SAT NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPLAY

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE SAT10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2012-01-13T18:03:00.002-05:00

SAT 10 NATIONAL CHAMPS

SAT 10 FINAL POWER POLL RANKINGS

Alabama	10	2636
Boise State	9	1904
Oklahoma St	8	1769
Missouri	8	1766
Auburn	8	1760
TCU	8	1755
South Carolina	8	1724
Florida State	8	1682
Ohio State	8	1680
Oregon	8	1676
Stanford	8	1611
California	8	1609
Iowa	7	1502
Utah	8	1483
Arkansas	7	1476
Michigan St	7	1461
Illinois	7	1454
Arizona	7	1413
Nevada	7	1374
Notre Dame	7	1370
North Carolina St	7	1362
Wofford	7	1356
Wisconsin	7	1346
Maryland	7	1341
Washington	7	1317
Va Tech	7	1313
UCF	7	1264
LSU	7	1259
Georgia	6	1267
USC	6	1245
Boston College	6	1233
Texas AM	6	1227
Navy	6	1180
Tennessee	6	1173
Oklahoma	6	1170
North Carolina	6	1157
San Diego St	6	1137
UCLA	6	1122
Air Force	5	1106
SMU	6	1094
Texas Tech	6	1086
West Virginia	6	1067
Temple	6	1060
Pittsburgh	6	1056
Mississippi State	6	1035
North Illinois	6	1016
So Miss	6	1011
USF	5	994
Mississippi	6	984
Hawaii	5	981
Nebraska	6	969
E Wash	5	968
Clemson	5	957
Syracuse	6	953
WM Mary	5	941
Rutgers	5	934
Cincinnati	5	925
Baylor	5	916
BYU	5	910
Ga Tech	5	899
Conn	5	896
E Car	5	891
Miami FL	5	890
Oregon St	5	890
Tulsa	5	888
Texas	5	887
Arizona St	5	862
Toledo	5	851
Michigan	5	842
N Dakota St	5	820
W. Mich	5	796
FIU	5	793
CSU	4	782
Purdue	4	774
Kent St	5	773
Idaho	5	769
Wake Forest	5	761
App St	5	750
Army	5	748
Duke	4	748
Northwestern	5	732
Minn	4	731
Louisville	4	724
Florida	4	720
Iowa St	4	688
Ga So	4	674
Kansas ST	4	669
Penn State	4	652
UAB	4	642
Wyoming	4	633
Villanova	4	621
Marshall	3	601
Miam-O	4	582
Wash ST	4	557
Fresno	4	544
Buff	3	536
Colorado	3	525
Arkansas ST	3	504
Vandy	4	498
Rice	3	472
Kentucky	3	461
Virginia	3	451
Louisville	3	436
Utah St	3	428
UTEP	3	388
La Mon	3	378
New Hampshire	3	367
N Texas	2	351
N Mexico	2	348
Houston	2	295
Tulane	2	289
M Tenn	2	287
FAU	2	280
N. Mex St	2	278
Kansas	2	268
Ball State	2	263
W. Kentucky	2	263
UNLV	2	257
Indiana	2	247
Ohio	2	239
Troy	2	234
La Lafayette	1	230
Akron	1	168
C Mich	1	165
E Mich	1	111
Bowling Green	1	106
Memphis	0	0

ALABAMA WINS SAT 10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-01-08T19:35:00.000-05:00

ALABAMA 55 BOISE ST 38

Robert LaFlam and his Alabama Crimson Tide won back to back SAT Replay Championships with a 55-38 win over the Boise State Broncos.

Greg McElroy (28.51.413.3.0) continued his mastery of the Tide's air attack and he received strong support from Julius Jones (14.196.1), Mark Ingram (16.79.3) and Trent Richardson (10.58.1- 5.103.1). Boise was led by Kellen Moore (20.33.379.4.3) and MVP Titus Young (6.235.3).

W10: THE PLAYOFF ROAD TO THE SAT 10 CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-01-08T18:36:00.000-05:00

After 9 weeks of intense play, 5 teams still were standing in the race for the national championship. All 5 had tasted defeat during the season in the following ways:

Missouri lost to Oklahoma St 30-29 in the Cotton Bowl....
Alabama lost to Auburn in OT 47-44....
Oklahoma St lost to Alabama 59-30
Boise St lost to Alabama 17-20
Oregon lost to TCU   43-49

All teams which were not still in the hunt for the championship were matched up to the nearest ranked team in the Phil Steele preseason rankings.   Among the human coached teams, the following results:

Nebraska 39 Texas 0
Army 24 Buffalo 0
Ohio St   43 Oklahoma 0
San Diego St 44 Minnesota 13
West Va 14   Texas Tech 10
Va Tech 34 Miami FL   20

As for the teams remaining in the national hunt, the week 10 results looked like this:

Mississippi St 35 Missouri 13

Chris Relf leads Miss St over Missouri

Mississippi State used the multidimensional talents of Chris Relf ( 20.160.2- 15.23.243.1.1) and took advantage of 5 Tiger turnovers for the 35-13 win. Chad Bumphis (4.89) and Kendial Lawrence (8.87) provided some offensive support for Relf while the Bulldog D held Blaine Gabbert (25.44.268.1.1) in check and not even the superb effort of TJ Moe (6.112) could keep Missouri from elimination.

Boise State 51 Oklahoma State 27


Kellen Moore leads Broncos to Playoff Win

Kellen Moore (26.34.409.4.1) won the battle with Cowboy QB Brandon Weeden (21.41.163.2.1) and his passing attack was balanced with the twin running threats of Doug Martin (18.77.1) and Jeremy Avery (16.72.1) as Boise State outslugged the Cowboys 51-27. Not even the outstanding running of Kendall Hunter (17.143) could keep Oklahoma State from elimination.

Alabama 51 Oregon 27

McElroy Bombs Ducks

Alabama outscored Oregon in a semifinal shootout for the national title. Greg McElroy (32.52.412.5.0), Julius Jones (11.151.1), Marquis Maze (8.101.1) and Mark Ingram (14.76.1) provided the offensive fireworks for the Crimson Tide while usual Duck standouts like LaMichael James (17.48) and Darren Thomas (7.21.-14.25.179.3.2) were thwarted by the Alabama D.

WEEK 9 NOTES

2012-01-07T15:31:00.000-05:00

After 8 weeks in the season, 8 teams remained alive in the national championship race and all 8 teams participated in 4 major bowl games as a prelude to the national championship playoffs.

OKLAHOMA ST 30 MISSOURI 29

Missouri came into the game as the #1 ranked and only undefeated team in the country after Auburn defeated previously undefeated Alabama 47-44 in OT during rival week. Oklahoma State came in ranked 2nd in the country with only a loss to Alabama blemishing the season.

Here is the report on the game from the Missouri sidelines:

Oklahoma St knocked off the previously unbeaten Missouri Tigers in a tightly contested Cotton Bowl. Cowboy QB Brandon Weeden was 25-39 for 252 yards and 3 TDs, including the game-winning 15-yard pass to Bo Bowling (6-62, 2 TDs) with 2:49 remaining. Down 30-29, Tiger QB Blaine Gabbert marched Mizzou into OSU territory with just over a minute remaining, but a 13-yard sack by DE Jamie Blatnick pushed back the Tigers and the game essentially ended when they could not convert a 4th-and-15 from the OSU 46. Both teams are still alive in the title hunt with one loss apiece, but each face an uphill climb against the heavyweights that remain.

ALABAMA 45 TCU 24

The Sugar Bowl was a rematch of last year's replay championship. Unfortunately for TCU, Alabama won again, this time by a 45-24 margin.

Robert LaFlam's Crimson Tide -still smarting from last weeks overtime loss to archrival Auburn- used multiple weapons and long plays to outscore the proud TCU team.

Greg McElroy (20-29-306-3-0) hit Julius Jones (7-140-2) with a 40 yard TD pass midway in the Q1 to take an early 7-0 lead and Alabama never looked back. Mark Ingram (10-92-1) finished the scoring with a 50 yard dash through the proud TCU D.

TCU RB Ed Wesley (16-95) actually helped TCU win the ground war (192-174) and Tank Carder had 10 stops to lead the Froghorns but Alabama controlled the air (306-181) to win the game.

OREGON 24 FLORIDA ST 13

Jeff Paulson and the Oregon Ducks eliminated the Seminoles from the national championship race with a 24-13 win.

LaMichael James (25-114-1) was the MVP of the game as the Ducks won despite losing the air war (199-97) but won the ground war (279-114).


