College Football: My Bowl Predictions

By David Aneser, WSOE Sports

*Picks highlighted in bold

Date/time (all ET)	Bowl	Matchup
Sat., Dec. 19  2:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Wyoming vs. Fresno State O/U – 55
Sat., Dec. 198 p.m.	St. Petersburg	Rutgers vs. Central FloridaO/U – 44.5
Sun., Dec. 208 p.m.	New Orleans	Middle Tennessee vs. Southern MississippiO/U – 58
Tue., Dec. 228 p.m.	Las Vegas	Brigham Young vs. Oregon StateO/U – 60.5
Wed., Dec. 238 p.m.	Poinsettia	Utah vs. CaliforniaO/U – 53
Thu., Dec. 248 p.m.	Hawaii	SMU vs. NevadaO/U – 73
Sat., Dec. 261 p.m.	Little Caesars	Ohio vs. MarshallO/U – 49.5
Sat., Dec. 264 p.m.	Meineke Car Care	North Carolina vs. PittsburghO/U – 44.5
Sat., Dec. 268:30 p.m.	Emerald	Southern California vs. Boston CollegeO/U – 44.5
Sun., Dec. 278 p.m.	Music City	Kentucky vs. ClemsonO/U – 52.5
Mon., Dec. 285 p.m.	Independence	Georgia vs. Texas A&MO/U – 64.5
Tue., Dec. 294:30 p.m.	EagleBank	Temple vs. UCLAO/U – 46.5
Tue., Dec. 298 p.m.	Champs Sports	Miami (Fla.) vs. WisconsinO/U – 57.5
Wed., Dec. 304:30 p.m.	Humanitarian	Idaho vs. Bowling GreenO/U – 68
Wed., Dec. 308 p.m.	Texas	Missouri vs. NavyO/U – 52.5
Wed., Dec. 308 p.m.	Holiday	Arizona vs. NebraskaO/U – 40
Thu., Dec. 31Noon	Armed Forces	Air Force vs. HoustonO/U – 62
Thu., Dec. 31Noon	Sun	Stanford vs. OklahomaO/U – 56.5
Thu., Dec. 316 p.m.	Insight	Minnesota vs. Iowa StateO/U – 48.5
Thu., Dec. 317:30 p.m.	Chick-Fil-A	Virginia Tech vs. TennesseeO/U – 49.5
Fri., Jan. 111 a.m.	Outback	Northwestern vs. AuburnO/U – 54.5
Fri., Jan. 11 p.m.	Capital One	Penn State vs. LSUO/U – 44
Fri., Jan. 11 p.m.	Gator	Florida State vs. West VirginiaO/U – 60.5
Fri., Jan. 15 p.m.	Rose	Ohio State vs. OregonO/U – 51.5
Fri., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.	Sugar	Florida vs. Cincinnati O/U – 57
Sat., Jan. 2noon	International	South Florida vs. Northern IllinoisO/U – 50
Sat., Jan. 22 p.m.	Papajohns.com	South Carolina vs. ConnecticutO/U – 51.5
Sat., Jan. 22 p.m.	Cotton	Mississippi vs. Oklahoma StateO/U – 50.5
Sat., Jan. 25:30 p.m.	Liberty	East Carolina vs. ArkansasO/U – 63.5
Sat., Jan. 29 p.m.	Alamo	Michigan State vs. Texas TechO/U – 60.5
Mon., Jan. 48 p.m.	Fiesta	TCU vs. Boise StateO/U – 55
Tue., Jan. 58 p.m.	Orange	Georgia Tech vs. IowaO/U – 51
Wed., Jan. 67 p.m.	GMAC	Troy vs. Central MichiganO/U – 63.5
Thu., Jan. 78 p.m.	BCS title game	Alabama vs. TexasO/U – 45

Contact Information:
David Aneser
WSOE Sports
daneser@elon.edu

NFL Poll Question

College Football Bowl Predictions

Here are my bowl predictions.

