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Post-Spring Top 25 Courtesy Dennis Dodd on CBSsports.com

1	Ohio State (4) Overall: 12-0 Conference: 8-0	Of course there are holes. Braxton Miller has to improve as a leader and a thrower. The defense will miss John Simon. But this is the Big Ten where there isn't a serious challenger to the Buckeyes. Plus, this team is motivated after being shut out of a bowl in 2012.
2	Alabama (2) Overall: 13-1 Conference: 8-1	They should waive the 10-year waiting period for the College Hall of Fame if AJ McCarron wins a third championship (fourth as a squad member). Nick Saban also may have had the best hiring offseason, grabbing Kevin Steele (director of player personnel) and Mario Cristobal (offensive line). Both are former head coaches.
3	Texas A&M (1) 2012: 11-2 Conference: 6-2	The Aggies beat Alabama, Oklahoma and won 11 -- and they're still peaking. With Johnny Manziel supposedly off the party circuit by two-a-days, A&M should be ready to challenge for the SEC West. Keep an eye on the Alabama game the third week of the season.
4	Stanford (3) Overall: 12-2 Conference: 9-1	It's time to stop patting the Cardinal on the head for a nice effort. This is a program that could compete in -– and win -– the SEC. Yeah, I said it. How about 10 starters back on defense? How about a smashing running game? How about defending Pac-12 champs? Had there been a four-team playoff last season, the Cardinal would have been in the conversation.
5	Oregon (5) Overall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1	The seamless transition to Mark Helfrich has been, well, seamless. This is still the fastest program in college football. When you see Nick Saban running hurry-up, no-huddle you know Oregon has had an influence. Watch Marcus Mariota make a serious run for the Heisman.
6	Georgia (6) Overall: 12-2 Conference: 7-2	This is one of three teams that could win the SEC East. (The other two are below.) I happen to like the Dawgs because a) Aaron Murray is back; b) So are Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall; c) So are five starters on the offensive line; d) Georgia is motivated for a rematch after losing a heartbreaker to Alabama.
7	South Carolina (7) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 6-2	"Defensive genius" Steve Spurrier rocks on. We all get the Jadeveon Clowney phenomenon. But if the Cocks are going to win the East they're going to have to get more out of the offense. No Bama, LSU or Texas A&M on the schedule. Florida comes to Columbia.
8	Florida (8) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 7-1	First goal: Break into the top 100 in total offense. The Gators were an elite program last season and may have qualified for a four-team playoff had one been in effect. But against elite competition Florida is going to have to be more offensively efficient. Can the Gators win 11 again? Sure. Can they win the East? Ask Jeff Driskel. A lot of it is on him.
9	LSU (17) Overall: 10-3 Conference: 6-2	There's so much news in the SEC that the Tigers were able to hide out a bit. If they're the sixth-best SEC squad (according to this poll), then watch out. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron comes to clean up Zach Mettenberger's mistakes. D-coordinator John Chavis is solid. The running game remains strong.
10	Louisville (11) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 5-2	Let's see, how to describe Louisville's last few months. How about, fantastic? AD Tom Jurich got the Cardinals into the ACC in November. Louisville then won the Big East and embarrassed Florida in the Sugar Bowl. That good enough for ya? Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater leads a group of 16 starters. This is definitely a top 10 program on the rise with Charlie Strong in place for the foreseeable future.
11	Notre Dame (10) Overall: 12-1 Conference: N/A	Brian Kelly no longer has to game plan around Everett Golson. The quarterback will be a difference maker this year. You know how I know? Gunner Kiel transferred (OK, what else is new), this time to Cincinnati. A lot had to go right for the Irish last season. The sense here is that they won't win six games by nine points or less. The margin for error remains thin.
12	Clemson (9) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 7-1	If it wasn't for a brutal schedule -– Georgia to open the season, at South Carolina to close it -– the Tigers might be national championship contenders. The triumvirate of ACC offensive player of the year Tajh Boyd, offensive coordinator Chad Morris and receiver Sammy Watkins should be enough for a third consecutive 10-win season.
