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Jan 10 '18
MIAMI -- Butch Davis kept the message simple when he met with his new FIU football team for the first time Tuesday. Nike Presto Sale .He rattled off a list of schools who arent in major conferences and still found a way to get into major bowls in recent years, the likes of Boise State and Northern Illinois and Central Florida and Houston.If they can get into Jan. 1 bowl games, why not us? Davis said. Why not us?And with that, Davis next rebuilding project began.Davis five-year contract -- one thats worth about $1 million annually -- was finalized Tuesday, his first day on the job as FIUs newest football coach. He hasnt seen the team play yet and is leaning against going to either of the Panthers final two games this season, choosing for now to spend the majority of his time getting a staff together and preparing to start culling South Floridas super-fertile recruiting ground once again.I love this opportunity, said Davis, who has been an ESPN analyst for the last three years and sought the Miami job -- his old job -- that went to Mark Richt last December. I am grateful to be here and to be the head football coach at FIU. And I look at this challenge as one that has no limits for the ceiling.Davis was introduced to the FIU community at the schools stadium, one that hasnt had much to cheer about in the last few years.This will be the fifth consecutive season that the Panthers miss a bowl game, and now Davis will be the one charged with making sure that streak doesnt last much longer.This is a day today thats a gamechanger, said Pete Garcia, FIUs executive director of sports and entertainment -- and someone who worked side-by-side with Davis at Miami and with the Cleveland Browns. Not just for FIU football, but for FIU athletics.Davis went 51-20 at Miami from 1995 to 2000, taking over a program decimated by sanctions and scholarship losses and turning it into one that would dominate its way to the 2001 national title. Davis was with the Browns when that title was won, taking them to the playoffs in 2002 -- the last appearance in the postseason for that franchise.He coached North Carolina from 2007 through 2010, then got fired in 2011 as part of the fallout of an NCAA investigation. Davis was never implicated in that scandal.Getting let go by the Tar Heels left a bad taste in Davis mouth, though he said he had a bigger reason for wanting to resume his career on the sideline.The motivation to take this job had to do with kids, Davis said. I love kids. I love coaching. I love the competition. I love the recruiting aspect. I love being in the locker room and the weight room. ... Thats why you coach. If you dont coach for the kids, you shouldnt coach at all.Not long before Davis first FIU event, Richt said he wished the newest coach in town well. Miami and FIU are scheduled to resume their series in 2018 and 2019.I think Butch is a great coach, period, Richt said. I think hes a great person. I think it already is a home run for FIU. I know hes going to be excited about the challenge and the opportunity there. Well have to get ready when the time comes. I dont know him well, but Ive known him for a while, and I have a lot of respect for him as a coach and a person.FIU President Dr. Mark Rosenberg said he thinks Tuesdays move will be one that resonates at the school for a long time.Butch Davis has fire in the belly for excellence, Rosenberg said. He has fire in the belly for student-athletes. And he has fire in the belly for American college football.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgAdidas Iniki Zwart .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Adidas Nmd r1 Boost x Gucci . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. http://www.bestellenadischoenen.nl/balenciaga-triple-s-99-ii/ . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. The continuing evolution of spread and no-huddle offenses in college football is changing the way some coaches measure defensive success.Thats a good thing for the ACC. Already this season, there have been eight games involving at least one Atlantic Coast Conference team in which the winning team gave up at least 30 points.Pittsburgh (2-2, 0-1 ACC) has played in three straight games with scores in the 30s and 40s, all against Power Five programs. The Panthers beat Penn State 42-39 , then lost 45-38 at Oklahoma State and 37-36 last weekend at North Carolina. Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi said rule changes have made playing defense more challenging.Its been like that for a couple of years and it continues to roll, said Narduzzi, a long-time defensive coordinator. It is what it is. We have to adjust and move with it. ... Every team that weve faced this year has been no-huddle and moves quickly. ... I was happier with what we did defensively (against UNC) compared to last week against Oklahoma State.Pitt allowed 640 yards against the Cowboys, but just 471 against the Tar Heels.One rule change that permits offensive lineman to go further downfield also allows teams to disguise their intentions longer.Defense is very difficult anyway, knowing it is reactionary and you have to identify specific cues to determine run or pass, said Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall, who calls the Cavaliers defensive signal. He said the longer offenses -- especially those with dual-threat quarterbacks -- have to make that run or pass decision, the harder they are to stop.I dont think the rule is good for college football, but it is good for entertainment, Mendenhall said. If viewership is up, Im sure the rule will stay the same. If viewership is down, then there will be possibly another rule. But the nature of the offense is based on rule change, and has now made it to where its quite difficult.Mendenhall is a big believer in using statistics to assess his teams play, but the numbers he uses have changed.Yards and points per play matter a lot because so many teams are going fast. Total defense, not so relevant, and scoring defense, Mendenhall said, adding that the faster pace of most games naturally inflates total defense numbers.Thats how Narduzzi, a former defensive coordinator at Cincinnati and Michigan State, and coach Paul Johnson at GGeorgia Tech see it, too. Adidas Superstar Mesh Wit/Marine/Rood. At Cincinnati and Michigan State, Narduzzi said, Our goal defensively was to limit the other team to 13 points per game. Today, that just isnt going to happen.The Yellow Jackets (3-1, 1-1) used to put up for some of the gaudiest offensive numbers in the league. This year, their 24.2 points a game ranks 13th in the league.I think what happens is when you look at scores, scores just in themselves can be very deceiving, Johnson said. You take Syracuse, who tries to play 800 mph. For them to be in a 24-17 game would be like us being in a 7-3 game because theyre getting three times the possessions and their defense is also getting three times as many. Common sense would tell you if I play a game and I get 15 to 18 possessions Im going to score more than if I get nine to 12.The ACC has seven teams averaging at least 36 points, and eight averaging at least 450 yards.Third-ranked Louisville (4-0), with dual-threat quarterback sensation Lamar Jackson already having accounted for 25 touchdowns (13 passing, 12 running), somewhat skews the numbers. The Cardinals are averaging 63.5 points and 682 yards, both tops in the country. Against Syracuse, Louisville rolled up 845 yards in a 62-28 victory.The Cardinals will visit No. 5 Clemson on Saturday in a highly anticipated showdown. The Tigers rank third nationally in total defense, allowing just 218.5 yards, but have put those numbers together against a schedule that includes offensively challenged Auburn, Troy, South Carolina State and Georgia Tech.Saturdays ACC showcase could be another high-scoring affair with defenses trying to contain Jackson and Clemsons Deshaun Watson.And if it is, it wont be the last. North Carolina defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said defenses are going to be playing catch up for some time.I dont think theres any question of that, Chizik said. Theres very potent offenses in this league. I mean, thats just the way it is.---AP sports writers Will Graves in Pittsburgh, Charles Odum in Atlanta and Aaron Beard in Chapel Hill, North Carolina contributed to this report.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr ;Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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