Ohio State and USC Rendezvous on Sept 13

Mark Sanchez went down with a dislocated kneecap injury last week and his return for the August 30th opener up in the air, which leaves former Gatorade national player of the Year Mitch Mustain former Arkansas transfer as triggerman of the USC offense. Mustain and fellow high school teammate and former razorback Damien Williams are headliners for the Trojan offense that will contend for a national title this year.

However, the learning curve for the two will be steep as Ohio State comes to the Coliseum on Sept. 13 for a non-conference war, the likes of we have not seen in a few years. It seems funny to me that top SEC talent from two years ago will be leaned upon by the mighty Trojans to get it done this year. Even though the offense will be potent, the defense led by Rey Maluanga will give Mustain and Williams's time to jell even though Ohio State comes to town early in the year.

It will also be interesting to see how Ohio State uses phenom freshman Terrell Pryor or will they redshirt the Pennsylvania schoolboy star as they said they may do in order to prepare for the future. Kudos to Ohio State for playing big games in its non-conference schedule in the last few years. The Buckeyes played Texas in 2005 and 2006 and USC this year. I think that it will take some work for USC to be clicking on all cylinders and beat this talented OSU team led by the Animal at middle linebacker, USC will have to lay it on the line.

USC has the home field advantage but I think OSU will prevail with a more veteran laden team and big game experience. Besides it's about time OSU won a notable game right? Either way I'll be on the edge of my seat September 13 to watch one of the biggest games of the year.

Young Lina

Speed Kills

Florida, Texas and California are more than great places to retire. They are home to speedy youngsters that make up the wealth of talent at Division 1 schools across the country. The great dynasties of this century are based off of talent that has been incubated below the Mason Dixon line. USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, LSU, and the Florida schools prosper because of their close proximity to the rich recruiting grounds that are the humidity filled southern states.

Desean Jackson, Devin Hester, Romance Taylor, Trindon Holiday, Demarco Murray at, Jamaal Charles,Willis McGahee and many more all found their start in the South. College programs are giving Southern recruiting zones such as Houston their own recruiting coordinator. Southern California and Southern Florida produce enough speed each year to win the 4X 4 relay in any country other than America each year. Looking at any school that has won a national title in the last twenty years and an established recruiting trail leading straight to the speed states has been the impetus for their success.

The great Don James led teams at Washington in the early 1990's ruled California in their recruiting. Nebraska led by Tom Osborne in the middle 1990's stole great players such as Tommy Frazier from Florida and Lawrence Phillips from California.

Oklahoma and Texas subsist primarily off of talent that is located in Texas and have for the better part of the last 50 years been major players in the college football landscape based off of the talent located in the great state of Texas.

Bobby Bowden, Steve Spurrier and Butch Davis will give you first hand accounts about the unnatural speed located in Florida a state so rich in speed that it feeds programs as far north as Iowa and Ohio with its skill position players. Santonio Holmes the great Ohio State star had his beginnings in the swamps of Florida. You can't teach speed and if longitude and latitude are any indication you cannot teach location in relation to speed. I strongly suggest to any coach wanting to keep his job and possibly contend for a national title to cover Florida, Texas and California very thoroughly in pursuit of the one thing you cannot teach in football...BLAZING SPEED.

Peace,

Young Lina