From Frat House to Field House: Peter Roberts

Colorado head football coach Dan Hawkins, better known as “Hawk Love”, is famous for stating if his players did not like the way he ran his team “Go play intramurals brother, go play intramurals homeboy.” However, the head coach at Washington State University had to look through the intramural stars at WSU in order fill his Cougar roster. 

Washington State coach Paul Wulff held an open tryout this week to find a scout team quarterback after losing his top two quarterbacks, Kevin Lopina and Gary Rogers, to injuries early in the season. Following this tryout Monday afternoon at Rogers Field, Washington State University Head Coach Paul Wulff announced Tuesday that freshman quarterback Peter Roberts has been added to the Cougar football team.

Peter Roberts will be used as a scout team quarterback for the Cougars. However, due to the thin nature of the dept chart at quarterback for Washington State if the starter, Marshall Lobbestael, is injured then there is a possibility that the starting job is Roberts. Roberts will run the scout team as third-stringer Marshall Lobbestael starts and two freshmen backups also get some regular practice time in case they're needed to play.

Roberts, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound Woodinville, Wash native, was a three-year letter winner in football at Woodinville High School, earning second-team All-King County honors as a senior. Roberts completed 128 of 230 passes for 1,571 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions as a senior. As a junior Roberts was honorable mention All-King County after completing 96 of 207 passes for 1,371 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. Woodinville High was once home to the Tuiasosopo brothers Marques and Matt. Roberts beat out 29 other competitors who came from the WSU student body to win the opportunity to join the Cougars team. Roberts performed the best and will spend the next few weeks imitating the starting quarterbacks on other Pac-10 teams

Hundreds of spectators and lots of reporters turned out to watch the tryout this week. Each candidate performed five-step drops, agility drills, threw on the run and then threw long, getting one chance at each drill. The fact that Wulff had to resort to the tryout shows how difficult a first season he's had with the Cougars. Washington State (1-5, 0-3 Pac-10) has allowed more than 60 points on two occasions and has been outscored 157-20 in three conference games.

I understand that there must be some trouble at WSU in order to resort to open tryouts of campus students in order to fill their roster. I wish Roberts nothing but the best in what will surely be a fun and interesting journey as a QB who was plucked from the school halls in Pullman. Who knows, Roberts may one or two years from now, lead the Cougars to a winning season. 6Mag wishes Roberts the best of luck and judging from the current season that WSU is having he and the Cougars are going to need a lot of it.

Sincerely, “Impossible is Nothing” Clayborne

BOOMER FREAKING SOONER

For me to comment on the article below would be a waste of my time. A post ABOVE it is where my response belongs. I ask myself, am I really in business with this person. Does he need to be demoted or do I need to go in business all myself?

For a Sooner graduate to make these comments is down right ridiculous and unacceptable.
It is okay for Claude to feel the way he does. I mean communications majors aren't the brightest in the world. But you went to OU for crying out loud. Where is the loyalty? I mean, that's like telling your wife she is fat and you are not longer sexually attracted to her. The better thing to say is honey, your gaining weight a little bit, here is a gym memebership for the two of us to work out together and a gift card to Victoria Secret. You don't just turn your back on her.

What makes this more stupid is the fact that this argument has no validity whatsoever. OU is ranked #1 in the country. Texas has played no one essentially. I gurantee you that TCU would kill Colorado any day of the week. Texas has no running game. The secondary is young and talented, but remember YOUNG. Vince Young is gone, and if Colt McCoy is the leading rusher there is a serious problem.

OU on the other has done far better than Texas in every facet of life! Texas would kill to have Demarco Muarry, Chris Brown, or Moises Madu. Did I mention Sam Bradford will be up for the Heisman this year. He is on pace to eclipse every OU record passing wise and I wouldn't be surprised if he set a few national single game records this year. The young Texas' secondary has to to contend with the Jermaine Greshman, Ryan Broyles, Manny Johnson, and Juaqin Iglesias.

The Sooner defense isn't a chop liver either. I contend the Colt McCoy has gotten over his sophomore slump and is playing exceptional and it will be quite a test to see how he does against great competition. I expect him to do well. He is a good college quarterback. I expect him to make plays with Quan Crosby and Jordan Shipley. Don't look for OU to get beat deep though with Lendy Holmes and Nic Harris back deep.

This game should exciting. The Sooners will win by two touchdowns, 35-21. Also Mr. Clayborne will be pimp slapped and deomoted as a business partner and a friend.

Sincerely,

A TRUE SOONER

Those Sneaky Horns

The University Of Texas will beat OU this weekend in Dallas. How many years do fans have to watch OU be called the best team “EVER” only to see them flounder late in the year?

Why is Texas the # 5 team in the country being treated like chopped liver? Last time I Checked, Mack Brown has commitments from the best players available all the way up until the year 2045. The “so-called” professionals who you watch every day on the various networks and local media would lead you to believe that there is a large gap in talent on these two teams. This simply is not the case. I am not saying that Texas is more talented, what I am saying is that Texas has for a long time gotten its pick of the recruiting litter every year since Ole’ Mack stepped on campus. There are many all-staters, Parade All-Americans and Mr. Football’s the Longhorn roster.

The Texas secondary may be young but it has been proven in the past that you can win with a young secondary. Miami 2002 ring a bell? Texas brings just as much firepower into this game as Oklahoma does. Texas has been less than adequate in the running game this year but has Oklahoma really turned heads in this department? Texas boasts the most athletically gifted defense that the Sooners will face until they go to their bowl game. Furthermore, Colt McCoy has been just as impressive this year as Sam Bradford and is more versatile as he leads the Horn’s in rushing this year. I think that team speed on defense and a spirited effort from the Longhorns on offense will bring the Horns an “upset” victory over OU this weekend in Dallas 38-35.

