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16 observations for the Sweet 16
1. Lady Bulldogs, Aztecs -- Finally!
Both Mississippi State and San Diego State had some reasonably high, if not overwhelmingly so, expectations to start the season (SDSU was picked to win the Mountain West). Each made it into the Top 25 by the second week of the season. The Lady Bulldogs crunched Maryland by 29 in November. The Aztecs battled to within five of fifth-ranked Notre Dame four days later.
But their seasons could best be described as uneven after that. Mississippi State lost 12 games, dropped two to Florida, scored a mere 36 points at home against Auburn on Feb. 21 and then scored just 47 at LSU a week later. San Diego State suffered three straight losses -- to New Mexico, Wyoming and UNLV -- at one point. On Feb. 16, the Aztecs beat MWC champ TCU by 23, only to lose at Utah five days later by 18. They finished third in a relatively soft Mountain West.
Bottom line: Neither lived up to any expectations, especially their own. Until now.
2. Welcome to the Show
Mississippi State, Gonzaga and Nebraska are headed for uncharted waters as each reached the Sweet 16 for the first time. Last year, Cal was the only newbie to join the party.
Kentucky and San Diego State are practically newcomers: The Aztecs' last appearance in the regional semifinals was in 1985, and the Wildcats' lone appearance was in 1982. Back then, the NCAA tournament was a 32-team field, so it was win one game and advance to the round of 16.
3. Big 12 vs. SEC
The Big 12 was considered the best league in the country all season long. Making an argument against it was possible, but pretty difficult. And with four of the 16 teams remaining, that label looks pretty good. The Big East was considered No. 2, but now has just a pair of clubs left.
But what's this coming up on the left? Why, it's the SEC. In a season not considered one of the SEC's best (Georgia slumped, Mississippi State was enigmatic, Florida and South Carolina disappointed, and the bottom of the league was mostly noncompetitive), the conference has still produced a quarter of the Sweet 16. Tennessee has been itself, Georgia has rebounded, Mississippi State has put together two tremendous second halves and Kentucky also dominated in its last 20 minutes of basketball. Even second-round losers LSU and Vanderbilt acquitted themselves well. Both were playing on the home floors of higher seeds and had second-half leads.
That makes the SEC the winner over the Big 12 in the unofficial battle of conferences. The Big 12 loses by a Sydney Carter shoelace because Texas A&M is already gone as a No. 2 seed and, even worse, Texas laid an egg on its home floor in the first round.
4. Mid-majors: alive and very well
Actually Xavier, Gonzaga and San Diego State all don't like being called mid-majors and, frankly, none really looks the part. Perhaps the term should be "non-BCS league" teams. Regardless of the terminology, one year after no non-BCS league teams made the Sweet 16, here we are with three. This also comes in a year when the Horizon, Sun Belt and WAC all received at-large bids and two of those three won an NCAA tournament game. Call it 2010, the Year of the Renaissance.
5. Diggin' Diggins
On a night when the veterans got off to a slow start and Notre Dame found itself in a 10-point hole, freshman Skylar Diggins took control. Behind Diggins' aggressiveness on both ends (31 points, seven steals), the Irish soon had control of their second-round game against Vermont and won comfortably. Once more, Notre Dame's balance and versatility were on display.
Diggins played a more supportive role, taking only four shots in Round 1 against Cleveland State. The rookie defers, distributes (14 total assists), defends and, at times, dominates -- still without a reliable jump shot.
6. Stanford's path is clear
With all due respect to the rest of the Sacramento Regional (and now, most notably to Gonzaga), a Stanford-Texas A&M matchup was fashioned an inevitability by most of the experts (yours truly very much included). Well, inevitability in sports can be fleeting. And yet, I'll do it again. Who doesn't think that with the Aggies out of the way, Stanford is now an overwhelming favorite to reach San Antonio? The Cardinal should get little resistance in their quest for a third straight Final Four.
7. Blue Devils power outage
Duke's 66-point average in its first two games isn't alarming. In fact, that's a respectable, if unspectacular number. Yet something is missing in the Blue Devils' offense. It hasn't looked smooth or crisp. There seems to be far too much reliance on the defense to create offense. Sure, Duke played like that much of the regular season, too. But this time of year, the opponent gets tougher. Possessions are more critical. An inability to produce in the half court is a Blue Devils weakness and should be something to watch in Memphis.
8. Home-court advantage
Exactly half of this year's Sweet 16 was afforded (and took advantage of) the luxury of playing two games on its home court. And that doesn't count Kentucky (Louisville) and Gonzaga (Seattle), which at the very least had a proximity advantage. Now, before everyone goes crazy about how unfair this is, remember, each of the home-court teams this year also happened to be a top-four seed. All would have been favored anyway, anywhere. Texas, a No. 6 seed, lost on its home court. The moral of the story could just be that good teams win, teams with flaws get exposed. Period.9. Vandersloot's yips
Thanks to a whopping 15 assists in the first-round victory over North Carolina, Gonzaga point guard extraordinaire Courtney Vandersloot still has a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. However, the 11 giveaways against Texas A&M were as much disappointing as they were alarming. Xavier doesn't quite pose the same backcourt defensive threat as the Aggies. However, the Musketeers will run people at Vandersloot and the twin towers of Ta'Shia Phillips and Amber Harris will be waiting in the lane. The junior Lieberman Award candidate as the nation's best point guard received something of a mulligan on Monday night. She won't get another. Fortunately, no one knows that better than Vandersloot.
10. Let's just start at halftime
Florida State has been tied at the half in each of its games. The first 20 minutes were a wash. Mississippi State was down at the half in its first game to Middle Tennessee. Perhaps Sue Semrau can get Sharon Fanning-Otis to agree to save some legs and play just the final 20. In contrast, UConn's two opponents probably wanted to stop at halftime.
11. Tennessee error
Connecticut gets and has gotten most of the attention when it pertains to domination and blowout wins. Rightfully so. However, the Lady Vols have been nearly as destructive to their opponents in the opening two rounds. Neither Austin Peay nor Dayton ever had a chance. Keep a particularly close eye on the glass. It's a favorite refrain of Pat Summitt's and the Tennessee players are listening. They have posted an 89-53 rebounding advantage.
12. Cyclone or a breeze?
Iowa State has played solidly in its first two wins. The Cyclones were especially good down the stretch against Green Bay, executing on offense as well as they had all game on the key possessions. Now as Iowa State makes that left turn from Ames to Dayton, around that corner awaits the Huskies steamroller. To Coach Bill Fennelly's credit he's excited about the prospect of playing UConn, saying it will garner his program some additional attention. Right he is. And despite what the final score turns out to be, all that attention will be good. In fact, Iowa State is really in a no-lose situation. Yet, has there ever been a bigger Sweet 16 underdog than the Cyclones will be?
13. Have dogs, will travel
The frequent-flier mileage winner this season is Georgia. Two western trips (Tempe, Sacramento) in two weeks. REM probably hasn't traveled that far out of Athens in the last two years. The Lady Dogs have done it with toughness, the ability to put a rough end to the season behind them, and the ability to score the biggest buckets at the biggest times against Tulane and Oklahoma State. However, with Stanford on deck, perhaps Georgia would have been happy saving all that time in the air and just staying in Tempe for a while longer.
