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2009 College Football Performance Awards Announces November Trophy Watch List

Davidson, NC (PRWEB) November 11, 2009

The College Football Performance Awards, HOME of the World’s Largest Crystal Football Trophy and College Football’s Most Scientifically Rigorous Conferments, proudly announces its 2009 November Trophy Favorites. The compilation is a rough watch list for 14 annual CFPA player trophies. All Division I FBS players are eligible for trophies at their respective positions. The November Watch List is the final watch list leading to the CFPA Trophy Recipient announcement on January 11, 2010. Roughly 20 performers are listed for each of the 14 CFPA trophies. Performance evaluations continue throughout postseason bowl games, and players are not preemptively eliminated from trophy consideration as they are with midseason balloting-based semifinalist and finalist lists.

About the College Football Performance Awards:

The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As prominent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines note, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate balloting-based awards. Furthermore, CFPA is the only awards organization to receive praise from both Republican and Democratic White House officials for promoting objectivity and fairness in college football. Harvard Society Fellow and distinguished sports economist Andrew Zimbalist writes, “By employing a careful, vetted empirical methodology, CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary, and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards in Division I FBS college football.”

2009 November Trophy Watch List (alphabetized by university):

2009 National Performer of the Year Trophy: Mark Ingram (Alabama), Kellen Moore (Boise State), Jahvid Best (California), Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Tim Tebow (Florida), Josh Nesbitt (Georgia Tech), Case Keenum (Houston), Ricky Dobbs (Navy), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame), Golden Tate (Notre Dame), Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State), Bill Stull (Pittsburgh), Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Andy Dalton (TCU), Colt McCoy (Texas), Jordan Shipley (Texas)

2009 National Defensive Performer of the Year Trophy: DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson), Leon Wright (Duke), Carlos Dunlap (Florida), Tyler Sash (Iowa), Brandon Graham (Michigan), Johnthan Banks (Mississippi State), Aldon Smith (Missouri), Jared Crick (Nebraska), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), Dontay Moch (Nevada), Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma), Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma), Mick Williams (Pittsburgh), Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), Jerry Hughes (TCU), Earl Thomas (Texas), Von Miller (Texas A&M), Rahim Moore (UCLA), Everson Griffen (USC), Robert Johnson (Utah), O’ Brien Schofield (Wisconsin)

2009 Quarterback Trophy: Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), Chris Todd (Auburn), Kellen Moore (Boise State), Tyler Sheehan (Bowling Green), Max Hall (BYU), Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan), Zach Collaros (Cincinnati), Thaddeus Lewis (Duke), Tim Tebow (Florida), Josh Nesbitt (Georgia Tech), Case Keenum (Houston), Todd Reesing (Kansas), Blaine Gabbert (Missouri), Russell Wilson (N.C. State), Ricky Dobbs (Navy), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame), Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State), Sean Canfield (Oregon State), Daryll Clark (Penn State), Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon), Bill Stull (Pittsburgh), Andy Dalton (TCU), Colt McCoy (Texas), Jerrod Johnson (Texas A&M), Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee), Levi Brown (Troy), G.J. Kinne (Tulsa), Joe Webb (UAB), B.J. Daniels (USF), Riley Skinner (Wake Forest)

2009 Running Back Trophy: Mark Ingram (Alabama), Nic Grigsby (Arizona), Ben Tate (Auburn), Montel Harris (Boston College), Harvey Unga (BYU), Jahvid Best (California), Jordan Todman (Connecticut), Jeff Demps (Florida), Ryan Mathews (Fresno State), Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech), DeMaundray Woolridge (Idaho), Daniel Thomas (Kansas State), Frank Goodin (Louisiana-Monroe), Darius Marshall (Marshall), Anthony Dixon (Mississippi State), Vai Taua (Nevada), Lance Dunbar (North Texas), Chad Spann (Northern Illinois), Keith Toston (Oklahoma State), LaMichael James (Oregon), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State), Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh), Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Bernard Pierce (Temple), Baron Batch (Texas Tech), Joe McKnight (USC), Robert Turbin (Utah State), Donald Buckram (UTEP), Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech), Noel Devine (West Virginia)

2009 Wide Receiver Trophy: Darvin Adams (Auburn), Austin Pettis (Boise State), Titus Young (Boise State), Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green), Naaman Roosevelt (Buffalo), Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), A.J. Green (Georgia), Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech), Greg Salas (Hawaii), James Cleveland (Houston), Max Komar (Idaho), Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas), Brandon LaFell (LSU), Duke Calhoun (Memphis), Blair White (Michigan State), Danario Alexander (Missouri), Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), Golden Tate (Notre Dame), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Dexter McCluster (Ole Miss), Shay Hodge (Ole Miss), James Rodgers (Oregon State), Jonathan Baldwin (Pittsburgh), Keith Smith (Purdue), Aaron Valentin (Purdue), Tim Brown (Rutgers), Vincent Brown (San Diego State), DeMarco Sampson (San Diego State), Jordan Shipley (Texas), Eric Page (Toledo), Stephen Williams (Toledo), Jeremy Williams (Tulane), Damian Williams (USC)

