The top 50 shooters in college basketball: six from the Big East, one from my alma mater… Malcolm Gladwell compares football to dogfighting. An outstanding read… Rush Limbaugh’s Rams-buying friends dumped him… These fans are not happy. And they’re doing something about it…
It’s game day in Tampa! The Next Big Game is really South Florida’s Next Big Chance. USF-Cincinnati is really a hot ticket. Craig James: “I don’t expect USF to win, quite honestly.” (Tampa Tribune)
This USF team may just be the one to avoid the October swoon the last two have suffered. Bulls’ o-coord Mike Canales has a FTS section in his playbook: feed the studs. Mel Kiper, Jr. has a USF defensive end at no. 12 on his draft board. It’s not George Selvie. (St. Petersburg Times)
The home team in this series has won five of the last six games. (Commercial Appeal)
Here’s the scouting report. By the way, Cincinnati DOES have a defense too. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
It doesn’t take long for Cincinnati to take control and “suck the life out” of a game. But South Florida’s always been a defense first team. (Sporting News)
Well, that’s a buzzkill. Isn’t he too young to be such a cynic? (The News Record)
Yes, the Big East has an image problem. Yes, it’s unfair. But don’t worry: the BCS bid is safe. The Bearcats are cool in Bengals-town because Brian Kelly is cool. Tony Pike has practice at being a rising back-up. (SI.com)
Alright, as for the other teams in the league…
UConn punter Desi Cullen’s grandma is coming to this game. From Louisville. Where she’s a Cardinals season-ticket holder.
Basketball season is here. That could mean bad things for UConn football. (Hartford Courant)
Former UConn star Caron Butler is blogging. (Sox and Dawgs)
Three-plus years at wide receiver and now Andrew Robinson’s a second-game starter at corner. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Jon Gruden at Louisville? (Card Chronicle via NFL Network)
Rutgers fans were pumped to hear Sweet Caroline last week. Turns out, Pitt fans think it’s a fighting song. Rutgers’ run defense is a mental challenge as much as a physical one. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Pitt secondary has some redeeming to do. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rutgers rookie De’Antwan Williams knows his chance will come. Greg Schiano’s excited to see one of his other rookies, QB Tom Savage. Bill Stull was “paralyzed for a minute or two” after a hit in the Rutgers game last year. Yes, this game is personal. (Star-Ledger)
Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt apparently doesn’t keep as tight a rein on his players’ words as Schiano does. Kordell Young is still Rutgers’ best back at pass-pro. (Home News Tribune)
West Virginia’s Chris Neild doesn’t get butterflies. It’s more like bats. (Times West Virginian)
Aditi Kinkhabwala has written a regular column for SI.com and been published in Sports Illustrated.