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Benedict Jacka:
Hi Jim, guess I'll start things off! Thanks again for the email you sent back in June—it meant a lot to me.
The setting of the Dresden Files is really varied with a Fantasy Kitchen Sink feel—there are wizards, werewolves, demons, faeries, angels, fallen angels, dragons, at least three kinds of vampires, and a whole lot more creatures that are only hinted at. Did you decide on that from the beginning or did it evolve that way as the books went on? It's something I've been thinking about as I'm at the stage of my own series where there's still a lot of white space free to be filled in.
Jim Butcher:
Hey Benedict! Just giving credit where it is due. You wrote a good book. Seriously. Where's the next one?
Initially, when setting up the story world for the Dresden Files, I did a lot of angsting over what kind of vampire I was going to present in the story world. I had them broken out into three general types: the monstrous blood-drinkers, the megasexy fiends, and the folklore-traditional Nosferatu-type vampire. Every one of them offered me different strengths and foibles for storytelling. All of them were fairly familiar figures, and I was sort of unhappy that I hadn't come up with a style of vampire all my own that would play a stronger role than the public domain vamps.
And then I thought to myself, "Wait, this is my world. Why not have ALL of them?"
I decided that the old parable of the three blind men and the elephant was going to serve as my paradigm for vampires in the Dresden Files. In the parable, one blind man feels the elephant's trunk and declares that it is like a tree. The next feels the elephant's flank and says that the elephant is like a wall. The third feels the elephant's tail and declares that the elephant is like a snake. All of them were right, all of them were wrong, and none of them had the full picture of what an elephant actually is.
So that's how vampires worked in the Dresden Files, I decided. The reason humanity's basic description of vampires is so wildly different from place to place and century to century is that we're the blind men. Most of the time, witnesses don't survive encounters with vampires or never realize they had them. The accounts that do manage to make it into the public consciousness are blurred by terror, trauma, confusion, funky mind powers, darkness and the simple fact that the eyewitnesses are encountering many different kinds of vampire instead of one overarching stereotype. Naturally, our strongest idea of the vampire, the Dracula model, incorporates features from many different species.
So I sat down, color coded them by Court, and started designing the beasties I would need for the books.
Initially, I had planned on the books being about wizards, vampires, werewolves and maybe a few faeries—but as I developed the vampire courts, I realized that what would be even more fun would be a story world that was entirely inclusive about the supernatural, from nursery tales to mythological figures to horror movies to beings of active, living faiths. The question I needed to be asking myself wasn't "what supernatural creatures should I use?" but "in what way can I use EVERY supernatural creature?"
From that point, I set out to design an inclusive story world that would have a place for every kind of legend, nightmare, and storybook beasty. The supernatural ecosystem of the Dresden Files is built to be vast and teeming with every weird and scary thing imaginable. There's plenty of room for everyone.
And if it allows me to dish out all KINDS of different beatings to poor Dresden, that's a happy side effect. :)
The scope of that portion of the Dresden Files is pretty broad, from a design standpoint. One of the things I liked most about Fated, the first Alex Verus novel, was the depth of scope and thought that you employed in creating your protagonist.
On the surface, Alex's abilities would appear barely to qualify him as a wizard, and not a very threatening one at that. But when you deepen the scope of the story and look at the ramifications of the things he can do, you realize that Alex Verus is a man of truly awesome power. What can you tell me about the process of creating Alex Verus? Why did you build him as you did, and what kinds of things inspired the creation of his world?
The setting of the Alex Verus novels is one I've been working on for a long time Fated is actually the fifth book that's set in more-or-less the same universe—and so a lot of the background was already worked out, although the earlier stories were all written as children's/young adult.
When I sat down to start work on Fated, though, I had trouble deciding what type of magic the protagonist would use. In the previous books my mage characters had always used elemental magic like ice or air, but the problem I kept running into was how to make conflicts involving their magic interesting. When your protagonist's main power is "hit it until it breaks" it's tricky to run a magic vs. magic fight that doesn't turn into a slugging match.
So I went back and thought about the way conflicts had played out in my favorite stories, and I noticed that the characters in those stories very rarely won fights with brute strength. Sure, they might be strong, but victory usually went to the side which had some kind of special edge, like using a clever idea or taking advantage of a rule that had been set up earlier in the story. It's like in Harry's battle with Victor Sells at the end of Storm Front: the way Harry turns the tables isn't with fire or wind, it's with the demon's name (which was foreshadowed earlier in the book).
So I came up with the idea of someone whose magic could only give information. Since Alex's divination can't affect the physical world he can't brute-force his way through problems, which pushes me to think of some more interesting way to solve them. I also liked the dynamic it gave—other mages can wipe the floor with Alex in direct combat, so he always has to scramble to come up with something.
How do you deal with this sort of thing when you're planning out your stories? You've described Harry as a "magical thug" with more power than finesse, but he acts a lot craftier than that (especially in the later books). How do you keep the conflicts fresh and interesting?