2009 Tight End Trophy: Jesse Rack (Buffalo), Dennis Pitta (BYU), Riar Geer (Colorado), Jason Harmon (FAU), Aaron Hernandez (Florida), Tony Moeaki (Iowa), Dennis Morris (Louisiana Tech), Cody Slate (Marshall), Nick Tow-Arnett (Minnesota), George Bryan (N.C. State), Virgil Green (Nevada), Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame), Ed Dickson (Oregon), Andrew Quarless (Penn State), Dorin Dickerson (Pittsburgh), Joe Halahuni (Oregon State), Leroy Banks (Southern Mississippi), Luke Stocker (Tennessee), Jamie McCoy (Texas A&M), Jeffery Anderson (UAB), Anthony McCoy (USC), Garrett Graham (Wisconsin)

2009 Placekicker Trophy: Erik Soderberg (Air Force), Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), Alex Carlton (Army), Wes Byrum (Auburn), Steve Aponavicius (Boston College), Richard Jackson (Clemson), Will Snyderwine (Duke), Dustin Rivest (FIU), Caleb Sturgis (Florida), Kevin Goessling (Fresno State), Blair Walsh (Georgia), Matt Hogan (Houston), Craig Ratanamorn (Marshall), Matt Bosher (Miami), Jason Olesnavage (Michigan), Brett Swenson (Michigan State), Alan Gendreau (Middle Tennessee State), Grant Ressel (Missouri), Alex Henery (Nebraska), Stefan Demos (Northwestern), Nick Tausch (Notre Dame), Matt Weller (Ohio), Jimmy Stevens (Oklahoma), Joshua Shene (Ole Miss), Justin Kahut (Oregon State), Carson Wiggs (Purdue), Spencer Lanning (South Carolina), Ross Evans (TCU), Hunter Lawrence (Texas), Alex Steigerwald (Toledo), Kai Forbath (UCLA), Jordan Congdon (USC), Joe Phillips (Utah), Robert Randolph (Virginia), Erik Folk (Washington), Tyler Bitancurt (West Virginia)

2009 Punter Trophy: Trevor Hankins (Arizona State), Derek Epperson (Baylor), Kyle Brotzman (Boise State), Riley Stephenson (BYU), Bryan Anger (California), Matt Dodge (East Carolina), Carlos Munera (FIU), Chas Henry (Florida), Robert Malone (Fresno State), Drew Butler (Georgia), Mike Brandtner (Iowa State), Matt Reagan (Memphis), Zoltan Mesko (Michigan), Adam Miller (New Mexico), Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State), Jeremy Boone (Penn State), Brian Stahovich (San Diego State), Michael Such (Tulsa), Jeff Locke (UCLA), Brent Bowden (Virginia Tech), Reid Forrest (Washington State), Scott Kozlowski (West Virginia)

2009 Kickoff Specialist Trophy: Erik Soderberg (Air Force), Jake Rogers (Cincinnati), Aric Goodman (Colorado), Dustin Hopkins (Florida State), Blair Walsh (Georgia), Trey Farquhar (Idaho), Adi Kunalic (Nebraska), Kyle Hughes (New Mexico State), Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State), Jeff Locke (UCLA), Jacob Harfman (USC), Ben Vroman (Utah), Chris Ulinski (Utah State), Justin Myer (Virginia Tech), John Potter (Western Michigan), Ben Jaekle (UNLV)

2009 Kickoff Returner Trophy: Dennis Johnson (Arkansas), Travis Cobb (Arizona), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Robbie Frey (Connecticut), Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), T.Y. Hilton (FIU), Brandon James (Florida), Brandon Boykin (Georgia), Ray Fisher (Indiana), Brandon Banks (Kansas State), Derrick Locke (Louisiana Tech), Phillip Livas (Kentucky), Chris Garrett (Ohio), Jesse Grandy (Ole Miss), Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Freddie Parham (Southern Mississippi), Chris Owusu (Stanford), James Nixon (Temple), D.J. Monroe (Texas), Warren Norman (Vanderbilt), Dyrell Roberts (Virginia Tech)