Date/time (all ET)   -   Bowl  -   Matchup
Sat., Dec. 19  2:30 p.m.   -    New Mexico   -   Wyoming vs. Fresno State
O/U – 55 —– Frenso, Over
Sat., Dec. 19 8 p.m.  –   St. Petersburg   -    Rutgers vs. Central Florida
O/U – 44.5 —– Rutgers, Under
Sun., Dec. 20 8 p.m. -  New Orleans  -   Middle Tennessee vs. Southern Mississippi
O/U – 58 —– Southern Miss, Under
Tue., Dec. 22 8 p.m. -  Las Vegas   -    Brigham Young vs. Oregon State
O/U – 60.5 —— OSU, Over
Wed., Dec. 23 8 p.m.  –  Poinsettia   -   Utah vs. California
O/U – 53 —— Utah, Over
Thu., Dec. 24 8 p.m. -  Hawaii  -  SMU vs. Nevada
O/U – 73 —– Nevada, Under
Sat., Dec. 26 1 p.m.  –  Little Caesars   -  Ohio vs. Marshall
O/U – 49.5 —– Ohio, Under
Sat., Dec. 26 4 p.m.  -  Meineke Car Care    -    North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
O/U – 44.5 —– UNC, Over
Sat., Dec. 26 8:30 p.m.  -  Emerald  -   Southern California vs. Boston College
O/U – 44.5 —– USC, Over
Sun., Dec. 27 8 p.m.  -  Music City  -    Kentucky vs. Clemson
O/U – 52.5 —– Clemson, Over
Mon., Dec. 28 5 p.m. -  Independence   -  Georgia vs. Texas A&M
O/U – 64.5 —– Georgia, Under
Tue., Dec. 29 4:30 p.m.   -  EagleBank   -   Temple vs. UCLA
O/U – 46.5 —– UCLA, Under
Tue., Dec. 29 8 p.m. -  Champs Sports  -  Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin
O/U – 57.5 —– Miami, Under
Wed., Dec. 30 4:30 p.m.  -    Humanitarian  -  Idaho vs. Bowling Green
O/U – 68 —– Idaho, Under
Wed., Dec. 30 8 p.m.  –  Holiday  -  Arizona vs. Nebraska
O/U – 40 —– Nebraska, Under
Thu., Dec. 31 Noon  -  Armed Forces  -  Air Force vs. Houston
O/U – 62 —– Houston, Over
Thu., Dec. 31 Noon  -   Sun  -   Stanford vs. Oklahoma
O/U – 56.5 —– Stanford, Over
Thu., Dec. 31 2:30 p.m.  Texas   Missouri vs. Navy
O/U – 52.5 —– Mizzou, Over
Thu., Dec. 31 6 p.m. -  Insight  –  Minnesota vs. Iowa State
O/U – 48.5 —– Minnesota, Under
Thu., Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.  -  Chick-Fil-A   -  Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
O/U – 49.5 —– VT, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 11 a.m.  -  Outback  -  Northwestern vs. Auburn
O/U – 54.5 —– Auburn, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.  –  Capital One  -   Penn State vs. LSU
O/U – 44 —– Penn State, Over
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.  -  Gator  -  Florida State vs. West Virginia
O/U – 60.5 —– FSU, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 5 p.m.  –   Rose   -  Ohio State vs. Oregon
O/U – 51.5 —– Oregon, Over
Fri., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.   -   Sugar -  Florida vs. Cincinnati
O/U – 57 —– Florida, Over
Sat., Jan. 2 Noon  -  International  -  South Florida vs. Northern Illinois
O/U – 50 —– USF, Under
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.  –  Papajohns.com  -  South Carolina vs. Connecticut
O/U – 51.5 —– USC, Under
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.  -  Cotton  -  Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State
O/U – 50.5 —– Mississippi, Over
Sat., Jan. 2 5:30 p.m.   -  Liberty  –  East Carolina vs. Arkansas
O/U – 63.5 —– Arkansas, Over
Sat., Jan. 2 9 p.m.  -   Alamo  -  Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
O/U – 60.5 —– TTU, Over
Mon., Jan. 4 8 p.m.  -   Fiesta  -  TCU vs. Boise State
O/U – 55 —– TCU, Under
Tue., Jan. 5 8 p.m.  -  Orange   -   Georgia Tech vs. Iowa
O/U – 51 —– Georgia Tech, Under
Wed., Jan. 6 7 p.m.  -  GMAC   -   Troy vs. Central Michigan
O/U – 63.5 —– Central Michigan, Under
Thu., Jan. 7 8 p.m.  -  BCS title game  -  Alabama vs. Texas
O/U – 45 —– Alabama, Under