BOISE ST 32 OHIO ST 28

Kellen Moore hit Austin Pettis on a 19 yard TD pass with 3.22 left in the 3Q to give Boise State a 24-21 lead which they held onto the rest of the game for a 32-28 win. Terrelle Pryor (19.59.0/ 12.27.148.2.0) was the game MVP but the Bronco D sacked Pryor 5 times to disrupt the Buckeye D at crucial times to insure the Boise State win and the elimination of Ed Broham and his Buckeyes.

OKLAHOMA ST UPSETS #1 MISSOURI 30-29

2011-12-16T10:33:00.001-05:00


OKLAHOMA STATE #1 WEEK 9 POWER POLL RESULTS 1. Oklahoma State (8-1767) over Missouri 30-29 2. Missouri (8-1766) loss to Oklahoma St 29-30 3. Alabama (8-1739) over TCU 45-24 4. Oregon (8-1676) over FSU 24-13 5. Boise St (8-1662) over Ohio St 26-21 6. South Carolina (7-1536) over BC 26-6 7. Auburn (7-1514) over Michigan St 45-42 8. Iowa (7-1502) over Arkansas 16-14 9. TCU (7-1499) loss to Alabama 24-45 10. FSU (7-1465) loss to Oregon 13-24 11. California(7-1454) over USC 24-17 12. Illinois (7-1454) over Notre Dame 23-10 13. Ohio St (7-1418) loss to Boise St 21-26 14. Arizona (7-1413) over Nevada 58-30 15. Stanford (7-1383) over NCST 54-6 16. Wisconsin (7-1346) over Utah 28-13 17. Utah (7-1304) loss to Wisconsin 13-28 18. Michigan St (6-1285) loss to Auburn 42-45 19. Arkansas (1270) loss to Iowa 16-14 20. USC (6-1245) loss to Cal 17-24

W8: RIVAL WEEK LIVES UP TO HYPE

2011-11-26T14:30:00.007-05:00

Week 8 POWER POLL: Missouri replaces Alabama

1. Missouri 8-1786 over Nebraska 32-27

2. Oklahoma St 7-1554 over Oklahoma 33-10

3. TCU 7-1499 over BYU 34-30

4. Alabama 7-1493 loss to Auburn 44-47 OT

5. Florida St 7-1465 over Florida 7-3

6. Oregon 7-1450 over Oregon St 43-18

7. Boise St 7-1445 over Hawaii 40-24

8. Ohio St 7-1418 over Michigan 51-20

9. Auburn 6-1313 over Alabama 47-44 OT

10. Michigan St 6-1285 over Wisconsin 20-17

11. Arkansas 6-1270 over LSU 51-29

12. Iowa 6-1260 over Iowa St 49-28

13. So. Car. 6-1256 over Clemson 33-14

14. USC 6-1245 over UCLA 45-13

15. Cal 6-1240 over Stanford 44-39

16. Boston College 6-1233 over Syr 17-13

17. Illinois 6-1231 over Northwestern 44-20

18. Notre Dame 6-1196 over Penn St 38-21

19. NC St 6-1193 over Maryland 46-20

20. Stanford 6-1174 loss to Cal 44-39

Wes Byrum's OT 18 yard FG shocks Alabama

Auburn 47 Alabama 44 OT

Wes Byrum hit a 18 yard FG in overtime for a 47-44 upset over undefeated and #1 ranked Alabama in one of the most exciting Iron Bowl contests in SAT Replay history.

Alabama raced out to a 44-21 lead thanks mainly to the efforts of QB Craig McElroy (37-54-520-5-1) whom Coach Robert LaFlam has unleashed from the conservative game plan usually run by NCAA Coach Lou Saban. Despite the McElroy's MVP performance, the Auburn Tigers staged one of the most historic comebacks in SAT history.

With 7:42 left in the game, Tiger QB Cam Newton (18-27-300-5-0) hit WR Darwin Adams (7-167-4) with a 50 yard bomb to cut the lead to 44-28. With 6:52 left in the game, DT Nick Fairley (4 TX-INT-Sack) intercepted a McElroy pass which led to another Auburn TD and a 2 point conversion to cut the lead to 44-36. Facing a 4th and 5 at the Auburn 46 with 1:10 left in the game, Coach LaFlam rolled the dice but failed on the 4th down conversion attempt. Cam Newton made Alabama pay for the lost gamble as he hit Adams again with a 33 yard strike and a 2 point conversion to tie the game at 44-44.

Alabama took the first possession of the overtime period but Trent Richardson (13-81) fumbled the ball and the Auburn Tiger D recovered it. Auburn quickly set up Byrum's winning FG and the 47-44 upset was complete. The Crimson Tide drop to #4 in the national rankings but are 7-1 and will play TCU in the 2010 SAT Sugar Bowl. Auburn improves to 6-2 and now holds a #9 ranking and another Iron Bowl trophy. Some other outstanding performers in this great rivalry included:

Michael Dwyer (16-122)

Julio Jones ( 19-314-2)

Marquis Maze ( 6-85-1)

Darius Hanks ( 5-77-2)


Michael Egnew: Missouri TE

Missouri 32 Nebraska 27

The Missouri Tigers defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 32-27 and vaulted into the #1 ranking in the latest SAT10 Replay Power Poll. The victory also sends them into the SAT 10 Cotton Bowl to face the #2 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Nebraska Coach Jim Doyle and Missouri Coach Dan Donovan played the head to head contest over the internet. Doyle tried to mix up his season long tendencies by starting backup QB Cody Green and throwing throughout the first quarter but Missouri held a 13-10 lead after the 1Q. Doyle also tried to keep Missouri standout WR TJ Moe in double coverage but that left Tiger TE Michael Egnew (10-117-1) open throughout the game.

Coach Donovan relied on the superior play of QB Blaine Gabbert ( 24-40-244-1-1) to outgain the Huskers in the air by a 244-145 margin. Nebraska had a few of its own outstanding performers including Rex Burkhead (12-78-2) and LB David Lavonte (10 Tx) but they could not overcome the inconsistent play of QB Taylor Martinez (9-62/ 8-11-119-0-1).


Kendall Hunter: Oklahoma State RB

Oklahoma State 33 Oklahoma 10

Kendall Hunter (31-221-1) exploded through the Oklahoma Sooner defensive line all day and gave the Cowboys a balanced attack and a convincing 33-10 win over the intrastate rival. The win bolted Oklahoma State into a Cotton Bowl invitation against the top ranked Missouri Tigers. The loss dropped the Oklahoma Sooners out of the top 20 rankings. QB Brandon Weeden (19-43-211-2-0) and Justin Blackmon (7-100-1) also provided some offensive fireworks for the 2nd ranked Cowboys.

Jerome Kerley TCU WR/RET

TCU 34 BYU 30

Jerome Kerley returned a kickoff 90 yards and caught 7 passes for 108 yards to lead the TCU Hornfrogs to a 34-30 win over the BYU Cougars. The win vaults the Froghorns into a Sugar Bowl matchup with Alabama and a #3 national ranking. TCU made it all the way to the SAT09 championship game before Alabama defeated them so revenge will be a big motivator for TCU.

LaMichael James Oregon RB

Oregon 43 Oregon State 18

Coach Jeff Paulson continues to keep his Ducks in the SAT championship with a convincing 43-18 win over the Oregon State Beavers. LaMichael James (25-98-2) and Darron Thomas (20-31-229-0-1/12-33-2) helped lift the Ducks to a #6 ranking and a trip to the Orange Bowl against the surprising Florida State Seminoles.

Ohio State 51 Michigan 20

Dane Sanzenbacher (7-311-2) turned in one of the greatest performances by a wideout in the SAT10 season to lead the Buckeyes to a 51-20 win over the Michigan Wolverines. The victory gives Ohio State a #8 ranking and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

In other games, West Virginia defeated the Pitt Panthers 24-10, Navy defeated Army 58-48 and QB Ryan Lindley threw for 545 yards and 7 TDs to lead San Diego State over UTEP 58-3.

