SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS IN JANUARY 2005 PART 1
JANUARY 1st 2005
UTAH SHOCKS MICHIGAN IN ROSE BOWL
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The BCS games on New Years Day 2005 gave us quite some results! In the Rose Bowl in Urban Meyer’s final game as a Utah head coach before he heads to Notre Dame to be their new coach in the following season as he leads the Utes to being the first non BCS conference team to win a BCS bowl game as upcoming head coach of the Utah Utes Defensive Kyle Whittingham joining him as a “Co” Head Coach
Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards came out to play as he caught 2 touchdowns in the 1st half and caught for 100 receiving yards too
However Utah after a slow start in the 1st half was able to pick up the pace in the 2nd half as Alex Smith threw for his 2 to 3 touchdowns in this game including a pass that led to a game winning field goal with 3 seconds left in the game to win the game 30-33.
Smith would end up with being the MVP of the Rose Bowl and could end up being a high pick in the 1st round in the NFL Draft.
JANUARY 1st 2005
TEXAS PUTS IN A SHOW RIDES TO A BLOWOUT VICTORY IN FEISTA BOWL
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Texas played lights out Saturday Night in Glendale Arizona as the Longhorns crushed the Pittsburgh Panthers 41-10
Vince Young showed out with a 300 yard passing game with 3 touchdown passes and a touchdown run while running back Cedric Benson with a 100 yard game and a touchdown run himself.
Young who would end up as the game’s MVP broke Fiesta Bowl records for passing and rushing yards for a quarterback.
Young put out a showcase for what should be a hyped early Heisman favorite candidacy going into the 2005 season.
JANUARY 1st 2005
OKLAHOMA STATE COACH LES MILES TO BECOME NEW COACH FOR STANFORD
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The Stanford Cardinal football team finally has a new head coach and it’s Oklahoma State’s head coach Les Miles who waited a few days after their Independence Bowl appearance to officially sign a deal to become the Cardinal’s new head coach.
Offensive coordinator Mike Gundy is set to take on the role as the new Oklahoma State head coach in 2005.
JANUARY 2nd 2005
MIAMI DOLPHINS CLINCH NUMBER 1 IN NFL DRAFT
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After a 1-15 record the Miami Dolphins having the worst record of the 2004 NFL Season will have the number 1 pick in 2005 NFL Draft in April.
The Dolphins who have already made a historical hire in making USC Offensive Coordinator Norm Chow their new head coach who is expected to be introduced as the Dolphins head coach on Thursday.
JANUARY 2nd 2005
BROWNS WILL NOT REMOVE INTERM HEAD COACH TAG ON TERRY ROBISKIE WILL GO BACK TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AS THE SEARCH FOR A NEW ONE
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The Cleveland Browns will search for a new head coach in the 2005 season after they decided not to make Jerry Robiskie their personal head coach after leading the Browns from a 1-5 record to a 6-10 record in 2004.
JANUARY 3rd 2005
2004 NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE SET
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The 2004 NFL Playoffs are set as we take a look at the picture that has been painted for this January and the Super Bowl 39 in early February.
The 2 15-1 teams in the league will take their respective conferences number 1 seed with the New England Patriots once again being the 1st seed in the AFC and the Philadelphia Eagles getting the 1st seed in the NFC.
The Oakland Raiders led by probable NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eli Manning gets the number 2 seed in the AFC while the Atlanta Falcons get the number 2 seed in the NFC
Those are the teams that will get the Wild Card bye while the Wild Card teams are seed to be the 3rd seed in the AFC the AFC South champion Indianapolis Colts vs the 6th seed in the AFC the runners up of the AFC East the New York Jets.
The 4th seed champions of the AFC North Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the 5th seed and the 2nd wild card team the San Diego Chargers the runners up of the AFC West
Meanwhile in the NFC
The 3rd seed champions of the NFC North the Minnesota Vikings will take on the 6th seed Wild Card St Louis Rams the runners up of the NFC West while the 4th seed champions of the the NFC West the Seattle Seahawks will play the 5th seed runners up of the NFC North the Green Bay Packers.
JANUARY 3rd 2005
CAL QB AARON RODGERS SHINES IN SUGAR BOWL VICTORY AGAINST MIAMI
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California QB Aaron Rodgers put on a show in an unpredictable comeback against the Miami Hurricanes in the Sugar Bowl about being down 21-0 at the half.
