College Sports Thread

[Sonic]

They gave the Heisman to a freshman...a FRESHMAN!!!

Oh well, Manziel had a great year and did deserve it in his own right.

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2012 AP All-Americans 1st Team

QB Johnny Manziel -- Texas A&M Aggies
RB Montee Ball -- Wisconsin Badgers
RB Ka'Deem Carey -- Arizona Wildcats
WR Marqise Lee -- USC Trojans
WR Terrance Williams -- Baylor Bears
TE Zach Ertz -- Stanford Cardinal
OT Luke Joeckel --  Texas A&M Aggies
OT Taylor Lewan -- Michigan Wolverines
OG Chance Warmack -- Alabama Crimson Tide
OG Jonathan Cooper -- North Carolina Tar Heels
C Barrett Jones -- Alabama Crimson Tide

DE Jadeveon Clowney -- South Carolina Gamecocks
DE Bjoern Werner -- Florida State Seminoles
DT Star Lotulelei -- Utah Utes
DT Will Sutton -- Arizona State Sun Devils
LB Manti Te'o -- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
LB Jarvis Jones -- Georgia Bulldogs
LB C.J. Mosley -- Alabama Crimson Tide
CB Dee Milliner -- Alabama Crimson Tide
CB Jordan Poyer -- Oregon State Beavers
S Phillip Thomas -- Fresno State Bulldogs
S Matt Elam -- Florida Gators

K Cairo Santos -- Tulane Green Wave
P Ryan Allen -- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
AP Tavon Austin -- West Virginia Mountaineers

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2012 AP All-Americans 2nd Team

QB Collin Klein -- Kansas State Wildcats
RB Kenjon Barner -- Oregon Ducks
RB Johnathan Franklin -- UCLA Bruins
WR Stedman Bailey -- West Virginia Mountaineers
WR Quinton Patton -- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
TE Tyler Eifert -- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OT D.J. Fluker -- Alabama Crimson Tide
OT David Yankey -- Stanford Cardinal
OG Spencer Long -- Nebraska Cornhuskers
OG Cyril Richardson -- Baylor Bears
C Dalton Freeman -- Clemson Tigers

DE Damontre Moore -- Texas A&M Aggies
DE Stephon Tuitt -- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DT Johnathan Hankins -- Ohio State Buckeyes
DT Kawann Short -- Purdue Boilermakers
LB Kevin Minter --  LSU Tigers
LB Anthony Barr -- UCLA Bruins
LB Arthur Brown -- Kansas State Wildcats
CB Johnthan Banks -- Mississippi State Bulldogs
CB Bradley Roby -- Ohio State Buckeyes
S Eric Reid -- LSU Tigers
S Tony Jefferson -- Oklahoma Sooners

K Dustin Hopkins -- Florida State Seminoles
P Riley Stephenson -- BYU Cougars
AP Jordan Lynch -- Northern Illinois Huskies

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2012 AP All-Americans 3rd Team

QB A.J. McCarron -- Alabama Crimson Tide
RB Stefphon Jefferson -- Nevada Wolfpack
RB Giovani Bernard -- North Carolina Tar Heels
WR DeAndre Hopkins -- Clemson Tigers
WR Cobi Hamilton -- Arkansas Razorbacks
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins -- Washington Huskies
OT Jake Matthews -- Texas A&M Aggies
OT Eric Fisher -- Central Michigan Chippewas
OG Larry Warford -- Kentucky Wildcats
OG Xavier Su'a-Filo -- UCLA Bruins
C Braxston Cave -- Notre Dame Fighting Irish

DE John Simon -- Ohio State Buckeyes
DE Sam Montgomery -- LSU Tigers
DT Shariff FLoyd -- Florida Gators
DT Chris Jones -- Bowling Green Falcons
LB Khaseem Greene -- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
LB Trent Murphy -- Stanford Cardinal
LB Kyle Van Noy -- BYU Cougars
CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu -- Oregon Ducks
CB Jason Verrett -- TCU Horned Frogs
S Ed Reynolds -- Stanford Cardinal
S Ty Zimmerman -- Kansas State Wildcats

K Caleb Sturgis -- Florida Gators
P Kyle Christy -- Florida Gators
AP Dri Archer -- Kent State Golden Flashes

[ElevatorRaidersfanPA]

OK, its on! Bama v Irish! Lets wake up the echoes and bring the BCS Back to Notre Dame!!

HELL YEAH BROTHER!  LET'S DO THIS!

LETS GO IRISH!!

[ElevatorRaidersfanPA]

It's gameday!!!    LETS DO THIS!!

[Sonic]

It's gameday!!!    LETS DO THIS!!

As much as I have waited my whole life to see us in the National Championship, I never thought we would make it this far in the season.  We have basically a QB in his first full year with us and a defense that will turn over the best linebacker in Notre Dame history and make way for a boatload of 4-5 star defensive studs on all 3 levels.  The Irish have exceeded my expectations for the year.  As great as we were this year, we will be even better in years to come as long as Brian Kelly is our head coach.  It is only the beginning of our return to prominence.

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You see how bad Teo whiffed on the tackle. Slow to hit the hole. Teo was nowhere to be seen that Bama drive.

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TEO another missed tackle

[Rifle76]

Man seems like a raider game with all these crappy calls/ no calls against the Irish

[Rifle76]

Starting to turn into a blowout

[BC]

Man seems like a raider game with all these crappy calls/ no calls against the Irish

If it were a Raider game, the refs would be making us lose.   

[Sonic]

Not sure if I do want Te'o at #3 anymore.  Now it seems I would much rather go for an elite defensive tackle.  Either Star Lotulelei, Johnathan Hankins, or John Jenkins. 

[ElevatorRaidersfanPA]

There's a story posted on the Espn page that the Manti Teo story about he girlfriend being dead is fabricated.  LOL WTF are the kids thinking?  At this point I'd be pissed if we picked him.  Because it would be just what we need to draft another talent laden immature MLB.   I think I just got a brain bruise from reading that article????!!! 

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There's a story posted on the Espn page that the Manti Teo story about he girlfriend being dead is fabricated.  LOL WTF are the kids thinking?  At this point I'd be pissed if we picked him.  Because it would be just what we need to draft another talent laden immature MLB.   I think I just got a brain bruise from reading that article????!!! 

Actually, Manti did not come up with that fake girlfriend, some douchebag decided to dupe Te'o that it was a girlfriend and that she "died", if anything Te'o is the real victim here, he was not behind the whole thing.