Well. Mainly I just stick to the plan I always had for Dresden: I never wanted him to be the big fish in the pond. I always wanted him to be the crafty medium-sized fish, somebody who could rely on brute power for some problems, but not nearly all of them. Then, as I kept on creating the world I needed, I realized that Dresden wasn't even really a medium-sized fish. He was smaller than that. Granted, he has a lot of muscle for most of the world he runs around in, but when times get hard he starts finding himself going up against all kinds of guys who are really just out of his weight class.
That's really the rule of thumb for any given kind of combat. Where skill levels are equal, size and strength generally rule the day. If you want to take on someone bigger than you, you've got to be either really good or really smart to beat them. Or you have to cheat. Cheat, cheat, cheat, which I find to be a general theme of wizards in conflict, all over fiction. I mean, Gandalf only got into about three fair fights in all of Tolkien's work, and he lost two of them. Old Sherlock didn't do so well in fair fights either, you'll recall.
A long amateur study of military history, tactics, martial arts, and ancient warfare suggests a common attitude held by the most dangerous of opponents: Fair fights are for suckers. I always wanted Dresden to go into conflict with a very earthy, practical attitude about coming out on top. For Harry, the fun comes from throwing him up against somebody who he just shouldn't be able to take on directly, and seeing how he uses finesse (hah, though more so as he's gotten older), skill, or good old fashioned underhanded play to overcome his opponents.
Sure, Harry is a thug of a wizard. But... that's sort of like saying "he's a thug of a glee club director." Granted, there might be a thuggish glee club director out there, but against the greater background of thugdom, I'm thinking he wouldn't stand out as a stellar representative. Among the wizardly crowd, Harry's a beast—which means that he can solve his problems really directly when need be. That's unusual among wizards in the Dresden Files, and it makes them nervous. They're much more at home with the "how do I guess this guy's name and get him to go away" sort of problem than the "great Scott, he just huffed and puffed and blew my house down" sort of problem.
Harry has to play the traditional trickster's role against many opponents—but boy, if he ever throws down against someone like the Merlin, it's going to be a Huff and Puff approach for sure. No good can come of giving that guy time to plot his plots and plan his plans. Or possibly a Fee Fie Foe Fum maneuver might be in order... :)
For those who haven't gotten to read Fated yet, Alex Verus is a diviner. Some people would call him a probability mage. He knows things. No, wait, that completely understates it. Alex Knows Things. He has a tremendous capacity to find people and objects, to predict the course of the future, and to act at key points to alter the outcome of events. The more time he has to work, the more of the potential future he can explore, and the more options he can potentially create for himself. He can learn things by watching his future self do them, so that he can learn the consequences of many of his actions without actually taking them.
That is a very, VERY cool power to have. Harry would be really jealous of that guy! And nervous. Really nervous.
It seems, to me, that someone in Alex's position would have both the inclination and the very high capability for avoiding conflict entirely. As writers, we both know that can really be death on writing interesting plots. So how do you balance that sort of tendency in your protagonist with the absolute need, as a storyteller, to make sure your wizard gets his meddle on? What kinds of plot tend to become problematic when you're writing a character like that?
It's a good question! The main type of plot that doesn't work is the "A wild X appears!" encounter, where the protagonist is just wandering around minding his own business when a random person or creature appears out of nowhere and tries to attack/kill/capture/eat/marry/sell insurance to him. Good authors usually don't do this anyway without a reason, but Alex can usually see these sorts of encounters coming no matter the reason, so they aren't generally going to happen unless he wants them to.
If you think about it though, this isn't all that different from most reasonably powerful protagonists. Harry Dresden can't see the future but he can take Ways through the Nevernever. If he really put his mind to it, it wouldn't be difficult for him to put himself on the other side of the planet from whatever's trying to do something horrible to him this week. But he doesn't.
In Alex's case it isn't something that's spelled out, but one of the themes of Fated is that Alex is moving away from the "avoid conflicts" mindset that he might have followed in the past. Because the trouble with that attitude is that once you start avoiding conflicts, where do you stop? Avoiding someone in the street is one thing, but what if they track down where you live? How about once they start going after your friends? If you keep following that path you end up with the paranoid-hermit type of wizard, who lives alone and never gets involved with anyone. And Alex does meet another diviner in Fated who lives like that—he just decides in the end that it's too high a price to pay.
Of course, just because Alex is willing to get involved in conflicts doesn't mean that he's not going to pick the battlefield and generally cheat like crazy whenever he can—and writing that is the fun part. :)
In Harry's case it's always seemed to me that the main thing that keeps him fighting rather than hiding is his morals. I remember you saying in one of your interviews that one of the characters you had in mind when you started writing Harry Dresden was Peter Parker—the idea of the superhero who, despite all his powers, gets a completely unfair amount of crap dumped on him but keeps going anyway. In Harry's case if he's given a choice between abandoning a friend or an innocent and going up against something that's way more powerful than him he'll take the fight, even though absolutely anyone in that position would be thinking "oh god there's no way I can win this". Has that changed as the Dresden Files has gone on? The brutal war with the Red Court especially has made Harry do some things that he would once never have considered—how has that affected him?
