Ok football junkies! meaningless game but it is college football to not be drawn into 110 b-ball games today,..
WHO DO LIKE SENIOR BOWL NORTH VS SOUTH?
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Senior Bowl: What bettors need to know
North vs. South (+1, 44.5)
THE SKINNY: Many of the nation’s top senior standouts will face off on teams from the North and South at the Senior Bowl, held in Mobile, Alabama Saturday.
It will be televised on the NFL Network starting with the pregame at 4 p.m. ET.
With the stands full of NFL scouts, players can help or hurt their draft stock, so unlike the Pro Bowl, the Senior Bowl offers spirited play from the competitors.
THE COACHES: The North is coached by the staff of the Cincinnati Bengals, led by Marvin Lewis. The South will be coached by Chan Gailey and the Buffalo Bills’ staff.
The consensus is the coaches will prepare as they do for a preseason game. Cincy went 2-3 while Buffalo was 2-2 in this preseason, though the Bills hammered the Bengals 35-20 in a preseason game Aug. 28.
THIS YEAR’S ‘TEBOW’: Last year, the lightning rod player was Florida QB Tim Tebow, who wanted to prove he could play in a pro-style offense. But Tebow came into the week sick, played poorly and his draft stock suffered.
This year, the player will the most eyes on him will be Washington QB Jake Locker for the North. The top pro QB prospect going into the college football season, Locker struggled and didn’t put up the numbers many expected.
THE NORTH: Lewis has indicated Locker will start, followed by Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick.
The North features three offensive linemen with first-round talent (led by Outland Trophy winner Gabe Carimi of Wisconsin), will have the likes of Oklahoma’s DeMarco Murray and Nebraska’s Roy Helu, Jr. at RB and Boise State’s Titus Young at WR. North’s offense looks to be very explosive.
THE SOUTH: While the North’s offense looks superior on paper to the South, the South’s defense will be strong at each level. It is led by Texas A&M LB Von Miller, the Dick Butkus Award winner, with a stout defensive line led by Pernell McPhee of Mississippi State and Phil Taylor of Baylor.
South’s offense is led by players who just win. Alabama’s Greg McElroy is a steady pocket passer and TCU’s Andy Dalton has great scrambling ability, while Florida State’s Christian Ponder is likely the most NFL-ready. Gailey has not revealed his QB rotation, only saying that all three will receive equal playing time.
D.J. Williams, the nation’s top tight end from Arkansas, could be a key piece. Explosive RB Noel Devine of West Virginia will run behind an O-line led by TCU’s Jake Kirkpatrick.
INJURY REPORT: The North suffered a blow when Oregon State DL Stephen Paea, the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, suffered a knee injury during practice and won’t play.
Von Miller did not practice for the South on Thursday due to illness, but still hopes to play. Florida OL Marcus Gilbert will not play for the South (foot injury).
BOWL HISTORY: In the last 10 games, each team has won five times. Michigan DL Brandon Graham was the MVP of last year’s game, a 31-13 rout by the North. The year before, West Virginia QB Pat White led the South to a 35-18 victory.
TRENDS: Since 2002 only one Senior Bowl game has been decided by single digits (South won 17-16 in 2008). … In that same span, the average margin of victory is 15.6 points per game. … Total points have exceeded 38 points in a game three times in the last eight years.
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WHO DO LIKE SENIOR BOWL NORTH VS SOUTH?
THIS FROM COVERS-
Senior Bowl: What bettors need to know
North vs. South (+1, 44.5)
THE SKINNY: Many of the nation’s top senior standouts will face off on teams from the North and South at the Senior Bowl, held in Mobile, Alabama Saturday.
It will be televised on the NFL Network starting with the pregame at 4 p.m. ET.
With the stands full of NFL scouts, players can help or hurt their draft stock, so unlike the Pro Bowl, the Senior Bowl offers spirited play from the competitors.
THE COACHES: The North is coached by the staff of the Cincinnati Bengals, led by Marvin Lewis. The South will be coached by Chan Gailey and the Buffalo Bills’ staff.
The consensus is the coaches will prepare as they do for a preseason game. Cincy went 2-3 while Buffalo was 2-2 in this preseason, though the Bills hammered the Bengals 35-20 in a preseason game Aug. 28.
THIS YEAR’S ‘TEBOW’: Last year, the lightning rod player was Florida QB Tim Tebow, who wanted to prove he could play in a pro-style offense. But Tebow came into the week sick, played poorly and his draft stock suffered.
This year, the player will the most eyes on him will be Washington QB Jake Locker for the North. The top pro QB prospect going into the college football season, Locker struggled and didn’t put up the numbers many expected.
THE NORTH: Lewis has indicated Locker will start, followed by Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick.
The North features three offensive linemen with first-round talent (led by Outland Trophy winner Gabe Carimi of Wisconsin), will have the likes of Oklahoma’s DeMarco Murray and Nebraska’s Roy Helu, Jr. at RB and Boise State’s Titus Young at WR. North’s offense looks to be very explosive.
THE SOUTH: While the North’s offense looks superior on paper to the South, the South’s defense will be strong at each level. It is led by Texas A&M LB Von Miller, the Dick Butkus Award winner, with a stout defensive line led by Pernell McPhee of Mississippi State and Phil Taylor of Baylor.
South’s offense is led by players who just win. Alabama’s Greg McElroy is a steady pocket passer and TCU’s Andy Dalton has great scrambling ability, while Florida State’s Christian Ponder is likely the most NFL-ready. Gailey has not revealed his QB rotation, only saying that all three will receive equal playing time.
D.J. Williams, the nation’s top tight end from Arkansas, could be a key piece. Explosive RB Noel Devine of West Virginia will run behind an O-line led by TCU’s Jake Kirkpatrick.
INJURY REPORT: The North suffered a blow when Oregon State DL Stephen Paea, the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, suffered a knee injury during practice and won’t play.
Von Miller did not practice for the South on Thursday due to illness, but still hopes to play. Florida OL Marcus Gilbert will not play for the South (foot injury).
BOWL HISTORY: In the last 10 games, each team has won five times. Michigan DL Brandon Graham was the MVP of last year’s game, a 31-13 rout by the North. The year before, West Virginia QB Pat White led the South to a 35-18 victory.
TRENDS: Since 2002 only one Senior Bowl game has been decided by single digits (South won 17-16 in 2008). … In that same span, the average margin of victory is 15.6 points per game. … Total points have exceeded 38 points in a game three times in the last eight years.
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