MT Qb Dwight Dasher can close out his career on a high note in the 2011 goDaddy.com Bowl (Icon SMI)
Kickoff: 8:00 pm EST Thu Jan 6, 2011
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Miami (OH) Redhawks
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By winning their last three games, the Blue Raiders (6-6) earned a second consecutive bowl berth for the first time since joining the FBS in 1999. MTSU did it in thrilling fashion rallying past Sun Belt Conference co-champion FIU on a late touchdown run for a 28-27 win December 4 making them bowl eligible.
The Blue Raiders are headed to their third bowl game in five seasons despite being tied for most turnovers in the nation with 33.
Miami had the nation’s best turnaround going from 1-11 in 2009 to 9-4 and MAC Champions in 2010. The difference between Miami’s 1-7 conference record last year and the team’s 7-1 mark in 2010 is the greatest in the MAC’s 64-year history.
Michael Haywood will not coach Miami in the bowl game after he was hired to replace Dave Wannstedt at Pitt and then dismissed from Pitt based on a domestic violence charge; DB coach Lance Guidry will serve as interim coach for the game.
Can you believe it…it is just days from the start of the 2010 College Football season! And, of course, you probably want to know whether your fantasy QB is worth playing in Week One….like Texas A&M’s JerrodJohnson (photo, thanks, Scout.com)
We got the lowdown on many of the top QB plays this week…and we even did this article on our own. What? You think we got Butch Davis’ Nanny to write this? Come on… Read the rest of this entry →
Although the Sun Belt Conference is not regarded as one of the top conferences for fantasy talent, there will be some good finds among the 2010 crop of SBC players….and at least one fantasy superstar….Middle Tennessee QB Dwight Dasher (photo, thanks College Football News).
For other top fantasy prospects from the SBC, check out our following synopsis of each conference member Read the rest of this entry →
Happy Holidays to all! Vince Mullins breaks down the first weekend of bowl action (Nation, please meet Dwight Dasher) and previews the game-a-night schedule through Christmas weekend. Live on Matt McCluskey’s Sports Fix on WNER 1410 in New York.
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.
Probably the one song not popular among Sun Belt Conference schools this yuletide season will be “Granma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