WEEK 7: ALABAMA CONTINUES TO ROLL TIDE ROLL

2011-11-11T20:38:00.016-05:00

                                              #1 ALABAMA 7-1493

WEEK 7 POWER POLL

1. Alabama 7-1493 W 59-30 over Oklahoma State
2. Missouri 7-1459 W 44-16 over Auburn
3. Oklahoma St 6-1212 L 30-59 to Alabama
4. TCU 6-1211 W 20-17 over USC
5. Stanford 6-1174 W 49-21 over Michigan St
6. Florida St 6-1156 W 23-15 over LSU
7. Wisconsin 6-1155 W 41-32 over Oklahoma
8. Boise St 6-1147 W 52-25 over Iowa
9. Oregon 6-1125   W   35-13 over Utah
10. Ohio St 6-1084 W 27-17 over Notre Dame
11. Auburn 5-986    L 16-44 to Missouri
12. Oklahoma 5-983 L 32-41 to Wisconsin
13. Iowa 5-975   L 25-52 to Boise St
14. Michigan St 5-965 L 21-49 to Stanford
15. South Carolina 5-961 W 47-26 over Tennesse
16. Clemson 5-957 W 55-17 over San Diego St
17. Illinois 5-949 W 35-23 over BYU
18. Boston College 5-948 W 34-13 over Tulsa
19. Utah 5-947 L 13-35 to Oregon
20. USC 5-946 L 17-20 to TCU

WEEK 7 NOTES

Trent Richardson

After 7 weeks in SAT 10 replay, only the top 10 ranked teams remained in the hunt for the national championship given they are the only teams with less than 2 losses. It was a wild week with some great games. Here are some of the highlights:

Alabama 59 Oklahoma St 30

Remember, in SAT 10 replay injuries only last for 1 game so many players who were frustrated by injuries can play above their actual performances in the NCAA 2010 season. The Crimson Tide have taken advantage of the rule by combining an outstanding offense with a very stingy defense. Oklahoma State came into the game with one of the top offensive juggernauts in the SAT 10.

Trent Richardson ran back a kick off 77 yards with 8:45 left in the 3rd Quarter to give them a 38-16 lead and propel them on to a 59-30 victory. Alabama was 8 for 8 in red zone conversions while the Cowboys were a respectable 3-5. Alabama held a total yards advantage (520-403) and had 1 less turnover than Oklahoma State. The stars for the Crimson Tide included Mark Ingram (16-100-1), QB Greg McElroy (30-40-347-4-1) and Julius Jones (12-147-1). Brandon Weeden (23-43-292) was held in check by the Crimson Tide defense. Alabama retained its #1 ranking while the Cowboys kept a high #3 ranking.

Blaine Gabbert seeks SAT 1o Heisman

Missouri 44 Auburn 16

Mizzou improves to 7-0 with a crushing 44-16 win that sees Auburn's SAT title hopes go down the drain.

Both teams had kicked a pair of FGs and we were tied 6-6 in the 2nd. Missouri scored on a pair of long TD runs (36 and 22 yards) from tailback Marcus Murphy to take a 20-6 lead. They would add add another Grant Ressel FG, and then their defense- which played huge all game- sacked Cam Newton and forced a fumble, which DE Jacquies Smith picked up and rumbled 23-yards for a TD and a 30-6 lead. Auburn took advantage of a 56-yard KO return by Demond Washington to kick a late FG, closing the halftime gap to 30-9.

It wasn't enough, and Missouri's defense wasn't finished. Newton's first pass attempt of the 2nd half was returned for a pick-6 by Mizzou safety Kenji Jackson to give the hometown Tigers a 37-9 lead. Auburn could not get their offense going in rare comeback mode, and Mizzou cruised to a 44-16 victory.

Missouri (503 yards, 1 turnover)
QB Blaine Gabbert (MVP) 25-41, 303, TD, Int
RB Marcus Murphy 4-67, 2 TD
WR TJ Moe 6-117, TD

Auburn (276 yards, 2 turnovers)
QB Cam Newton 13-33, 118, TD, Int; 25-79 rushing
RB Michael Dyer 11-60
WR Darvin Adams 5-44

TANK CARDER RECOVERS KEY FUMBLE

TCU 20 USC 17

Tank Carder not only made 11 tackles for TCU but also recovered a USC Trojan fumble with 3:59 left in the 4th QTR to lead the Froghorns to a 20-17 win over the Trojans.

Despite the efforts of USC RB Allen Bradford (17-178), the Froghorns used a team effort led by offensive standouts RB Ed Wesley (12-106) and QB Andy Dalton (12-67-1) and 10-25-130-2-0) and the defensive efforts of LB Tanner Brock (10 stops) and Carder. TCU's D limited Matt Barkley (16-32-110-1-1) and the rest of the USC offense. The win lifted TCU to a #4 ranking while USC fell to #20.

Andrew Luck : Stanford Savior

Stanford 49 Michigan State 21

Andrew Luck (17-22-239-2-0) hit Curt Fleener with a 44 yard TD pass with 12:34 left in the 2nd QTR to give the Cardinals a 21-0 lead over Michigan State and spark them on to a 49-21 victory. Stephan Taylor (20-122-4) was even more impressive, gaining the game MVP with 4 scoring runs to compliment Luck and keep the Spartan D off balance and give the Cardinals (51-239) a big advantage on the ground over Michigan St (26-65). Stanford will take its #5 ranking next week against arch rival Cal.


LaMichael James leads Oregon Ducks

Oregon 35 Utah 13

LaMichael James (26-219-2) exploded for a 43 yard TD run with 308 left in the 2nd Qtr to lead the Oregon Ducks to a 35-13 victory over the Utah Utes. The Ducks held a 651-325 advantage in total yardage despite 4 lost fumbles and an interception. The explosive but turnover prone Ducks advanced to a #8 national ranking and remain a dark horse in the national championship race.

Ohio State 27 Notre Dame 17

Notre Dame served notice they were primed for an upset when Henry Williams blocked a punt and returned it 25 yards for a TD and a 7-0 lead with 10:06 left in the 1st Qtr and Darius Fleming created havoc by tallying 18 tackles but the Ohio State Buckeyes sacked ND QB Tommy Rees 4 times , sacked him twice and held heralded W Michael Floyd (5-27-0) in check for a 27-17 win which advanced the Buckeyes to a #10 ranking.

Ohio State used both Terrelle Pryor (18-23-121-1-1/11-58-0) and Joe Bauserman (11-13-58-0-0) to power up the Buckeye offense.

In games involving human coaches outside of he top 20, West Virginia downed Purdue 20-3 , Clemson downed San Diego State 55-17 despite the All-American efforts of Ronnie Hillman ( 33-187-2), Nebraska downed Rice 30-7 in a game which included a 37 yard fake punt TD run by PK-P Alex Henery and Army downed Ball State 31-10 by controlling the ball for almost 42 minutes of the game and outrushing the Cardinals 319-74.

Week 8 is rival week...

W6 POWER POLL: ALABAMA KNOCKS OFF SOONERS 56-41

2011-11-06T10:31:00.003-05:00

W6: ALABAMA STILL #1: ROLL TIDE ROLL

1. Alabama (6-1246) over Oklahoma 56-41

2. Oklahoma St (6-1212) over TCU 19-17

3. Missouri (6-1203) over Stanford 30-25

4. TCU (5-1001) loss to Oklahoma St 17-19

5. Auburn (5-986) over Arizona St 42-14

6. Oklahoma (5-583) loss to Alabama 41-56

7. Iowa (5-975) over Nevada 38-25

8. Michigan St (5-965) over Arkansas 70-55

9. Stanford (5-948) loss to Missouri 25-30

10. Utah (5-947) over Va Tech 32-25

11. USC ( 5-946) over Mississippi St 41-38

12. Wisconsin (5-927) over Oregon St 31-17

13. Florida St (5-927) over South Carolina 36-17

14. Boise St (5-910) over Clemson 30-3

15. Oregon (5-900) over Mississippi 63-10

16. Notre Dame (5-900) over North Carolina St 34-20

17. Ohio State (6-869) over Boston College 29-13

18. LSU (5-867) over California 17-9

19. South Carolina (4-774) loss to FSU 17-36

20. SMU (4-759) over Pittsburgh 28-14

NR San Diego St (4-693) beat Cincinnati 23-16

NR West Virginia (3-551) loss to Tennessee 21-24

NR Nebraska (3-532) beat Hawaii 30-28

WEEK 6 GAME OF THE WEEK

Missouri over Stanford 30-25

Gabbert leads Cinderella Missouri Tigers

Stanford opened the game with a nine and a half minute drive, settling for a field goal and the early 3-0 lead. Mizzou answered with a TD when QB Blaine Gabbert (24-36, 224 yards, TD; 2 rushing TD) dove in from 2 yards out, but K Grant Ressell missed the PAT. The teams then traded 3-and-outs, but Stanford had pinned Missouri deep and took advantage of a 22-yard punt return by Doug Baldwin. Despite moving backwards on the possession, K Nate Whitaker drilled a 51-yard FG and Stanford evened the score at 6 apiece. Both teams added a 1st half TD- Stanford's scoring drive featured a 56-yard Andrew Luck (22-32, 154, Int; 7-73 rushing) scramble- and Missouri booted a 40-yard FG late in the half for a 16-13 lead.