Mark My Words, Hook’em Clayborne

(University of Oklahoma, Communications, 2005)

LSU vs. Florida Preview

Ah, the sweet smell of cross division SEC football. The air attack assault of the SEC East meets the Defensive minded SEC West. If speed kills then the SEC is death row. 

A LSU threat by Ricky Jean-Francois has been made and recanted on knocking Tim Tebow out of the game this Saturday. The Gators will need all the bulletin board material they can get. The Gators defense is the worst its been in years. However, they have enough offense to make up for it. Tebow's lack of a 4th down conversion two weeks ago has given him extra motivation. Freshman running backs Chris Rainey and Jeffery Demps can score at will with very little blocking also. The Gators also will have the often injured Percy Harvin in the line up as well. 

LSU is well rested having a bye week to prepare for this big game. LSU is winning SEC West style with a pound it out ball control running game and defense stinger than an only child. Expect the Gators woeful defense to load up the box and make Jarrett Lee beat them. Coach Les Miles as already stated that backup QB Andrew Hatch will get a couple of series to play as well. This may bode well for the Gators because the Tigers offense is far from a juggernaut and the two quarterback rotation may disrupt the continuity in the offense.

The Gators are at home and their offense is far to potent. Gators win. 30-20. 

NFL Week 6 Preview

NFL Week 6

Eh, NFL is going to be boring this week. No marquee games at all. We can only hope for high flying plays from the likes of the usual suspects, Hester, Bush, Cromartie, Favre, Moss, T.O., Moss, and Ocho Cinco. 

The game to watch is going to be the Ravens vs. Colts. Both teams are 2-2 and cannot afford to go below .500. It is amazing to see the Colts struggling as they are. As wounded as the Colts are, the Ravens might as well be the Sharks, because they will smell blood. Changing of the card in the midst? Not quite, but I do expect the Colts to lose 20-17. 

JIMMY Awards for 6th Week of Football

I was not impressed with this week of football. I am going to need you fellas to step it up this week. We have been handing out Jimmy's like American banks have been handing out bad home loans, so amidst the recession and the Dow dropping like its hot, the JIMMYS will be dropping as well.

College JIMMYS

Juice Williams, Illinois QB

Juice was working it as he recorded 431 total yards and 4tds in a win at the Big House.

Bruce Carter, UNC LB

Bruce was remarkable on defense and special teams. He tallied 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss. More impressing was the fact that not only did he block three punts in one game, but he blocked all three punts consecutively.

NFL JIMMYS

Reggie Bush, Saints RB

Bush was essentially tamed offensively by the Vikings, but they could not stop him on special teams. Bush returned two punts for touchdowns with returns of 74 and 64 yards.

Gary Brackett, Colts LB

Brackett saved the game with a fumble return for a 68 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help lead the comeback against the Texans.

STAR WARS: Big XII Style

Oklahoma State and Missouri square off in Columbia this weekend in a STAR WARS like battle of two of the top offenses in the country. Missouri led by Chase Daniel, the undersized Yoda of this tale,  and Jeremy Maclin, the swift R2D2-like receiver, are looking like a sure fire bet to win the Big XII North division. The only thing that stands in the way of Missouri challenging for a national title is the Big XII South teams, both during the regular season and in the Big 12 championship game. 

Oklahoma State counters with Darth Vader, only from Sunday through Friday his government name is Zach Robinson. Which team will use the "FORCE' in order to gain a victory this weekend has yet to be known. What we do know is that the winner will have hang at least 50 points to get the job done. Offense is what will carry the Tigers if they are going to reach thier lofty goals. What is scary is that Mizzou is averaging 53.4 points per game, which ranks the Tigers second in the country.

OSU is ranked 3rd in scoring offense in the country putting up 52.6 points per game. But the Tigers are 84th in total defense, yielding 376.6 yards per game, and 115th in pass defense, yielding 281.6 ypg. The horrendous MU defense that the Tigers have fielded this year leads 6mag to believe that this will be the type of shootout that may lead to 100 and possibly 120 points being scored this Saturday night in Columbia. What is truly crazy is that if 100 points is tallied between these two teams it will only mean that both offenses have reached their average mark for points this year.

One key point to pay attention to is, that even thought both teams run the spread offense, the running game for both Missouri and Oklahoma State are as potent as they come. Missouri tailback Derrick Washington leads the country with 12 rushing touchdowns and has scored at least two touchdowns per game this year. The Cowboys are averaging four rushing touchdowns per game, which is tops in the nation. Moreover, the Cowboys are averaging a whopping 315 yards on the ground per game.

The Tigers and Cowboys are no slouches in the passing game either. Darth Robinson the starting quarterback for the Pokes is 3rd in the country in quarterback efficiency, with a rating of 204.58. Chase "Yoda" Daniel, the Heisman candidate for Missouri, is ranked a lowly fifth in the country with a QB rating of 196.38. What does all of this statistical nonsense mean for the fan that watches this game Saturday night? Both teams can run the ball with proven ground games and when it comes time to put the ball in the air Robinson for OSU and Daniel for Mizzou are not going to make dumb mistakes in the passing game.

Expect this game to feel like the Battle of Coruscant with an offensive output that we may not see for many light years. There will not be any sequels or trilogies and the Java the Hut style defensive play of both teams will push the scoreboard at Farout Field to the limit. I believe that Missouri has the talent to beat OSU this week, mostly because this will be a home game for the Tigers. However, a huge date with Texas looms large for the Tigers next week, especially if the Longhorns can beat the Sooners this weekend in Dallas as I have predicted. OSU has a chance based on this notion and their high-octane offense, but I’ll still take Missouri by 7 in what should be one of the more entertaining games of the year.

Sincerely, 

Leader of the Jawas: Linas Clayborne