Upset Special: Florida State over West Virginia

Best Games: East Carolina vs. Arkansas, Oregon vs. Ohio State

Worst Game: USF vs. Northern Illinois

Tom Waterman

WSOE Sports

swaterman@elon.edu

College Football: My Bowl Predictions

By Russell Varner, WSOE Sports

Here are my bowl predictions.

Date/time (all ET)   -   Bowl  -   Matchup
Sat., Dec. 19  2:30 p.m.   -    New Mexico   -   Wyoming vs. Fresno State
O/U – 55 —– Frenso, Under
Sat., Dec. 19 8 p.m.  –   St. Petersburg   -    Rutgers vs. Central Florida
O/U – 44.5 —– Rutgers, Over
Sun., Dec. 20 8 p.m. -  New Orleans  -   Middle Tennessee vs. Southern Mississippi
O/U – 58 —– Southern Miss, Under
Tue., Dec. 22 8 p.m. -  Las Vegas   -    Brigham Young vs. Oregon State
O/U – 60.5 —— OSU, Over
Wed., Dec. 23 8 p.m.  –  Poinsettia   -   Utah vs. California
O/U – 53 —— Utah, Under
Thu., Dec. 24 8 p.m. -  Hawaii  -  SMU vs. Nevada
O/U – 73 —– Nevada, Under
Sat., Dec. 26 1 p.m.  –  Little Caesars   -  Ohio vs. Marshall
O/U – 49.5 —– Ohio, Under
Sat., Dec. 26 4 p.m.  -  Meineke Car Care    -    North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
O/U – 44.5 —– Pitt, Under
Sat., Dec. 26 8:30 p.m.  -  Emerald  -   Southern California vs. Boston College
O/U – 44.5 —– USC, Over
Sun., Dec. 27 8 p.m.  -  Music City  -    Kentucky vs. Clemson
O/U – 52.5 —– Clemson, Under
Mon., Dec. 28 5 p.m. -  Independence   -  Georgia vs. Texas A&M
O/U – 64.5 —– Georgia, Under
Tue., Dec. 29 4:30 p.m.   -  EagleBank   -   Temple vs. UCLA
O/U – 46.5 —– UCLA, Over
Tue., Dec. 29 8 p.m. -  Champs Sports  -  Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin
O/U – 57.5 —– Wisconsin, Under
Wed., Dec. 30 4:30 p.m.  -    Humanitarian  -  Idaho vs. Bowling Green
O/U – 68 —– Idaho, Under
Wed., Dec. 30 8 p.m.  –  Holiday  -  Arizona vs. Nebraska
O/U – 40 —– Nebraska, Under
Thu., Dec. 31 Noon  -  Armed Forces  -  Air Force vs. Houston
O/U – 62 —– Houston, Under
Thu., Dec. 31 Noon  -   Sun  -   Stanford vs. Oklahoma
O/U – 56.5 —– Oklahoma, Over
Thu., Dec. 31 2:30 p.m.  Texas   Missouri vs. Navy
O/U – 52.5 —– Mizzou, Over
Thu., Dec. 31 6 p.m. -  Insight  –  Minnesota vs. Iowa State
O/U – 48.5 —– Minnesota, Under
Thu., Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.  -  Chick-Fil-A   -  Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
O/U – 49.5 —– VT, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 11 a.m.  -  Outback  -  Northwestern vs. Auburn
O/U – 54.5 —– Auburn, Over
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.  –  Capital One  -   Penn State vs. LSU
O/U – 44 —– Penn State, Over
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.  -  Gator  -  Florida State vs. West Virginia
O/U – 60.5 —– WVU, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 5 p.m.  –   Rose   -  Ohio State vs. Oregon
O/U – 51.5 —– Oregon, Under
Fri., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.   -   Sugar -  Florida vs. Cincinnati
O/U – 57 —– Florida, Over
Sat., Jan. 2 Noon  -  International  -  South Florida vs. Northern Illinois
O/U – 50 —– USF, Under
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.  –  Papajohns.com  -  South Carolina vs. Connecticut
O/U – 51.5 —– USC, Under
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.  -  Cotton  -  Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State
O/U – 50.5 —– Mississippi, Over
Sat., Jan. 2 5:30 p.m.   -  Liberty  –  East Carolina vs. Arkansas
O/U – 63.5 —– Arkansas, Under
Sat., Jan. 2 9 p.m.  -   Alamo  -  Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
O/U – 60.5 —– TTU, Under
Mon., Jan. 4 8 p.m.  -   Fiesta  -  TCU vs. Boise State
O/U – 55 —– TCU, Under
Tue., Jan. 5 8 p.m.  -  Orange   -   Georgia Tech vs. Iowa
O/U – 51 —– Iowa, Under
Wed., Jan. 6 7 p.m.  -  GMAC   -   Troy vs. Central Michigan
O/U – 63.5 —– Central Michigan, Under
Thu., Jan. 7 8 p.m.  -  BCS title game  -  Alabama vs. Texas
O/U – 45 —– Alabama, Under