The Tigers extended their lead to 23-13 when Stanford's long-snapper misfired and sent the bail sailing over their punter's head. Stanford recovered at their own 5-yard line, but Mizzou's Gabbert found the EZ on a 1st down scramble. Stanford was quick to answer, however- Chris Owusu returned the ensuing kickoff to the MU 34, and two minutes later Stepfan Taylor (14-107, TD) bulldozed in from 4 yards out. This time, it was the Cardinal who missed their PAT, so they trailed 23-19. Missouri was able to extended their lead, though. A Wes Kemp (6-65, TD) 15-yard TD reception put the Tigers up 30-19. Stanford drove to midfield, but Mizzou made a crucial interception of Andrew Luck, the first turnover of the day for either team. The Tigers then drove inside the Stanford 10 and appeared ready to further extend their lead, but Gabbert coughed up the football on a sack, and Stanford had new life.

Luck led Stanford on an 86-yard scoring drive to open the 4th, but the 2 point conversion failed, and Missouri led 30-25. Both defenses stiffened up, and the teams traded possessions. Missouri was forced to punt with just under two minutes remaining, but their long-snapper returned the favor that was given to them earlier in the game and Stanford had a golden opportunity with the ball at the Missouri 8-yard line. Two incomplete passes and a fumbled punt made it 4th-and-goal; Luck found WR Doug Baldwin (7-31) but he was short of the end zone, and pushed out of bounds at the 2. Missouri was able to push forward to the 10 where they ran out the clock for a hard-fought 30-25 win.

W5: ALABAMA CLINGS TO #1 NATIONAL RANKING

2011-10-13T20:06:00.004-04:00

WEEK 5 SAT POWER POLL

1. Alabama (5-1012) over Iowa 26-24
2. TCU (5-1001) over USC   45-7
3. Oklahoma St (5-985) over Florida St 35-30
4. Oklahoma ( 5-983) over Nevada   46-40
5. Missouri (5-971) over LSU   33-32
6. Stanford (5-948) over Mississippi 48-14
7. South Carolina (4-774) over BYU   42-7
8. Nevada (4-756) lost to Oklahoma 40-46
9. Auburn (4-752) over Nebraska 31-28
10. Iowa (4-749) lost to Alabama 26-24
11. Mississippi (4-749) lost to Stanford 14-48
12. USC (4-739) lost to TCU 7-45
13. Boston College (4-733) beat Florida 20-7
14. Oregon St (4-732) beat Illinois 27-19
15. Michigan St (4-730) beat Air Force 40-27
16. California (4-725) beat West Virginia 26-10
17. Clemson (4-724) over Arizona St 40-27
18. Utah ( 4-722) over North Carolina 34-27
19. North Carolina St (4-708) over Navy 47-44
20. Wisconsin (4-713) over UCLA 45-10

WEEK 5 NOTES

Alabama 26, Iowa 24
Iowa gave the Crimson Tide all they could handle and D.J. Koulianos served notice the Hawkeyes had come to fight when he startled Alabama with a 97 yard KOR to tie the score at 7-7 with 10:13 left in the first quarter. However, the Crimson Tide held Iowa to 56 yards on the ground and 180 yards in the air. Greg McElroy (30-36-293-1-0), Julius Jones (10-122), and Trent Richardson (12-58-1) led the Alabama attack and Alabama survived the biggest challenge to their #1 national ranking.

TCU 45 USC 7
Andy Dalton (14-22-289-5-1) and (9-83) served notice the Froghorns want a second consecutive trip to the SAT national championship by destroying the Trojans 45-7. Traditionalists were shocked the Trojans did not live up to the historic glory that all college fans remember whenever they see the uniform. TCU LB Tank Carder was a 1 man wrecking crew making 14 hits, 3 stuffs and and a forced fumble. TCU Wideouts Josh Boyce (5-148-3 TDs) and Jeremy Kerley (6-85-1) made fools out of the Trojan secondary.
Matt Barkley (19-37-155-0-1) showed his inexperience and Marc Tyler (15-92) provided the only effective resistance to the TCU blowout.

Oklahoma St 35 FSU 30
Brandon Weeden ( 23-38-348-3-1) served notice the Cowboys have a legitimate claim as the best team in Oklahoma and Justin Blackmon ( 6-122-1) and Josh Cooper (7-82) were prime targets which led the Cowboys to a 35-30 win over the Seminoles.

Oklahoma 46   Nevada 40
If you were told Nevada would outgain the Sooners 439 to 75 , you would say the Wolfpack won the game. The rest of the story was the Sooners recovered 2 fumbles, intercepted 3 Nevada passes to frustrate the Wolfpack offense and Landry Jones ( 35-58-426-3-1) saved the Sooners from enduring their first loss.
Vai Taura ( 31-214-3 TDs) turned in one of the best performances of the week but it was not enough to negate the Sooners 5-1 turnover advantage.

Stanford 48 Mississippi 14
Andrew Luck ( 16-24-352-3-0) hit Ryan Whalen (7-138-2) and Coby Fleenor (3-105-1) with long passes throughout the game as the Cardinals downed the Rebels 48-14.
Jeremiah Masoli (14-127-1) and (12-26-152-0-2) tried to resurrect his past successes against Stanford as a Rebel QB but Masoli just could not match Luck's arm.

LaMichael James ( 29-172-5) led Oregon to a 59-16 win over Duke, Ronnie Hillman (30-231-2) led San Diego St to a 54-0 win over Vandy, Patrick Mealy scored on a 5 yard TD with 34 seconds left in the game for a 17-10 win, Dane Sanzenbacher scored 3 TDs including a 26 yard score in overtime as Ohio State downed Cincinnati 24-17.

Darren Bates Interception downs Cornhuskers
Auburn 31 Nebraska 28

I play SAT replay because I love college football and I think it is a great challenge to see if I can take a talented team and lead it to a SAT championship. After growing frustrated coaching a Notre Dame team which had no defense. Given I had always liked Nebraska and their tradition of top notch defenses and offenses who knew how to control the ball on the ground and score in the redzone, I chose to take over the Cornhuskers.

Going into this game, the Cornhuskers had already lost to Arizona State (34-28) and South Carolina (40-23) and the main source of frustration had been the erratic play of QB Taylor Martinez. Martinez plays alot like Michigan QB Denard Robinson, capable of running 75 yards for a TD then throwing 3 INTs in the same game.

Auburn took a 31-28 lead largely based on the efforts of Heisman candidate Cam Newton (20-86-1) and (10-23-167-1-1) and frosh RB Michael Dyer (15-94-1) who ourperformed Roy Helu (11-96-1) and Taylor Martinez (19-65-2) and (4-8-36-0-0). So, needing to drive 71 yards with 1:36 left in the game, I pulled Martinez and inserted Cody Green. Green hit Brandon Kinnie with a 52 yard bomb then hit a short 7 yard pass . Facing a 3rd and 3 at the Auburn 11 with 34 seconds left and no timeouts left, I chose to go for the win . Auburn DB Darren Bates intercepted the ball in the endzone and the Tigers escaped with a 31-28 win.

SAT W5 GAME OF THE WEEK: MISSOURI 33 LSU 32

2011-10-13T19:05:00.001-04:00

GABBERT TD PASS DOWNS LSU

A report from the Bayou:

Whoooeee, what a game! Missouri scores on the last play of the game to steal a 33-32 win over LSU in Death Valley.

Defense ruled the 1st half. Missouri was down 10-6 late in the 2nd quarter, but driving into LSU territory when Morris Claiborne picked off Mizzou QB Blaine Gabbert- one of 4 interceptions by LSU on the day- and ran the ball to the MU 39. After a Jarrett Lee completion to Terrence Toliver to move them into FG range, LSU capped the half with a chip shot to take a 13-6 lead into the locker room.

Mizzou scored their 1st TD of the day on the opening drive of the 2nd half to tie it 13-13. Fast-forward to midway through the 4th quarter, when an LSU field goal gives them a 23-20 lead. Three minutes later LSU again capitalized on a Gabbert INT, as Lee and Toliver connected from 40 yards to give LSU a 30-20 lead.

Instead of that being the ballgame, though, things got very strange at this point. Missouri's Gahn McGaffie returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD to close the gap to 30-26. A PAT would pull Missouri within a FG, but LSU blocked the attempt and ran it all the way back for 2 points to take a 32-26 lead. Lee drove LSU deep into Missouri territory- helped by two costly MU penalties- but Jasper couldn't connect on a 43-yard FG attempt. Missouri took over at their own 26 with just under 3 minutes to go. After getting to midfield, a 13-yard sack erased Missouri's previous gains, but Henry Josey busted loose for a 34-yard run to the LSU 31. Gabbert got the Tigers to the LSU 8 yard line with 13 seconds remaining, and found Wes Kemp in the end zone as time expired to tie it 32-32, and the PAT sealed the win for Missouri, who improves to 5-0 on the season.