Oh, man, that is a HUGE question.
Part of writing the Dresden Files has been exploring the nature of power, and the choices you have to make when you have it: how is Harry going to use and how is he going to abuse it, or choose not to abuse it. Harry's been handed some really horrible choices lately, and he's been making choices that are really kind of nightmarish. It wasn't like he had any good ones, but even the choices he made during Changes were not necessarily the best.
I never wanted Harry to be a particularly heroic figure. I wanted him to be a human one. He does his best, but he makes mistakes, and when he does he has to face the consequences of those decisions. I mean, we all do, but Harry's choices have now left him in a really precarious position, and one that is extremely dangerous for him. His... relationship... with Mab is going to put him in even more positions where even more really bad choices are going to come his way. That's going to force him to fight, not just to succeed in whatever the challenge of the day happens to be, but to hold on to who and what he is—to keep his soul.
That's really kind of the heart of the character of Dresden. He is a person with the ability to make a difference, and he refuses to back away from it when people who can't protect themselves are getting hurt. That's what gets him into so much trouble all the time. But the really hard lesson for him to learn has been when not to use his power. Acting on a situation and making it better for those involved aren't always the same thing, and he's been slowly learning that—sometimes the hard way.
One thing that I do think is true: Harry isn't ever going to change, not at the core. He's always going to be the guy who doesn't look away, who doesn't take the easier road, who doesn't back down when people are in trouble. He might change the way he approaches helping them: certainly, he's been slowly building a track record of being the guy who empowers other people to protect themselves, rather than being the guy who constantly does all the rescuing. That's one reason the kinds of threats he's been facing have become steadily more powerful, in one way or another, over the course of the series.
But hey, let's be honest here. I'm not sure exactly where all of this is going to go, on a personal level. Part of how I figure this stuff out is to sit down and actually write it. I mean, I'll plot out the general events of the story ahead of time, and have a good idea of what direction the overall world is going to go—but the really key internal stuff, the things that happen to the hearts of the various characters in the story, always seem to work best when I allow them to react naturally to their situations and to learn and grow based upon their experiences. Sometimes people hit bad places. They forget their core. They question their faith. They aren't always wise, aren't always selfless, and they aren't always smart. And that's who Harry is. He isn't perfect. But he's trying.
That's what stories are all about.
Though I must confess, personally: I frequently find myself wondering how to get to the next point of my story, and quite often I work it out by following the advice of old pulp writers, and have someone kick down the door and start shooting. :) Sometimes they're literally shooting, and sometimes they're shooting magic, and sometimes they're laying out ethical or spiritual automatic fire rather than delivering physical danger. But I have no problem with using the random drive-by in my writing. Then I get the fun of working out exactly how that event blends with the greater scheme of the overall story. It isn't the only way to get past an unfinished patch in the story, but it works. Sometimes it winds up going away, but it almost always helps me diagnose why that part of the story isn't working and lets me get back on track. Another happy tactic for that kind of situation is to introduce an interesting or unusual character to help the story over a rough patch, which I call the "Edna Mode," after the wacky little costume designer from The Incredibles.
What about you? How do you handle it when you reach a point in the book and just aren't sure what comes next? Do you work from an outline or spend more time relying on your instincts to guide you while writing? There's no one true path for writing, because everyone has to find the way that works for them, but it's always fascinating to me to hear how other writers approach the craft.
Hmm, work from an outline or rely on instincts…I think I do a mixture of both. Usually I'll have one sketchy idea for a storyline, and out of that I'll get the idea of one or two scenes, and then I start building on those, adding more scenes and the links between them, sort of like connect-the-dots. Sometimes the one or two scenes that I have in mind end up being towards the beginning of the book, but just as often they get used very, very late. (For the second Alex Verus book, Cursed, one of the plotlines involves a character called Martin, and I knew exactly how that story would end, as well as the outline of the last scene, long before I worked out the beginning or the middle.)
Just like connect-the-dots, though, there's way more empty space than there are dots. So while I'll have the outline of one particular scene in mind, I won't know what the details are going to be and I usually won't have any idea what I'm going to do with the scenes on either side of it. For those I just make it up as I go along. This can be quite scary when you stop and realize that your book is depending on a crucial connection between two series of events and you have absolutely no clue what that connection is. My way of dealing with this is to keep on going and trust that I'll come up with something in time. (Not the kind of thing you'd want to hear from, say, an airline pilot, but one of the nice things about being a writer is that you get a bit more leeway with that kind of stuff.)
Every now and again though I get stuck, and the frustrating thing is that I usually don't know why I'm stuck. Something just feels wrong for whatever reason, and the scene I'm writing isn't working out. I've learnt from painful experience that when this happens there's no point in keeping going because I'll just end up deleting it all. Instead I have to stop and go do something else, while in the back of my mind I think about the book and figure out what problem is, and that can take a long time—days if I'm lucky and weeks if I'm not.
