJ
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BC wins 3-1 over North Dakota and Notre Dame beats Michigan 5-2 to make it a rivalry championship game between the Irish and the Eagles... one side will make this happen... the other won't
Reality
BC wins 3-1: When BC gets to Frozen Four's, they get to title games and with this team as hot as it is I see no reason they won't take out the overtired North Dakota.
Michigan wins 4-3: The Irish will keep this close but Michigan's numerous X-factors will make sure the Big Blue get to the final.
-CJ
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D1 Men's Lax picks 4/12
Now that the college basketball season is over and we are waiting for the muddle of the NBA early entries to clear, its time to get into the stretch drive of the college lacrosse season. Here are my picks for games involving ranked teams this Saturday
1 Duke at 3 Virginia- The two most explosive teams meet in a battle to decide the #1 seed in the ACC tourney and perhaps the NCAA tourney as well. Though Duke may be the more talented team, I will take UVA at home, 13-11
2 Syracuse at Rutgers- The Orange will have too much talent in this one, theyll win big, 16-5 Cuse
4 Georgetown at 19 Loyola- A must win game for the Hounds, who are still unbeaten in the ECAC. But with Scott Kocis expected to return for the Hoyas, expect Georgetown to win a close game, 10-8
Dartmouth at 5 Cornell- Cornell wins this one big, bouncing back from the big loss at Syracuse. 15-6 Big Red over Big Green
6 Navy at 13 Army- The best West Point team in a few years has a real chance to end a 13 game losing streak to their archrivals from Annapolis. My upset of the week, the Cadets win 7-6.
7 Maryland at 15 Johns Hopkins- A must win for Hopkins, who is in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. I don't think that these players will let themselves be the ones to ruin the streak, and they'll pull this one out over the Baby Terps, who start 3 freshmen at attack. 11-8 Hopkins
Albany at 11 UMBC- Albany has hit its stride after an 0-5 start, and has confidence coming into this game, but UMBC wont let them take the America East title on the Retreivers home field. 9-7 UMBC
12 Drexel at Towson- Drexel has been slipping since a 7-1 start. Will it continue in this CAA contest? I don't think so. The Dragons pull it out, 11-6.
14 Brown at Penn- Brown has had a nice season and has surprised many, but Franklin Field is always a tough place for Ivy opponents to win. Quakers in a close one, 10-9.
17 Princeton at Harvard- Harvard probably has more talent, especially on offense, but they have yet to put it together. 8-5 Tigers in typical Princeton style.
Delaware at 20 Hofstra- A very important CAA game for both teams. Hofstra is tough to beat at home, but hasn't been playing as well lately. Theyll still take this one to stay in the hunt for the CAA title. Flying Dutchmen 12-11
1 Duke at 3 Virginia- The two most explosive teams meet in a battle to decide the #1 seed in the ACC tourney and perhaps the NCAA tourney as well. Though Duke may be the more talented team, I will take UVA at home, 13-11
2 Syracuse at Rutgers- The Orange will have too much talent in this one, theyll win big, 16-5 Cuse
4 Georgetown at 19 Loyola- A must win game for the Hounds, who are still unbeaten in the ECAC. But with Scott Kocis expected to return for the Hoyas, expect Georgetown to win a close game, 10-8
Dartmouth at 5 Cornell- Cornell wins this one big, bouncing back from the big loss at Syracuse. 15-6 Big Red over Big Green
6 Navy at 13 Army- The best West Point team in a few years has a real chance to end a 13 game losing streak to their archrivals from Annapolis. My upset of the week, the Cadets win 7-6.
7 Maryland at 15 Johns Hopkins- A must win for Hopkins, who is in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. I don't think that these players will let themselves be the ones to ruin the streak, and they'll pull this one out over the Baby Terps, who start 3 freshmen at attack. 11-8 Hopkins
Albany at 11 UMBC- Albany has hit its stride after an 0-5 start, and has confidence coming into this game, but UMBC wont let them take the America East title on the Retreivers home field. 9-7 UMBC
12 Drexel at Towson- Drexel has been slipping since a 7-1 start. Will it continue in this CAA contest? I don't think so. The Dragons pull it out, 11-6.
14 Brown at Penn- Brown has had a nice season and has surprised many, but Franklin Field is always a tough place for Ivy opponents to win. Quakers in a close one, 10-9.
17 Princeton at Harvard- Harvard probably has more talent, especially on offense, but they have yet to put it together. 8-5 Tigers in typical Princeton style.
Delaware at 20 Hofstra- A very important CAA game for both teams. Hofstra is tough to beat at home, but hasn't been playing as well lately. Theyll still take this one to stay in the hunt for the CAA title. Flying Dutchmen 12-11
Monday, April 7, 2008
Explaining my poll methodology
I know I could get a lot of complaints, so I am just going to say that I considered tournament success as the biggest factor in my rankings by far. I also tried to take into account head to head results where tiebreaking was applicable. I feel that if a team reached the sweet 16, they have proven themselves worthy of a spot in the top 25. Villanova, for example, went through a lot of rough times this year but they are a talented team and pulled it together when it mattered most, reaching the second weekend. Tournament success moved a team way up in my book, while tournament failure could easily tarnish a regular season that may have warranted a higher ranking (see Duke and Georgetown, as well as unranked teams UConn and Clemson to name a few)
Chris
Chris
CJ's Final Top 25
Wow!!! What a game, and I accurately told you Memphis FT shooting would kill them, and it cost them a National Championship. With that, my final Top 25 Polls, these polls are a combination of regular season and postseason success:
1) Kansas (37-3) - National Champions
2) Memphis (38-2) - 1 FT...