14. Consistency in Kansas City
The only region that didn't have its chalk erased was Kansas City, setting up two dynamite matchups. Nebraska's blue-collar, efficient, take-no-prisoners style will face Kentucky's quickness, speed and finesse-based attack. Notre Dame versus Oklahoma might be the most evenly matched contest of the regional semis (Xavier-Gonzaga is close), with a backcourt clash to zero in on: Danielle Robinson versus Diggins. Grab some barbecue and settle in. Sunday will be fun day in K.C.
15. Griner gets new grade
Clearly, Baylor's Brittney Griner has improved immensely throughout her freshman season. Now, we might be able to see exactly how much. Saturday's game against Tennessee will be a rematch of Baylor's opponent on Day 1 of the Griner era. The numbers that day for the 6-foot-8 freshman were fine, if not really good: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks, 9 of 10 from the free throw line (maybe the most impressive of them all). The big caveat to making a pure comparison between this game and the one in November lies on the other side. The Tennessee front line is also much improved. Even in the rugged Big 12, it is not every day that Griner faces two bigs like 6-6 Kelley Cain and 6-3 Alyssia Brewer.
16. Who's the best player left on the block?
The question becomes far more interesting with UConn's Tina Charles and Maya Moore excluded (have to maintain intrigue somehow). As great and important as Kelsey Griffin has been for Nebraska, the winner here is Stanford's Nnemkadi Ogwumike by the width of a corn husk. They have both averaged double-doubles in the tournament. Ogwumike is just a bit more of a presence. The world will likely get to see more of her in San Antonio, and a certain writer might finally be able to spell her last name without looking it up each time.
And finally
Nobody's beating UConn. Not only is this not going out on a limb. This isn't even climbing the tree. Certainly, the streak will not end in Dayton. If the Huskies were to lose before reaching the Final Four, then the game would likely have to replace David versus Goliath in the Old Testament.
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Under Armour All-America Game White team
A quick look at who's on the White team in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game.
Updated: December 3, 2008, 3:35 PM ET
By Scouts Inc.
A look at who's on the White team in this year's Under Armour All-America Game.
No. | Player (City, State/School) | |
5 | Matt Barkley (Santa Ana., Calif./Mater Dei) Height: 6-3 | Weight: 222 | ESPNU 150 rank: 2 | QB rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to USC over UCLA, Tennessee, FSU and Cal. Breakdown: Barkley has prototypical size and is a true pocket passer who understands timing and has a great sense of anticipation and ball placement. Fundamentals and ball handling are exceptional. He does the little things very, very well. |
7 | Moses Alipate (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) Height: 6-5 | Weight: 225 | ESPNU 150 rank: 122 | QB rank: 9 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Minnesota over Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa and Cal. Breakdown: Possesses the size and arm strength of a pocket passer with deceptive athleticism and footwork to work out of a spread. He has the measurables, arm and athleticism to become an excellent player at the next level. |
12 | Richard Brehaut (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 206 | ESPNU 150 rank: 33 | QB rank: 4 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to UCLA over Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State and Washington State. Breakdown: He's hard not to like with his competitive, crafty, productive methods. A great field general, he makes good decisions and is mobile. An excellent player with great upside. |
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26 | Trent Richardson (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) Height: 5-11 | Weight: 219 | ESPNU 150 rank: 5 | RB rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Alabama over Florida, FSU, LSU and Mississippi State. Breakdown: A violent runner with the strength to pound it between the tackles and the perimeter speed to turn the corner and take it the distance. A potential high-carry, durable runner at the next level who can wear down a defense. |
3 | Washaun Ealey (Twin City, Ga./Emanuel County Institute) Height: 5-11 | Weight: 205 | ESPNU 150 rank: 35 | RB rank: 4 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Georgia over Florida. Breakdown: He runs with deceptive power and seemingly bigger than his listed measurables. While most of his production comes between the tackles, he flashes a sneaky extra gear when he bounces to the perimeter and has good top-end speed. |
21 | Montrell Conner (Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 210 | ESPNU 150 rank: 63 | RB rank: 8 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Mississippi State over Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon and Alabama. Breakdown: Physically gifted with a great blend of size and straight-line speed. He is a good yards-after-contact back and consistently finishes runs, making smaller defensive backs think twice about coming up to tackle him when he reaches the second level. |
10 | Michael Campanaro (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) Height: 5-10 | Weight: 178 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | ATH rank: 90 College: Committed to Wake Forest over North Carolina, Northwestern, Akron and Maryland. Breakdown: He lacks ideal measurables, but makes up for it with competitive speed, toughness and determination along with great ball skills and upside as a receiver in the passing game. |
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1 | Alshon Jeffrey (St. Matthews, S.C./Calhoun County) Height: 6-3 | Weight: 214 | ESPNU 150 rank: 96 | WR rank: 12 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to USC over South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky. Breakdown: Jeffrey is a big target with big, strong hands, long arms and the frame to ward off defenders with ease. He is physically imposing and has sneaky, deceptive speed to get vertical. |
8 | Morrell Presley (Carson, Calif./Carson) Height: 6-4 | Weight: 215 | ESPNU 150 rank: 48 | TE rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to UCLA. Breakdown: Presley has a tall, lean frame and looks like a big receiver. While he played -- and excelled -- as a tight end, he can split out and appears comfortable playing in a more traditional receiver role. |
2 | Logan Heastie (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 192 | ESPNU 150 rank: 120 | WR rank: 17 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to West Virginia over Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Boston College. Breakdown: Heastie is smooth, fluid and a legit deep threat for a taller wideout. He changes directions without losing much speed in transition, uses quick feet to set defensive backs up and runs crisp short-to-intermediate routes. |
9 | Jamal Reid (Mayo, Fla./Lafayette) Height: 6-0 | Weight: 175 | ESPNU 150 rank: 100 | ATH rank: 12 College: Committed to Miami (Fla.) over USF, Clemson, NC State and Ole Miss. Breakdown: May be one of the best-kept secrets in the country. Whether it's as a wide receiver, defensive back or return specialist, he is simply a threat to score every time he touches the ball. Although not overly explosive, he flashes great top-end speed, is smooth and fluid in all of his movement skills and has some of the better ball skills in this entire class. |
4 | Marlon Brown (Memphis, Tenn./Harding Academy) Height: 6-5 | Weight: 205 | ESPNU 150 rank: 17 | WR rank: 2 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. He's considering Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, LSU and Ohio State. Breakdown: His blend of height, strength and speed allows him to create mismatches in the passing game. He knows how to utilize his large frame to shield defenders in traffic and is a versatile athlete with the rare physical tools to play a number of positions in college. |
11 | Keenan Davis (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) Height: 6-3 | Weight: 195 | ESPNU 150 rank: 116 | WR rank: 15 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Iowa over Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois and Kansas. Breakdown: Davis not only has ideal size, but he has very good speed and is very polished for a young WR. He has a nice frame, is well built and is a smooth athlete with a good stride and can get to top speed quickly for a player his size. |