Contact Information:
Russell Varner
WSOE Sports
rvarner@elon.edu

College Football: Bowl Predictions

By Craig Filazzola, WSOE Sports Director

The first two bowl games begin this Saturday, which gives us a chance to weigh in on what teams we think will win all of the bowls.

Here are the bowl predictions made by Craig Filazzola, Greg Brzozowski, Jacob Lang and Matt Curry.

Date/ time	Bowl	Over/Under	Craig	Greg	Jake	Matt
Sat., Dec. 19 2:30 p.m.	New Mexico Wyoming vs. Fresno State	55	Fresno State Over	Fresno State Under	Fresno State Under	Fresno State Under
Sat., Dec. 19 8 p.m.	St. Petersburg Rutgers vs. Central Florida	44.5	Rutgers Under	Rutgers Over	Rutgers Under	Rutgers Over
Sun., Dec. 20 8 p.m.	New Orleans Middle Tennessee vs. S. Mississippi	58	S. Mississippi Under	S. Mississippi Under	S. Mississippi Over	S. Mississippi Under
Tue., Dec. 22 8 p.m.	Las Vegas Brigham Young vs. Oregon State	60.5	Oregon State Under	Oregon State Under	Oregon State Over	Oregon State Over
Wed., Dec. 23 8 p.m.	Poinsettia Utah vs. California	53	Utah Under	Utah Over	California Under	Utah Over
Thu., Dec. 24 8 p.m.	Hawaii SMU vs. Nevada	73	Nevada Under	Nevada Under	Nevada Under	SMU Under
Sat., Dec. 26 1 p.m.	Little Caesars Ohio vs. Marshall	49.5	Ohio Under	Ohio Over	Ohio Under	Ohio Under
Sat., Dec. 26 4 p.m.	Meineke Car Care North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh	44.5	Pittsburgh Over	Pittsburgh Over	UNC Over	Pittsburgh Over
Sat., Dec. 26 8:30 p.m.	Emerald USC vs. Boston College	44.5	USC Over	USC Over	USC Over	USC Over
Sun., Dec. 27 8 p.m.	Music City Kentucky vs. Clemson	52.5	Clemson Over	Clemson Under	Clemson Under	Clemson Under
Mon., Dec. 28 5 p.m.	Independence Georgia vs. Texas A&M	64.5	Georgia Under	Georgia Under	Georgia Under	Texas A&M Over
Tue., Dec. 29 4:30 p.m.	EagleBank Temple vs. UCLA	46.5	UCLA Under	Temple Under	UCLA Over	Temple Under
Tue., Dec. 29 8 p.m.	Champs Sports Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin	57.5	Miami Over	Miami Under	Miami Over	Wisconsin Under
Wed., Dec. 30 4:30 p.m.	Humanitarian Idaho vs. Bowling Green	68	BGU Under	Idaho Under	BGU Under	BGU Under
Wed., Dec. 30 8 p.m.	Holiday Arizona vs. Nebraska	40	Arizona Under	Nebraska Under	Nebraska Over	Arizona Over
Thu., Dec. 31 Noon	Armed Forces Air Force vs. Houston	62	Houston Over	Houston Over	Houston Under	Houston Over
Thu., Dec. 31 2:00 p.m.	Sun Stanford vs. Oklahoma	56.5	Oklahoma Under	Stanford Over	Stanford Under	Stanford Over
Thu., Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	Texas Missouri vs. Navy	52.5	Missouri Under	Missouri Over	Missouri Under	Navy Under