3) UCLA (35-4)- Final Four then bust... i'll remember next yr... only to bash them again
4) Louisville (27-9)- Better team than UNC, just didn't bring their A game and was stuck in NC
5) Texas (31-7) - Loss in Houston still surprises me but they are very talented
6) UNC (36-3)- Very overrated, they leave the State of North Carolina and they get blown out, surprise... I think not
7) Davidson (29-7)- Probably still underrated on here... 1 shot from being a legit Final Four contender
8) Stanford (28-8)- Playing Texas in Houston was really unfair, but they did get lucky to get by Marquette
9) Wisconsin (31-5)- Big X champ, played with Davidson til Curry decided to become Superman
10) Tennessee (31-5)- Lofton really didn't play well this year at all
11) Butler (30-4)- Ran into Tennessee and took them into OT
12) Xavier (30-7)- OVERRATED OVERRATED, they had the easiest road to the Elite 8...anybody remember them being down at half to UGA???
13) Marquette (25-10)- got robbed in Anaheim vs. Stanford, really were starting to get hot too
14) Duke (28-6)- Live and Die by the 3...and they died
15) Western Kentucky (29-7)- Didn't win the Sun Belt, won on a prayer 3 vs Drake, but showed they belonged vs UCLA
16) West Virginia (26-11)- Got hot at the right time...never pick againist WVU as a 7 seed... ever
17) Michigan State (27-9)- Ultimate Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde team so they get put here cause I don't know where to put them
18) Washington State (26-9)- Underrated all season and made ND look like a foolish High School team
19) Gonzaga (25-8)- Ran into a hot Davidson team in Raleigh, if they had won that they would deserve to be a top 10 team
20) Oklahoma (23-12)- Injuries to Blake Griffin never allowed us to see the true potential of this team
21) Georgetown (28-6)- Did nothing in the regular season, did nothing in the NCAA's...this is quite frankly a gift
22) Pitt (27-10)- Struggled with injuries all year but unlike GT showed up in the NCAA's but too many regular season losses to put them above them
23) Notre Dame (25-8)- With a normal loss to WSU they'd be top 18 but they didn't lose a normal game
24) Drake (28-5)- One desperation 3 by WKU away from being the Cinderella in the Sweet 16
25) Purdue (25-9)- Tough luck in 2nd round game but will be co-Big X favorite
Also Recieving Consideration (in Order) : Arizona, Siena, Miami (FL), Ohio State, Villanova, UMass
-CJ
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1) Kansas (37-3) - National Champions
2) Memphis (38-2) - 1 FT...
3) UCLA (35-4)- Final Four then bust... i'll remember next yr... only to bash them again
4) Louisville (27-9)- Better team than UNC, just didn't bring their A game and was stuck in NC
5) Texas (31-7) - Loss in Houston still surprises me but they are very talented
6) UNC (36-3)- Very overrated, they leave the State of North Carolina and they get blown out, surprise... I think not
7) Davidson (29-7)- Probably still underrated on here... 1 shot from being a legit Final Four contender
8) Stanford (28-8)- Playing Texas in Houston was really unfair, but they did get lucky to get by Marquette
9) Wisconsin (31-5)- Big X champ, played with Davidson til Curry decided to become Superman
10) Tennessee (31-5)- Lofton really didn't play well this year at all
11) Butler (30-4)- Ran into Tennessee and took them into OT
12) Xavier (30-7)- OVERRATED OVERRATED, they had the easiest road to the Elite 8...anybody remember them being down at half to UGA???
13) Marquette (25-10)- got robbed in Anaheim vs. Stanford, really were starting to get hot too
14) Duke (28-6)- Live and Die by the 3...and they died
15) Western Kentucky (29-7)- Didn't win the Sun Belt, won on a prayer 3 vs Drake, but showed they belonged vs UCLA
16) West Virginia (26-11)- Got hot at the right time...never pick againist WVU as a 7 seed... ever
17) Michigan State (27-9)- Ultimate Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde team so they get put here cause I don't know where to put them
18) Washington State (26-9)- Underrated all season and made ND look like a foolish High School team
19) Gonzaga (25-8)- Ran into a hot Davidson team in Raleigh, if they had won that they would deserve to be a top 10 team
20) Oklahoma (23-12)- Injuries to Blake Griffin never allowed us to see the true potential of this team
21) Georgetown (28-6)- Did nothing in the regular season, did nothing in the NCAA's...this is quite frankly a gift
22) Pitt (27-10)- Struggled with injuries all year but unlike GT showed up in the NCAA's but too many regular season losses to put them above them
23) Notre Dame (25-8)- With a normal loss to WSU they'd be top 18 but they didn't lose a normal game
24) Drake (28-5)- One desperation 3 by WKU away from being the Cinderella in the Sweet 16
25) Purdue (25-9)- Tough luck in 2nd round game but will be co-Big X favorite
Also Recieving Consideration (in Order) : Arizona, Siena, Miami (FL), Ohio State, Villanova, UMass
-CJ
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