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88 | Ra'Shede Hageman (Minneapolis/Washburn) Height: 6-5 | Weight: 234 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | WR rank: 12 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Minnesota over Ohio State, Wisconsin and Florida. Breakdown: Hageman possesses good size and the frame to add bulk. He will need added size, but should have little problem getting up to a more ideal weight. He is a productive player as both a receiver and a blocker. |
17 | Arthur Lynch (Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth) Height: 6-5 | Weight: 240 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | TE rank: 7 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Georgia over Boston College, Virginia and Maryland. Breakdown: Lynch flashes deceptive speed for his size and has a smooth running motion. He is a polished route runner with good hands, and though not a burner after the catch, he can earn productive yards after contact with his size. |
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68 | Mark Brazinski (Somerville, N.J./Immaculata) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 280 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | C rank: 2 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. He's considering Rutgers, Boston College, FSU, Penn and North Carolina. Breakdown: Brazinski has an ideal build for the position and plays with great leverage. He's a real scrapper who stays on his blocks, won't give in and maintains his body control and balance, especially in the running game. |
59 | John Martinez (Salt Lake City/Cottonwood) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 264 | ESPNU 150 rank: 30 | OG rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. Considering USC, LSU, Ohio State, UCLA and Oklahoma. Breakdown: Martinez never takes a play off. He's quick off the ball and stays after the defender at the line of scrimmage. He also has great leg drive and plays with good leverage. |
56 | Xavier Su'a Filo (Pleasant Grove, Utah/Timpview) Height: 6-4 | Weight: 285 | ESPNU 150 rank: 55 | OG rank: 2 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. Considering USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, BYU and LSU. Breakdown: Su'a Filo is very athletic and can pull and trap as well as any other offensive lineman in the country. He has exceptional feet and runs more like a tight end than a guard. |
75 | Stan Hasiak (Kapolei, Hawaii/ Kapolei) Height: 6-6 | Weight: 340 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | OG rank: 14 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to UCLA over USC, Cal, Oregon and Arizona. Breakdown: Hasiak has great size, exceptional lower-body strength and gets good movement off the line of scrimmage in the run game. He is also a very good pass protector. He's an intimidating player. |
77 | J.K. Jay (Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal) Height: 6-7 | Weight: 280 | ESPNU 150 rank: 137 | OT rank: 13 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Clemson over Georgia, Tennessee, Miami (Fla.), Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Breakdown: Jay is an athletic offensive tackle whose greatest asset is his quick hands. He really does a good job of keeping defenders away from his body. He also runs exceptionally well and could adjust to playing guard at the next level. |
76 | Kevin Graf (Agoura, Calif./Agoura) Height: 6-6 | Weight: 302 | ESPNU 150 rank: 32 | OT rank: 4 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to USC. Breakdown: Graf is physical, athletic, intimidating and has the tools to be a dominant offensive tackle. With his father and brother both former USC offensive linemen, his lineage is apparent in his technical skill. |
64 | Stavion Lowe (Brownwood, Texas/Brownwood) Height: 6-6 | Weight: 294 | ESPNU 150 rank: 28 | OT rank: 3 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to LSU over Oklahoma, Auburn, Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Breakdown: Lowe is one of the most athletic tackles in the 2009 class. He has great feet and runs extremely well for a big man. Exceptional talent who gives great effort. |
78 | Taylor Lewan (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral) Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | OT rank: 14 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Michigan. Breakdown: Lewan is tall with a good build, but he is lean for an offensive tackle and will need to add more bulk. He plays hard and is very productive. Lewan is very good with his hands as both a run- and pass-blocker and can be tough to beat once he gets locked on. |
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26 | Sam Montgomery (Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood) Height: 6-4 | Weight: 220 | ESPNU 150 rank: 22 | DE rank: 2 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. He's considering South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson, LSU and Georgia. Breakdown:Montgomery has wonderful athleticism, but also does the little things and has a ton of potential. He has all the tools to be a dangerous pass-rusher and his get-off and long arms could make him a menace off the edge. |
88 | Craig Roh (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral) Height: 6-4 | Weight: 225 | ESPNU 150 rank: 87 | DE rank: 5 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Michigan over USC, UCLA, Arizona State and Nebraska. Breakdown: A well-rounded defensive end prospect with good mental and physical intangibles. He combines good quickness and hand technique getting around blockers and to the quarterback as a pass-rusher. Roh is only going to get bigger and stronger and has great upside. |
97 | Justin Chaisson (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman) Height: 6-5 | Weight: 252 | ESPNU 150 rank: 94 | DE rank: 6 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Oklahoma over LSU, Florida, Oregon and UCLA. Breakdown: Chaisson is a good player with a lot of physical upside. He needs to keep developing the small things in his game, but he has the tools to be a handful and make plays at the college level. |
96 | Antwan Lowery (Miami/Columbus) Height: 6-4 | Weight: 330 | ESPNU 150 rank: 124 | DT rank: 8 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Rutgers. Breakdown: Lowery has a consistently exceptional get-off for a big man and his explosiveness allows him to get into opposing backfields and alter or blow up plays. With a nice blend of size and quickness, Lowery has the tools to be a good college defensive tackle. |
68 | Corey Adams (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro) Height: 6-3 | Weight: 277 | ESPNU 150 rank: 54 | DT rank: 4 College: Undecided. Considering USC, Arizona State, Ohio State and Nebraska. Breakdown: There is a lot to like about Adams, who has good height and the frame to keep developing into a physical monster. He flashes good quickness off the ball, is very active and violent with his hands and shows a closing burst. |
75 | Gary Brown (Quincy, Fla./West Gadsden) Height: 6-3 | Weight: 275 | ESPNU 150 rank: 85 | DT rank: 7 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Florida over FSU, Miami (Fla.), Arkansas and Notre Dame. Breakdown: Brown has a wealth of ability and has the tools to develop into a disruptive force at the college level. He can run and close quickly for a big man and has the ability to get in on plays all over the field. |
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5 | Manti Te'o (Honolulu/Punahou) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 230 | ESPNU 150 rank: 4 | OLB rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. Considering USC, Notre Dame, UCLA, Stanford and BYU. Breakdown: It's very difficult to find any physical weaknesses in Te'o's game. He shows great power and strength inside and excels attacking off the perimeter with his great burst and closing quickness. Has all the measurables to develop into an outstanding strongside or inside linebacker at the next level. |
42 | Tom Wort (New Braunfels, Texas/New Braunfels) Height: 6-1 | Weight: 210 | ESPNU 150 rank: 83 | OLB rank: 7 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Oklahoma over USC, Florida, Miami (Fla.) and LSU. Breakdown: Wort is arguably the best pure hitter in this class, and his explosiveness and acceleration in space are very rare. A true sideline-to-sideline guy who should create havoc on the perimeter at the next level with his great closing speed. An excellent tackler, Wort runs through ball carriers and explodes on his final steps of contact, generating the force of a 240-pound 'backer. |