Though the feeling once it clicks and everything does start to work again makes it all worthwhile. :)
That bit of pulp advice of kick-in-the-door-and-shoot actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it. In the short term it gives you some action, and in the long term dealing with the consequences and figuring out how it links in with the rest of the plot can give you ideas for how to fit everything together, kind of like shaking up a kaleidoscope. Maybe I'll try that next time I get stuck again!
We're getting to the end of this email exchange, so before I get to the last question I'd like to say thanks for taking the time to do all this (and for all the detail you've been putting into the answers!) I've been reading your books for over five years now and I've hugely enjoyed getting this chance to chat with you. Good luck with the rest of the Dresden Files, and I'll be reading them as they come out!
So far we've mostly talked about the protagonists of our series (it's natural when you write in the first person), but in the long run the secondary characters do just as much to shape the story. In the Dresden Files as the series has gone on Harry's accumulated a kind of extended family—not just his blood relatives like Thomas but also Molly and Michael and Murphy and everyone else that he's worked and fought with. When you're sitting down to write a new book, how do you decide which of those characters to include? If readers seem to respond particularly strongly to a character, do you use them more, or do you stick to your own judgment? And do you have any favorites? (Although I can see why you might want to keep that last one a secret!)
Arranging the secondary characters is almost always a challenge. Generally speaking, before the story gets started, I'll pick one character who gets to be Robin to Harry's Batman whenever he's doing stuff that isn't critical Lone Hero action. Sometimes picking Harry's wingman is a really easy and obvious choice, and I just cackle and gleefully plop them down into the soup next to Dresden. Other times, though, there are multiple characters who could do the job and all of them would be viable storytelling choices. When that happens, I guess I could just write the names down and throw a dart at the page—but the past few years I've been too lazy for dart-throwing, so instead I've gone to the readers on my web site's forums, on Twitter, and at signings and conventions, and I ask them who they'd like to see more of.
Weird, right? Asking the readers? Clearly a little success has driven me mad with power. :D But when I'm not dead certain about when someone absolutely must fill a certain role (I mostly am, but sometimes not), it seems reasonable to me to check in with the readers and see who is resonating strongly already. It makes my job easier and seems to be working out so far.
As far as favorite characters go, that changes all the time based upon my mood. My absolute favorite to write is Bob the Skull. Bob gets to say all the appalling things that go through my mind but which I know better than to give voice, and that's always fun. Characters like that make it easy to be entertaining and I'm always in favor of anything that makes the job easier. More importantly, characters like Bob make my job a lot more fun. And while it isn't truly necessary for me to have fun while I'm working—I'm a professional writer, and if I don't work I don't get paid, so I can' t wait around for it to be fun—when I'm having a really good time with my work, it tends to create the best results. That's good for everyone.
Benedict, it's been a real pleasure talking with you, and I hope we can bump into each other at a convention sometime! I was very impressed with Fated, I'm glad that there are other writers who are making things up as they go like I am. :D I'm very much looking forward to reading more of your work.
Hey, readers! You guys can look for the first Alex Verus novel, Fated, this February 28, 2012! You should definitely fit this book into your reading schedule before what may or may not be the Mayan apocalypse coming up at the end of this year. Excellent noir action, villains of every shade of black and grey, a really savvy and enjoyable protagonist and tight, swift plotting make this series well worth your time and entertainment budget.
Likewise. Looking forward to getting the chance to meet you in person one of these days!


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Known by some as "Gurshall," this duo is every bit as fearsome as other running back tandems of the past with cutesy nicknames – like "Thunder and Lightning" for USC's LenDale White and Reggie Bush, "Fast and Furious" for Alabama's Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson and "Mr. Inside" and "Mr. Outside" for Army's Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis.
Each of those other duos produced a Heisman Trophy winner, except the Army pair, which produced two. It's too early to know if "Gurshall" (which rhymes with Herschel, as in Walker, another Heisman winner and a pretty fair Georgia running back) will produce another recipient, but we do know is it produces its fair share of touchdowns.
Gurley has been getting the most publicity since gaining 100 yards and two touchdowns in Georgia's season opener. Marshall took longer to gain attention, but has been just as impressive. Gurley leads the SEC in rushing yards, yards per game and touchdowns and is second in average yards per carry. Marshall is first in yards per carry, third in yards and tied for fourth in touchdowns.
The only other team in the conference with two players in the Top 15 is Auburn with Onterio McCalebb and Tre Mason, who rank at or near the bottom of that list in each category.
Last week against Tennessee, Gurley ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, while Marshall had 164 yards and two touchdowns. Both had two touchdowns in the previous week against Vanderbilt as well.
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Another player who has to be watched every week is Manziel, who not only leads the Aggies' offense, he pretty much IS the Aggies' offense.
Manziel averages 273 yards passing a game – fourth in the SEC – and 95 yards rushing per game – fifth in the SEC. A perfect example of Manziel's importance to the Aggies was on display this week. In A&M's 58-10 win over Arkansas, "Johnny Football" set an SEC record with 557 yards of total offense – 453 passing and 104 rushing. He produced four touchdowns and was named the SEC's offensive player of the week.
