The Super Bowl wound up going down to the last possession of the game and the NY Giants beat the New England Patriots 21 to 17. Giants' QB Eli Manning won the Super Bowl MVP. This was the 4th Super Bowl Title for the NY Giants and the second time they had beaten Tom Brady and the Patriots. After going 9 and 7 during the regular season the Giants are World Champions.
The ArmChair Coach picked the Super Bowl winner and the final record for my football picks this season was 157 and 56 for a percentage of .737. It has been a very interesting, exciting and at times heartbreaking season for The ArmChair Coach and I have enjoyed sharing my take on High School, College and NFL football. I will continue to share my sports opinions and information with you as we go forward. I will post a new blog twice a month beginning on March 5th. Let's look at National Signing Day 2012.
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY 2012
The top two players in the state of South Carolina, Lexington's Shaq Roland and Gaffney's Quinshad Davis signed with South Carolina and North Carolina. Roland had been committed to South Carolina for a few months but, Davis announced on signing day to go to North Carolina.
The Clemson Tigers signed four of the Top 10 players in the state of South Carolina, as they were able to get Daniel DL Shaq Lawson, Silver Bluff DB Cordrea Tankersley, Dorman OL Patrick DeStefano and Fox Creek DB Marty Williams. Some of the other notable players that the Tigers signed were QB Chad Kelly from Buffalo NY, OT Isaiah Battle from Brooklyn NY, DB Travis Blanks from Tallahassee FL and DT Carlos Watkins from Chase HS of Forest City NC. The Tigers wound up with a CLASS RANKED AS HIGH AS 7TH NATIONALLY.
The South Carolina Gamecocks signed two of the Top 10 players in the state of South Carolina, as they signed the before mentioned Lexington WR Shaq Roland and Dillon WR Kwinton Smith. Some of the other notable players signed by the Gamecocks were WR Jody Fuller from Monroe NC, CB Rico McWilliams from Hampton GA, DB Jordan Diggs from Cape Coral FL and RB Mike Davis from Stone Mountain GA. The Gamecocks wound up with a CLASS RANKED AS HIGH AS 12TH NATIONALLY.
The Tigers and Gamecocks had very good signing classes, as the Tigers signed 20 players and had their second consecutive Top 10 class and the Gamecocks signed 25 players and another Top 25 class. The rich continue to keep getting richer, as the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide signed the NUMBER 1 CLASS IN THE COUNTRY.
The Gaffney Indians..... had six football players sign to play college football led by SC Gator Aide Player of the Year and All American WR Quinshad Davis with North Carolina, Honorable Mention All American QB Joey Copeland with South Carolina State, DB Snoop Byers and DL Edward Bigby with Presbyterian, DL/LB Robert Grandy with Mars Hill and LB Savon Dukes with Lenoir-Rhyne.
DID YOU KNOW? Clemson QB signee Chad Kelly is former Buffalo Bills QB Jim Kelly's nephew.
DID YOU KNOW? South Carolina RB signee Mike Davis is former Clemson RB James Davis' brother.
The next blog of The ArmChair Coach will be on March 5th.
Until Next Time.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
SUPER BOWL XLVI PREVIEW
I always have mixed emotions come Super Bowl time. It is the biggest football game of them all but, it is also the last football game of the season as well. Since I don't have a team that I root for in the game this year, it is even more depressing that the season is coming to a close. We have a rematch, from a few season's back, when the NY Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots. Each one of these teams have won three Super Bowls and it will be the forth for the winner. It has a chance to be a pretty good football game.
The ArmChair Coach went 2 and 0 in the Conference Championship Game picks. My record for the season is 156 and 56 for a percentage of .736. Let's look at the Super Bowl Preview.
SUPER BOWL XLVI
New York Giants vs New England Patriots..... If you just look at the two teams stats and records from the regular season, the game should be a mismatch in favor of the Patriots. The Giants had a 9 and 7 record and had to win their last two games to win the NFC Eastern Division just to get in the playoffs. They scored 394 points for an average of 24.6 per game and they gave up 400 points for an average of 25.0 per game. It makes you scratch your head when you see the Giants in the Super Bowl after giving up more points than they scored during the regular season.
The Patriots went 13 and 3 during the regular season with one of their losses to the Giants. They had one of the best offenses in the NFL during the season scoring 513 points for an average of 32.1 per game. Their defense was 31st out of 32 teams in total yardage given up and they gave up 342 points for an average of 21.4 per game. They won the AFC East Division easily over the NY Jets.
I can't just look at the regular season to make my pick of the Super Bowl winner. The Giants remind me very much of the Green Bay Packers of last season. The Packers had to win their last three games to get into the playoffs as a wild card. They did it and they made their run through the playoffs and Super Bowl to become Super Bowl Champions. The Giants and Patriots both have big game QBs in Eli Manning and Tom Brady. The Patriots have a suspect defense and a great offense. The Giants defense has played lights out during the playoffs and their offense has been pretty good as well. Both Head Coaches are Bill Parcells disciples and they will be prepared to play.
Game Prediction..... Tom Brady is probably the best big game QB in the NFL right now but, the Giants look to much like the Packers from last season and they are peeking at just the right time..... New York Giants 27 New England Patriots 23
DID YOU KNOW? The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with 6. The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have both won 5. The Green Bay Packers 4 and the New York Giants and New England Patriots 3 each.
My next edition of The ArmChair Coach will be on Friday February 10th as I will look at College Football's National Signing Day.
Until Next Time.
The ArmChair Coach went 2 and 0 in the Conference Championship Game picks. My record for the season is 156 and 56 for a percentage of .736. Let's look at the Super Bowl Preview.
SUPER BOWL XLVI
New York Giants vs New England Patriots..... If you just look at the two teams stats and records from the regular season, the game should be a mismatch in favor of the Patriots. The Giants had a 9 and 7 record and had to win their last two games to win the NFC Eastern Division just to get in the playoffs. They scored 394 points for an average of 24.6 per game and they gave up 400 points for an average of 25.0 per game. It makes you scratch your head when you see the Giants in the Super Bowl after giving up more points than they scored during the regular season.
The Patriots went 13 and 3 during the regular season with one of their losses to the Giants. They had one of the best offenses in the NFL during the season scoring 513 points for an average of 32.1 per game. Their defense was 31st out of 32 teams in total yardage given up and they gave up 342 points for an average of 21.4 per game. They won the AFC East Division easily over the NY Jets.
I can't just look at the regular season to make my pick of the Super Bowl winner. The Giants remind me very much of the Green Bay Packers of last season. The Packers had to win their last three games to get into the playoffs as a wild card. They did it and they made their run through the playoffs and Super Bowl to become Super Bowl Champions. The Giants and Patriots both have big game QBs in Eli Manning and Tom Brady. The Patriots have a suspect defense and a great offense. The Giants defense has played lights out during the playoffs and their offense has been pretty good as well. Both Head Coaches are Bill Parcells disciples and they will be prepared to play.
Game Prediction..... Tom Brady is probably the best big game QB in the NFL right now but, the Giants look to much like the Packers from last season and they are peeking at just the right time..... New York Giants 27 New England Patriots 23
DID YOU KNOW? The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with 6. The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have both won 5. The Green Bay Packers 4 and the New York Giants and New England Patriots 3 each.
My next edition of The ArmChair Coach will be on Friday February 10th as I will look at College Football's National Signing Day.
Until Next Time.
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