24 | Ronnell Lewis (Dewar, Okla./Dewar) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 225 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | OLB rank: 16 College: Committed to Oklahoma over Oklahoma State. Breakdown: Lewis flashes rare athleticism for his size. He has great speed, range and agility for a 225-pound linebacker and sought-after intensity pursuing the football. All the physical tools are there to polish up and his best football is still ahead of him. |
6 | Dexter Moody (Twin City, Ga./Emanuel County Institute) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 215 | ESPNU 150 rank: 99 | OLB rank: 8 College: Committed to Georgia over Florida, South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Air Force. Breakdown: Moody has some of the best upside we have seen in a defensive prospect in the past few classes. He flashes the speed and great closing burst to chase plays down from the back side and is difficult to seal and reach on the front side with his long, strong hands and quickness slipping blocks. |
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21 | Steve Williams (Dallas/Skyline) Height: 5-10 | Weight: 160 | ESPNU 150 rank: 88 | CB rank: 8 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Cal over Texas Tech, Miami (Fla.), Auburn and Oklahoma. Breakdown: Williams has great stop-start skill and foot quickness shadowing receivers off the line and out of their breaks. Williams will develop more physically and possesses the skills and quick-twitched athleticism to develop into a great cover corner at the next level. |
1 | Branden Smith (Atlanta/Booker T. Washington) Height: 5-11 | Weight: 170 | ESPNU 150 rank: 44 | ATH rank: 4 | Watch: Highlights College: Undecided. Considering Georgia, Florida, Alabama and FSU. Breakdown: An electrifying athlete with the skills and outstanding play speed to excel in all three phases of the game in college. One of the faster skill players in this class, he flashes great recovery speed, burst and man-to-man skills at corner. His outstanding return ability should get him on the field early in college. |
3 | Darrell Givens (Indian Head, Md./Lackey) Height: 6-1 | Weight: 170 | ESPNU 150 rank: 61 | CB rank: 4 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Penn State over Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma and Florida. Breakdown: Givens possesses good size and knows how to utilize it on the field. Needs a bit of polish but the physical tools and natural instincts are there to mold into a great all-around corner at the next level. |
7 | C.J. Barnett (Clayton, Ohio/Northmont) Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175 | ESPNU 150 rank: 73 | CB rank: 5 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to Ohio State over Florida, Miami (Fla.), Cincinnati and Stanford. Breakdown:Barnett is a physically gifted prospect with great instincts and versatility in coverage. He has a tall, athletic build and a very wide wingspan. He's also a forceful yet reliable open-field tackler. Some cornerbacks shy away from contact, but he loves to hit. |
9 | Craig Loston (Aldine, Texas/Eisenhower) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 193 | ESPNU 150 rank: 8 | S rank: 1 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to LSU over Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M and Oregon. Breakdown: Loston could be one of the most athletic players in this class. He possesses tremendous closing speed and covers a lot of ground in zone coverage. He's also athletic enough to play a receiver man-to-man while displaying tremendous catch-up speed and change of direction. |
2 | Devonte Holloman (Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 213 | ESPNU 150 rank: 19 | S rank: 2 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to South Carolina over LSU, North Carolina and Clemson. Breakdown: Holloman is a tall, rangy athlete who can be an outstanding pass defender and provide solid run support. Shows athleticism by high-pointing the football when going up for the interception, demonstrates physical toughness when tackling and has the size to punish the ball carrier or receiver. |
4 | Stephon Gilmore (Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe) Height: 6-1 | Weight: 180 | ESPNU 150 rank: 86 | ATH rank: 8 | Watch: Highlights College: Committed to South Carolina over Alabama, FSU, Tennessee and Clemson. Breakdown: Gilmore is a smooth athlete with great versatility and playmaking upside. He primarily plays quarterback in high school, but will likely be converted to safety in college and with more experience, could become one of his class' best at the position. He's fast, rangy and very athletic. He has natural instincts for making plays and is a true dual threat. |
No. | Player (City, State/School) | |
1 | Anthony Fera (Houston/St. Pius X) Height: 6-2 | Weight: 230 | ESPNU 150 rank: N/A | K rank: 2 College: Committed to Penn State over Michigan, Ohio State and Northwestern. Breakdown: Fera has excellent leg strength, gets good power into his kickoffs and normally kicks the football deep into the end zone or out. Consistent field goal kicker who demonstrates the ability to make field goals well into the 40s distancewise; longest is 58 yards. Also an above-average punter. |
Head coach: Marv Levy (Former head coach of Buffalo Bills and NFL Hall of Famer) |
Offensive coordinator: Sherman Lewis (34 years coaching, including stops in Green Bay and Minnesota) |
Defensive coordinator: George Dyer (Over 20 years in NFL, plus stops at ASU and Michigan State) |
Quarterbacks coach: Conrad Nix (Warner Robins, Ga./Northside) |
Running backs coach: Ryan Derrick (Memphis/Harding Academy) |
Wide receivers coach: Chris Merritt (Miami/Columbus) |
Offensive line coach: Cecil Thomas (Salt Lake City/Cottonwood) |
Defensive line coach: Milan Turner (Twin City, Ga./Emanuel County Institute) |
Inside linebackers coach: Brian Te'o (Honolulu/Punahou) |
Outside linebackers coach: Kale Ane (Honolulu/Punahou) |
Cornerbacks coach: John Sanders (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro) |
Safeties coach: Anthony Lombardi (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) |
Assistant coach: Daryl Jones |
2009 Under Armour All-America Game
The second incarnation of the Under Armour All-America Game was full of fireworks and standout performances with the White team winning 27-16. Be sure to check out ESPN.com's complete coverage of the premier prep event.
UA All-America Game index
Scouting The Practices
• Scouts Inc.: Day 3 practice buzz• Tucker: Day 2 practice buzz
• Tucker: Day 1 practice buzz
• Scouts Inc.: Stock report from UA week• Lawlor: Stars shine in UA All-America Game
• Mahoney: Florida natives represent in Orlando
• Lawlor: UA All-Americans ready for the show
• Lawlor: Survey says ...
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• Mahoney: Toma a surprise skills challenge victor
• Mahoney: Te'o making an impression in Orlando
• Murphy: Future Horns have one common goal
• Luginbill: Breaking down Shepard vs. Pryor
• Miller: Top prospect Shepard stays grounded
• Mahoney: QB Alipate looking to open eyes
• Murphy: Coaching legends return to their roots
• Scouts Inc.: Matchups to watch in UA practices
• Scouts Inc.: Matchups to watch in UA game
• Luginbill: How the teams were selected
• Tale of the tape: Position-by-position comparison
• Breaking down the White team's roster
• Breaking down the Black team's roster
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• Day 3 practice
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• Welcome to the Under Armour Game
• High Five: Best nicknames• Lynch out to break stereotypes
• All-American roundtable
• Barkley ready for challenge of college
• Texas recruits get to know each other
• Texas commit Walters' resolutions for '09
• Conley explains area of scouting
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• Sam and Stan's sights and sounds at UA Game
• Recruits talk recruiting


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I would do anything for her: anything. If it would help her, if it would save her, I would walk through fire – I would die for her – I would kill myself. I would kill anyone. For my beautiful Ann-Marie, I would do whatever I had to.
