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CFTT Inbox: Take Two

November 16, 2008 By toddler Leave a Comment

This is the second edition of the CFTT Inbox. This a segment where I take questions from my inbox and try to answer (or comment) them.

Note: These are not real questions from real emails I received. The following is completely fictitious. Please do not mistake me as someone who everyone wants to ask questions about significant happenings in college football. Enjoy.

“Hey Todd. I just wanted to let you know that I read your blog all the time and I am a huge fan. Sometimes, I use info from your site to help me write my articles. Thanks!” Jennifer Floyd Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Thanks Jen. I love your articles, and it’s honor that you use info from my site to write your articles. You may be the most beloved female sports writer in the area. Except for, maybe, Mercedes Mayer.

“You’ve got to be the best college football blogger in the North Texas area. Would you please listen to Galloway and Company every day at ESPN Radio in DFW? We can use such trained ears as the two that you have to make this a more listened to show.” Randy Galloway, ESPN Radio, GAC, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, etc.

Randy, I do listen to GAC every day, mostly. By the way I loved the new song “Looserville.” It was great and I found myself singing along. I also loved “Mellow Melissa.” But, why didn’t you use Kelly Webster? Everyone loves her and she would do a great job. Anyway, It’s a good thing that Estridge wasn’t there, he would’ve screwed it up.

“Hey Todd. I have been checking up on you. You know, naughty or nice? Anyway, keep doing the right things, and maybe I’ll visit you in December.” Santa Clause, The North Pole

Thanks Santa. Hopefully I can get you to put me on your nice list. Do you see how I treat my customers at the store? I am really great with the kids! They usually respond to me real well. I am as nice as can be to most of my customers. And, I plan on reading all of Jeff Guinn’s books that he wrote about you.

“Todd, do you really think there will be a playoff in college football some day?” Stewart Mandel, SI.com

Of course! This non sense can’t keep happening. Besides, President Elect Barack Obama has already said that he would issue an Executive Order to help establish a playoff.

Join us next to see what questions we get at the CFTT Inbox.

Filed Under: 2008 Archives, CFTT Inbox Tagged With: Barack Obama, Jennifer Floyd Engel, Randy Galloway, Santa Clause, Stewart Mandel

CFTT Inbox: September 4

September 4, 2008 By toddler Leave a Comment

I received a few questions from John who is behind the Nebraska Sports Journal. I contribute from for them once in a while. If you have a chance, check them out. They are Cornhusker nuts! They are eager for the return of the “Blackshirts.” I have to say, I was watching a replay of the Nebraska game today on my new cable TV from AT&T Uverse, and coach Bo Pelini looked good as a Husker coach. He looked like he belonged on their sidelines. I hope he is able to restore their proud tradition.

Now the questions.

1. What kind of season do you think A & M will have. They have a strong Husker connection from last year’s coaches and also Tim Cassidy.

2. How good is Alabama? Can they beat Georgia on a neutral field today or USC? Is Saban that good of a coach/ He has a pretty good track record with wins.

3. Who do you think will win the North in the Big 12? Is Missouri a lock?

4. What is your game of the week? It could have been Florida and Miami but Miami has gone down hill.

Here are my answers.

Games of the Week

Wake Forest vs. Mississippi–WF defeated Baylor soundly, and Ole Miss looked pretty good in Houston Nutt’s debut. We have a game between a coach who turned down the Arkansas Razorback head football coach job and a coach who left the Arkansas football head coaching job. This will be a good early test for the Rebels to see if they are bowl worthy, and it will be a chance for the Deacons to get a little redemption for the ACC.

Louisiana Tech vs. Kansas–A lot of people weren’t talking Jayhawks coming into the season. Back to earthy they would say about KU. Louisiana Tech beat a Mississippi State Bulldog team that went to a bowl game last year and most people think Sylvester Croom has headed in the right direction. Is La Tech for real? We’ll see if they can stop KU’s “Blue Collar” spread attack.

I just don’t know about A&M. Their fans have already written them off for the season, but I have to think they have enough talent to be at least 6-6. However, it seems Oklahoma State is much improved, but Baylor ought to be someone they can beat.

About Alabama. I saw a mature, seasoned team on the field with Clemson. They dominated the line on both sides of the ball. They appeared to have made the offense more manageable for John Parker Wilson (the QB), and they seem to have the horses to run the ball. Their TE was super Saturday, too. As far as them beating Georgia or USC, that is hard know just yet. Alabama has a lot of freshmen on the field. They will make a mistake (most likely) at some point. I think that they might be able to line it up and go toe to toe with both teams.

As far as the Big 12 North goes, I am not sure about Mizzou. The score in the Illinois game tells me that their defense is not there yet. They gave up 451 yards to a QB who was known for his feet. Either way, giving up that many yards to any QB says that your defense is not quite ready to win a championship. I need to evaluate Kansas and Nebraska before making my analysis. Also, Colorado.

Todd

Filed Under: 2008 Archives, CFTT Inbox Tagged With: Alabama, AT&T Uverse, Bo Pelini, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska Sports Journal, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Wake Forest

New Feature at CFTT

July 29, 2008 By toddler Leave a Comment

I am delaring a new feature at Collegefootballtopten.com. Stewart Mandel has his famous Mailbag feature and others do the same. In the name of reader participation, I here by declare a CFTT Inbox. That’s right, I said Inbox. In this day of emails and electronic communications ( I still don’t use text messaging), it is only appropriate to have an Inbox. So, I will have an Inbox feature at CFTT. I would like to do it every week, but it will be dictated by the number of emails I receive. The first Inbox will be today. Here goes.

Did you see this?
Georgia Tech is going to run the triple option!

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=831054
Lee Cochenour, Fort Worth, TX

It seems my friend Lee is excited about the return of the triple option. Paul Johnson is the new coach at Georgia Tech, and he is known as an expert in running the option out of, what we used to call, a broken wishbone. The halfbacks will line up at wing back spots or in the slot, etc. Johnson used it successfully at Georgia Southern, Navy and now has his chance at Georgia Tech, a true BCS School. I first remember a Johnson coached team at Georgia Southern, where he was the Offensive Coordinator, led by QB Tracy Hamm who seemed unstoppable. Tech fans are hoping that the triple option works in the ACC.

Hi, MainStreet.com just put out an article about the college football teams that are deserving of attention this upcoming season. It is an informative article for college football fans and I think you and your readers will enjoy it, so I am providing you with a link to the piece!

http://mainstreet.com/college-football-teams-youll-need-watch

Amanda Beals

Thank you Amanda for your suggestion. I will send readers over to check it out. I looked to try to find out what MainStreet.com had to do with college football, but I really couldn’t tell. Apparently, one of there writers writes about sports, so you might go over and check them out. It looks like they have a lot of other kinds of articles too.

If you have something that you think readers might be interested in, or just a question, or comment for the CFTT Inbox, drop me an email.

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