WAC Football Preview 2009: where Karl Benson can't contain his love for Colin Kaepernick
by Kevan Lee on Jul 29, 2009 7:13 AM PDT
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Kellen Moore will not be named WAC preseason offensive player of the year. This from the giddy overshare of WAC commissioner Karl Benson.
The honor will be given to Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick when the results of the voting are revealed today or tomorrow. I guess Benson just couldn't contain his excitement, spilling the beans to Press-Tribune reporter Dave Southorn on the first night of the WAC Football Preview yesterday at Salt Lake City. But Benson didn't stop there.
Benson said the QB has grown two inches and added 30 pounds.
As Southorn points out, this would make Kaepernick 6'8".
Now, I'm not saying that Kaepernick hitting a two-inch growth spurt is impossible, especially since he looked like a 17-year-old last year. And I'm not saying that the 30 pounds of weight gain is hard to believe, either, not with Southorn getting a front row seat to CK destroying a buffet.
For a tall, skinny dude, he can throw down some grub. He took advantage of the hospitality buffet tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 WAC preseason Offensive Player of the Year - an emotional eater with giantism!
Other news and notes from WAC Football Preview 2009:
Here's the full schedule of the day's events from Salt Lake.
- 8:30am: WAC Commissioner's forum with Karl Benson
- 9:30am: Interviews with Pat Hill, Fresno; DeWayne Walker, NMSU; and Chris Ault, Nevada, plus players from those schools.
- 1:30pm: Interviews with Chris Petersen, Boise State; Dick Tomey, San Jose State; and Derek Dooley, Louisiana Tech, plus players.
- 6:00pm: Snuggling.
Coach Pete, Richie Brockel, and Kyle Wilson will meet the media this afternoon for interviews.
According to the Boise State "media guide," there are some new numbers and positions for several Boise State players.
- Byron Hout is listed as a linebacker. Not sure if this means anything. I'll have Dave Southorn look into it for me.
- WR Chris Potter is changing from No. 81 to No. 3.
- TE Chandler Koch is changing from No. 86 to No. 88.
- QB Mikey Tamburo will wear No. 9. I will not have to retire my Jeremy Childs jersey.
- QB Joe Southwick will wear No. 15.
- WR Kirby Moore will wear No. 34.
Graham Watson publishes her preseason poll in which she picks Kellen Moore AND Colin Kaepernick as OPOY. Also, she completely left out San Jose State.
I have a question into Karl Benson via Troy Oppie of CBS 2 News. Don't let me down, Troy.
OBNUG's preseason conference picks will be posted some time today or tomorrow, whenever it most easily feasible for us to copy the official preseason rankings.
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I thought you were joking when you said Watson left SJSU off her preseason rankings. Wow, I am truly speechless. She actually works for the premier sports website in the world. Read that last sentence again and try not to laugh.
by MooreWalksOnWater on Jul 29, 2009 8:05 AM PDT reply actions
Proofreading has never been her strong suit.
“Both Idaho and New Mexico State underwent coaching changes”
"...he could have run for 500 yards if only the end zone hadn't kept getting in the way"
At least she brings comedy to my daily surfing.
I know she has over 50 teams to cover, but she makes mistakes that even the average football fan would not let go to print – and she gets paid to do it. (not to mention travel to marquee games every week)
I figure she works her blog like a mad lib. She has a list of team names, players, and cliches. Then she randomly inserts them into her column"
Nothing else can explain my favorite of most egregious all-time error from GW. (even worse than including the words ‘clutch’ and Jared Zabransky in the same sentence)
East Carolina 21, Tulane 3: This is going to be a clash of defenses, but I think East Carolina’s wins out because it’s been a little more battle tested. No hangover for the Pirates, but the weather could be a factor.
Why didn’t Alabama think of this as an excuse for their Sugar Bowl beatdown? That weather in the Superdome can get pretty crazy if it strays too far from a constant 75 degrees.
"...he could have run for 500 yards if only the end zone hadn't kept getting in the way"
She has since updated the picks to include SJSU and switched her DPOY to Wilson. Do you think Schlabach gave har a call and said, “Hey Graham, I’m not sure if you are aware of this, but Kyle Wison is a pre season All-American, future first round draft pick, and maybe the best defensive player in the history of Boise St. I’m a total BCS homer and even I knew that. Get this fixed ASAP because you are starting to hve the rest of us who actually research our picks and columns a bad name. Just make up some excuse as to why you didn’t choose him for DPOY and let’s pretend this never happened. Thanks.”
by MooreWalksOnWater on Jul 29, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
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