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Fireworks likely in showdown between Ducks and VolunteersNCAA Football Betting Lines09/08/2010 - Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off perhaps the most impressive performance in week one of the 2010 college football season, the seventh- ranked Oregon Ducks take to the road, as they invade SEC Country to battle the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville. Chip Kelly's Ducks won the Pac-10 a year ago and definitely carried that momentum over into this year, as they completely destroyed the New Mexico Lobos in the season-opener for both squads last weekend, 72-0. It was the most points scored by any team in any game involving one or two FBS programs. The 72 points tied the school's modern scoring record (72 against Nevada in 1999) and was the most points scored overall since a 97-0 shutout of Williamette (Ore) in 1916. The Volunteers provided new head coach Derek Dooley with a similar result in his debut with the team, as Tennessee blanked UT-Martin last weekend, 50-0. It was the team's first shutout in a season-opener in 17 years and certainly got the Dooley era off on the right foot. These two teams have never met before on the gridiron. The Ducks lost their starting quarterback before the season began and played the opener without the services of the Pac-10's leading rusher in LaMichael James (suspension), yet still rolled up 720 yards of total offense in a blanking of New Mexico. James, who rushed for 1,546 yards last year, was replaced in the lineup by sophomore Kenjon Barner, who made the most of his opportunity, rumbling for 147 yards and four TDs, while adding a fifth score on a reception. Replacing Barner in the return game was fellow sophomore Cliff Harris, who also had a huge game, taking two punt returns back for scores. While the ground game hummed to the tune of 369 yards, the passing game, under new signal-caller Darron Thomas, who replaced Jeremiah Masoli, was responsible for 351 yards. Thomas was 13-of-23 passing, for 220 yards and one TD. The Oregon offensive line definitely did its job in the opener, allowing no sacks and paving the way for 6.4 yards per carry. It couldn't have gotten much better defensively for Oregon either, as the team completed the shutout while effectively stopping the run (25 yards) and the pass (82 yards) to lead the nation in total defense after one week. In addition, Oregon allowed just eight first downs and recorded five takeaways and eight TFLs in the game. This very opportunistic unit was led by players like senior LB Spencer Paysinger (four tackles, one sack), senior DT Brandon Bair (four tackles, 2.5 TFLs) and senior LB Bryson Littlejohn (two fumble recoveries). Coach Kelly still isn't sure what to expect from the new look Volunteers. "You don't know and that's why we gotta play.It's a big unknown. They beat Tennessee-Martin 50-0 and you can look at their tape and they didn't get very deep into their playbook." While not as prolific as Oregon's offensive outburst, Tennessee's start to the season wasn't far off the mark, with the Volunteers racking up 50 points and 537 yards of total offense. In all, the team recorded 23 first downs and got great balance with 332 yards rushing and 205 yards passing. Quarterback Matt Simms played well enough, completing 14-of-24 passes, for 181 yards and one TD, but it was the three-headed monster in the backfield of Tauren Poole (110 yards, two TDs), Rajion Neal (79 yards, 8.8 ypc) and David Oku (77 yards, 12.8 ypc, one TD) that stole the show. Throw in a 58-yard TD scamper by Denarius Moore and there is certainly no shortage of talented ball-carriers in Knoxville. Once again, the defense was every bit as good as the offense, with Tennessee giving up a mere 142 yards of total offense, with 56 yards coming on the ground (1.9 ypc) and 86 through the air. Sophomore safety Prentiss Waggner got his season off strong, with a team-high six tackles. Waggner also intercepted a pass that he took 54 yards to the end zone. Linebackers LeMarcus Thompson (five tackles, one TFL) and Austin Johnson (five tackles, one INT) came up big in the middle of the field, while NT Montori Hughes (four tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one sack) was solid up front. Coach Dooley knows that Oregon will present a whole different challenge to his defense this week. "Oh, man. If there's a more explosive offense in the country -- I don't know if there's a more explosive one. There's probably plenty of them that are as explosive. Them and Bama, probably the two best running back combinations that you'll see in the country. They had the best runner out, and you see how bad that hurt them last week. So, yeah. Nobody ever stops them. You've just got to slow them down, and try to be sound fundamentally, and try to get some breaks here and there."
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Online Sportsbook Football BettingThe NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason. New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall). The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo. Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years. Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason. Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes. The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher. Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer. The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick. Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards. However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed). The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense. Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style. In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record. Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme. Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack. 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