CFN Hoops and Helmets Article

[BuckBojangles]

Hoops & Helmets 2005/2006
Ranking from 1-119 the schools with the best combination of football and basketball
By Richard Cirminiello
If you’re a graduate, current student or fervent backer of a particular school’s football program, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re investing some discretionary time into the hoops team as well. That’s especially true when the month on your calendar tells you it’s March. If that program happens to be Texas or Ohio State, for instance, the odds are even better that you haven’t stopped grinning since Labor Day. As a fan, your school has given you plenty of reasons to smile, sing fight songs and pump out your two-tone chest these past six months.
Some campuses like Penn State, Virginia Tech and Georgia have had little to crow about since the bowl season ended. Countless others, such as Washington, Duke and Syracuse, couldn’t wait until the football season was over and Midnight Madness commenced. And then there are Texas A&M and Tennessee fans, neither of whom can understand how their football teams dragged down the basketball squads in 2005. Only the truly fortunate have feasted their eyes and their emotions on quality products in both major sports.
As in the past, the focus of this unconventional dynamic dozen is on those fans that have had their cake and dunked it too. They bowled in the winter and now they’re preparing to soft shoe on into the Big Dance. So here are the rankings from 1-119 of the D-I football schools that also can play some hoops.
1. Texas – Well, unless UConn or Duke was the team losing to Texas in the Rose Bowl, the ‘Horns were pretty much going to be a lock in this discussion. One thrilling BCS championship plus a share of one regular season Big 12 basketball title is an unbeatable Hoops and Helmets recipe. Texas ran the table in football, beating Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC in one of the most memorable games in college football history. On the hardwood, they went 27-6, falling short against Kansas Sunday in the Big 12 tournament. In show-stopping quarterback Vince Young and versatile forward P.J. Tucker, Austin was home to the Big 12 Player of the Year in both sports.
Winter co-MVPs – QB Vince Young and F P.J. Tucker

2. Ohio State – Late in the fourth quarter last Sept. 10, Vince Young connected with Limas Sweed for a game-winning touchdown pass, giving Texas a 25-22 win over Ohio State. You knew then the Buckeyes would have an uphill battle catching the ‘Horns for Hoops/Helmets supremacy. And yet, they almost pulled it off. The Buckeyes went on a tear, winning the Big Ten title and the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame before handing the baton off to Thad Matta’s cagers. Basketball won 25-of-30 and an outright regular season Big Ten crown. Even the recent news that the program has been placed on three years’ probation can’t douse the excitement over being a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis bracket.
Winter co-MVPs – LB A.J. Hawk and C Terence Dials

3. LSU
7. Florida
8. Wisconsin
10. Oklahoma
11. Iowa
16. Michigan
19. Florida State
22. Notre Dame
24. Miami (Fla.)
26. Pittsburgh
27. USC
28. Penn State
29. Michigan State
37. Northwestern
39. Minnesota
48. Miami (OH)
51. Illinois
56. Indiana
59. Cincinnati
79. Kent State
80. Boise State
85. Purdue

[NFBuck]

Ahhhh yes, it's good to be a Buckeye.

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2...ps_Helmets.htm

2. Ohio State – Late in the fourth quarter last Sept. 10, Vince Young connected with Limas Sweed for a game-winning touchdown pass, giving Texas a 25-22 win over Ohio State. You knew then the Buckeyes would have an uphill battle catching the ‘Horns for Hoops/Helmets supremacy. And yet, they almost pulled it off. The Buckeyes went on a tear, winning the Big Ten title and the Fiesta Bowl over Notre Dame before handing the baton off to Thad Matta’s cagers. Basketball won 25-of-30 and an outright regular season Big Ten crown. Even the recent news that the program has been placed on three years’ probation can’t douse the excitement over being a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis bracket.
Winter co-MVPs – LB A.J. Hawk and C Terence Dials

[Zurp]

When you think about it, there aren't many teams that are typically good at both sports. I'd like to see how many times in the past 5-6 years or so a school had men's basketball AND football ranked in the top 25 at the end of the year. I'd guess that it would happen maybe 3 times a year.

[Underdogg44]

Throw in womens basketball and we over take 1st.

[craigw99]

http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=23269

Lets pay a little more attention next time...

[Wingate1217]

Originally Posted by craigw99

http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=23269

Lets pay a little more attention next time...

What does this mean?

[craigw99]

Originally Posted by Wingate1217

What does this mean?

He started this thread, when someone started the same thread about six hours earlier. the threads have since been merged

[High Lonesome]

Originally Posted by Underdogg44

Throw in womens basketball and we over take 1st.

throw in mens baseball and we take it back

[briegg]

It's a great time to be a Buckeye. Not only can we live in the moment, but the future is so bright for tOSU. I honestly cannot see us falling off much in either sport. Next year's FB team could challenge for the NC if the defense comes together quickly, and the Thad 5 will certainly generate a buzz, and should be very dangerous by the time the tournament rolls around. I almost think the BB future may be more bright than FB at this point (don't shoot me). We still have Butler for 2 years. If you look at teams that win the tourney, they generally have experience at the gaurd (particularly the 1). His experience distributing the youthful talent will make the future BB Buckeyes very dangerous.

[NastyNatiBuck]

Originally Posted by High Lonesome

throw in mens baseball and we take it back

Throw in syncronized swimming and it is over.

[BB73]

The #1 and #2 spots were pretty clear cut. It certainly is a great time to be either a Longhorn fan or a Buckeye fan.

[High Lonesome]

Originally Posted by NastyNatiBuck

Throw in syncronized swimming and it is over.

is it groundhog day , feel like i have had this conversation before

[High Lonesome]

Originally Posted by BB73

The #1 and #2 spots were pretty clear cut. It certainly is a great time to be either a Longhorn fan or a Buckeye fan.

pretty hard to disagree with that

[BuckFanAtAkron]

I found the article on collegefootballnews.com that puts college football and basketball teams together and compares them. Ohio State is 2nd behind Texas.

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2...ps_Helmets.htm