Missouri
QB Gabbert 34-48, 297, 2 TD, 4 Int
WR TJ Moe 8-102
TE Michael Egnew 9-59, TD
RB Henry Josey 8-56

LSU
QB Jarrett Lee 19-31, 235, TD
WR Rueben Randle 4-80
WR Terrence Toliver 3-74, TD
RB Steven Ridley 17-59, TD

WEEK 4: ALABAMA RETAINS #1

2011-10-09T21:55:00.004-04:00

CRIMSON TIDE DOWNS BOISE ST WHILE STANFORD DOWNS AUBURN

WEEK 4 POWER POLL

1. Alabama (4-802) 20-17 over Boise State
2. Stanford (4-769) 44-27 over Auburn
3. Oklahoma State (4-765) 31-28 over Wisconsin
4. TCU (4-756) 49-43 over Oregon
5. Nevada (4-756) 55-41 over Mississippi St
6. Iowa (4-749) 43-28 over Notre Dame
7. Mississippi (4-749) 30-27 over Utah
8. Missouri (4-749) 28-14 over NC State
9. USC (4-739) 35-21 over Arizona St
10. Oklahoma (4-732) 49-42 over Arkansas
11. Florida St (4-704) 42-24 over Va Tech
12. LSU (4-663) 20-17 over Ohio State
13. Air Force (3-617) 34-0 over Maryland
14. Florida (3-582) 35-6 over Texas AM
15. Illinois (3-574) 26-21 over Miami Fl
16. Georgia (3-558) 31-17 over Navy
17. So Carolina (3-555) 40-23 over Nebraska
18. West Va (3-551) 44-20 over Tulsa
19. Texas (3-549) 20-7 over Iowa State
20. Auburn (3-547) lost to Stanford 27-44.

                                           Josh Jasper hit 54 yd FG

Week 4 Review

Alabama retained its number 1 ranking with a 27-20 win over Boise State. Trent Richardson burst through the line with a 70 yard TD run with 14:52 left in the second quarter to break open the game. Neither team had any turnovers in a well played game. Richardson (15-104-2) and Mark Ingram (15-82) battered the Bronco defensive line while Greg McElroy (17-26-208-1-0) made good decisions managing the offense and effectively played the more popular Kellen Moore (23-31-291-1-0) to a draw.

Stanford 44 Auburn 27

Andrew Luck ( 25-31-380-1-0) won the battle of Heisman candidates by outplaying Cam Newton (21-57) and (19-32-223-3-1). The Cardinal defensive line sacked Newton 4 times . The loss dropped Auburn from #2 to #20 in the latest poll.

Oklahoma St 31 Wisconsin 28

Brandon Weedon (19-32-179-3-0) made some clutch throws to Justin Blackmon (7-60-2) and Kendall Hunter (19-137-1) provided the ground support as the Cowboys downed the Badgers.

TCU 49 Oregon 43

Andy Dalton (18-21-275-2-1) and (2-27-2 TDs) led the Froghorns to a win over the talented Ducks.   Clinton Harris returned a punt return 92 yards to give Oregon a late 29-28 lead but Dalton led TCU to several more scores for the victory. LaMichael James (23-111-2) was good but it was not enough to prevent the loss.

Nevada 55 Mississippi State 41

Colin Kaepernik (19-87-2) and (22-28-304-2-0) ran the spread option to perfection as the
Wolfpack outgunned the Bulldogs. Leon Berry led the Bulldogs with 92 yards rushing and scored 2 TDs on runs and another TD on a 94 yard KOR.

In other games of note, Missouri downed North Carolina St 28-14, LSU beat Ohio State 20-17 on Josh Jasper's last minute 54 yard FG, South Carolina ran over the Nebraska Cornhuskers 40-23 , Noel Devine ran for 125 yards to help West Virginia defeat 44-20 while Fresno State downed Army 23-20.

WK 3: ALABAMA HOLDS ON WHILE AUBURN SURGES

2011-10-02T12:58:00.001-04:00

    JACQUIZZ RODGERS WK3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 7 TDs and 249 yards in Oregon State's 69-0 over the Thundering Herd of Marshall

WEEK 3 POWER POLL

1. Alabama (3-572) 38-0 over UCLA
2. Auburn (3-547)   63-28 over Texas AM
3. Boise State (3-547) 35-21 over Michigan
4. Oklahoma St (3-545) 32-20 over BYU
5. Mississippi (3-543) 45-38 over Hawaii
6. North Carolina St ( 3-531) 37-34 over San Diego St
7. Arizona St (3-528) 34-28 over Nebraska
8. Nevada (3-528)   20-10 over West Virginia
9. Utah (3-527) 34-32 over South Carolina
10. Stanford (3-524) 34-7 over Cincinnati
11. TCU (3-524) 31-7 over Tennessee
12. Oregon (3-524) 55-16 over Texas
13. Iowa (3-524) 30-19 over Arizona
14. Missouri (3-524) 30-24 over Pittsburgh
15. Virginia Tech (3-519)   23-14 over UCF
16. USC ( 3-519) 45-43 over Washington
17. Wisconsin (3-511) 52-7 over Texas Tech
18. Oklahoma (3-505) 20-13 over North Illinois
19. Ohio State (3-504) 27-13 over Connecticut
20. Arkansas (3-497) 52-47 over Clemson

NR Army (1-212) lost to Baylor 42-10

CREAM STARTS TO RISE TO THE TOP IN WEEK 3

In week 3 you start to play tougher teams and the possibility of upsets and disappointment rises. Coaches know they can only take 2 losses before the dream of a SAT national championship falls by the wayside so it is imperative you avoid the trap laid by lower ranked teams trying to make a name for themselves.

Alabama retained its #1 ranking by shutting out the UCLA Bruins 38-0. The Crimson Tide won the ground war (207-99) and the air war ( 206-111) with an impressive balanced attack. Alabama continued to rely on the superior performances of players like Mark Ingram ( RB) ( 16-102), Trent Richardson (RB) (13-86-3) Greg McElroy (QB) (18-31-206) and Julius Jones (WR) ( 9-119-1). Dontia Hightower (LB) ( 9 stops-1 sack) helped shutdown the Bruins attack.

Auburn rose to #2 with a 63-28 thrashing of Texas AM. The Tigers outgained the Aggies 602-290 and held a huge 358-51 advantage on the ground. Cam Newton checked in with (18-124-2) on the ground and (17-34-223-4-2) in the air. Darrin Adams (WR)(8-147-3) was Newton's primary target.

Boise State downed Michigan 35-21. Denard Robinson (28-205-2) made some thrilling runs for the Wolverines but was ineffective passing the ball ( 10-21-120-1-1) and Michigan made 3 turnovers and suffered 2 sacks while the Broncos had no turnovers or sacks. Kellen Moore (16-22-219-3-0) kept Michigan guessing and was an efficient field general.

Oklahoma State outlasted BYU 32-20 and rose to #4 in the polls. Brandon Weeden (36-60-487-3-2) bombed the Cougar secondary and Kendall Hunter (21-115-1) and Justin Blackmon (8-141-1) led the Cowboy attack.

Mississippi outshot Hawaii 45-38 and took over the #5 ranking in the polls.
Joe Grandy ran back a punt return for 75 yards to shift the momentum for the Rebels and overcome the performance of Hawaii QB Bryant Moniz (34-54-455-4-1).

North Carolina State defeated San Diego State 37-34 to nail down the #6 ranking. With 5:09 left in the 4th Qtr, Dan Akinniyi recovered a fumble and raced 44 yards for a score to break the back of the Aztecs. While Aztec RB Ronnie Hillman (30-174-1) and QB Ryan Lindley (18-32-314-3-2) provided great offensive surges, the Aztecs lost the turnover war 4-0 and Wolfpack QB Russell Wilson (24-47-240-3-0) was efficient enough to pick up the win.

Arizona State upset Nebraska 34-28 to move up to #7 in the nation. The Cornhuskers QB Taylor Martinez (24-64-1) and (6-16-74) was ineffective, so ineffective that backup Cody Green (6-11-45-0-1) was called on to replace him.
The most inspiring player in this game was Cornhusker safety DeJon Gomes. Gomes blocked a punt and ran it back 29 yards for a TD and returned an INT another 48 yards to keep the Cornhuskers in the game.

Nevada upset West Virginia 20-10 thanks to 4 lost fumbles and 4 sacks.

Baylor destroyed Army 42-10.