Rodgers would come back and lead his team in the 2nd half to a 34-28 win in a 320 yards and 3 touchdown performance including a game winning touchdown with just under a minute left in the game!
Needless to say Aaron Rodgers was named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl and reportedly declared for the 2005 NFL Draft right after the game where he is expected to be a very high pick in the 1st round.
JANUARY 4th 2005
USC BLOWS OUT AUBURN COMPLETES BACK TO BACK NATIONAL TITLE RUN
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The USC Trojans have capped off a perfect season with a BCS national title and a probable back to back AP national title after a one sided 55-24 win in the Orange Bowl for the biggest blowout in National Championship game history.
After a 3-0 opening lead by Auburn USC led by Matt Leinart,Heisman winner Reggie Bush and Biletnikoff winner Mike Williams immediately responded with big plays and a solid as a rock defensive line play. Almost everything seemed to go right for the Trojans.
Leinart found Williams for 2 touchdown pass, Reggie Bush ran for 2 touchdowns inducing a 56 yard one and a touchdown run for Lendale White and a touchdown catch from Reggie Bush and one from Dwayne Jarrett in a 4 touchdown and 400+ yards game in which afterwards Leinart told the USC fans and media in a postgame interview “I’m coming back” for a Senior year.
Reggie Bush was the one thought to become the Orange Bowl MVP with a 300 yard rushing game with 2 touchdowns runs and a touchdown catch and showed why he took the Heisman home this season.
Meanwhile on the losing side Jason Campbell of Auburn seemed to be doing all the work with 2 touchdown passes and a 200+ passing yards plus a touchdown run.
That said don’t expect draft stocks for Campbell,Brown and Williams to drop as all 3 will declare for April’s draft.
JANUARY 6th 2005: TIME WARNER TO BUY HASBRO?
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AOL Time Warner might be on the verge of making another major acquisition as they could very well be in on its way to buy toy giant Hasbro for a 10$ billion dollar deal.
However both companies shall have to wait on the upcoming Presidential administration for the sides to make some sort of deal.
JANUARY 7th 2005
BROWNS HIRE ROB RYAN AS NEW HEAD COACH
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The Cleveland Browns have hired Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to be their new head coach
Ryan had been the linebacker coaches for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2003 and in 2004 he help lead the Raiders to the top rated defense in the AFC.
And now he will lead the Browns in his first head coaching job.
Ryan had his eye kept on by the Browns in the event that Cleveland would search for a new head coach and that now seems to be the case.
JANUARY 8th 2005
WILD CARD SATURDAY WRAP UP: PACKERS BEAT THE SEAHAWKS AND CHARGERS BEAT THE STEELERS
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The Green Bay Packers were able to sneak out a win against the Seattle Seahawks 30-27 as Brett Favre found Donald Driver and rookie Rashaun Woods for 2 key touchdowns in a rematch of last year’s NFC Wild Card game and were able to stop a game winning drive by the Seattle Seahawks as Packers safety Mark Roman was able to pick off a pass in midfield.
The Packers move on and will take on Atlanta in the Divisional Round
In the AFC game the Chargers took out the Steelers in a one sided game in which Kurt Warner unfortunately was injured early on in which the team had to go to 1st round rookie Matt Schaub for the rest of the game and which the Chargers defense including a 2 sack game by 1st overall pick Tommie Harris helped the Chargers win the game 33-10 including 2 touchdown runs by LaDainian Tomlinson.
The Chargers are expected to take on New England next week in the Divisional Round
JANUARY 9th 2005: WILD CARD SUNDAY WRAP UP COLTS ROUTE THE JETS WHILE THE VIKINGS SURVIVE A SCARE FROM THE RAMS
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The Colts took care like it was nobody’s business against the Jets willing 40-17 after another monster performance we have seen throughout the year by non other than Peyton Manning.
On the NFC side the Minnesota Vikings were able to stop a slow start where the Rams had their number for most of the 1st Half before the duo of Culpepper and Moss shifted into full head for a 34-24 victory.
Colts will take on the Raiders in the Divisional Round next week in a battle of the brothers between Peyton’s Colts and Eli’s Raiders
The Vikings will take on the Eagles the divisional round next week as we should expect both of these to be good ones!