Thu., Dec. 31 6 p.m.	Insight Minnesota vs. Iowa State	48.5	Iowa State Under	Iowa State Under	Minnesota Over	Iowa State Under
Thu., Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.	Chick-Fil-A Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee	49.5	Virginia Tech Over	Virginia Tech Under	Tennessee Over	Virginia Tech Over
Fri., Jan. 1 11 a.m.	Outback Northwestern vs. Auburn	54.5	Auburn Under	NU Under	Auburn Over	Auburn Under
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.	Capital One Penn State vs. LSU	44	LSU Over	PSU Over	LSU Over	LSU Over
Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m.	Gator Florida State vs. West Virginia	60.5	Florida State Under	WVU Under	Florida State Under	WVU Under
Fri., Jan. 1 5 p.m.	Rose Ohio State vs. Oregon	51.5	Oregon Over	Oregon Over	Oregon Over	Oregon Over
Fri., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.	Sugar Florida vs. Cincinnati	57	Florida Under	Florida Over	Florida Over	Florida Over
Sat., Jan. 2 noon	International South Florida vs. Northern Illinois	50	USF Over	USF Over	N. Illinois Under	N. Illinois Under
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.	Papajohns.com South Carolina vs. Connecticut	51.5	UConn Over	UConn Under	S. Carolina Over	UConn
Sat., Jan. 2 2 p.m.	Cotton Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State	50.5	Ole Miss Over	OSU Over	Ole Miss Over	OSU Under
Sat., Jan. 2 5:30 p.m.	Liberty East Carolina vs. Arkansas	63.5	Arkansas Under	Arkansas Under	ECU Under	Arkansas Under
Sat., Jan. 2 9 p.m.	Alamo Michigan State vs. Texas Tech	60.5	Texas Tech Under	Texas Tech Over	Michigan St. Under	Texas Tech Under
Mon., Jan. 4 8 p.m.	Fiesta TCU vs. Boise State	55	TCU Over	TCU Over	Boise State Over	TCU Over
Tue., Jan. 5 8 p.m.	Orange Georgia Tech vs. Iowa	51	Georgia Tech Over	Georgia Tech Under	Iowa Over	Georgia Tech Over
Wed., Jan. 6 7 p.m.	GMAC Troy vs. Central Michigan	63.5	C. Michigan Under	C. Michigan Over	Troy Under	C. Michigan Under
Thu., Jan. 7 8 p.m.	BCS title game Alabama vs. Texas	45	Alabama Over	Texas Under	Texas Over	Texas Over

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports Director
cfilazzola@elon.edu

Greg Brzozowski
WSOE Sports
gbrzozowski@elon.edu

Jake Lang
WSOE Sports
jlang4@elon.edu

Matt Curry
WSOE Sports
mcurry3@elon.edu

MLB: Red Sox reportedly sign Lackey

By Craig Filazzola, WSOE Sports Director

According to ESPN and other sources, starting pitcher John Lackey has signed with the Boston Red Sox.  This is a 5-year, $85-million deal for the 31-year-old right-hander.  Lackey took a physical for the Red Sox on Monday.   

