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BEST COACHING MATCHUP: Jerry Kill vs. Gary Patterson is a good one. But let’s go with Urban Meyer vs. Frank Beamer, two icons. Meyer has won three national titles and has the hottest program in the nation. Beamer is entering his 29th season in Blacksburg with a 273-138-4 mark and has built one of the nation’s most respected programs. He is the winningest and longest tenured coach in FBS who has been to 22 bowls. It doesn’t get much better than this.
BEST COORDINATOR BATTLE: It will be fun to watch TCU offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Combie match wits with Minnesota defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys. In their first season running the Horned Frogs attack, Meacham and Cumbie helped TCU become the nation’s most improved offense in total yards (plus 188.2 ypg) and scoring (plus 21.4 ppg). Want more? The 2014 Horned Frogs ranked second in the nation in scoring (46.5 ppg) and tied for fifth in total offense (533.0 ypg). Oh, and there is this, too: TCU set 26 school records for offense in winning its first Big 12 championship behind QB Trevone Boykin. Claeys is no slouch. His 2014 Gopher defense held 10 teams below their final season scoring averages. In one stretch, the Claeys-led defense held three consecutive conference teams at least 13.8 points below their averages. The Minnesota secondary is the best in the Big Ten. How will it do vs. Boykin and Co.?
RANKING WEEK 1 GAMES
1. Ohio State at Virginia Tech, Sept. 7
2. Wisconsin vs. Alabama in Arlington, Texas
3. TCU at Minnesota, Sept. 3
4. Michigan at Utah, Sept. 3
5. BYU at Nebraska
6. Stanford at Northwestern
7. Michigan State at Western Michigan, Sept. 4
8. Purdue at Marshall, Sept. 6
9. Illinois State at Iowa
10. Penn State at Temple
11. Kent State at Illinois, Sept. 4
12. Richmond at Maryland
13. Southern Illinois at Indiana
14. Norfolk State at Rutgers
http://btn.com/2015/09/02/best-of-week-1-it-doesnt-get-much-better-than-meyer-vs-beamer/
Go Gophers!!
BEST COACHING MATCHUP: Jerry Kill vs. Gary Patterson is a good one. But let’s go with Urban Meyer vs. Frank Beamer, two icons. Meyer has won three national titles and has the hottest program in the nation. Beamer is entering his 29th season in Blacksburg with a 273-138-4 mark and has built one of the nation’s most respected programs. He is the winningest and longest tenured coach in FBS who has been to 22 bowls. It doesn’t get much better than this.
BEST COORDINATOR BATTLE: It will be fun to watch TCU offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Combie match wits with Minnesota defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys. In their first season running the Horned Frogs attack, Meacham and Cumbie helped TCU become the nation’s most improved offense in total yards (plus 188.2 ypg) and scoring (plus 21.4 ppg). Want more? The 2014 Horned Frogs ranked second in the nation in scoring (46.5 ppg) and tied for fifth in total offense (533.0 ypg). Oh, and there is this, too: TCU set 26 school records for offense in winning its first Big 12 championship behind QB Trevone Boykin. Claeys is no slouch. His 2014 Gopher defense held 10 teams below their final season scoring averages. In one stretch, the Claeys-led defense held three consecutive conference teams at least 13.8 points below their averages. The Minnesota secondary is the best in the Big Ten. How will it do vs. Boykin and Co.?
RANKING WEEK 1 GAMES
1. Ohio State at Virginia Tech, Sept. 7
2. Wisconsin vs. Alabama in Arlington, Texas
3. TCU at Minnesota, Sept. 3
4. Michigan at Utah, Sept. 3
5. BYU at Nebraska
6. Stanford at Northwestern
7. Michigan State at Western Michigan, Sept. 4
8. Purdue at Marshall, Sept. 6
9. Illinois State at Iowa
10. Penn State at Temple
11. Kent State at Illinois, Sept. 4
12. Richmond at Maryland
13. Southern Illinois at Indiana
14. Norfolk State at Rutgers
http://btn.com/2015/09/02/best-of-week-1-it-doesnt-get-much-better-than-meyer-vs-beamer/
Go Gophers!!