UTAH SHOCKS MICHIGAN IN ROSE BOWL
ESPN. COM
The BCS games on New Years Day 2005 gave us quite some results! In the Rose Bowl in Urban Meyer’s final game as a Utah head coach before he heads to Notre Dame to be their new coach in the following season as he leads the Utes to being the first non BCS conference team to win a BCS bowl game as upcoming head coach of the Utah Utes Defensive Kyle Whittingham joining him as a “Co” Head Coach
Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards came out to play as he caught 2 touchdowns in the 1st half and caught for 100 receiving yards too
However Utah after a slow start in the 1st half was able to pick up the pace in the 2nd half as Alex Smith threw for his 2 to 3 touchdowns in this game including a pass that led to a game winning field goal with 3 seconds left in the game to win the game 30-33.
Smith would end up with being the MVP of the Rose Bowl and could end up being a high pick in the 1st round in the NFL Draft.
JANUARY 1st 2005
TEXAS PUTS IN A SHOW RIDES TO A BLOWOUT VICTORY IN FEISTA BOWL
ESPN .COM
Texas played lights out Saturday Night in Glendale Arizona as the Longhorns crushed the Pittsburgh Panthers 41-10
Vince Young showed out with a 300 yard passing game with 3 touchdown passes and a touchdown run while running back Cedric Benson with a 100 yard game and a touchdown run himself.
Young who would end up as the game’s MVP broke Fiesta Bowl records for passing and rushing yards for a quarterback.
Young put out a showcase for what should be a hyped early Heisman favorite candidacy going into the 2005 season.
JANUARY 1st 2005
OKLAHOMA STATE COACH LES MILES TO BECOME NEW COACH FOR STANFORD
ESPN .COM
The Stanford Cardinal football team finally has a new head coach and it’s Oklahoma State’s head coach Les Miles who waited a few days after their Independence Bowl appearance to officially sign a deal to become the Cardinal’s new head coach.
Offensive coordinator Mike Gundy is set to take on the role as the new Oklahoma State head coach in 2005.
JANUARY 2nd 2005
MIAMI DOLPHINS CLINCH NUMBER 1 IN NFL DRAFT
NFL .COM
After a 1-15 record the Miami Dolphins having the worst record of the 2004 NFL Season will have the number 1 pick in 2005 NFL Draft in April.
The Dolphins who have already made a historical hire in making USC Offensive Coordinator Norm Chow their new head coach who is expected to be introduced as the Dolphins head coach on Thursday.
JANUARY 2nd 2005
BROWNS WILL NOT REMOVE INTERM HEAD COACH TAG ON TERRY ROBISKIE WILL GO BACK TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AS THE SEARCH FOR A NEW ONE
ESPN .COM
The Cleveland Browns will search for a new head coach in the 2005 season after they decided not to make Jerry Robiskie their personal head coach after leading the Browns from a 1-5 record to a 6-10 record in 2004.
JANUARY 3rd 2005
2004 NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE SET
NFL .COM
The 2004 NFL Playoffs are set as we take a look at the picture that has been painted for this January and the Super Bowl 39 in early February.
The 2 15-1 teams in the league will take their respective conferences number 1 seed with the New England Patriots once again being the 1st seed in the AFC and the Philadelphia Eagles getting the 1st seed in the NFC.
The Oakland Raiders led by probable NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eli Manning gets the number 2 seed in the AFC while the Atlanta Falcons get the number 2 seed in the NFC
Those are the teams that will get the Wild Card bye while the Wild Card teams are seed to be the 3rd seed in the AFC the AFC South champion Indianapolis Colts vs the 6th seed in the AFC the runners up of the AFC East the New York Jets.
The 4th seed champions of the AFC North Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the 5th seed and the 2nd wild card team the San Diego Chargers the runners up of the AFC West
Meanwhile in the NFC
The 3rd seed champions of the NFC North the Minnesota Vikings will take on the 6th seed Wild Card St Louis Rams the runners up of the NFC West while the 4th seed champions of the the NFC West the Seattle Seahawks will play the 5th seed runners up of the NFC North the Green Bay Packers.
JANUARY 3rd 2005
CAL QB AARON RODGERS SHINES IN SUGAR BOWL VICTORY AGAINST MIAMI
ESPN .COM
California QB Aaron Rodgers put on a show in an unpredictable comeback against the Miami Hurricanes in the Sugar Bowl about being down 21-0 at the half.