Red Sox fan Eli Kaufman and Yankees fan Christian Binder discuss the move.

Eli Kaufman – It’s a good indication that Theo Epstein and the owners aren’t just going to sit back and not make any moves this offseason

Christian Binder -  I don’t know why they’d want to sign Lackey. Your staff is good enough already. How about filling the holes in your outfield or figuring out who’s playing the infield corners? If Mike Lowell is going away, you can only play Kevin Youkilis at one position and forget about David Ortiz playing first. You could play Victor Martinez at first, but do you really want Jason Varitek playing every day? Bigger problems than Lackey.

Eli Kaufman - Good pitching beats good hitting. The fact that we are looking at Lackey might mean we are shopping Clay Buchholz, so we might end up getting a third or first baseman.

Christian Binder – Nobody’s trading corner infielders, but you might sign Adrian Beltre (yippee). I mean, you don’t lose anything by signing Lackey, but if I were Theo, I’d try to sign Matt Holliday before Lackey or Beltre, because you know Jason Bay is as good as gone. Unless you want Josh Reddick playing left. Plus, Ellsbury is a sub-par centerfielder who is more suited in left, so in reality, you need a centerfielder.Eli Kaufman – 1. Jacoby is not subpar!!!! 2. We are going to get a corner infielder, whether its Beltre, who hit 25 homers the year before last, Adrian Gonzalez, Miguel Carbrera, or anyone. You never know with Theo. He always makes these crazy random trades

Eli Kaufman - 1. Jacoby is not subpar!!!! 2. We are going to get a corner infielder, whether its Beltre, who hit 25 homers the year before last, Adrian Gonzalez, Miguel Carbrera, or anyone. You never know with Theo. He always makes these crazy random trades

Christian Binder – 1. Yes. He’s a below-average defensive centerfielder.  2) Beltre was awful this year. Adrian Gonzalez isn’t going anywhere, and you’re crazy to think that the Tigers would even entertain the notion of trading away their best player after they traded away Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson.

Eli Kaufman – 1. Agree to disagree. Watch a highlight tape.  2. Beltre was injured this year. He didn’t play a full season. The monster will help him out a lot. He’ll be like a younger Mike Lowell, and that’s the thing, the Tigers know they need to rebuild. Although both teams claim they won’t trade certain players, we both know that they get traded all the time. 3. The Sox have to pick and choose which players they feel they can get with the money they have. We don’t have Yankee type cash. Maybe Holliday doesn’t want to come to Boston. Who knows?

Christian Binder – Haha. I’ll agree to disagree, but of course a highlight tape is going to show all the good plays! Fair enough on the rest of your points. Touché. 

Eli Kaufman - Well played sir. Well played. The Sox are so unpredictable it’s tough to really know what’s going to happen in beantown.

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports Director
cfilazzola@elon.edu

Eli Kaufman
WSOE Sports
ekaufman@elon.edu

Christian Binder
WSOE Sports
cbinder@elon.edu

PGA: Tiger Woods Taking Indefinite Leave From Golf

By Christian Binder, WSOE Sports

It is a dark day in sports when perhaps one of the most upstanding figures in the world of sports has been brought down. Tiger Woods made an announcement on his website that he will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the PGA Tour to “focus [his] attention on being a better husband, father, and person…” For the first time, Woods used the term “infidelity” in reference to his “transgressions” that were revealed after his car accident on the morning of November 27.

