After getting our hopes up that perhaps the NFL dream for former Ball Stater Nate Davis may materialize in Seattle, the Seahawks dashed those hopes this week by releasing Davis. After signing a futures contract with the team after being released by the San Francisco 49ers last season, Davis now finds himself watching the labor [...]
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OTP is clearly all about the boys that play football as amateurs. That’s one of the reasons why we don’t cover Auburn. HEY-O! Seriously though, when it comes to the pros, I’m a casual fan at best. Part of that casualness manifests itself in rooting for the Bears and Colts. One team each from the [...]
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Since the BSU football front is fairly quiet now, and it will be until National Signing Day in February, we turn our attention, briefly, to the football players who suit up on Sunday and who get paid to play…. more than Cam Newton. It’s not that I don’t follow the NFL, far from it actually, [...]
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If you’re anything like me, you’re looking for a way to help support Nate Davis as he attempts to play his way into the good graces of Mike Singletary and his giant wooden crucifix. With Alex Smith facing some potential injury time, it’s time to fire up the bandwagon and drive it right into the [...]
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In case you are sitting there wondering how you’re going to spend your Sunday evening, then Cardinals fans, I have your answer. Say no to your significant other and their pandering for the Army Wives season finale. DVR Big Brother. Skip whatever else the networks are jamming down your throat. Tonight, at least for Ball [...]
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Granted, OTP is a college football site, but we always keep a watchful eye on the big boys that play on Sunday, especially now that former Ball Stater Nate Davis stands on the verge of making an impact in the League. Nate would have to beat out Alex Smith and David Carr for the starters job, and while [...]
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Got sent a link this weekend for a pretty insightful little piece about Brandon Crawford as he attempts to break his way into the NFL. Crawford is of course an interesting piece for any reader of this blog, simply because of his Ball State career, but truthfully, what makes Crawford so must-watch is his overall [...]
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While it was a bit of a surprise who he went to and when, Nate Davis continues to bring it with the San Francisco 49ers. Despite sitting on a depth chart staring at the backsides of Shaun Hill and Alex Smith, Davis is impressing those that matter and some that don’t with his arm strength, [...]
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Marking the fourth and fifth Cardinals from the 2008 departing class to sign NFL contracts, Dan Gerberry and Darius Hill both signed with a pro squad earlier this week. Hill, whom we reported a Bengals signee on Monday, a senior tight end for the Cardinals last year, was a 2008 All-MAC First Team selection after [...]
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Former Ball State punter Reggie Hodges has been released as of this morning by the New York Jets. Interesting for not only the fact that Hodges was a Cardinal alum and an NFL journeyman since the NFL Draft in 2005, but also for the recent news that he had “negotiated” with new Jets draftee Mark [...]
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