Michigan Wolverines 2012 Recap: Although it wasn’t the 11-2 season the Wolverines had in Brady Hoke’s first season, it was a respectable 8-5 year that unfortunately ended with a 33-28 loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl. Michigan has played with renewed defensive vigor under Hoke and should once again find themselves in familiar […]
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2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins 2012 Recap: After years of mediocrity and a few coaches unable to get the program over the hump, the Bruins broke through with Jim Mora Jr. UCLA went 9-5 although they did lose their final three games of the season including the Holiday Bowl 29-26 to Baylor. It was a season that exceeded […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats 2012 Recap: To say 2012 was a smashing success does not do justice for the Northwestern Wildacts. The team went 10-3 with a pair of road losses at Penn State and Michigan while their only home loss came by 1 point to Nebraska. Notice I didn’t talk about a loss in their bowl […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | TCU Horned Frogs
TCU Horned Frogs 2012 Recap: A 7-6 record is not what TCU has been accustomed to over the last 10 years but it was their first as a member of the Big 12. The defense finished in the top 20 nationally as they seem to do every year and there are plenty of bright spots […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Miami Hurricanes
Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes 2012 Recap: Miami (Fla.) has yet to return to prominence as the once vaunted “U”. Al Golden is 31-11 in his two seasons at the helm and he is slowly turning around the culture and winning the recruiting wars you need to in the hotbead of talent that Miami (Fla.) is located […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans 2012 Recap: Michigan State finished 7-6 and only 3-5 in the Big Ten but they had one of the best defensive units in the country and lost a handful of games by 4 points or less. The season did finish on a high note with a come-from-behind 17-16 win in their bowl […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | USC Trojans
USC Trojans 2012 Recap: This team was ranked #1 by many in the preseason poll and ended the season on a three game losing streak and with a 7-6 record after losing to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. This qualifies as one of the most disappointing seasons in recent years for a team that […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | BYU Cougars
BYU Cougars 2012 Recap: BYU had a mediocre season at 8-5 but they won four of their last five and walked away with a 23-6 victory in the Poinsettia Bowl. There were injury issues on offense and some shuffling of lineups and inconsistency but the defense was about as solid as could be. BYU was […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Virginia Tech Hokies
2012 Recap: On the plus side Virginia Tech ended the season on a 3 game winning streak. A defeat of Boston College in overtime and 3 point victory over Virginia is what Virginia Tech needed to become bowl eligible. Then they registered another OT win over Rutgers all to finish 7-6, the worst record Frank […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Oklahoma State Cowboys
2012 Recap: Oklahoma State had an 8-5 season which for many teams is very successful, yet it was a dropoff for Oklahoma State. Many expected a slight fall but the poor performance of the defense caught many off guard. Coaching: Mike Gundy is a guy that seems to be rubbing a lot of people the […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | North Carolina Tar Heels
2012 Recap: The Tar Heels went 8-4 last season but were not eligible for a bowl game and they seemed to stay just outside of being ranked all season. This has to be seen as a very successful season since it was the first for Larry Fedora after coming over from Southern Mississippi. Coaching: Larry […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Tennessee Volunteers
2012 Recap: Things can’t get much worse for Tennessee after going through the worst two year SEC stretch in team history. Tennessee has just two SEC wins to show for itself but the individual talent is there an I think this team can win 6-7 games in the upcoming season. Coaching: Butch Jones becomes the […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Kansas State Wildcats
2012 Recap: Kansas State was riding high for much of the season and head coach Bill Snyder looks like he was doing it again, getting Kansas State into the National Championship picture. After their upset of Oklahoma all looked well but with a loss along the way and a bowl loss to Oregon it was […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Penn State
2012 Recap: The Lions started 0-2 and al looked lost after the sex scandal that rocked Penn State and the surrounding community. It was a little weird not seeing Joe Paterno on the sidelines….OK it was very weird, but Bill O’Brien nearly won the 2012 Coach of the year award after guiding the overachieving team […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | East Carolina
2012 Recap: An 8-5 record for a team that many feel were the best in the division and they should win the title this year. East Carolina lost its bowl game but it had been a few years since they were in a bowl game so the season was seen as a smashing success. Coaching: […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Washington State
2012 Recap: Washington State only won 1 conference game last year and wen 3-9 overall under new head coach Mike Leach. Leach compiled an 84-43 record while known as one of the most innovative offensive minds at Texas Tech. Leach should have more success and finish the season around .500 but he is in a […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Bowling Green
2012 Recap: Bowling Green exceeded expectations with 8 victories and an appearance in the Military Bowl (which they lost 29-20 to San Jose State). Bowling Green found success in a very unconventional way for a team from the MAC…it was defense. This team has the best defense hands down in the conference and they are […]
2014 NFL Draft Team Analysis | Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers 2012 Recap: It was a disappointing year for the Cavaliers who finished 4-8 and near the bottom of the ACC standings. Not much was expected from Virginia last season as they were very, very young, but they showed considerable improvement as the season progressed. Looking for an offensive identity and pounding the football […]
DJ’s 2014 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
2014 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings by DJ Boyer *- Indicates Underclassman Quarterback 1.* Teddy Bridgewater 6-3 225 Louisville 2. Aaron Murray 6-1 215 Georgia 3. A.J. McCarron 6-1 215 Alabama 4.*Johnny Manziel 6-1 205 Texas A&M 5. Taj Boyd 6-2 225 Clemson 6. Logan Thomas 6-6 255 Virginia Tech 7. *Braxton Miller 6-1 215 Ohio […]
Houston Texans 7 Round Mock Draft
Houston Texans 7- Round Mock Draft By Raymon Marceau The Texans are looking good after free agency. The loss of Quin IMO was the one that hurt the most but with the addition of Ed Reed it shouldn’t be that big of a loss. The addition of Lechlar and Greg Jones are great to fill […]