Talking Points

NCAA takes away 12 wins from Florida State football team for cheating scandal in 2006-07...Bobby Bowden loses wins off all-time record...

Florida State will vacate athletic victories from 2006 and 2007, including 12 credited to former football coach Bobby Bowden, as part of its penalty for an academic fraud scandal in 2006-07 involving 61 student-athletes, the school announced. Last month, the NCAA upheld Florida State's appeal of sanctions affecting Bowden and nine other teams stemming from a cheating scandal involving an online music course.

Read entire article on ESPN.com

OurSlice: I really don't see what this has to do with what was done on the field. I think they should be fined -- but don't take away wins.
34 days ago

13-year-old David Sills commits to play quarterback at USC...7th grader will play for the college team in 2015...

Seventh grader, David Sills, just gave a verbal commitment to the University of Southern California to be their quarterback - in 2015. The six-foot-tall 13-year-old is a wunderkind in the eyes of his personal coach Steve Clarkson, who has mentored a number of top college quarterbacks in the past. "His skill set is off the chart," Clarkson said. "I've never seen anyone at his age do what he's been able to do,"

OurSlice: This is getting a little crazy when we start getting verbal commitments from 13-year-olds. Let kids be kids for a while at least.
36 days ago

University of Florida wins college football recruiting national title...

When Urban Meyer announced he was leaving Florida because of health concerns, it sent shockwaves through college football. The Gators already had assembled one of the nation's best recruiting classes, but many prospects feared what a future without Meyer would bring. Meyer's change of heart reassured recruits enough to catapult the Gators to the Rivals.com recruiting national championship.

Read entire article at Rivals.com

OurSlice: As good as Florida has been, I think they will get better over the next couple years. I look for Urban to win 5 national ***les before he's done at UF.
38 days ago

National signing day for college football brings a few surprises...

Michigan pulled one of the big surprises on signing day with the addition of defensive back Demar Dorsey. A previous commitment to Florida, the Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) product was expected to pick either Florida State or Southern California.

Read entire article on USA Today's website.

OurSlice: Perhaps the most important part of a head coach's job.
39 days ago

How will Tim Tebow do as an NFL quarterback? Some of the top scouts say not good at all...may fall to the 3rd or 4th round in draft.

A lot of people have fallen off the Tim Tebow bandwagon. He's gone from a can't miss college QB to a 'questionable' NFL prospect. One scout said: "Great kid but some of the worst mechanics and accuracy I've seen on a big-time QB prospect." Jim Zorn said: "All of these players have to be coached. Tebow must become more efficient. But the thing that you can't coach in Tebow is his heart."

OurSlice: Anyone who waits until the 3rd or 4th round to draft this guy is nuts. He's a natural leader. He's a big fearless kid, who is coachable. And he's going to work hard. Spend a couple years working on his mechanics, while using him in specialty situations, and then turn him loose.
41 days ago