This, they tell me, is the problem. This is why she left me, why my beautiful Ann-Marie ran away: I love her too much.
The apartment's empty. That's fine. It's not like I don't know how to be alone.
Her smell still lingers – and I breathe deep before I fall asleep, nestled in the memory of her closeness – but her clothes are gone from the closet, her treasures are gone from the shelves. That's fine. They were nothing: items, fripperies. They were hers, and she loved them, but they don't matter.
The apartment's empty of her, the sounds of her living and moving and breathing; when I open my eyes she's not there, and I can't watch her, can't touch her. That's fine. Fine. It's not like I can't live without her; I managed fine before I met her, right? I managed fine when she went to the bathroom or took a shower. If I can do five minutes without her, I can do a lifetime. I don't need her.
Her purse is missing, her shoes aren't there beside the door –
I managed fine when she went out for work or groceries or her girls' nights out, but that's a lie. The familiar, aching fear shoots through me when I see the empty space beside the door, settles in my stomach and clenches my gut. Fear, not for myself, but for my beautiful, perfect Ann-Marie: visions of car crashes, muggers, rapists. She tries to run, to flee. Her toe catches between the bars of a drainage grate, breaks, splits the skin. It twists, catches: she's caught. She stumbles and falls, pulling against the strain of her semi-severed flesh; her face hits the street, splits open; she's crying, helpless, tears mixing with her blood, salt in the wounds –
I fumble for my phone, call her. I try ten times, ring for ring for ring, but she doesn't pick up. She's not going to. That's fine – fine. Of course she's not answering – it doesn't mean anything – she's got caller ID, after all. It doesn't mean anything. It's fine.
I call Lita instead.
She picks up on the second ring: "George?"
"Yeah – hi – you seen Ann-Marie lately?"
A long silence, a muffled noise on the other end of the line. Then I hear Lita blowing smoke against the receiver. "Give it up, honey."
"You don't understand –" – visions of her wrist, broken from the fall, cold and clammy and unnaturally twisted, the fingers twitching occasionally but not obeying her commands; with the other hand she tries to loose the squelching wet mass that is her broken toe from the grate, but can't; her eyes are wide and bright with pain and fear, hopeless, helpless, despairing; and the man she was fleeing is walking slower now, sure, confident, and laughing, laughing. I grip the phone harder. "Is she there with you?"
Lita's fingernails click against the plastic, resonating in my ear. "Why, you wanna come see her? She's not here."
"I just –"
"You gotta stop calling her, George. She can report you, you know."
I take a quick breath, then a deep one, and let it go. The hard knot of fear in my stomach is unraveling, and I release it with my breath. Lita knows I tried to call Ann-Marie; that means Lita's seen her. She's probably there right now.
"I just wanted to make sure she's all right," I say. My voice sounds small, even to me.
"She's fine," says Lita. "Not that it's any of your business."
I sleep fitfully, dreaming of my Ann-Marie. My dreams are half memory: the softness of her hair against my hand, the quick upward tilt of her head when she sees me. Her eyes are dull, afraid and uncaring. She half-crouches, her hand on the door for balance, struggling with her shoes; and I go to help her, to hold her up and help her stand and keep her fingernails from bending back and snapping off against the hard stiff wall of the shoe when she fights with it – and I remember that she brushed off my hand, angry, but in the dream she sinks down and looks away when I touch her arm, quiet, acquiescent. And I know she'll stay, this time. But then the dream shifts, changes, and she's gone after all.
When I wake in the night, smothered by the heavy darkness of our thick winter blanket, my eyes slide over to her side of the bed out of habit – wanting to look at her, touch her, be sure she's there – and find it empty. I panic, freeze for an instant, listening: did she go to the bathroom? I stay where I am, remembering her anger the last time I followed her out of bed; but the apartment is silent, dark, empty. Even the tenants upstairs are sleeping.
I sit up, grab the alarm clock from the nightstand: it's late. Her side of the bed hasn't been slept in. Where is she? I try to think: is she at the bar with her friends? Did she go out tonight? It's late – shouldn't she be back by now?
My phone's halfway open already by the time my hand freezes, because I remember: she's not coming home tonight. Or ever.
And I can't call her.
The image of a semi-truck crashing into her, brakes squealing, as she crosses the street: she looks up, headlights shining bright as panic in her eyes, but it's too late to move. Sixty thousand pounds of metal and plastic and cargo slam into her chest, burst open her ribs, send her flying – trailing blood in the air – until she skids limply across the rough asphalt, scraping open what's left of her skin, eroding the bones that are exposed; and the truck hurtles over her, crushing her spine, before finally jerking to a halt above her. The driver, scared or malicious, reverses back over her again; again and again, forwards and back, he grinds her down into the road beneath his wheels, flattening her, breaking her; and her brain is still intact, her eyes are still bright, her labored broken breath is hissing with agony – but I can't call her.
I can't even call Lita, not now, not in the middle of the night. She's the last tie I have to Ann-Marie – she still picks up her phone when I call, doesn't she? – so I can't lose her. Can't scare her off.
I glare at the fuzzy red LEDs on the clock, willing it to be morning. But the digits are obstinate, unmoving; it isn't even four yet. I have to make it through the rest of the night. Somehow, I have to fall asleep again.
I take Ann-Marie's pillow and squeeze it tightly to my chest, clinging to it like a kid with a teddy bear. I realize I'm shaking, maybe even crying a bit – how am I supposed to sleep when I can see her dying in front of me, her blood congealing into the tire's tread, her spine snapping again and again under the pressure? It's so real. I hug the pillow tighter, reminding myself I can't call her no matter what, can't make sure she's all right. Can't give in to temptation.
Even her smell is almost gone, by now.
The night crawls on, second by second; the truck moves forwards and backwards across her, again and again. I squeeze the pillow as tightly as I can, and try to forget I ever cared about her.
It's not working.
My days are empty, full of hours I don't know how to fill. I still do the same things, more or less – work, sleep, eat, dishes, groceries – but the time I spent watching Ann-Marie is left empty, unused.
Her income was always steadier than mine, and without her I'm living off of ramen and TV dinners. I can be in and out of the store in less than half an hour, loaded with tasteless calories: quick to make, quick to eat, quick to clean up. It doesn't matter; it's just food. The time I spent watching Ann-Marie chop vegetables goes to waste.
I should be working, I know, in this extra time. Instead I stare blankly out the window, restlessly tapping my fingers against my legs, waiting for the empty hours to pass.
Instead of watching Ann-Marie I think about her. I remember her perfect, delicate fingers; and I worry that she'll slice them open, cut them off, when she cooks by herself. The knife could slip out of her hand; the decisive chop with which she carved up bell peppers could sever the tendons of her wrist, and when she tries to regain control her grip could close around the blade rather than the handle; her palm could be slashed into ragged dangling strips of flesh, the blood pooling up and running out, making the knife too slippery to hold –
But I don't call her. Instead I call Lita, once a week.