W2: DEFENDING SAT CHAMP ALABAMA #1 IN SAT POWER POLL

2011-09-24T15:29:00.000-04:00

1. Alabama (381) beat La Tech 86-19
2. Illinois (380) beat N Dak St 52-24
3. Boise St   (364) beat Ark St   56-24
4. Duke (358) beat Maryland 23-15
5. Ole Miss (354) beat   Boston Col   29-10
6. Nebraska (348) beat Kansas 40-7
7. Navy (341) beat Fresno St 48-10
8. TCU (334) beat Akron 50-0
9. West Va (333) beat Indiana 37-0
10. NC St ( 333) beat Tulane   62-12
11. UCLA (332) beat Ga So   38-10
12. Nevada (325) beat La Mon 56-23
13. Va Tech (323) beat Ball St 63-6
14. Arizona (322) beat Wyoming 44-10
15. Utah (321) beat Kent St 29-17
16. Missouri (321) beat M Tenn 54-14
17. BYU (320) beat FIU   37-16
18. Az St (320) beat Rice 61-20
19. Ohio St (317) beat Memphis 49-10
20. Arkansas (316) beat New Mexico 59-14

WEEK 2: ALABAMA SURGES TO #1 IN SAT POWER POLL

2011-09-24T15:14:00.000-04:00

              Greg McElroy throws for 658 yards and 7 TDs

The week 2 schedule is a continuation of beating up on the low ranked teams, this time the schedule is based on Sagarin ratings instead of the Phil Steele rankings. Fans must remember this is a marathon and your power rankings are based on opponent strength, point spread and wins. So, the easiest way to make it to the top is to crush your opponents in the first 2 weeks and hope you make an early season impression.

Here is a report on the noncomputer teams:

Alabama   86   LA Tech 19

Craig McElroy (38-53-658-7TDs-INT) aired it out as the Crimson Tide crushed LA Tech 86-19. Julius Jones (15-297-4TDs) and Marquis Maze ( 9-170-2TDs) did most of the damage while Mark Ingram (20-103-3TDs) led the ground attack.

It appears the Tide still needs to make improvements given they lost 4 fumbles, had 2 sacks and McElroy threw an INT. Nevertheless, this performance gave the Tide the #1 SAT power rating.

Nebraska 40 Kansas 7

Taylor Martinez (16-82-1TD and 9-18-94) led the Cornhuskers to a 40-7 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks. RB Rex Burkhead (13-97-2 TDs) helped Nebraska control the football and LB Lavonte David (9txand a PD) helped limit the Jayhawks to 82 yards rushing and 132 yards passing.

West VA 37 Indiana 0

The Mountaineers limited the Hoosiers to 40 yards rushing and Eain Smith posted 8 stops and ran back an interception 41 yards for a TD for a 37-0 shutout over Indiana.

QB Geno Smith (20-25-181-3 TDs) and RB Noel Devine (19-97) led the W Va offense.

Virginia Tech 63 Ball St 6

The Hokies used their multi-dimensional QB Tyrod Taylor (8-115-2 and 18-24-247-4-0) to overwhelm Ball State. WR Danny Coale (5-102-2TDs) did some damage and V Tech LB Tariq Edwards (5 tx-INT-Sack) caused havoc . The V Tech D posted 5 sacks, 3 Ints and 1 FR.

Missouri 54 M. Tenn 14

QB Blaine Gabbert (20-36-239-3TDs) and TJ Moe (7-126-TD) provided the offense and DB Kevin Rutland (6 stops, 2 INTs and a sack) provided the defense to lead Missouri to a 2-0 record. The Tiger D had 6 INTs and a sack.

Ohio State 49 Memphis 10

Terrelle Pryor (8-14-52-3-0 and 14-92-1) and W Devier Posey (4-95-3TDs) provided the Buckeye fireworks. The Buckeyes held Memphis to 76 yards on the ground.

Oregon 63 New Mexico St 28

LaMichael James sat this game out but the Ducks still posted 760 yards to devastate a porous New Mexico St D.

The Ducks showcased a talented diversity of RBs in Remene Austin (14-91), Andres Reed (8-97-2) and Kenjon Barner (13-83-2). Darren Thomas demonstrated his ability to hurt an opponent with his arm (21-28-383-5-0) and his legs (7-51) and W Jeff Maehl (7-188-3 TDs) was a top receiving target.

San Diego St 44 W. Michigan 41

The Aztecs survive a stiff challenge and hang on for the win.

Ryan Lindley (21-43-272-2-0) was a little off his game but Ronnie Hillman (36-154-2 TDs) continued his quest for the #1 SAT RB in the nation as the Aztecs picked up the win.

Georgia 52 Army 14

Aaron Murray (18-29-409-6-0) distributed the ball to AJ Green (7-150-2), Tafaress King (4-106-1) and Orson Charles (3-77-3) and RB Caleb King (13-77) provided some ground support as the Bulldogs destroyed the Knights...

WEEK ONE TOP TEN

2011-09-17T18:58:00.000-04:00

Hawaii #1 after Week 1

The football season is a marathon and as stated in the week 1 review below, the SAT replay is set up for the top teams to play the weaker teams early in the season. Given the power rankings are based on wins, opponent strength and point margin, you need to bury your early opponents or upset a power house to get a high early ranking, much like sprinters getting out to an early lead in a marathon. So, without further adieu, here is the Week 1 top 1o:

1. Hawaii (1-0) (237)
The Rainbows buried USF 73-10.

2. Army (1-0) (217)
Knights took advantage of 5 Aggie turnovers for a major 36-33 upset.

3. Texas (1-0) (208)
Longhorns wear out a surprisingly highly ranked AA North Dakota St (41-10)

4. Iowa St (1-0) (208)
Cyclones down a potent Tulsa Hurricane squad 23-9.

5. Boise St (1-0) (207)
Broncos down the Villanova Wildcats 49-14.

6. Air Force (1-0) (204)
Falcons down the San Diego Aztecs 42-33 by converting a crucial 4th and 2.

7. Stanford (1-0) (78-21)
Cardinals are capable of wining it all and start with a 78-21 win over E. Carolina.

8. Louisville (1-0) (199)
A great upset for the Cardinals, a 13-10 win over Cal.

9. Oklahoma St (1-0) (195)
Cowboys beat former Big 8 foe Colorado 51-17.

10. TCU (1-0) (192)
Froghorns played for the SAT10 championship last year and get a good start by destroying Appalachian St 41-3.

WEEK 1 REVIEW: CLUBING BABY SEALS CAN BE DANGEROUS

2011-09-17T18:27:00.000-04:00

JOHN CLAY: BADGER RUNS WILD FOR 356 YARDS

In our SAT replay of the 2010 season, the first week is what football radio guru Bill King calls "clubbing baby seals." You usually play weak opponents and run up the score and hope you do not suffer any injuries or some stunning upset. Additionally, given the SAT Power Formula gives you a 100 points for a win, points based on the strength of your opponent and the margin of victory. So, the early top 10 teams in the early weeks are led by teams who create a shock with a major upset or simply bury a weak opponent.

                        TRENT STEELMAN LEADS ARMY OVER TEXAS AM

Bill Keller is known in SAT circles as one of the best Xs and Os coaches in the country. Keller pulled out a miracle from his bag of tricks as Army QB Trent Steelmen scored on a 11 yard run with about 30 seconds left in the game to give the Knights a stunning 36-33 win over the the Texas AM Aggies.

One of the key ingredients to a major upset is winning the turnover battle and this game was no exception. While Army only had 1 turnover, the Aggies lost 4 fumbles and 1 interception. This 5-1 advantage in turnover margin was such a huge advantage that it overcame the fact the Aggies had more total yards (525-405) than the Knights. Army also managed to maintain the ground battle (273-170). Congratulations to Bill and the Army Knights.

Ohio State 36- New Hampshire 9

The Buckeyes and Wildcats both had 6 turnovers in the opening game of the season but Ohio State outgained New Hampshire (498-138) for the win.

Terrelle Pryor (15-60) and (15-28-172-1 TD) did not play the whole game but looked out of sync while on the field.

Alabama 41- William and Mary 18

The Crimson Tide gave Trent Richardson and Mark Ingram alot of rest and aired out their passing game as Julius Jones (11-230-1 TD) shredded the W-M's secondary thanks to the accurate throws of Greg McElroy ( 28-236-372-4 TDs-1 Int) did a good job of managing the Alabama offense.

Nebraska 30- Eastern Washington 10

The Cornhuskers played a very sluggish game but ultimately wore down the outmanned opponent for the win.   Nebraska used a balance offensive attack ( 256 on the ground and 254 in the air) led by QB Taylor Martinez ( 18-66-TD) and (19-26-0-229-2 TDs).

Oregon 70- E. Michigan 3

LaMichael James (3-22) saw little action but his absence did not prevent the Ducks from unleashing their lethal offensive attack for the 70-3 win.

Oregon QB Darren Thomas looked very sharp (21-28-298-3TDs) and Jeff Maehl (7-114-TD) was his favorite receiver. Kenton Barker (16-125-2TDs) and Remone Alston (16-198-2 TDs) battered the EMs defensive front 7.