2009 Punt Returner Trophy: Javier Arenas (Alabama), Jeremy Ross (California), Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Robert McClain (Connecticut), Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Chad Jones (LSU), Trindon Holliday (LSU), Thearon Collier (Miami), LaVon Brazill (Ohio), Dominque Franks (Oklahoma), Emmanuel Sanders (SMU), Tracey Lampley (Southern Mississippi), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Jordan Shipley (Texas), Damaris Johnson (Tulsa), Da’Norris Searcy (UNC), Damian Williams (USC)

2009 Defensive Lineman Trophy: Josh McNary (Army), Lindsey Witten (Connecticut), Justin Houston (Georgia), Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech), Jammie Kirlew (Indiana), Adrian Clayborn (Iowa), Allen Bailey (Miami), Brandon Graham (Michigan), Aldon Smith (Missouri), Willie Young (N.C. State), Jared Crick (Nebraska), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), Dontay Moch (Nevada), Johnathan Rainey (New Mexico), Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma), Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma), Mick Williams (Pittsburgh), Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), Jerry Hughes (TCU), Von Miller (Texas A&M), Brandon Sharpe (Texas Tech), Jarvis Geathers (UCF), Bruce Miller (UCF), Brian Price (UCLA), Robert Quinn (UNC), Everson Griffen (USC), Nick Perry (USC), Jason Pierre-Paul (USF), O’ Brien Schofield (Wisconsin)

2009 Linebacker Trophy: Rolando McClain (Alabama), Mike Nixon (Arizona State), Aaron Webster (Cincinnati), Marcus Burton (Colorado), A.J. Jones (Florida), Dekoda Watson (Florida State), Rennie Curran (Georgia), Marcus McGraw (Houston), Matt Mayberry (Indiana), Jerrell Wedge (Miami-Ohio), Greg Jones (Michigan State), Danny Carmichael (Middle Tennessee State), Sean Witherspoon (Missouri), Carmen Messina (New Mexico), Darius Fleming (Notre Dame), Patrick Lavine (Oklahoma State), Navorro Bowman (Penn State), Adam Gunn (Pittsburgh), Jason Werner (Purdue), Derrell Smith (Syracuse), Adrian Robinson (Temple), Rico McCoy (Tennessee), Emmanuel Acho (Texas), Cory Hogue (UCF), Quan Sturdivant (UNC), Michael Morgan (USC), Donald Butler (Washington)

2009 Defensive Back Trophy: Anthony Wright (Air Force), Mark Barron (Alabama), Trevin Wade (Arizona), Donovan Travis (Army), Walter McFadden (Auburn), Rashard Hall (Clemson), DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson), Robert Vaughn (Connecticut), Leon Wright (Duke), Chris May (Eastern Michigan), Brandon Brinkley (Houston), Austin Thomas (Indiana), Tyler Sash (Iowa), Greg James (Louisiana-Monroe), Brain Lainhart (Kent State), Marcus Udell (Middle Tennessee State), Johnthan Banks (Mississippi State), Kyle McCarthy (Notre Dame), Perrish Cox (Oklahoma State), Rock Dennis (SMU), Eddie Hicks (Southern Mississippi), Earl Thomas (Texas), John Destin (Tulsa), Rahim Moore (UCLA), Will Harris (USC), Robert Johnson (Utah), Rashad Carmichael (Virginia Tech)

Statement from Executive Director:

“The College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) recognizes the importance of careful observation and methodological rigor to scientific integrity. CFPA’s annual selection process involves both an extensive review of the existing data, literature, and evidence and a determination of statistical significance prior to conferment. Similarly, CFPA’s rough watch lists acknowledge noteworthy performance without preemptive elimination. For example, the 2009 November Watch List includes Division I FBS interception leaders DeAndre McDaniel and Rahim Moore, who were eliminated from consideration for several balloting-based awards. CFPA opposes all forms of selection bias, including unnecessary exclusion – yet another reason scholars regard CFPA as the vanguard of a new zeitgeist of objectivity and fairness in college football,” states Executive Director Brad Smith.

Official Website:

For more information on the College Football Performance Awards, please contact Executive Director Brad Smith at (570) 854-1252 or visit http://www.collegefootballperformance.com.

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GroupExclusives.com Offers a New Technology For College Football Fans

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 23, 2009

GroupExclusives.com is proud to announce the introduction of Memorys for college football bowl fans, athletes and participants. Memorys by GroupExclusives.com are a culmination of individual memories condensed into a forum specific to a sports game or event, individual athletes or teams. If you are a fan, athlete or participant you can now join this fun and exciting space where we connect people of mutual interest in one intuitive and organic area.

Jimmy Legg, founder of GroupExclusives.com states, ” Offering a preset of college football bowl game Memory’s is a natural progression in the evolution of the web site.” “Sports fans of all levels and disciplines can create their own Memorys as part of this free service.”