13	Texas (NR) Overall: 9-4 Conference: 5-4	Trying to come up with a Big 12 favorite here. Texas gets the nod because of 19 returning starters, a Big 12-friendly spread option and stability at quarterback with David Ash. The Horns have made steady progress since bottoming out at 5-7 two years ago. After the debacle in Dallas last season, 2013 will be defined by the Oklahoma game.
14	Kansas State (19) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 8-1	It's easy to dismiss the Wildcats. Bill Snyder is another year older. Heisman finalist Collin Klein and linebacker Arthur Brown are gone. The Wildcats can't possibly duplicate a Big 12 championship season that was a national championship run all the way into mid-November, can they? Sure. Bill Snyder -– with a new five-year contract -- is one year older.
15	Oklahoma (20) Overall: 10-3 Conference: 8-1	More Big 12 titles than anyone (eight). Great quarterback after great quarterback. Recruiting out the wazoo. Are you wondering the same thing as me: What's wrong with OU? The Sooners haven't won an outright conference title since 2010. The defense isn't on an elite level. Ten wins in '12 wasn't bad, but Bob Stoops is rededicated with a staff shakeup.
16	Florida State (13) Overall: 12-2 Conference: 8-1	Jimbo Fisher got the Noles to their first ACC title since 2005 in his third season. Next goal: National championship contention. A three-back rotation led by James Wilder Jr. will leave a mark. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston had a fantastic spring. A defense that was No. 2 nationally has to be rebuilt but there are plenty of options. It would help if FSU can win at Clemson on Nov. 19.
17	Boise State (15) Overall: 11-2 Conference: 7-1	The most valuable piece below the Mendoza Line wisely picked the Mountain West to stay in/return to. This MWC is tougher for Chris Petersen as a 12-team league but it arguably has more juice than the American Athletic Conference in the playoff era. Don't expect a BCS bowl this season but expect eight to 10 wins while quarterback Joe Southwick becomes the next good/great one for the Broncos.
18	UCLA (NR) Overall: 9-4 Conference: 6-4	The Bruins won nine in Jim Mora Jr.'s first season and showed signs of taking back L.A. Brett Hundley is one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the country. Linebacker Anthony Barr will wreck plenty of backfields. All signs are pointing up for a program that looks suspiciously like Pete Carroll's emerging group at USC in the early 2000s.
19	TCU (18) Overall: 7-6 Conference: 4-5	The Frogs would be the pick to win the Big 12 if it wasn't for a brutal schedule that includes LSU as well as trips to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas State. How much will TCU have left in November? The quarterback situation is one of the best in the country with the returning Casey Pachall battling with dual-threat Trevone Boykin.
20	Northwestern (16) Overall: 10-3 Conference: 5-3	Call the Wildcats Stanford Jr. An academic powerhouse that is trying to develop into a football powerhouse without losing its soul. Under Pat Fitzgerald's guiding hand, Northwestern won 10 for the first time since 1995. With a loaded backfield that includes All-Big Ten tailback Venric Mark, and a shored up secondary, double digit wins aren't out of the question.
21	Oregon State (14) Overall: 9-4 Conference: 6-3	Never doubt the Beavers under Mike Riley. There are worse attacks to come into a Pac-12 season with than the league's No. 2 passing offense. A battle between quarterbacks Sean Mannion and Cody Vaz will extend to August. Riley loses record-breaking receiver Markus Wheaton. Meanwhile, the entire offensive line returns for a squad that was 100th nationally in rushing.
22	Oklahoma State (21) Overall: 8-5 Conference: 5-4	Mike Yurcich. Remember the name. Following up Dana Holgorsen and Todd Monken, the former Division II assistant (Shippensburg) takes over as Cowboys offensive coordinator. Yurcich will have plenty to work with three talented quarterbacks -- Clint Chelf, Wes Lunt and JW Walsh.
23	Nebraska (22) Overall: 10-4 Conference: 7-2	There it was, all laid out for them -- the first conference title since 1999. Then the Huskers gave up 70 to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game. Nebraska has won at least nine five years in a row but can't get over the conference hump. In Taylor Martinez's senior season, will this be the year?
24	Northern Illinois (23) Overall: 12-2 Conference: 9-0	Jordan Lynch is a year older. The Huskies should have enough left from an Orange Bowl season to win the MAC again.
25	Ole Miss (24) Overall: 7-6 Conference: 3-5	The SEC's most curious program. Hugh Freeze has the recruiting thing down, but can the Rebels take the next step in the ultra-tough SEC West? Twenty starters return.