Missouri 28- Idaho 14

Missouri had no trouble against the visiting Vandals and won their opener 42-16. Tiger QB Blaine Gabbert was 28-44 for 258 yards and 2 TDs to earn MVP honors. Here are the stats leaders:

Missouri
RB De'vion Moore 14-130, 2 TD
WR TJ Moe 9-136, TD
TE Michael Egnew 9-75
RB Henry Josey 13-86

Idaho
QB Nathan Enderle 22-44, 209, TD, Int
WR Eric Greenwood 7-100, TD
RB Deonte Jackson 8-53

West Virginia 28 - Washington St 14

Noel Devine ran for 171 yards and a TD as the Mountaineers downed the Cougars 28-14.

Air Force 42 - San Diego St 33

A report from the Aztec Bench

new this one could be a good one, both teams 9-4, both Mountain West foes

it didn't disappoint- 8 lead changes, a safety, blocked and missed EP's.

Air Force passing for nearly 300 yards, Aztec Freshman RB Ronnie Hillman

rushing for 221 yards. Qb Tim Jefferson was voted the MVP for AF passing for

276 yds and 2 Td, added 2 more TD's running and 71 yards. The turning point

was trailing by 4 in the 2nd half Air Force converted a 4th and 2 that led to

the go ahead TD. The final from Colorado Springs, Air Force 42 and San Diego St. 33

A stinging loss for sure but 1 loss isn't the end of the world there's still

alot of football to be played.

THE REPLAY OF THE 2010 NCAA SEASON BEGINS

2011-09-05T09:57:00.008-04:00

               CAN AUBURN HOLD ON TO ITS TITLE IN SAT 10 REPLAY

This league was set up for all those who love college football and always wanted a chance to coach their favorite team. Additionally, we have abolished all conferences and our schedules basically require you to play against teams with the same number of wins so no more arguments about what would happen if Boise State played in the SEC, Boise just has to keep on winning and the team will have its chance at the National Championship. In fact, all 128 teams keep playing until there is only 1 team with less than 2 wins, the national champion.

Given there are a limited number of human coaches and 128 teams, sometimes the national champion has a computer coach but Jeff Paulson and his Oregon Ducks and Robert LaFlam and his Alabama Crimson Tide each have a SATNCAA Replay Championship under their belt and both have a chance to add another national championship to their resume.

As we start the replay of the 2010 season, I thought I would give you a short scouting report on the teams with human coaches.

                                           ARMY KNIGHTS
   2010 Record ( 7-6)

National Ranking: (73)
Total Offense: 60th
Rush Offense: 8th
Pass Offense: 120th

Total Defense: 54th
Rush Defesne: 46th
Pass Defense: 31st

Turnover Mar: 3rd

Bill Keller will replay the 2010 Army season and SAT coaches will definitely meet their match when lining up against any team Bill Keller coaches. Keller specializes in taking teams that are capable of upsetting any team on any given Saturday and Army fits this description.

Army will play option football and control the football for long periods of time, lulling their opponent to sleep until the clock runs out with Army in the lead. With the 8th best running attack in D1 and the 3rd best TOM, look for Army to pull quite a number of upsets. The fact Coach Keller is known as one of the best SAT Coaches in the nation makes Army an extremely dangerous opponent.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Soph RB Jared Hassan rushes for 80 yards a game and Soph QB Trent Steelman adds 55 yards a game on the ground and about 77 yards a game in the air. Steelman threw for 7 TDs and had just 3 INTs on the season.

Defensive leaders include Stephen Henderson, a SR LB who posts about 8 hits a game, SR DL Josh McNally (10 sacks) and SR DB Donavan Travis ( 5 INTs).

The Knights open the season at Texas AM and play Navy in rival week.

   West Virgina Mountaineers
   2010 Record (9-4)
National Ranking: 36th
Total Offense: 78th
Rush Offense: 50th
Pass Offense: 67th

Total Defense: 3rd
Rush Defense: 2nd
Pass Defense: 11th
Turnover Mar: 80th

Keith McDonald guided his beloved Mountaineers to a 6-4 record last season and returns to try and improve on the 36th national ranking WVA posted during the D1 2010 season.

A review of the stats indicate the Mountaineers main strength was the 3rd best defense in the nation. Granted, they played in the Big East but the stats are still impressive. The stats also explain why Bill Stewart was run out of town. You cannot win many games when you rank 80th in the nation in Turnover Margin. While alot of that has to do with depending on talented but inexperienced SO QB Geno Smith, you have to be disappointed with a 78 nationally ranked offense, especially a 67 ranking on passing offense.

Phil Steele listed Noel Devine, SR RB as a 4AA and and Robert Sands, JR DB as a 2AA. In addition to these All Americans, the following players were on Steele's Big East All Conference team:

SR DT Chris Neild
SR LB JT Thomas
SR CB Brandon Hogan
SO PK Tyler Bitancourt
Geno Smith passed for 212 yards per game, had a 64.8% completion percentage and threw for 24 TDs with 7 INTs. Noel Devine posted 72 rushing yards per game while talented SO WB Tavo Austin gained about 80 yards per game in receiving yards.

West Virginia opens the season against Washington State and will play Pittsburgh during rival week.

   San Diego State Aztecs
   2010 Record (9-4)

COACH: Bill Kenny
National Ranking: 34th
Total Offense: 19th
Rush Offense: 48th
Pass Offense: 11th

Total Defense: 36th
Rush Defense: 58th
Pass Defense: 38th

Turnover Mar: 87th

Bill Kenny could be called " Suitcase Bill" or " Gunslinger Bill". Kenny takes a different team each year and usually the new team has a great QB or at least a good passing game.

True to form, Bill has selected the 11th best passing team in the 2010 season.

No All- Americans grace this roster but that is just fine with Coach Kenny.

JR QB Ryan Lindley will sling the ball for Coach Kenny. During the year , he posted about 294.6 passing per game, completing 57.7% of his attempts with 28 TDs and 14 INTs. His primary targets will be Senior WRs Vincent Brown (104 YPG) and DeMarco Sampson (94 YPG).   FR TB Ronnie Hillman balances the attack with 118 YPG on the ground.

On the defensive side of the ball, JR LB Miles Burris will average about 6 stops a game and 7.5 sacks a season while DB Andrew Preston will make about 6 stops and 3 INTs a season.

The Aztecs will take on Air Force in their opener and play UNLV during rival week.

                                           Nebraska Cornhuskers
   2010 Record (10-4)

Coach: Jim Doyle
National Ranking: 27th
Total Offense: 38
Rush Offense: 9
Pass Offense: 113

Total Defense: 9
Rush Defense: 63
Pass Defense: 5

Turnover Mar: 61

Before each season replay, I replay the best game I have ever seen, the 71 contest between Oklahoma and Nebraska. I still can see Johnny Rodgers punt return like a highlight reel in my mind given I am so old You Tube did not exist when I was 12.

Since I am a Notre Dame grad, I stuck with the Fighting Irish for a few years in this replay but I could not stand the frustration in not having any defense to stop any team with a pulse. So, when it came time to look around for a new team to coach, the Huskers naturally came to mind and I now have a defense.

Coach Pellini is taking the Huskers back to the past and I am glad to join him. The blackshirts had the 9th best defense in the nation and that is playing in the Big 12 conference. The defense includes All American DL Jared Crick (5 TX-9.5 sacks) and CB Prince Amukamaila. However, LB Lavonte David played like an All- American ( 11 tx and 6 sacks) and Eric Hagg took advantage of teams throwing away from Prince ( 5 INTs).

The defense will always keep the Huskers in any game but the wildcard is the performance of Fr QB Taylor Martinez ( 125.5 YPG, 59.2% completion percentage, 10 TDs-7 INTs and about 75 yards rushing. Sr RB Roy Helu ( 89 YPG) and So RB Rex Burkhead ( 68 YPG) provide the ground attack while Niles Paul (43 YPG) will be counted upon to provide some air support.

Nebraska's secret weapon is its kicking game. The Huskers had 45% touchbacks , made 95% of its FGA, and 100% of all XPAs. It helps to have All American PK Alex Henery on the team.

Nebraska opens against Eastern Washington and begins a new rivalry against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

2010 Record ( 10-3)

National Ranking: 17
Coach: Dan Donovan ( 15-7) 3rd year

Total Offense: 43
Rush Offense: 57
Pass Offense: 13

Total Defense: 6
Rush Defense: 62
Pass Defense: 37

Turnover Mar: 14

Dan Donovan enters his third year as Mizzou's coach and his 15-7 record is impressive. The 201o Tigers ranked 6th in the nation in total defense , something very unusual in Missouri history. More impressive is there are no great individual defensive stars, just a solid team performance.

On the offensive side of the ball, Blaine Gilbert ( Jr. QB) posted strong numbers for Mizzou ( 63.4%, 245 YPG, (16 TD- 9 INT). Once again, there is no individual star, just solid team performance, making it hard to tell who will be the next target.