He had more yards individually than Arkansas had as a team, but of the three teams A&M has beaten, none has a win over an FBS school. That will change if the Aggies can beat Ole Miss this week in their first SEC road game. It could be their easiest conference road game. The others are against Auburn, Mississippi State and Alabama and are in consecutive weeks.
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South Carolina seems to forget that feeding Lattimore the ball means winning. Lattimore didn't get a lot of looks in the first half and South Carolina found itself down 17-7 to Kentucky. He got plenty of carries in the second half and South Carolina outscored the Wildcats 31-0.
It could be a coincidence. Nevertheless, Steve Spurrier seems to know what he's doing. He said at halftime the team needed to play smarter and then started giving the ball to Lattimore, and the Gamecocks rode his 120 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to victory.
That should be the plan in every game.
4. A.J. McCarron, QB, Alabama
The only way to describe McCarron is blindingly efficient. He ranks second in the conference in passing efficiency, second only to Georgia's Aaron Murray and is tied with Murray for second in the conference with 12 touchdowns.
He's one of only two SEC starting quarterbacks to not have an interception on the season. The other is Manziel. McCarron is fifth in yards and completion percentage. While he won't be climbing the yardage list any time soon, the completion percentage and efficiency marks are areas where he could get better.
Unlike the other quarterbacks with similar marks, McCarron isn't counted on to win games for Alabama. The Crimson Tide's running game and crushing defense don't allow many opportunities for that. Most of McCarron's throws are short, quick and on target. He is rarely under pressure and isn't prone to bad decisions when he is.
McCarron has thrown at least two touchdowns in four of Alabama's five games, but has thrown for more than 200 yards only twice. It isn't flashy, but that is perfect for what Alabama does.
The Crimson Tide doesn't make many big plays (though McCarron did have an 85-yard touchdown throw to Kenny Bell against Florida Atlantic) and a different receiver gets the bulk of McCarron's throws each game. There is, however, a lot to be said for not making mistakes and McCarron's is close to perfect.
5. Sanders Commings, CB, Georgia
This week marked the second time a Georgia defender stepped up in the fourth quarter and forced two turnovers to seal a win. The first was Jarvis Jones against Missouri, and Commings followed suit by picking off two passes late in the fourth quarter in a 51-44 win over Tennessee, the final one sealed the win with seven seconds in the game.
The performance earned him co-defensive player of the week honors with Ole Miss' Denzel Nkemdiche, who had 11 tackles and two forced fumbles against Alabama.
Georgia has been relying on its defense to save it late in games, which could be a problem down the road.
Who to watch for in Week 6:
1. Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida
LSU hasn't been tested by a quality offense this season and Florida is next up. Questions surrounding LSU have mostly been focused on its offense (more on this later) but the Tigers' defense could be suspect as well.
Florida not only brings an efficient, mistake-free offense, it has the SEC's second-leading rusher in Gillislee. Only Gurley averages more yards per game than Gillislee and all of the backs ahead of him in yardage have played five games while Florida has played four.
Quarterback Jeff Driskel hasn't answered every challenge thrown his way, but expect the Gators to lean on Gillislee to open more options for him.
2. Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
The only gauge of Mettenberger's ability to lead the Tigers came in a 12-10 win over Auburn where he threw for 169 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. LSU has made some changes since then, including Mettenberger's decision to shave his moustache.
Statistics on the effect of facial hair on a football team are inconclusive, but the stats on Florida's defense are pretty solid. Comparing the Gators to Auburn, Florida stands sixth in the conference in run defense and Auburn is last. The Gators are fourth in passing defense, where Auburn is sixth. But the biggest difference in the two is in passing efficiency. Auburn's defense is 10th in the SEC and Florida is second, behind Alabama.
LSU will need to use its running game and keep Mettenberger out of difficult third-down situations, where LSU has been on a steady decline. The Tigers were 6-for-18 on third down against Auburn and 5-for-12 against Towson. Florida held Texas A&M to 4-for-14 on third downs and Tennessee went 6-for-16 against the Gators.
3. Connor Shaw, South Carolina, QB
South Carolina is going to need everything working Saturday to beat Georgia, but the play of Connor Shaw will likely determine where the game goes.
Lattimore should be – and probably will be – the focus the primary weapon for the Gamecocks, but he'll also be the primary target for Georgia's defense. That means Shaw will have to deliver to provide the offense balance and keep Georgia from attacking the line.
The South Carolina defense will be under the most stress as it faces an offense that is first in the SEC in rushing, first in total offense and tied for first in scoring. South Carolina's rushing defense and scoring defense are both second in the conference, so something will have to give.
If it gives in Georgia's favor and turns into a high-scoring affair, Shaw's role will take on even greater importance.
4. Kiehl Frazier, Auburn, QB
Auburn is last in the conference in total offense, passing offense, scoring offense and passing efficiency. Arkansas' defense has the same rank in those categories.
