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2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Weekly Winners -

2006 Weekly Winners - Nov. 7,2006

11/7 - Quinton Culberson - LB - Mississippi St.
11/1 - Damon Nickson - FS - Middle Tennessee
10/24 - Ameer Ismail - LB - Western Michigan
10/17 - Quentin Groves - DE - Auburn
10/10 - Aaron Ross - CB - Texas
10/3 - Philip Wheeler - LB - Georgia Tech
9/25 - Terrail Lambert - CB - Notre Dame
9/18 - Prescott Burgess - LB - Michigan
9/9 - James Laurinatis - LB - Ohio St.
9/2 - Buster Davis - LB - Florida St.

The Football Writers Association of America announced the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List for the 2006 season. Fifty-five standout players from around the country have been nominated for consideration in the preseason.The Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded to the best defensive player in college football, has been a staple of the FWAA's awards since 1993. It is sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club, which has held the annual awards banquet since 1995.

Draft Insiders’ Digest ’06 NFL Predictions

DraftInsiders.com predicts Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XLI

NFC

EAST
NEW YORK GIANTS 11-5 - Eli looks to take a huge step up this season and directs this potent attack. The secondary is up to playoff standards.
DALLAS COWBOYS 10-6 - T.O. is capable of taking them in either direction. Parcells is playing for this season and will not hesitate to improve club for playoff run.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 9-7 - Eagles want to prove they are among the best in league again. They are capable of winning East but McNabb must produce in big divisional games.

’07 College Preseason Polls

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1.: Notre Dame
2.: Texas
3.: Ohio St.
4.: Southern Cal
5.: Oklahoma
6.: Auburn
7.: West Virginia
8.: Florida
9.: LSU
10.: California
11.: Michigan
12.: Louisville
13.: Miami
14.: Florida St
15.: Iowa
16.: Virginia Tech

Notre Dame is loaded especially on offense. They grew tremendously last season and if they can survive a tough early schedule could make a strong run at the national title behind talented QB Brady Quinn. Texas hopes to retain their national title behind a new starting QB and strong ground game. They will face a key early season showdown with Ohio St. in Texas that should propel the winner to the top of the polls. Ohio St. The Buckeyes finished strong last season and hope to ride hot QB Troy Smith to the national title. Southern Cal turns the page with a completely new backfield on offense and the best pair of receivers in college football. Oklahoma looks to healthy RB Adrian Peterson to return to the title chase. Auburn is talented and balanced and the favorite in a deep SEC division. West Virginia looks like the class of Big East behind a veteran backfield. Florida could surprise in the SEC with Urban Meyer established in the conference and relying on a group strong of seniors for leadership. Cal hopes that runner Marshawn Lynch carries them to a Pac 10 title with USC building with young players. Michigan needs a healthy runner Mike Hart to ignite an offense that wants to run first. Louisville will rely on a potent offense behind QB Brian Brohm and runner Michael Bush to challenge for the Big East title. Miami needs a big performance from QB Kyle Wright and runner Tyrone Moss to compete for ACC title. Florida St. must reload after many key losses and also survive a few key early games. Iowa faces a major test at midseason that will determine their Big Ten fate. Virginia Tech is always an aggressive balanced club that relies on a strong ground game and a fast defense.

The Manning Award, which is maintained by the Sugar Bowl, was created in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning and is presented following the holiday bowl season. It is the only quarterback award which takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances.
The winner will be determined by a select panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings.
The 2005 winning was Texas' Vince Young, who now is a rookie with the Tennessee Titans.
2006 Manning Award Watch List
Erik Ainge, Tennessee
Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech

The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists the first Monday in November and then to three finalists the Monday before Thanksgiving. The winner will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Awards Show, telecast from Disney World on December 7. The official presentation of the award will be in Oklahoma City on February 7.

2006 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List

Player, University Class Position
Fred Bennett, S. Carolina Sr CB
Joe Burnett, UCF So CB
Bobby Blackshire, Tulsa Sr FS
Antoine Cason, Arizona Jr CB
Zach Cantanese, Arizona State Sr S
Marquice Cole, Northwestern Sr CB

Offense
QB Brady Quinn Notre Dame
RB Adrian Peterson Oklahoma
RB Marshawn Lynch California
WR Dwayne Jarrett USC
WR Jeff Samardzija Notre Dame
OT Justin Blalock Texas
OT Sam Baker USC
OL Arron Sears Tennessee
OL Ryan Kalil USC
OL Mark Fenton Colorado
TE Greg Olsen Miami
PK Mason Crosby Colorado
KR Brandon Tate North Carolina

Defense
DE Quentin Moses Georgia

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February 1, 2007

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Chat Transcript February 1st, 2007
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Frank Coyle - Draft Insiders - Packer GM Ted Thompson had a great draft class last spring that should be a cornerstone group for future playoff clubs. IT was probably the best class in the shortterm with the potential to be the best in GB in a decade.

Moderator - Welcome Frank. You beat me to the intro Frank so I guess we can start with Faede our Moderator this evening taking questions. Faede over to you.