At this point in time, the details of Woods’ affair(s) are unknown, but one woman has publicly claimed that she had a 31-month affair with Woods. Tiger’s wife, Elin Nordegren, has said that she does not wish to divorce him and that she would prefer to work things out. The two have a two-year-old daughter and a ten-month-old son together and Woods plans to take time to repair the relationships that have been damaged by his actions.

What does this mean for the world’s number-one golfer? His image certainly has been tarnished. When people think of Tiger Woods, they think of him hugging his father after he won a tournament, all of the fist pumps after the big shots, and beating Rocco Mediate on a bum knee. Now, on top of all of that, is his infidelity. It truly is saddening that one of the greatest role models in sports has taken a fall. Only time will tell if his reputation will be repaired. As for now, don’t expect to see Tiger driving the ball for quite some time.

Contact Information:
Christian Binder
WSOE Sports
cbinder@elon.edu

College Football: Who gets this year’s Heisman?

By Craig Filazzola, WSOE Sports Director

Unlike most years, this year’s Heisman Trophy is up for grabs.  Five finalists are going to New York for the presentation, and they all have a chance to get college football’s biggest prize.

Here are my picks and predictions.

My Picks

1.) Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford
1,736 rushing yards (most in nation), 5.6 rushing yards per attempt, 26 rushing touchdowns (most in nation)
He may not get that much attention playing for an 8-4 team in the west coast, but he has had an outstanding season.  The 6′1″, 235-pound senior runs with great power and speed. 
In November – against Oregon, USC, California and Notre Dame:
742 rushing yards, 6.4 rushing yards per attempt, 13 rushing touchdowns (at least 3 in each game)

2.) Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
1,542 rushing yards (5th most in nation), 6.2 rushing yards per attempt, 15 rushing touchdowns
He is one of the most exciting players to watch with lightning speed.  The sophomore had a great SEC Championship game.  He is the number one player on the number one team, but he is not the number one running back in the country. 

3.) Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
12 sacks (tied for 3rd most in nation), 82 tackles (most in nation for a DT)
He is undoubtedly the best defensive tackle and probably the best defensive player in the nation.  The 6′4″, 300-pound senior was a big reason why Nebraska almost pulled off the upset against Texas in the Big 12 Championship with his 4.5 sacks.  With that said, he has not done enough to convince me that he should get the Heisman.

4.) Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
3,512 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, 12 interceptions
He is a big-time quarterback, who has a strong arm, good accuracy, and can run when needed. Unfortunately, his numbers are not as good as they were last year when he came up to taking the Heisman as a finalist.  If he had a better Big 12 Championship game, I would have picked him to win the Heisman, and I think the committee would have done so, too. 

5.) Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
2,413 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 859 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns
He is the most versatile player in college football.  However, not only was this a down year for the senior’s standards, but he also played mediocre in the SEC Championship loss to Alabama.  He probably loses his second straight Heisman, but at least he won the award in 2007.

My Predictions

1.) Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
2.) Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford
3.) Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
4.) Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
5.) Tim Tebow, QB, Florida

The Heisman Trophy presentation begins at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday on ESPN. The winner is not expected to be named until after 8:50 p.m. 

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports
cfilazzola@elon.edu

No Sports Shows This Week

Due to final exams week, there will be no sports talk shows.  The shows will resume for winter term, starting with Sports Time at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5.

Keep it here for more updates and blogs!

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports
cfilazzola@elon.edu

Tom Waterman named next Sports Director

By Craig Filazzola, WSOE Sports Director

Junior Tom Waterman will be the next WSOE sports director, effective January 1, 2010.  He emerged as a leader on the Phoenix Football Tailgate Show.  He has made significant contributions with our website and will continue to improve it.

The competition for the position was great.  Sophomore Brian Dudiak and Freshman Matt Curry were two very qualified candidates who made this decision difficult.  They are expected to still play important roles to our productions.

FUN FACT – On December 4, 2006, I was named the next WSOE sports director.  I took over on January 1, 2007 and have had the position since then.

Again, congratulations to Tom!

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports Director
cfilazzola@elon.edu