Not good news for former Wolfpacker, John McCargo. First he was traded to Indy. The Bills traded under-performing defensive tackle John McCargo to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick on Tuesday. But he fails the physical. Apparently, McCargo has a herniated disc The Buffalo News, citing two league sources, reported on […]
Quick Hitters from Around the Region
Last night, the 11 pm ESPN ticker had a wealth of one-liners of general interest. Here are the ones that caught my attention and a few more that I’ve run across today: 1) Beecher hopes to stick as Gamecocks QB Although Beecher, a junior with the highest grade-point average on South Carolina’s roster, might make […]
Don’t Forget the Defense
I’m sure that come Thursday night/Friday morning, Russell Wilson and State’s offense will fill up a lot of message board posts (regardless of the results on the field). And that’s OK, but let’s not forget about the poor performances from State’s defense last year. Ken Tysiac summarized the 2007 defense several weeks ago (and I […]
Don’t Look Ethel
When I say that the title was the concluding sentence of a State football preview, I’m sure that some of our younger readers will be left scratching their heads. But before we get to that, here’s how I got to that line: My first exposure to techsideline.com came in 2004 after State beat VT in […]
What About Billy?
Here’s a little something that ties in nicely with an earlier entry about Billy Packer. As Newsday columnist Neil Best wrote recently, Packer’s partner Jim Nantz stood up at a CBS press event and said if ESPN’s Dick Vitale receives a nomination to the Hall of Fame as a special contributor, then so should Packer. […]
2008 Bubble Thoughts
There have been some interesting comments made about the Bubble this year that need to be saved for future reference. Plus Alpha/RAWFS has fixed it so I can use tables again….so here goes a little supplemental information about this year’s marginal selections/snubs: Let’s start with some tables that go pretty well with a commentary from […]
ACC Strength of Schedule
If you’re new around here, this will be the third year that we’ve examined the ACC regular season schedules to see who got the easier/harder regular-season schedules. In the aftermath of ACC expansion and unbalanced schedules, it’s always been obvious that the schedules will vary in difficulty and I was curious to see how much […]
One Last Chance
I was reminded this week of an old comedy (maybe Abbott & Costello) where the stars are in the military (maybe French Foreign Legion). There is a scene where everyone is in one line, standing at attention. The sergeant addresses the company and asks for a volunteer for a dangerous mission. Simultaneously everyone takes one […]
The Bubble Returns
We’ve seen some surprises (both good and bad) and a lot of movement since our last look around the ACC. We’ve also found the bubble once again…though I’m sure the Twerps aren’t real happy about that. So, let’s start with the conference as a whole and look at the big movers since our last look […]
Who’s On Track?
Well let’s broaden our horizons and take a look around the ACC and see who is on track to make the NCAAT. Usually, I divide the teams into three groups….â€INâ€, “On the Bubbleâ€, and “Outâ€. My criteria for dividing the teams into these groups are based on the following benchmarks: IN – RPI rank <40 […]
