After sleeping on it a night, here's a new take on the Chargers trading up 16 spots to take RB Ryan Matthews in the first round of the NFL draft. The brain trust really does think the problem was LaDainian Tomlinson himself, and not how he was used or any lack of ability of the offensive line to run-block. I actually think the problem is both. We'll see if AJ Smith agrees here in Round Two.
BTW, I like the Broncos draft of Florida QB Tim Tebow. I use the word "like" loosely. Mark my words, the guy is going to haunt us in the future--however they end up using him.
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Interesting article in the newspaper about UC San Diego studying whether to come up with a football team and move all sports to Division 1.
In some ways, this would be like Johns Hopkins or the University of Chicago moving up to Division 1. It is really against the nature and culture of the school. Plus, San Diego is proving to be pretty agnostic about college sports. A county of nearly 3 million people only has a core of about 10,000-20,000 people who care about the major Division 1 sports teams at San Diego State. The core fan numbers at USD are about 1,000. How would UCSD attract a following off campus?
On the other hand, the campus now has nearly 30,000 students which is pretty close to SDSU. A large school should provide a broad range of activities and opportunities, one of which would be high-level athletics. The university is a national leader in nearly every field it pursues, including sports at its lower levels, so why not take a shot at the big time?
Good arguments for both sides. That means a study is a good idea.
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Nice to see Reds P Mike Leake (Fallbrook High) get his first major league win Thursday. Even better to see him get it against the Dodgers...It's too early to call the Padres series at Cincinnati beginning today crucial, but it and the following games at Florida will tell us a lot about whether the winning streak that left them in first place in the NL West was a home-cooked aberration. Remember, so long ago, how poorly they played in Phoenix and Denver...Is it me or are the Padres making too many bullpen moves too early?...The Mets outrighted 1B Mike Jacobs (Hilltop High) to the minors...Trevor Cahill of the As was sent to AAA Sacramento after being activated from the disabled list. The Vista product had a sore non-throwing shoulder. His rehab start was mediocre and the As in the meantime cobbled together a pretty solid rotation.
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