She was always Ann-Marie's friend, not mine. Really, I could never stand her. I still can't. I hate our little conversations, hate the way she talks, the things she says, that irritating click of her painted nails on the phone.
But she still picks up when I call.
She hardly tells me anything. She doesn't want me to know any details about Ann-Marie's life. That's fine; it doesn't matter. I don't need to know. I don't care. I just need to know if she's okay.
Lita figures if she tells me that much, once a week, I'll stay in line.
Every time I brush my teeth or take a shower my eyes sweep over the broken lock and the place outside the door where I sat, silently, whenever Ann-Marie had a bath. I'd sit there and listen to the sounds the water made when she moved. One time the sounds stopped, and I was afraid she'd fallen asleep – and she might slip into the water, and breathe it in, and when it bubbled up in her lungs she'd drown – and when the door wouldn't open I hurled my weight against it, and broke the lock. My Ann-Marie screamed when I came in. She was surprised, she said, but she sounded scared or hurt, so I went to make sure she was all right; but there was nothing there to be scared of.
She told me never to come in like that again when she was bathing – maybe she was upset, but I was so relieved to see she was all right that I hardly noticed. I did what she asked, anyway. I still sat outside the door and listened, just to be sure, but I didn't surprise her by coming in again.
Somehow the lock never got fixed, but that didn't really matter; it was only us living here, after all.
Ann-Marie's in trouble.
I know this, suddenly, the way I knew when we lived together – when she went out and the door shut behind her and I knew I'd never see her again, something would happen, she'd never come home; she'd be hurt, she'd die; and the last I'd have to remember her by would be that final creak and slam of the door. With that same certainty, that same fear, I know my Ann-Marie is in trouble now.
It's 11:14; she'd be at work now. Her coworker, I can't remember his name, the guy with reddish hair and the beard, the one she used to tell those funny stories about – I must have heard the peanut story a dozen times – he's going to kill her.
His cubicle is right near hers, and they're always swapping anecdotes. He's always talking to her, looking at her, leering at her; he always wanted her, my beautiful Ann-Marie. I know he did. She turned him down, of course she did, because of me – but today he's just going to snap; he can't take it anymore. She's so beautiful, so perfect; she's everything he ever dreamed of. He's going to drag her out behind the building on their lunch break and force himself on her, leave rough bruises all over her fragile skin – and if she doesn't submit to him he'll smash the bottle of whatever he's drinking against the wall, and he'll take the glass shards and cut out her eyes, flay her arms, slit her arteries – he'll cut the areolae from her breasts, to keep as macabre medallions of his conquest – and she'll die like that, in fear and pain – but he'll take her before the blood loss does, the spiteful bastard, exulting in the sight of her stripped and bloody and broken body all riddled with holes beneath him.
My breath catches in my throat, knowing this, seeing it – my fists are shaking with hatred and fear – and I call Ann-Marie at work.
No caller ID there. She actually picks up, and answers, and I hear her voice for the first time in months.
In my head I'm running through the familiar script: Where are you? Who's with you? Is everything okay? Baby, that guy who works with you – you know, what's-his-name with the peanuts – stay the hell away from him. I'm fucking serious, okay? Don't you fucking go near him. But I haven't heard her voice in months, and it shocks me out of my terror.
I'd do anything for her – and she doesn't want me to call her, doesn't want me to talk to her, doesn't want to hear my voice ever again. I hesitate a long moment, wonder if she can hear me breathing, and finally hang up.
And call Lita.
"She's doing fine," she says. "Just peachy."
"No," I say, "no, she's not. Can you call her at work for me? Look, there's this coworker – peanut guy – you know peanut guy, right? He's going to hurt her, listen to me, you've got to call her and warn her – she won't listen to me – I can't call her – but it's an emergency, Lita, you've got to call her, he'll kill her –"
"Don't even start this shit with me, George."
"You're not listening to me – she's going to die –"
Lita sighs, blows smoke, clicks her nails against the phone: the familiarly grating sounds of Lita. "Okay, hon," she says, "do you really need me to spell it out for you? One: you're a crazy bastard and everything you say is a lie. Two: threatening her isn't going to bring her back. Three: Toby doesn't even work there anymore. Four: I'm not going to help you violate your restraining order. Five: the crazy bullshit calls have got to stop. I'm not calling her, you're not calling her, you're not calling me with this crazy bullshit anymore. Six: even if she died, it wouldn't make any difference to you. You're so not invited to her funeral." She takes a deep breath, a drag on her cigarette, and blows more smoke at my ear. "I don't know how I can make this clearer for you, but even if you were right – even if Toby came back right now and shot her dead, for some inexplicable reason – it still wouldn't be any of your business. Got it?"
Confusion and panic fight for dominance, and in the end confusion wins. I listen to dead air for a while, trying to figure out how to respond; eventually my brain switches tactics, and I say, "You're a good friend, Lita."
"Not yours."
"No," I agree. "Not mine."
Toby – his name was Toby. Toby Manchester. I remember his name now.
I look him up: he's living two states away now, and he's married to a woman named Rachel. They've got two kids – Lexie and Toby Jr. – and they're both working full-time. I have to admit it doesn't look likely.
All the same, I call Ann-Marie one more time, a few days later – just to hear her voice, just to be sure she's still alive. I hang up as soon as she answers.
When I'm rinsing off the fork from my cup-noodle dinner, my eyes brush across the potted lavender plant Ann-Marie forgot to take with her when she went. It's dead now, stiff and brown and shriveled. I didn't water it enough; I didn't bother watering it at all, at first.
It's still sitting where she left it, by the window. I should've gotten rid of it as soon as it withered, but I didn't. I still can't bring myself to throw it out.
It would be blooming now, I realize.
"Look," says Lita, "this is getting embarrassing. Not that it wasn't before, of course." Smoke. "I can't keep having her ex call me."
I feel numb. Lita wants to cut Ann-Marie out of my life, even the empty shell of her that's left. Even just the knowledge if she's alive. But I can't lose her. I can't.
"Listen," she says, "I haven't told you this, and maybe I shouldn't, but I'm hoping it'll help you give up. She's been seeing someone. Guy named Joe. He's a plumber." Her voice is too fast, but she stops herself there. More carefully, she says, "They're engaged, actually."
"Who is he?" My voice cracks.
I can almost hear her shrug. "Shouldn't matter to you. Look, Georgie, I'm just saying: she's moved on. You should, too. Get over her." She snorts a little, almost laughing: "I'd tell you to find someone new, but there's not a girl in the world I'd wish you on."
"Who is he?"
"You gonna calm down, or do I have to call the police?"
I quiet down, fight against the panic. It's a struggle to keep it down. I feel like I'm going to vomit. My knuckles are white on the phone, but my voice is calm, quiet, not shaking. Not shaking. "No. No, it's fine." She belongs with me, but it's fine. She's not mine. She can do what she wants. It's fine. "I'm just worried. Does he check out? He – what if he – I'm just worried he might hurt her."