Officiating sucks lately! (Casey)

With the Playoffs in full swing for the NBA and the NHL and with Baseball up and going I have had the opportunity to watch some great games. I unfortunately had to see some horrible officiating at the same time. Lately a lot of officials have seemed to make themselves the focal point of the games. I pay the money or turn on the game to watch the athletes not the officials. Last night while watching the Bulls Vs Heat game it got chippy I understand that the officials had to get a hand on things to keep it from getting worse. But at the end of the game when the Bulls were getting blown out it seemed to me that the officials just started looking the other way. For example both Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson got ejected at the end of the game by referee Scott Foster because the officials blatantly missed calls. Here is a video of what happened (Don't Read Lips)

But NBA refs were not the only ones that blew calls and made themselfs look bad. Yesterday during a Cleveland Indians VS Oakland A's game late in the 9th inning the A's were down and it looked like Adam Rosales' shot was a HR. Well the Umpire called it a Ground Rule Double and was asked by the A's manager to take a look on Replay, Well here is the replay and It sure looks like a HR to me. 

It Clearly looked like the Ball hit the railing behind the wall which would have tied the game, but somehow the umpire said it was a Ground Rule Double and made him stay at 2nd. And as you saw the next batter up hit a simple shot up the middle and was thrown out to end the game. So in this case even instant replay didn't help these officials. So What to do? Now I know that officiating is an extremely hard thing, you have to make split second decisions. But in the case of the sports where instant replay is used there should be No excuse. Check this video out! 

Very Early Bowl Projections

Here are some very early bowl projections courtesy of Greg Wrubell via CBSsports.com

Updated May 7

BCS National Championship Game Jan. 6, 8:30 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 ESPN Comment: In the final year of the BCS, No. 1 Alabama will take on No. 2 Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game. -- Jerry Palm The champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to certain bowls, unless they are No. 1 or No. 2. (ACC: Orange; Big Ten: Rose; Big 12: Fiesta; Pac-12: Rose; SEC: Sugar). If a Bowl loses a host team to the title game, then the bowl gets first choice at a replacement team. The rest of the selection order for 2014 is as follows: Orange, Sugar, Fiesta.

Orange Bowl Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. Miami, Fla. ACC vs. at-large ESPN Comment: Florida State is the projected winner of the ACC and will land in the Orange Bowl for the second consecutive season. With the first at-large pick after replacement selections, the Orange Bowl takes Notre Dame.

Sugar Bowl Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. SEC vs. at-large ESPN Comment: By losing the SEC Champion to the title game, the Sugar Bowl takes Texas A&M as the replacement selection. With the second at-large pick, it takes a highly-ranked Clemson squad.

Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Big 12 vs. at-large ESPN Comment: Texas is the projected Big 12 champion and lands in the Fiesta Bowl. With the last pick of at-large selections, the champion of the new American Athletic Conference (Louisville) lands here.

Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 ESPN Comment: With Ohio State in the title game, the Rose Bowl will take the next best Big Ten squad, which is Nebraska. Stanford is the projected Pac-12 champion, heading back to Pasadena.

Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	American Athletic vs. SEC	South Florida vs. Vanderbilt
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Texas	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	TCU vs. LSU
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Texas	Big Ten vs. C-USA	Minnesota vs. East Carolina
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten vs. SEC	Wisconsin vs. Georgia
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC	Michigan vs. Florida
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten vs. SEC	Michigan State vs. Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC	Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC	Tulsa vs. Miss. State
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	ACC No. 7 vs. SEC	Virginia vs. Missouri
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Texas	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12	North Carolina vs. UCLA
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Kansas State vs. Oregon State
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Texas	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Oklahoma vs. Oregon
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC	Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Texas	MW vs. Navy*	San Diego State vs. Navy
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	ACC No. 3 vs. American Athletic	Miami (Fla.) vs. UCF
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	ACC No. 5 vs. American Athletic	Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	Bronx, N.Y.	Big 12 vs. American Athletic	Iowa State vs. Cincy
Kraft Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 vs. BYU*	Arizona vs. BYU
Meineke Car Care	Dec. 27	Houston, Texas	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	Baylor vs. Purdue
Military	Dec. 27	Washington D.C.	ACC No. 7 vs. At-Large	Syracuse vs. Toledo
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MW vs. Army*	Fresno State vs. Arkansas State
Little Caesars Pizza	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	Big Ten vs. MAC	Illinois vs. Northern Illinois
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MW vs. C-USA	Utah State vs. Rice
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. La. Tech
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MW vs. MAC	Nevada vs. Ohio
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MW vs. Pac-12	Air Force vs. Utah
GoDaddy.com	TBA	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Bowling Green vs. Troy
Buffalo Wild Wings	TBA	Tempe, Ariz.	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	Oklahoma State vs. Northwestern
Maaco Las Vegas	TBA	Las Vegas, Nev.	MW vs. Pac-12	Boise State vs. Arizona State
Beef O'Brady's	TBA	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American Athletic vs. C-USA	Houston vs. Marshall

116 Days Left (Casey)

So today as I drove around campus here at BYU, I happened to drive by the Student Athletic Building and passed Ross Apo and Cody Hoffman as they left the building, and because I am a football junky I immediately started thinking about this coming year of BYU football. No I didn't stop and creep out on them and ask for autographs (although maybe I should have) but I did think of what is going on this coming year in Cougar football. A lot has changed since last year, the entire Offensive Coaching staff has changed which in my eyes is a very needed upgrade. The Defense lost a lot of weapons with there interior D lineman gone and there 2 inside linebackers gone, not to mention depth at the corners position. Also next years schedule took a huge jump up in difficulty with Virginia, Texas, Utah, Utah State, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Boise State, and a good Nevada team. But all that being said there is talent coming back with KVN, Kafusi, The two WR I mentioned earlier, Jamaal Williams, and Taysom Hill just to name a few, this year will be a lot of fun to watch. So with only 116 Days till BYU at Virginia (August 31) here is a pump up video from BYU's season last year.

Plus here is a national College Football Pump up Video for all who are not BYU fans but love college football as much as me!

Offseason moves for the Jazz! (Casey

So Another Jazz season has come and gone and in my opinion was wasted as well. The Jazz finished the season in 9th place in the west and did very little to progress themselves moving forward. This team was full of free agents that during the home stretch looked like they just didn't care because they new they wouldn't be there. The Jazz and GM Dennis Lindsey have there work cut out for them this year in trying to get this Jazz team back to a competitive team again. There are a lot of moves that need to be done and in my mind this is what needs to happen. YOUTH MOVEMENT! Yes it is time for the youth of the Jazz to take this team and run with it (pun intended). But lets go back and look at what the Jazz will have to deal with and what I would like to see. 

