Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Florida State:
RD Team Player Pos Ht Wt College
1(1) T Bay Winston, J QB 6’4″ 231 Florida St.
2(2) Tenn Mariota, M QB 6’4″ 222 Oregon
3(3) Jaguars Fowler, D OLB 6’3″ 261 Florida
4(4) Raiders Cooper, A WR 6’1″ 211 Alabama
5(5) Wash Scherff, B OG 6’5″ 319 Iowa
6(6) Jets Williams, L DE 6’5″ 302 USC
7(7) Bears White, K WR 6’3″ 215 West Virginia
8(8) Falcons Beasley, V OLB 6’3″ 246 Clemson
9(9) Giants Flowers, E OG 6’6″ 329 Miami
10(10) Rams Gurley, T RB 6’1″ 222 Georgia
11(11) Vikings Waynes, T CB 6’0″ 186 Michigan St.
12(12) Browns Shelton, D NT 6’2″ 339 Washington
13(13) Saints Peat, A OT 6’7″ 313 Stanford
14(14) Miami Parker, D WR 6’3″ 209 Louisville
15(15) SD Gordon, M RB 6’1″ 215 Wisconsin
16(16) Texans Johnson, K CB 6’0″ 188 Wake Forest
17(17) SF Armstead, A DT 6’7″ 292 Oregon
18(18) Chiefs Peters, M CB 6’0″ 197 Washington
19(19) Browns Erving, C C 6’5″ 313 Florida St.
20(20) Eagles Agholor, N WR 6’0″ 198 USC
21(21) Bengals Ogbuehi, C OT 6’5″ 306 Texas A&M
22(22) Pitt Dupree, B OLB 6’4″ 269 Kentucky
23(23) Broncos Ray, S DE 6’3″ 245 Missouri
24(24) Cards Humphries, D.J. OT 6’5″ 307 Florida
25(25) Carolin Thompson, S OLB 6’0″ 228 Washington
26(26) Ravens Perriman, B WR 6’2″ 212 Central Florida
27(27) Cowboys Jones, B CB 6’1″ 199 Connecticut
28(28) Lions Tomlinson, L OG 6’3″ 323 Duke
29(29) Colts Dorsett, P WR 5’10” 185 Miami
30(30) Packers Randall, D FS 5’11” 196 Arizona State
31(31) Saints Anthony, S ILB 6’3″ 243 Clemson
32(32) Pats Brown, M DT 6’2″ 319 Texas
Players by Conference:
Players by ACCSchool:
Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Miami:
The Confidential LOVES to have contests. We play fantasy football. We have a bracket contest. Heck, maybe we will have one for the Kentucky Derby to keep our Louisville fans happy. Sometimes we play for Paypal CA$H, sometimes we play for pride. This is one for pride–unless we get 25 people posting entries here or on Twitter.
The rules are simple… state the order in a comment or in a public post on Twitter of the first 15 ACC football players (14 full-time ACC schools + Notre Dame) drafted in the NFL Draft. In other words (1. Winston, 2. Parker, 3. Flowers, etc.). This may be easy at the top of the draft, but it will get harder at the bottom obviously.
Whomever gets the most correct, wins. First tiebreaker is whomever has the most correct based on order drafted compared with order listed. Second tiebreaker is based on who does best at the top of the draft.
Enter away. May the best ACC fan win…
Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Virginia:
There is much debate on the blogosphere about whether Syracuse should restore #44. Many folks think it should be restored for recruiting, while others advocate giving it to a deserving running back upperclassman. And then there are others who agree with the decision to retire the number entirely, further noting that high-prestige recruits that might have worn the number and failed miserably. The Confidential proposes a different system, such as that used by Ole Miss with its Chucky Mullins Courage Award. Each year, Ole Miss awards #38 to a deserving player:
The award, sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, honors the late Chucky Mullins, who had his Ole Miss career come to an end during the 1989 Homecoming game against Vanderbilt when he was paralyzed after making a tackle. After returning to his studies at Ole Miss, Mullins passed away May 6, 1991.
This is a GREAT system for allowing #38 to remain on the field for Ole Miss, while providing ample honor for Mullins. There is no reason why Syracuse could not do the same for #44.
Specifically, Syracuse coaches could decide which Senior would wear #44 during his final season. In theory, coaches could split the award among two deserving recipients. Consider who would have been good candidates in recent years based on on-field performance and off-field conduct (excluding QBs, who might fall into a #5 category). Some great seniors, such as Antwon Bailey, Cameron Lynch, Jerome Smith, and Dyshawn Davis might have very deserving of a season with #44.
Is that NOT a better tradition to start? Give #44 to someone who has proven to deserve it over 3-4 years. To the Confidential, this is the better system…
Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Notre Dame:
Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Pitt:
Suppose you had to play one game… for all the marbles… and you could use your time machine (or TARDIS) to put together a team of 12 players at their peaks. Who would you pick? Well, the Confidential does not know who YOU would pick. But here is who the Confidential would pick for Duke:
Earlier this week, there was a report that the not-for-profit NCAA is considering the addition of four new bowls to its already bloated bowl schedule. That generated ample discussion on social media, of course, as it would open the door for some sub .500 teams to potentially go bowling. Now, news out of NCAA headquarters (i.e. Coach K’s lap) is that the NCAA is strongly considering a change to the bowl format to allow every single FBS program to attend a bowl! Every. Single. Team. Consider this the NCAA’s diving head first into the “every player gets a trophy” deep end of the mediocrity swimming pool. It is official. The NCAA is going bowl crazy.
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