Visions of a stranger with her, plumbing her, hurting her. Joe's a wife-beater, a liar, a manipulator. A serial killer. When he's had his fun with her he'll tie her up in his basement, torture her, drive nails into the soles of her feet; he'll flay her alive; he'll butcher her like a pig. He'll stuff her corpse and keep it there, a doll, a trophy, the star of his collection. My perfect, precious Ann-Marie, one of fifteen murdered wives, with glass buttons instead of eyes.
Lita just laughs. "You're one to talk. You hurt Ann-Marie more than anyone else."
That stings. It was meant to. Lita's a right asshole sometimes, and I'd never put up with her shit if I didn't need her. But she's all I've got left.
"Look, honey, you know what your problem is?" Click-click-click. "You don't trust her. You never did."
"I'd trust Ann-Marie with anything –"
"Yeah, sure. Just not herself." Click-click-click-click-click. "You were always watching for her to screw it up somehow. Trying to protect her from the whole world, when you were the worst thing in it. You didn't even let her put on her shoes without watching, for chrissakes, like she was gonna strangle herself with the laces or something." Click-click-click. "She's stronger than you think. She doesn't need you to protect her." Click-click. "You ever think about letting her make her own mistakes? She's a person, Georgie. She's not your pet."
I struggle to move my tongue, to push past the lump in my throat, but my voice cracks again anyway. "When's the wedding?"
"Doesn't matter. You're not invited."
Dead air.
"I'm done with this," says Lita. "Don't call me again."
I can't find Joe.
I don't know his last name, where he met her, what he looks like, anything. All I know is a plumber named Joe, and that's not enough. I don't know who he is.
I don't know if he's safe.
I can't find him.
I find myself watching the phone five minutes out of ten, wanting to call Lita, wanting to call Ann-Marie. I spend more time watching the phone than I ever did using it.
It occurs to me that maybe Joe's not even real; maybe Lita made him up, just so she'd have an excuse to stop talking to me. Maybe she and Ann-Marie made him up together.
Not calling. Not calling. Not calling.
Watching the phone.
Who the fuck is Joe? I can't find him.
Months later, I call Ann-Marie's extension at work again. I want to tell her – I don't know. I just want to talk to her again. To hear the sound of her voice.
She doesn't answer.
Instead, it's a girl named Kelly. Some voice I've never heard before.
And Ann-Marie is gone.


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Oct 16, 2009 5:12 PM by Rob Kirkpatrick
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won top honors by designing, building, and operating the most attractive and efficient solar-powered home. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took second place followed by Team California in third place.
The active competition lasted for a week, with the prototype home designs open to the public through Sunday. Team Germany's winning "Cube House" design produced a surplus of power even during three days of rain. This is the team's second-straight Solar Decathlon victory, after winning the previous competition in 2007.
"This competition to build zero carbon homes has been a tremendous undertaking and we have seen terrific efforts by all the teams," Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman said. "The ingenuity that comes from individual effort is the promise of our future."
Over the past two weeks, the 2009 Solar Decathlon challenged 20 university-led teams from the United States and as far away as Spain, Germany, and Canada to compete in 10 contests, ranging from subjective elements such as architecture, market viability, communications, lighting design, and engineering, to technical measurements of how well the homes provided energy for space heating and cooling, hot water, home entertainment, appliances, and net metering.
New to this year's competition, the Net Metering Contest was worth 150 points towards the final results and was the most heavily weighted contest. It challenged teams to generate surplus energy, above and beyond the power needed to run a house, which they fed into a power grid.
Team Germany earned 908.29 points out of a possible 1,000 to win the competition, followed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 897.30 points, and Team California with 863.08 points.
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Hmm. So far I've had the most success as Karthus top lane using the following build: -Start Chalice+Boots+pots, taking 1 point in each skill. -Rush Hextech Sweeper and Sorceror's Shoes-the former for the utility/CDR and the latter for power. -Build Giant's Belt-> Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Rylai's and Sweeper are your core items. After this, you need Grail, Void Staff, and one defensive armor item that has Chain Vest in it. Options to consider are Frozen Heart, Zhonya's, or Warden's->Randuins. (If you take any armor item that isn't Frozen Heart, replace your Sorcs with Ionians.) You end up with lots of damage, bulk, AND utility. Initially, try to keep your distance-use your E when the enemy gets too close, but abuse your Q poke whenever possible. Your W is your team's best friend for boosting your team's DPS-it also works decently with champions who like the slow (like Shyvana.) Use your ult for DPS or kills. R->Q->W=E, leveling E when you need push and W when you need to team support. Revive+Garrison are my usual summoners. I go 21-1-8 with movement speed over mana regen. You can eventually swap out bot if the need arises-once Karth gets his pushing power... WotA, I've found, feels like a noob trap on top laner Karthus. Rabadon's has the worst build path in the game and takes up an item slot I could easily spend on Void Staff. Any comments?
I've seen someone on eu-w do well starting Catalyst for top lane Karthus, which lets him stay in there for a really long time if he's not killed outright, and the health gives you a harder time dropping him. RoA is pretty good on Karthus.
Bump to the first page for people to read.
bump this **** sticky it do what ever to keep it fornt page material
So what's your take on Jayce?
bumb with a hope of the new toons get updated
I think late game Tristana's AS Steroid is miles ahead, when combined with the rest of her kit. And don't forget Fiora/Eve have a 120% AS buff, and Fiora's resets on kills/assists. I personally suggest going the Ezreal route, and I mention Ezreal because people act as if there aren't plenty of AD carries who go for Triforce, so Triforce Jayce is "dumb" - Sheen into Sanguine Blade into Triforce.
I personally get Trinity Force as a 6th item, and often have enough CDR that I can skip the brutaliser/ghostblade.
you should share your knowledge vlolandum,


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Purdue Boilermakers (25-6)
@Iowa Hawkeyes (11-19)
Saturday, March 05
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Attendance: 12,132
Iowa City, IA (Sports Network) - Jarryd Cole had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Iowa dashed Purdue's lingering hopes of a Big Ten title with a 67-65 win over the sixth-ranked Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Matt Gatens and Bryce Cartwright each had 13 points for the Hawkeyes (11-19, 4-14 Big Ten) who halted a six-game losing streak to end the season with perhaps their signature win of the year.
Cartwright also added seven assists and six rebounds while Melsahn Basabe chipped in with 11 points and eight boards.
JaJuan Johnson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to pace the Boilermakers (25-6, 14-4), who are still in second place in the Big Ten, but needed a win and an Ohio State loss to Wisconsin on Sunday to share the regular-season title.
Lewis Jackson and E'Twaun Moore scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, for Purdue, which had a seven game win streak snapped.
It looked as if the Boilermakers were going to run away with this one right from the start. With a 17-10 lead approaching the mid-point of the opening half, the Hawkeyes scored the next seven of nine points, making it 19-17 with 9 1/2 left. Cole's tip in and three-point play capped the momentum-changing run.