1. There are 8 free agents on this Jazz team that total $47,428,434 of salary last year. So IF and this will not happen but IF they all left that would leave the Jazz with a Ton of wiggle room and open roster spots. 
2. Out of those free agent you have DeMarre Carroll(SF), Randy Foye(PG/SG), Al Jefferson(C), Paul Millsap(PF), Jamaal Tinsley(PG), Earl Watson(PG), Marvin Williams(PF), and Mo Williams(PG), I would like to see the Jazz extend contracts to Carroll, Foye, Millsap, Watson, and Mo Williams. If you combine there contracts from last year (which will be different obviously) you would subtract $22,788,753 and leave $24,639,681 to go get some free agents. If you sign those player and with what is left on your team the Jazz will have 3 PG's, 2 SG's, 2 SF's, 2 PF's and 1 C! (I think the Jazz could play Favors at the 4 or the 5 as needed). So they would lose a Center, (Big AL), a PF (Marvin Williams) and a PG (Tinsley) and need to fill those spots via Draft or Free Agency.
3.  I looked at 2 different VERY early NBA mock drafts and this is what they said!

• BleacherReport.com has the Jazz selecting at #14 C.J McCollum 6'3" PG/SG out of Lehigh, at #21 Shane Larkin 5'11" PG out of Miami, and in the Second round the Jazz pick at #46 Vander Blue 6'4" SG out of Marquette.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1623163-2013-nba-mock-draft-complete-2-round-predictions-post-eligibility-deadline  If the Jazz went this way in the Draft they would still have need of a back up Center and a PF. There are a few Centers in the NBA and one possibility is Tiago Splitter the 6'11" center from San Antonio who is a Free agent this year and made just under $4 million last year. The Clippers have a a Center in Ryan Hollins a 7' Center that last year made under $1 milliion! Those are just a few of the Centers available next year. There are quite a few PF as well its kind of a take your pick there. I know the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Knicks, Heat, and Nets all need to get rid of money this offseason and there are a few PF,s that could take a bench spot behind Millsap and Favors. 

• NBAdraft.net also has a mock draft up and they have Utah at #14 picking Rudy Golbert, a 7'1" Center from France, at #21 the Jazz select Tim Hardaway Jr, a 6'6" SG out of Michigan, and in the Second round at #46 they have the Jazz selecting Kenny Kadji a 6'11" PF/C from Miami.http://www.nbadraft.net/2013mock_draft This mock actually has the Jazz filling some of the voids, however it leaves at least 1 roster spot open and I would love to see the Jazz (in either scenario) get another bench shooter to stretch the defense off the bench, I know this may be a stretch but Kyle Korver is a free agent this year and already knows the Jazz system and made $5 million last year.

 So for 2013/14 I would like to see the Jazz go with in there starting rotation, PG Mo Williams, SG Randy Foye, SF Gordon Haywaryd, PF Derrick Favors, C Enes Kanter. Then the 1st team off the bench would be I would hope , PG Alex Burks, SG Kyle Korver, SF DeMarre Carroll, PF Paul Millsap (He won't do this), Center Tiago Splitter, and the bench would be Jeremy Evans (SF), Kevin Murphy (SG), Ryan Hollins (C) ad the Bleacher  Report Draft! The Jazz may not make the Playoffs but if they use the model of the Oklahoma City Thunder and draft there talent and let the young guys grow as a TEAM and in a couple years this Jazz Team could be very good!

 

P.S if the Jazz kept the guys I mentioned earlier and signed Splitter, Hollins, and Korver the Jazz Salary would be, $48,749,098 (From last years salaries), thats not including the rookie salaries which could be up around  $3 million for the 1st round picks to $500,000 for 2nd round guys! So the Jazz salary could be give or take $55,249,098 which would still be under the projected salary cap of $69,650,000! Lets Just hope as fans the Jazz do something different because these last 2 years have been rough. Happy off season Jazz fans!

Messi Does something Amazing! (Casey)

This is one of the most amazing Goals and showcase of skills you will ever see by THE greatest Soccer (Football if your beyond the pond) player in the world today and possibly ever!