Probably the one song not popular among Sun Belt Conference schools this yuletide season will be “Granma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
Especially among SBC defenses that had to tackle Dasher…Dwight Dasher…to be more exact. The dual-threat QB from Middle Tennessee is our Fantasy College Blitz Sun Belt Conference Fantasy Player of the Year.
Dasher, a junior from Folkston, GA (Charlton County HS), led the Blue Raiders attack with 2511 yards passing and 19 TDs, while rushing for 865 yards and 9 rushing TDs (stats quoted through November 21st games). Dasher’s performance led Middle Tennessee to their most successful season in Division I FBS football, and, ended the 2009 season bowl-eligible.
The Fantasy College Blitz BLITZindex ™ is an equal weighted measure of national ranks in three team defense categories – yards per play allowed (YPP), Yard per point allowed (YPPt), and points per game allowed (PPG). Yards per game allowed (total, run, and pass) are included in the study for comparison only – not the rankings.
Setting up for the SEC Championship Game perfectly, the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide sit atop our top defenses after 13 weeks of the college football season. Texas, despite allowing Texas A&M to score 39 on them on Thanksgiving night, remains in the top ten even though the Longhorns amazing yds/play allowed lead is now history. Another great defensive matchup in the Big 12 Championship Game too as #3 Nebraska, led by sentimental Heisman Trophy candidate DT Ndumakong Suh faces off against #8 Texas.
BLITZindex College Football Defense Rank Nov 28
All-American LB Brandon Spikes leads the nation's leading defense (Icon SMI)
1 Florida
2 Alabama
3 Nebraska
4 Ohio St.
5 TCU
6 Penn St.
7 Oklahoma
8 Texas
9 Iowa
9 Virginia Tech
11 LSU
12 Air Force
13 Rutgers
14 North Carolina
14 Mississippi
14 Cincinnati
17 Boston College
18 Pittsburgh
19 Central Mich.
20 Utah
20 Boise St.
22 USC
23 Clemson
24 Texas Tech
25 Ohio
26 South Fla.
27 West Virginia
27 UCF
29 South Carolina
30 Tennessee
30 East Carolina
If the option offense was a naval fleet, then Navy QB Ricky Dobbs is it Admiral.
The Midshipmen QB is our Fantasy College Blitz 2009 Independent Fantasy Player of the Year, and highlights the FCB 2009 IndependentAll-Fantasy Team.
Dobbs (photo, thanks Scout.com), a junior from Douglasville, GA (Douglas County HS), led the Middies with 786 yards rushing and 22 rushing TDs, while throwing for 752 yards and another 4 TDs (stats through November 21st games).
With his 22 rushing TDs, and, with three games left to go in the 2009 season (including a bowl game for bowl-eligible Navy), Dobbs is on track to break…possibly shatter…the NCAA FBS record for rushing TDs in a single-season by a QB (tied with current Florida QB Tim Tebow, who rushed for 22 TDs in 2007).
Dobbs, however, is more than just stats. He led the Middies to an upset of Notre Dame in South Bend a few weeks ago. Also, in the season opener, Dobbs and Navy nearly pulled one of the biggest upsets of the decade, losing 30-26 to Ohio State in Columbus.
In place of the usual Saturday Morning College Football Breakfast Burrito, let us focus on how Colt McCoy wrapped up the Heisman Trophy this week.
Colt McCoy runs in a 65-yard TD, one of his five on Thanksgiving Night (TexasSports.com)
I know Alabama RB Mark Ingram was nicked up yesterday, but Texas QB Colt McCoy took the lead in my two man race for the 2009 Heisman Trophy with his huge five TD performance on Thanksgiving Night.
Toby Gerhart, Tim Tebow and CJ Spiller have created stellar seasons, but to me the combo of 2009 stats and team success now tilts strongly in the main Longhorns favor. And with this season’s race for player of the year as tight as ever, the “body of work” vote has to go to McCoy. Read the rest of this entry →
Congratulations to Central Michigan and Ohio University for winning the west and east divisions respectively. The Chippewas and Bobcats will play for the MAC title on Friday night, December 4 at Detroit’s Ford Field. Kickoff is 8pm and the game will be shown live on ESPN2.
Ohio QB Theo Scott created five TDs in the win over Temple (Mike Smith)
Temple / Ohio
Nick’s Pick: Temple 26 – Ohio 20
Actual Score: Ohio 35 – Temple 17
Comment: Theo Scott had a career day and certainly looked like Superman in the Bobcats win over the Owls. Scott was 17 of 21 for 324 yards and had scoring passes of 9, 65 and 4 yards; he also scored on runs of 17 and 43 yards. The Bobcats won their fourth straight game and Temple had its school-record nine-game winning streak snapped. Matt Brown rushed for 172 yards on 25 carries for Temple with Bernard Pierce out. Ohio put up more total offense than Temple as well; 494-378, in a game that featured two of the league’s best defenses.
NIU / Central Michigan
Nick’s Pick: Central 38 – NIU 24
Actual Score: Central 45 – NIU 31
Comment: Dan LeFevour threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game of his record-setting career and Bryan Anderson set an NCAA all-divisions record with at least one reception in 52 straight games. The previous record of 51 was held by Taurean Henderson of Texas Tech and Michael Larkin of Miami (Ohio). Bryan Schroeder rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries for Central. Huskie QB Chandler Harnish passed for 206 yards as the Chips put 512 yards of total offense to just 332 for Northern.Read the rest of this entry →
Probably the one song not popular among Sun Belt Conference schools this yuletide season will be “Granma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
If the option offense was a naval fleet, then Navy QB Ricky Dobbs is it Admiral.