Missouri opens its season against Idaho and will meet Kansas in rival week.

Ohio State Buckeyes
2010 Record (12-1)

Coach: Ed Broham (24-9) 4th season
National Ranking: 7
Total Offense: 11
Rush Offense: 14
Pass Offense: 54

Total Defense: 5
Rush Defense: 5
Pass Defense: 8

Turnover Mar: 4

Ed Broham's Buckeyes are 1 of 3 teams with a human coach who have a legitimate chance to win the 2010 replay. Few teams have such excellent balance and balanced excellence. Rankings of 11th in total offense, 5th in total defense and 4th in turnover margin. It is the exact formula for a national championship.

Terrelle Pryor (Jr. QB) has impressive stats ( 65% pass completion pct., 213 passing yards per game and 58 rushing yards and a 27/11 TD/ INT ratio).
Dan Herron leads the ground attack (90 YPG) while Dana Sanzenbacher is the primary receiving target ( 73 YPG).

Ohio State faces New Hampshire in week 1 and will face Michigan during rival week. It also has a good chance at playing for the national championship.

                             Alabama Crimson Tide
   Season Record ( 10-3)

Coach: Robert LaFlam 11-1
National Rank: 5
Offense Rank: 22
Offense Rush: 30
Offense Pass: 27

Defense Rank: 3
Defense Rush: 10
Defense Pass: 13

Turnover Mar: 14

Robert LaFlam burst onto the SAT Replay scene and led the Crimson Tide to a 11-1 record and a SAT Championship in the 2009 SAT Replay season. The Crimson Tide could not beat LSU, South Carolina or Auburn in 2010 so it looks like LaFlam will have to come up with a different strategy than Nick Saban had to repeat as a national champion.

The Tide will have plenty of weapons on both sides of the ball. Greg McElroy (QB), Mark Ingram (RB) , Trent Richardson (RB) and Julius Jones (WR) will lead the offensive charge.   On the defensive side of the ball, look for Mark Barron (DB), Courtney Upshaw (7 sacks) and Robert Lester (8 INTs) to lead the charge.

Alabama will open against William and Mary and play Auburn during rival week.

                          Oregon Ducks
   Season Record ( 12-1)

Coach: Jeff Paulson (26-7)
National Rank: 3
Offense Rank: 1
Rush Offense: 4
Pass Offense: 39
Defense Rank: 12
Rush Defense: 27
Pass Defense: 56
Turnover Mar: 7

Paulson already has a SAT Replay under his belt and this could be his second championship if he plays his cards correctly.

What is so scary about the 2010 Ducks is how good they are at such a young age. LaMichael James (RB-145 YPG), Darren Thomas (QB-220 PYPG), John Boyett (DB-6 TX) and Cliff Harris (DB- 6 INTs) are all sophmores and essential pieces Paulson will use during the season.

They also have some talent among the upperclassmen including Sr WR Jeff Maehl ( 83 YPG), Casey Matthews (Sr LB-6 TXs) and Kenny Rowe (Sr. DL- 7 sacks).

Oregon opens against Eastern Michigan and will play Oregon State on rival week.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE SAT 1O CHAMPS

2011-01-08T20:16:00.001-05:00

ALABAMA WINS SAT10 FIESTA BOWL   29-20

The SAT Replay is the place to go where there are no conference barriers to success and no injuries eliminate your best players. So what would have happened if all D1 teams and the 8 D2 teams which played in the playoffs were all allowed an equal shot at the National Championship ??

Robert LaFlam took on the challenge of leading the Alabama Crimson Tide into the battle for the SAT 1o championship and except for a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks, the Crimson Tide came into the championship game with an impressive 10-1 record.

TCU and the computer manager stood between LaFlam's team and the SAT 10 Championship. The Froghorns were also 10-1, the only blemish a 3 point loss to the explosive Auburn Tigers.

The setting was a sold out Fiesta Bowl with the crowd split between the traditionalists who believed only a SEC team can win a National Championship and the idealists who believed the BCS conferences had created insurmountable barriers for a team from a non BCS conference to even get a chance at the championship.

In this kind of setting , the first question is to see if a team like TCU even belongs on the same field with a SEC traditional power like the Crimson Tide.

With the whole stadium standing in anticipation of the opening kickoff, TCU's Jeremy Kerley knifed through the Alabama defense for a 39 yard KOR. With the Crimson Tide fans shocked by the return, Edward Wesley jetted past the Alabama D on a 11 yard sweep. Now the Crimson Tide fans were in near total shock and the shock wave continued as TCU QB Andy Dalton found WR Antoine Hicks on a 33 yard crossing pattern which placed the ball on the Alabama 11 yard. TCU ended the drive with a trap play for a 7 yard TD by Joseph Taylor.
Cinderella was in the ballroom and with 11:30 left in the 1Q TCU had a 7-0 lead.

The rest of the 1Q was a defensive struggle. Alabama's PK Lee Tiffin missed a 49 yard FGA at 8:17 but that was as close as any team came to scoring in the rest of the quarter and the scoreboard had TCU ahead 7-0 after 15 minutes of play.

The Alabama offense came alive when Tiffen hit a 46 yard FG at 12:13(2Q) but TCU apparently found a weakness in the Tide's KR D and Greg McCoy exploded for an outstanding 92 yard TD KOR which had the TCU fans jumping up and down in total joy. It was now TCU 14-3 at the 11:44(2Q) mark and the smell of an upset filtered throughout the stadium.

Someone forgot to tell Alabama to panic as the Tide O marched right back down the field and Ingram rammed through the tough TCU D for a 1 yard TD to cut the lead to 14-10 at the 10:14(2Q) mark. Alabama continued to fight back as Cody Reamed (DT) tipped a Dalton pass and cradled the ball at the TCU 18. Roy UpChurch scored on a 5 yard run 1 minute later and suddenly Alabama had a 17-14 lead and the TCU euphoria left the crowd like air leaving a shrinking balloon.

Once again the defenses took over the rest of the 2Q and neither team could score so Alabama held a 17-14 lead at the half.

Like many championship games, defenses can dominate long stretches of any game and both defenses stepped up to dominate the 3Q. The only scoring was a Lee Tiffin 47 yard FG at the 11:47 mark to make it Alabama 20-14 at the end of 3Q.

The 4Q was very exciting. Alabama stuffed TCU's QB Andy Dalton for a 2 yard loss on a 4th and 1 at the Alabama 37 and the Tide drove 63 yards the other way as Preston Dial scored a 1 yard TD to give the Tide a 26-14 lead at 10:44(3Q). TCU stopped the 2 point conversion so the score remained 26-14.

Alabama picked off a Dalton pass at 8:28(4Q) which ultimately gave them the field position they needed for Tiffin to hit a 28 yard FG at 2:32(4Q) to make it 29-14.

With the Tide playing on their heels in a prevent, TCU drove down the field and scored on Dalton's 6 yard TD pass to Antoine Hicks to make it 29-20 at 0:37(4Q).

Alabama recovered the onside KO and ran out the clock to claim the SAT10 Championship.

The stat sheet showed how tough each teams' D was on stopping the run. TCU held a slight edge on the ground (153-132) but McElroy took advantage of the Froghorns decision to stop the run by throwing for 251 yards while Dalton only managed 154 yards in the air. Colin Peek (6-108) was McElroy's favorite target.

Mark Ingram (13-45-TD) and Trent Richardson (13-21) were stopped in their tracks but Tide LB Rolando McClain (9 Tx-STF- 2 PD) was equally stingy against TCU's runners.

TCU's Greg McCoy was the game MVP , posting 4 Tx along with 115 KOR yards and a TD.

Congratulations to Robert LaFlam as he wins his first SAT1o Championship !!!!!

ALABAMA FACES TCU IN FIESTA FOR SAT10 CHAMPIONSHIP

2010-12-28T16:06:00.000-05:00

The TCU Froghorns reached the SAT 10 National Championship by going 10-1.

Here are the results of their SAT10 schedule:

Beat San Jose St 34-3
Beat Ball State 44-6
Beat Minnesota 64-14
Beat North Carolina 38-10
Lost to Auburn 28-31
Beat Air Force 28-13
Beat Auburn 56-13
Beat Baylor 34-10
Beat Cincinnati 31-30
Beat Florida 31-20
Beat Clemson 52-7

The Crimson Tide of Alabama (10-1) reached the SAT10 Championship game by playing the following schedule:

Beat William and Mary 27-3
Beat North Texas 59-0
Beat Illinois   34-18
Lost to Kansas 17-26
Beat Florida 21-9
Beat Ohio State 16-13
Beat Boise St   49-3
Beat Auburn 46-13
Beat Clemson 9-3
Beat Texas   32-24
Beat LSU    25-3