Auburn has had two weeks to prepare for the Razorbacks – and to correct Frazier's bad decision making and turnover problems – and the Tigers desperately need a win. Auburn entered the year likely considering Arkansas a team it would lose to, but now has new life thanks to the Razorbacks' demise.
Bowl eligibility is a real concern for Auburn at this point and losing to Arkansas would put it further in doubt. If Frazier can gain some consistency, and take care of the ball better, Auburn has several games that could end up in the win column.
5. James Franklin, QB, Missouri
Missouri will need at least two conference wins if it wants to make a bowl game, and Vanderbilt would be a good opportunity to get the first one. Missouri isn't particularly good in any statistical category, but neither is Vanderbilt.
Franklin has had some shoulder problems and Missouri hasn't looked very good. Vanderbilt could pose a lot of problems, but if Franklin can hit his receivers against Vanderbilt's secondary, Missouri should be OK.
There's only one problem with that theory: Vanderbilt's passing defense is third in the SEC.
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DALTON, Ga. — A north Georgia high school student was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and acts earlier this month after authorities said they discovered a "kill" list he created in a notebook.
Included on the list were the names of students, teachers and a school administrator at Coahulla Creek High School in Dalton, Ga.
The student is a juvenile, and his name was not released. An incident report from the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office states another student alerted an adult at the school after the student threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot people. When a school administrator confronted the student on Oct. 16 and searched his backpack, she discovered a yellow notebook in which he had listed several names under the heading "Menschen zu toten/Ziele," officials said.
"I asked (the student) what that meant and he would not respond," Officer G.L. Teems wrote in the incident report.""I typed it into Google and it translated to English from German, 'People to kill.'"
According to the report, under the heading were the names of five students, four teachers and the administrator who confronted him.
Teems wrote in the report that he asked the student who he was threatening.
"He stated, 'People who don't think highly of me,'" Teems wrote. " ... I asked (him) why he wrote those, and he stated that he was angry and people have mistreated him and have done him wrong."
Whitfield County Schools officials declined to say whether or how they disciplined the student, citing federal privacy laws.
The police report states the student said his father had guns at home, that he knew how to use them and that he had plans and blueprints to build an improvised explosive device.
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Super Bowl matchup: 49ers TE Davis vs. Ravens back seven
49ers TE Vernon Davis has flickered between hot and cold, but he'll be a tough matchup for the Ravens.
Birk, Moss face off after winding careers
Randy Moss and Matt Birk have taken fascinating paths from Vikings teammates to Super Bowl foes, 15 years in the making.
Dixon's 'Kaepernicking' routine helping Ravens
Ravens QB Dennis Dixon, who ran a read-option offense at Oregon, is playing the role of 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick this week in practice.
Ravens' Lewis denies use of PED
Ravens LB Ray Lewis has denied a report that he took performance-enhancing drugs to help his recovery from a triceps injury.
Super Bowl matchup: Ray Rice vs. 49ers ILBs
Ray Rice has been the forgotten man during the Ravens' playoff run, but he has the skills to be a big factor in Super Bowl XLVII.
Jim Harbaugh will let son play football
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More than usual suspects at Super Bowl
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Super Bowl matchup: Colin Kaepernick vs. Ravens front seven
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Super Bowl XLVII game preview
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Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree
San Francisco's district attorney won't file criminal charges against 49ers WR Michael Crabtree after reviewing evidence of an alleged sexual assault.
Harbaugh parents will stay neutral at Super Bowl
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh promise to remain neutral as the watch their two sons coach against each other with the Lombardi Trophy on the line.
Five keys to Super Bowl XLVII
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Forty-seven reasons to watch Super Bowl XLVII
Favorite team not in the Super Bowl this season? You should still watch the game — and here are the reasons why. There are plenty.
Ravens, 49ers won by being who they are
Credit the 49ers and Ravens for playing the same kind of ball they have all along and riding it to road success.
49ers heading to Super Bowl after comeback win
The 49ers rebounded from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Falcons 28-24 Sunday, sending San Francisco to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995.
Moore is coming home to the West Coast and his native Northern California, with a chance to contribute to the San Francisco 49ers team he grew up watching. The NFC champion Niners added depth to their new-look receiving group by signing the wideout to a one-year contract Tuesday.||||||| Moore played college football at Fresno State, wrapping up his career with 90 receptions for 1,374 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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John Phillips - #83 - TE
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Chargers add LBs to active roster
Just hours before their Week 15 game the Chargers have made a roster move, signing LBs Darry Beckwith and Brandon Lang from their practice squad
2012 ballot measure key to Chargers staying put
While the Chargers won't be leaving town next season, what they do beyond that is completely up in the air.
Report: Chargers TE Gates not expected to play Thursday
Chargers TE Antonio Gates, who is still suffering from a torn plantar fascia, is not expected to play on Thursday against the 49ers, according to NFL.com.
Chargers avoid Thursday-night blackout
The Chargers sold enough tickets to avoid a blackout for their Thursday-night game against the 49ers.
