Super Bowl Profiles: Marques Colston

Division I-AA Hofstra just dropped their football program to save money. Saints star WR Marques Colston went to Hofstra, pretty crazy to think that he went to a school that no longer has a football team.

While at Hofstra Colston was a monster. In his freshman year he hauled in 14 passes for 335 yards and three TD's. When it was all said and done he had caught 182 balls for a school record 2,834 yards, and 18 touchdowns. Although he put up crazy numbers, he was still predicted by many to go undrafted.

This is mainly due to the fact that he played at a DI-AA school. The other reason was that many scouts saw him as a tweener, he was a little too slow and big to fit right in as an NFL WR, but to small to play TE. He silenced some critics when he ran a 4.50 40 yard dash, but many of the skeptics held their ground because 4.5 is not as impressive as it used to be.

Colston ended up getting drafted all the way down in the 7th round, 252nd overall by the Saints. Colston was the most impressive rookie on the team during mini camp, and due to a trade before the season started, he found himself starting in week one.


Colston had one of the craziest fantasy seasons of any player his rookie year because of a slight glitch in most fantasy roster settings. Colston was listed as a WR/TE and was leading the NFL in receiving yards and TD's by week 9, something TE's never do. Basically, if you had Colston on your team you could start a stud WR at TE.

After his impressive rookie season the rest is history, the doubts are gone and Colston is the Saints go-to WR. In four years with the Saints Colston has tallied 258 catches for 4,074 yards and 33 receiving TD's. He is one of the best WR's in the NFL and the saying "from nothing to something" seems to be quite an understatement.


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A Look Back...

Why not look back at some of the best Super Bowl commercials of all time...Terry Tate and his classic office linebacker commercials...great stuff

Super Bowl Profiles: Pierre Garcon

Over the next couple of weeks we will be taking a look at some of the players in the Super Bowl, and focusing on their college football careers.

Our first player profile is Colt's WR Pierre Garcon.

Garcon did not come from a typical collegiate background. He started his college career at D3 Norwich University in Vermont. He was a standout in VT with 44 catches for 1,117 and 13 TD's, but soon realized he needed to move on.

He played the next three years of his career at D3 perennial powerhouse Mount Union in Ohio. At Mount Union he set the record books on fire, he caught 65+ balls in every season and racked up a staggering 47 TD's through the air.

Although he was one of the best players in D3, people chalked his stats up to the lower competition and failed to realize how good he really was. It is not very often that a D3 player gets this much attention so obviously some people had their doubts. Garcon had speed, but many thought he lacked a second breakaway gear, and as we know speed is everything in the NFL.

Garcon did however have many traits that made him intriguing at the pro level. Garcon has incredible body control, he seems to always know where he is and he has a great knack for going up and getting the ball. He is a possession receiver that knows how to use his body.

Garcon was very lucky in the draft to get picked up by the Colt's in the 6th round, I mean Peyton Manning is your QB, it does not get any better then that.


In his first year with the Colt's Garcon only caught four passes all year. This season he recorded 47 for 765 yards, and recently blew up against the Jets with 11 catches and 151 yards.

Garcon did not come from a tradition college background, and now he is one of the NFL's young stars. The future is bright for Garcon in Indy.

Crazy one handed catch...

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The Waiter!!!


(tquadeer)

Decade's Best

Great read here on the decade's best college football players. After reading this we decided to make a list of our own.

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1.) Tim Tebow- Absolutely no denying what he did to the game of college football, he dominated his entire time at Florida and made them what they are today.

2.) Reggie Bush- USC was an absolute monster team and Reggie Bush was their best player. He ran the ball like no one we have ever seen.

3.) Vince Young- If your team was playing you were legit scared every time he took the snap. He was dangerous where ever he was on the field.

4.) Matt Leinart- He had to replace Carson Palmer, and he did as good of a job as anyone could of wished for.

5.) Adrian Peterson- He ran over people at Oklahoma, he set the NCAA record for yards by a freshman and finished 2nd to Leinart in the Heisman.

6.) Colt McCoy- His career obviously did not end how he wanted it to, but what a ride he took us on. Another Texas QB that could do it all.

7.) Bryant McKinnie- Played left offensive tackle, and never allowed a sack in his two years at Miami. That is absolutely ridiculous.

8.) Larry Fitzgerald/Calvin Johnson- These guys ushered in the new breed of WR's. Both guys were big, strong, fast, and unstoppable.


9.) Terrell Suggs- He was impossible to block and set an NCAA record with 24 sacks his JR season. One of the best pass rushers we have ever seen.

10.) Glenn Dorsey- Dorsey was the first coming of guys that dominated the interior line like Ndamukong Suh.

11.) Pat White- Dude was bonkers whenever he had the ball, defenses had no idea how to stop him, and when he had Steve Slaton behind him they were one of the most entertaining teams in the country.



12.) Julius Peppers- He ushered in the new breed of DE's. Peppers had unheard of athleticism and was always around the ball.

13.) Ed Reed- Absolute freak of nature, he is certifiably insane, and he was a main reason that Miami defense was so good.

14.) David Pollack- Quick, and to the point, Pollack was not someone that you wanted chasing after your QB. He won back to back SEC player of the year honors.

15.) Dan LeFevour- Set almost every record in the book, including most touchdowns in NCAA history. Now you have heard of him.

Hit of the Weekend...

Only one of the games this weekend actualy turned out to be a good one...but we did get this...Kurt Warner said he would retire after the game, and we don't blame him...


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Final BCS rankings...Boise State is not happy

Here are the final rankings...Boise State has right to be angry, but I mean did you really expect to get put ahead of those three teams. Florida ran over Cincinnati and obviously Alabama has to be number 1. Texas plays real teams and only lost once...I don't see much of an argument...

Boise is making a stand and saying they should be invited to the White House...I'm not to sure about that, props for going undefeated but until you play two or three actual teams a year, it is going to be really hard to get to the top...

Breaking News

Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley has been hired as the Tennessee football coach to replace Lane Kiffin.

Dooley was not the biggest name out there, not even close. But he is supposedly a good character guy, and has been doing a great job at Tech. The Vols better hope he can put out the fire that Lane Kiffin started when he left. He should start by getting the recruits who are on the fence to stay, because some of them are studs.

Details to come as this story develops...

WTF...

(Just a matter of time before Layla is the most searched on Google...again)

Lane Kiffin has just been named the next head coach of USC football. Kiffin knows the system because he previously worked under Pete Carroll from 2001-04.

This came out of nowhere, but you can understand the decision. They obviously wanted a big name head coach. They wanted someone to be the face of the organization. Controversy follows Kiffin so they will certainly get what they wished for as far as attention goes...

More to come as it develops, but Lane Kiffin is the next head coach of USC...

College Football Hardest Hits...2009-10

Just found this real sweet vid, pretty good recap of the best hits from this past year.

Gotta feel bad for Jahvid Best...yikes


(patriot499)

Oh, and please look at this...

In Case you Missed it...

While we take a short break from Football, here's this...