By Jorge Bannister
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
After a semi lackluster weekend, here’s my first Top 25 poll of the season.
I just couldn’t bring myself to put Minnesota in the Top 25. I know that Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America each have them ranked there, but they’re just not legit.
Florida doesn’t crack the top 15, and I debated about whether or not to have Miami on the outside looking in of the top 15 but they have quality series wins. That’s not to say the Hurricanes are playing great baseball, they’re just winning series.
Also, even though I gushed (sort of) about BC baseball, they aren’t ranked either. If they would’ve swept Wake Forest I would’ve had them tied for 25th. However, because they only won 2 of 3, they are the No. 26 team.
Top 25 (Records through April 12)
1. LSU (26-9)
2. Georgia (29-6)
3. UC Irvine (25-8)
4. Rice (25-8)
5. North Carolina (27-9)
6. Fullerton (22-9)
7. Arizona State (25-8)
8. Arkansas (24-8)
9. Texas (24-8)
10. Georgia Tech (21-8-1)
11. Virginia (28-7-1)
12. Oklahoma (28-8)
13. Baylor (23-10)
14. Miami, Fla. (25-10)
15. Ole Miss (25-10)
16. Florida (23-12)
17. Florida State (21-11)
18. Oregon State (20-7)
19. Cal Poly (24-8)
20. Coastal Carolina (29-7)
21. Clemson (23-12)
22. TCU (22-10)
23. West Virginia (25-7)
24. Vanderbilt (21-13)
25. Kent St. (24-7)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Mock Draft Season is in full swing!
By Jim IngramFan Fanatic Sports Staff
With less than two weeks left before the 2009 NFL Draft, it's prime time for mock drafts. I love this time of the year. I love the NFL Draft, and I especially love reading the experts prognosticate on how the first round of the draft will shake out.
As you'll see over the next few weeks, FFS will be covering the draft and providing our own Mock Drafts. For the past few years, Chad & I have had a gentleman's bet on who has the more accurate mock draft for the first round. I have yet to beat him, so hopefully this will be my year. This year, our picks, as well as Matt, Josh and Jorge's will be out in front of the world for everyone to "mock" (full pun intended). You'll also see a "beat the expert" contest launched next week. We would like our readers to send us your own mock drafts and see if you can beat the FFS staff. Each winner will receive a Fan Fanatic Sports prize pack.
In the meantime, you can follow these links to read some of the "so called experts" around the country. NFL.com, ESPN, Yahoo & FoxSports.
Have a great day!
Tampa Bay fumbles on Leftwich signing
By Chad Garner
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
I'm already sick and tired of hearing how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a great signing by inking journeyman quarterback Byron Leftwich to a deal.
Are you serious?
Don't we all remember what he's done in this league? Nothing.
This isn't Marshall, this is the NFL -- which stands for Not For Long if you play like he's done throughout his pro career. And he still has a job. It's like the weatherman who's wrong 75 percent of the time and is laughing while walking to the bank to cash his check.
I am going to laugh so hard if this joker gets the starting nod in Tampa. Well, he's got a good shot -- sort of like the Bruins making a run at the Stanley Cup -- because the Bucs currently have a boatload of stiff QB likes Brian Griese (he's good for one good game every year, however), Luke McCown (yes, he's still in the league) and Josh Johnson (doesn't he pitch for the Florida Marlins?).
What are the Bucs doing?
Maybe it will be a good signing if Tampa wants to lose now. Write it down: he's not going to lead the Bucs to the playoffs.
His career has been nothing short of disappointing. Just look at his career stats ... gross!!!
He was a first-round bust with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But he already got a Super Bowl ring the only way he could -- by being a backup in Pittsburgh.
The Bucs better have a plan in place. They better draft a QB this year that has more upside than the crew they have now. I'm not saying that Tampa has to take a QB with its 19th pick in the first round, but if they can somehow trade up and land USC's Mark Sanchez, that's the guy you want to try to help rebuild the franchise.
You need a good quarterback to win in this league, and no one should think that Leftwich, McCown, Griese or Johnson are "good quarterbacks."
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