Everything comes together as Bolts surge back into playoff race
Knowing a loss Sunday would likely end their playoff dreams, the Chargers did what we have become accustomed to them doing in December: dominated the competition.
Vikings-Eagles Week 16 game flexed
The Week 16 Vikings-Eagles game has been flexed to the Sunday-night prime-time slot.
Chargers gain ground by dominating Chiefs
Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Malcom Floyd and the Chargers remained alive in the AFC West race with a 31-0 win Sunday over the division-leading Kansas City Chiefs, who went nowhere without quarterback Matt Cassel.
Pass-blocking skills holding back Chargers' Mathews
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Cassel does not practice Friday, listed as doubtful
Chiefs QB Matt Cassel is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Chargers, meaning backup Brodie Croyle will likely start.
Injury bug getting best of Bolts' receivers
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Los Angeles Chargers in 2012?
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Chargers' mistakes return in loss to Raiders
Jason Campbell ran for one touchdown and threw for another, Darren McFadden ran for 97 yards and a TD, and the Raiders took advantage of more mistakes by the Chargers to stun San Diego 28-13 on Sunday.
It's a landslide: Readers pick Chargers to win AFC West
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Chargers WR Vincent Jackson will likely miss this Sunday's game against the Raiders, head coach Norv Turner said Monday.
The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with Phillips and tackle King Dunlap on the opening day of free agency while losing right guard Louis Vasquez to the AFC West rival Denver Broncos.||||||| Although the Chargers have numerous holes to fill, general manager Tom Telesco says, "We'll be all right moving forward."
The Cowboys have placed Phillips on injured reserve with a tear in his right knee.||||||| He was injured in the preseason opener and will miss the season.
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(RNN) – On Thursday, the Southeastern Conference will be reintroduced to South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney – the man who may be more of an anomaly than football's resident "freak."
Clowney showed off the talent that made him the No. 1 recruit out of high school during his freshman campaign. The defensive end finished the 2011 season with 36 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and eight quarterback sacks, despite his backup role while learning the Gamecocks' playbook.
He forced five fumbles as well, eighth best in the nation. The league's coaches named Clowney the SEC Freshman of the Year for his efforts, and he earned a spot on several freshman All-American lists.
In football terms, he can make plays from sideline-to-sideline. He's the type of defender who can power through offensive linemen or catch a running back at full speed equally well.
His style is reminiscent of another great collegiate DE, Julius Peppers. During Peppers' three seasons with North Carolina, he had 30 sacks and received a truckload of accolades, including All-American honors, the Lombardi Award and the Bednarik Award.
The UNC Tar Heel got the moniker "Freak of Nature" for his combination of size (6'7", 280 pounds), speed (40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds) and ability to turn quarterbacks into throw rugs. He's done well in the NFL too, compiling 100 sacks and 36 forced fumbles in 10 years with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
At 6'6" and 260 pounds with long arms, Clowney already has a Peppers-like frame. And the Gamecocks sophomore has run unofficial 40 times of 4.48 and 4.56, so he's probably faster.
The two had similar freshman campaigns as well. In 1999, Peppers finished with 50 tackles including 10 for loss and six sacks.
Peppers was redshirted his first year at school though, so he went in with a year's worth of study and practice under his belt. He produced gaudy totals of 64 tackles, 24 for loss and 15 sacks in his second season.
If Clowney puts up similar numbers, it will be a long, painful year for opposing teams. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier plans to move the sophomore between the defensive end and middle linebacker positions in 2012, to maximize his best defensive playmaker's talents.
That means Clowney has mastered the team's defensive schemes, and it also means offenses will have to account for him blitzing and dropping back to defend receivers.
Imagine being a QB, throwing an interception and being left as the only man standing between him and the end zone.
Go ahead, try and tackle him. No? I don't blame you.
Here are some more underclassmen who look poised make their mark in the SEC:
Most expected Eddie Lacy to take the role of lead running back for Alabama in 2012. However, his injury in training camp opened the door for the talented true freshman to make his claim as the No. 1 guy.
Yeldon, a Daphne, AL, native, was one of the nation's most sought after players out of high school. In his senior year, he ran for 2,193 yards, 31 touchdowns and added 244 yards and a touchdown receiving.
He looks like: DeMarco Murray. At 6'1", 215 pounds, Yeldon has the size to bounce off, or simply run over, many defenders in his way. Like the Dallas Cowboys running back, he runs tall, shows a burst of speed immediately after the handoff and has the on-field vision to evade potential tacklers.
A redshirt freshman, Manziel overcame some legal troubles in June to grab the starting quarterback position for Texas A&M. After an arrest for fighting and a fake ID, he came on late in camp to overtake two others for the job.
The 6'1", 200-pounder from Kerville, TX, threw for 3,609 yards and 45 touchdowns and ran for 1,674 yards and 30 more TDs as a senior in high school. He received several state and national accolades, including being named the No. 1 quarterback recruit in Texas and a Parade All-American.