"He was phenomenal, and it was right from the beginning," Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said of Cole. "He established how we were going to play effort wise, and at the defensive end you've got to defend this team. They're too good."
Purdue kept its lead until Cartwright nailed a jumper with 66 seconds left, giving Iowa the lead and then Johnson's jumper on the next trip made up for the 36-36 tie at the break.
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Throughout the world, millions of people of different faiths practice orthodox forms of religion. David Volach's intimate and haunting film focuses on one Israeli family that belongs to the Haredic Community, one of the most ultra-Orthodox in the world, but its message will resonate far beyond. My Father My Lord examines the choices made and the costs potentially exacted by what some might see as an overly rigid observation of religious tenets, but for many is just a way of life. The film introduces the world of a respected rabbi, his devoted wife and their young son; the rabbi leads a community whose existence is based on complete faith in God and adherence to laws dictated by their religion. As the family prepares for an anticipated journey to the Dead Sea, the film observes the father as he guides his young son, always teaching him the laws of their faith, while his dutiful wife smiles in agreement. Their trip is a pleasant one, but when the rabbi's need to pray gets in the way of his family's welfare, tragedy seems to be lurking. The rabbi is troubled by his sudden and unexpected struggle to balance his strict observance with the health and safety of his family, but ultimately, he believes that he is wrapped in the arms of God. Volach's impeccable storytelling uses all the cinematic elements to create a mood and expose his vision of this society. My Father My Lord is likely to elicit strong reactions from audiences, but even as Volach trains a focused eye on this community and way of life, he manages to present the story of the rabbi without blindly criticizing. This subtle film, with just a handful of characters, packs a profound emotional resonance that will linger long after its ending. Named "Discovery of the Festival" at Haifa.
Born in Israel in 1970, DAVID VOLACH was brought up, together with his 19 siblings, in an ultra-orthodox family. The family lived in the Haredic community in Jerusalem, one of the most orthodox Jewish communities in the country. In his late teens, he studied in the Ponevezh yeshiva, one of the most famous Talmudical yeshivas. During that time, he began his long process of secularization. Eleven years ago, at age twentyfive, he left the religious community, became secular, and moved to Tel-Aviv. There he took film courses for a year. My Father My Lord is his first feature film.


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I Can't See Nobody LyricsArtist: Nina SimoneAlbum: To Love Somebody I walk the lonely streets; I watch the people passing by. I used to smile and say hello. Guess I was just a happy guy. Then you happened,girl, this feeling that posessses me. I just can't move myself. I guess it all just had to be. (Chorus) I can't see nobody...no, I can't see nobody. Mine eyes can only look at you...you. I used to have a brain; I used to think of many things. I watched the falling rain and listened to the sweet birds sing. Don't ask me why, little girl. I love you and that's all I can say. You're ev'ry ,ev'ry breath I take.You are my nights; my night and day. (chorus...) Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine. I never felt like this before...a love like yours so young and fine. And now as I try to forget you...it doesn't work out any way. I loved you such a long time ago...but in my eyes you'll always be. Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine. I loved you such a long time ago...don't know why... And I don't know why...baby... (chorus...) (chorus...)
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I just purchased a "Smashing Pumpkin Ale" kit from Northern and this is going to be my first attempt at adding an actual vegetable to my brew for flavor. I'm curios for any tips and or tricks you may have learned through trial and error. My goal is to NOT make any errors. I also purchased 3 pounds of 6 Row to add to the pumpkin mash. Have any of you tried roasting a 10 pound pumpkin or am I better off going with canned? I would much rather go with the real thing even though its a little more work. Northern added 1 tsp of pumpkin spice into the recipe and after reading the reviews I think I would like to add more spices to my recipe. Does anyone have any thoughts on that or past experiences you may have had? Im planning on brewing at the end of August for a 6 week turnaround as the directions suggest. Is there any thoughts on the timing? Thanks in advance!
Hi I have done it before but I have found with experience that the pumpkin does not impart much flavor if at all. The spices you add are what give the flavor. If you are making a 5 gallon batch 10lbs seems like a lot. Either way, rather if you go canned or real make sure you use LOTS of rice hulls to prevent a stuck sparge; the pumpkin will gum up your tun with some seriousness! Roasting the pumpkin in the oven is absolutely essential to help in caramelizing the sugars. If you go canned, this is exactly what you need: http://www.verybestbaking.com/Libbys...mpkin29oz.aspx Any other specific questions I'd be happy to help.... Cheers!
I've done it both ways, but the can just seems to be easier. A lot of people talk about getting a stuck sparge when they do a pumpkin beer, but my fix is to put the pumpkin into a five gallon paint strainer bag and then basically steep the pumpkin in my strike water as it heats up. You still get the color and flavor and aroma from the pumpkin without near as much of a mess. As for doing a whole pumpkin, cut it up into chunks, add a little water to your pan and let it roast at 400 for about 45 minutes, or until you can stick a fork through it. Then scrape all the pumpkin off, and smash it all together. Put it back on a cookie sheet, and roast at 400 for another 45 minutes to an hour to get some caramelization going on there. As for the spice, I added one tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice to mine and after 1.5 months in the bottle it was honestly the best pumpkin beer I've ever had.
Brewmaster12, thanks for the great info. Would you be willing to share your recipe using canned pumpkin? Thanks!
I just throw the pumpkin into the boil, you end up with alot more trub but its better then a stuck mash which i have dealt with twice, it a PITA!
A friend of mine made an imperial pumpkin ale and used a pound of pumpkin per pint in the recipe. The beer was phenomenal. The pumpkin has to be mashed for the same reasons your grains do if you want it to contribute to body and mouthfeel. I'm actually brewing myself a pumpkin in about a week to have ready for September. Don't forget the rice hulls!!
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Just don't overdo the spices. If you are thinking about adding more than what the recipe calls for wait until it's finished fermenting or when transferring to secondary. You can add more then after tasting it.
I like to use half to mash and half of it in the boil.It makes it a little easier both ways of straining.It still is kinda messy.Roast your own sugar pumpkin if you can get one.Ive only used canned ,ive used spiced cannned once it has Pumpkin spice/sugar only in it but didnt have other junk in it-account for the sugar for gravity. Prepare for some volume loss also because of all the trub and settleing. My experience is the more you use the more veg/pumpkin flavor you get,then spice how you want but watch out for overdoing the spices.
Thank you all for the words of wisdom and advice. I will take it all into account as I prepare to make this one. Im still trying to find a sugar pumpkin this time of year is becoming quite difficult. Canned may be my only option right now unless I used another gourd type of pumpkin. I am making a 5 gallon kit and letting it ferment in a 6 gallon fermenter taking into account for the addition of the pumpkin.
I think 1 16 oz can per gallon is a good start for canned 100% pumpkin. As far as spices well youll have to skim through recipes or have a recipe or get advice. Because spices can get out of hand. Perfect time to make a pumpkin too,i think they age well best for 3+ months.Depending,i guess. Fun beer to make its pretty versatile as far as style too. Cheers!


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