Rodgers would come back and lead his team in the 2nd half to a 34-28 win in a 320 yards and 3 touchdown performance including a game winning touchdown with just under a minute left in the game!
Needless to say Aaron Rodgers was named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl and reportedly declared for the 2005 NFL Draft right after the game where he is expected to be a very high pick in the 1st round.
JANUARY 4th 2005
USC BLOWS OUT AUBURN COMPLETES BACK TO BACK NATIONAL TITLE RUN
ESPN. COM
The USC Trojans have capped off a perfect season with a BCS national title and a probable back to back AP national title after a one sided 55-24 win in the Orange Bowl for the biggest blowout in National Championship game history.
After a 3-0 opening lead by Auburn USC led by Matt Leinart,Heisman winner Reggie Bush and Biletnikoff winner Mike Williams immediately responded with big plays and a solid as a rock defensive line play. Almost everything seemed to go right for the Trojans.
Leinart found Williams for 2 touchdown pass, Reggie Bush ran for 2 touchdowns inducing a 56 yard one and a touchdown run for Lendale White and a touchdown catch from Reggie Bush and one from Dwayne Jarrett in a 4 touchdown and 400+ yards game in which afterwards Leinart told the USC fans and media in a postgame interview “I’m coming back” for a Senior year.
Reggie Bush was the one thought to become the Orange Bowl MVP with a 300 yard rushing game with 2 touchdowns runs and a touchdown catch and showed why he took the Heisman home this season.
Meanwhile on the losing side Jason Campbell of Auburn seemed to be doing all the work with 2 touchdown passes and a 200+ passing yards plus a touchdown run.
That said don’t expect draft stocks for Campbell,Brown and Williams to drop as all 3 will declare for April’s draft.
JANUARY 6th 2005: TIME WARNER TO BUY HASBRO?
CNN BUSINESS. COM
AOL Time Warner might be on the verge of making another major acquisition as they could very well be in on its way to buy toy giant Hasbro for a 10$ billion dollar deal.
However both companies shall have to wait on the upcoming Presidential administration for the sides to make some sort of deal.
JANUARY 7th 2005
BROWNS HIRE ROB RYAN AS NEW HEAD COACH
ESPN. COM
The Cleveland Browns have hired Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to be their new head coach
Ryan had been the linebacker coaches for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2003 and in 2004 he help lead the Raiders to the top rated defense in the AFC.
And now he will lead the Browns in his first head coaching job.
Ryan had his eye kept on by the Browns in the event that Cleveland would search for a new head coach and that now seems to be the case.
JANUARY 8th 2005
WILD CARD SATURDAY WRAP UP: PACKERS BEAT THE SEAHAWKS AND CHARGERS BEAT THE STEELERS
ESPN .COM
The Green Bay Packers were able to sneak out a win against the Seattle Seahawks 30-27 as Brett Favre found Donald Driver and rookie Rashaun Woods for 2 key touchdowns in a rematch of last year’s NFC Wild Card game and were able to stop a game winning drive by the Seattle Seahawks as Packers safety Mark Roman was able to pick off a pass in midfield.
The Packers move on and will take on Atlanta in the Divisional Round
In the AFC game the Chargers took out the Steelers in a one sided game in which Kurt Warner unfortunately was injured early on in which the team had to go to 1st round rookie Matt Schaub for the rest of the game and which the Chargers defense including a 2 sack game by 1st overall pick Tommie Harris helped the Chargers win the game 33-10 including 2 touchdown runs by LaDainian Tomlinson.
The Chargers are expected to take on New England next week in the Divisional Round
JANUARY 9th 2005: WILD CARD SUNDAY WRAP UP COLTS ROUTE THE JETS WHILE THE VIKINGS SURVIVE A SCARE FROM THE RAMS
ESPN .COM
The Colts took care like it was nobody’s business against the Jets willing 40-17 after another monster performance we have seen throughout the year by non other than Peyton Manning.
On the NFC side the Minnesota Vikings were able to stop a slow start where the Rams had their number for most of the 1st Half before the duo of Culpepper and Moss shifted into full head for a 34-24 victory.
Colts will take on the Raiders in the Divisional Round next week in a battle of the brothers between Peyton’s Colts and Eli’s Raiders
The Vikings will take on the Eagles the divisional round next week as we should expect both of these to be good ones!