He looks like: Tony Romo. Manziel does not get flat-footed in the pocket, avoids the pass rush well and can pick up a first down running. He and the Cowboys QB have a quick release with good velocity and accuracy on their passes.
Sporting News named wide receiver Green-Beckham the national high school athlete of the year. Not the football player of the year – athlete of any sport.
He's also the national record holder for career receiving yards. In other words, he's not bad.
Green-Beckham had scholarship offers from prestigious schools across the nation but chose to stay near his hometown of Springfield, MO. The 6'6", 220-pound wideout literally stood over defenders in high school, catching 119 passes for 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior.
Even if the teams he played had someone as tall as him, he could have run by them. He's been clocked at 4.37 in the 40 and was the Missouri state champ in the 100-meter dash.
He will need time to learn the ins-and-outs of the Mizzou offensive strategy, but how hard is it to tell someone, "Go deep?" He will be an impact player from day one.
He looks like: Calvin Johnson. The Detroit Lions receiver is a big, fast target for his QB downfield. Green-Beckham already has the physique of an NFL player, and he should have no problem breaking free from defenders (or jumping over them) for long completions and touchdowns, just like Johnson does.
Others to watch: DE Trey Flowers (sophomore), Arkansas; QB Kiehl Frazier (sophomore), Auburn; RB Mack Brown (sophomore), Florida; CB Malcolm Mitchell (sophomore), Georgia; WR Demarco Robinson (sophomore), Kentucky; CB Jalen Mills (freshman), LSU; WR Joe Morrow (freshman), Mississippi State; RB I'Tavius Mathers (freshman) Ole Miss; LB Curt Maggitt (sophomore), Tennessee; WR Josh Grady (freshman), Vanderbilt.
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I also want to have the block shot blasted for painting..which leads to my next question. Am I better off paining the individual pieces and then assembling the engine or assemble the whole thing and shoot it then? On a grander scale...what is the "order of operations" when you repaint an entire tractor? I am actually considering having the rest of the tractor sand blasted while the engine is off.
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Clarke Thorell, who plays the wicked Rooster in Broadway's Annie revival, invites us into his dressing room at the Palace Theatre to see how he keeps cool backstage and the photos that give him inspiration.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Ryan Whalen - #88 - WR
|6' 1"/ 200 lbs.
|Alamo, CA
|Years played
|2011, 6th round, 2nd pick by Bengals
Report: Bengals QB Palmer will start vs. Colts
Bengals QB Carson Palmer is expected to start on Sunday against the Colts following his return to practice on Friday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bengals ORT Smith breaks foot in practice
Bengals ORT Andre Smith likely will be out the remainder of the season after breaking his foot in practice on Wednesday, according to PFW correspondent and Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Joe Reedy.
AFC North midseason reports
Rookie C Maurkice Pouncey has been the biggest surprise on a surprising Steelers team, as you'll learn in reading our midseason reports on the AFC North teams.
Bengals release TE Foschi, sign Coffman
The Bengals released TE J.P. Foschi and elevated TE Chase Coffman from their practice squad to the 53-man roster.
Receiver frustration hits stars hard
For Larry Fitzgerald, the Panthers' Steve Smith, Chad Ochocinco and Wes Welker, not catching passes at their normal rates has led to some frustration.
Steelers preserve 27-21 win over Bengals
Mike Wallace caught a 39-yard TD pass from Antwaan Randle El off a trick play Monday night, and Pittsburgh turned a fumble, a blocked punt and an interception into points before barely holding on for a 27-21 victory over Cincinnati.
Monday-night inactives
The Steelers and Bengals have announced their inactives for Monday night's game.
Bengals sign DT McDonald
The Bengals signed DT Clinton McDonald from the practice squad and waived CB Rico Murray on Monday.
Saturday injury report for Steelers-Bengals
Here is the injury report for the Week Nine Monday-night game, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, showing the status of each injured player and to what degree each participated in his team's practices.
Crocker: GW play from Bengals' 'D' can spark turnaround
It has been a disappointing season for the Bengals' defense, but Bengals FS Chris Crocker believes some timely play from the group could be just the spark the team needs as it attempts to rally from a poor start.
Three-and-out with Bengals S Chris Crocker
PFW recently caught up with Bengals S Chris Crocker, who played three seasons with the Browns (2003-05) at the beginning of his career, and asked him about a couple of Cleveland-related topics, including his take on the 2010 Browns.
Defensive woes, costly errors among Bengals' big concerns
These are desperate times for the defending AFC North-champion Bengals, whose record fell to 2-5 after a 22-14 loss to Miami on Sunday.
Carpenter has 5 FGs, Dolphins beat Bengals 22-14
Dan Carpenter kicked five for the second game in a row - a rare NFL feat - and the Miami Dolphins managed to overcome another goofy play Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 22-14 to remain perfect on the road.
Bengals sign Murray to 53-man roster
The Bengals have elevated S Rico Murray from their practice squad to the 53-man roster.
Blackout lifted for Bengals-Dolphins game
The Bengals announced Friday that Sunday's home game against the Dolphins has sold out, lifting the local television blackout.