“I foresee videos being shared around the world of specific events, such as house parties, tailgating or actual participation or attendance at the game, the service is open to all sports or competition related events and can be collected for years to come.” Remarks Legg.

To join in this revolutionary step forward in social networking, you can visit the site at http://www.GroupExclusives.com and select Find a Memory to join your favorite bowl game, or create your own. Participants can chat live with fellow participants via the Conversation option as well as upload video and pictures to combine everyones experience into one Memory commemorating the event. Users can also view the Memorys video to learn more about creating Memorys.

Memory presets include; New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, NM – Wyoming vs. Fresno St.,

St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL – Central Florida vs. Rutgers

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, LA – Middle Tennessee St. vs. So. Mississippi

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, CA – Utah vs. California

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, HI – Nevada vs. Southern Methodist

Little Caesars Bowl, Detroit, MI – Marshall vs. Ohio

Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, NC – Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina

Emerald Bowl, San Francisco, CA – Boston College vs. USC

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN – Kentucky vs. Clemson

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl, Boise, ID – Bowling Green vs. Idaho

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA – Nebraska vs. Arizona

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX – Air Force vs. Houston

Texas Bowl, Houston, TX – Navy vs. Missouri

Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, GA – Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee

Outback Bowl, Tampa, FL – Northwestern vs. Auburn

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA – Ohio State vs. Oregon

Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA – Cincinnati vs. Florida

International Bowl, Toronto, Canada – South Florida vs. Northern Illinois

PapaJohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, AL – Connecticut vs. South Carolina

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN – Arkansas vs. E. Carolina

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX – Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ – Boise State vs. TCU

FedEx Orange Bowl, Miami, FL – Georgia Tech vs. Iowa

GMAC Bowl, Mobile, AL – Central Michigan vs. Troy

Citi BCS National Championship Game, Pasadena, CA – Texas vs. Alabama

About Memorys by GroupExclusives.com

GroupExclusives.com is an online RFP travel service site dedicated to sports travel for collegiate, youth, amateur and association sports. In addition to the travel services side of the site, GroupExclusives.com offers Memorys, a fresh new approach to social networking where athletes, fans and participants can join together to share their individual memories and capture one of the most detailed records of a sporting event in history by combining an unlimited amount of participants to share their individual memories.

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College Football Performance Awards Announces 2009 Trophy Recipients

Davidson, NC (PRWEB) January 11, 2010

After an extensive review of the existing data, literature, and evidence, the College Football Performance Awards proudly announces the 2009 CFPA Trophy Recipients. With 20 player conferments this season, CFPA is the most prominent single awards organization in college football. The list of trophy recipients includes 3 Overall Series winners, 5 Offensive Series winners, 3 Defensive Series winners, 5 Special Teams Series winners, and 4 Elite Series winners.

The 2009 CFPA National Performer of the Year is Arkansas quarterback, Ryan Mallett. Mallett is the recipient of the world’s largest crystal football award – the ‘Philosopher’s Trophy’ – a 32 inch K9 optic crystal pyramid with a 13 inch K9 optic crystal football on top. Other Overall Series winners include 2009 CFPA Defensive Performer of the Year, Adrian Clayborn of Iowa and 2009 CFPA Freshman Performer of the Year, LaMichael James of Oregon.

2009 Trophy Recipients:

2009 National Performer of the Year Trophy – Ryan Mallett (Arkansas)

2009 Defensive Performer of the Year Trophy – Adrian Clayborn (Iowa)

2009 Freshman Performer of the Year Trophy – LaMichael James (Oregon)

2009 Quarterback Trophy – Case Keenum (Houston)

2009 Running Back Trophy – Dexter McCluster (Ole Miss)

2009 Wide Receiver Trophy – Golden Tate (Notre Dame), Danario Alexander (Missouri)

2009 Tight End Trophy – Dennis Morris (Louisiana Tech)

2009 Defensive Lineman Trophy – Brandon Graham (Michigan)

2009 Linebacker Trophy – Greg Jones (Michigan State)

2009 Defensive Back Trophy – Earl Thomas (Texas)

2009 Placekicker Trophy – Blair Walsh (Georgia)

2009 Punter Trophy – Drew Butler (Georgia)

2009 Kickoff Specialist Trophy – Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State)

2009 Kickoff Returner Trophy – C.J. Spiller (Clemson)

2009 Punt Returner Trophy – Damian Williams (USC)

2009 Elite Tight End Trophy – Dennis Pitta (BYU)

2009 Elite Running Back Trophy – Jahvid Best (California)

2009 Elite Wide Receiver Trophy – Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green)

2009 Elite Tight End Trophy – Cody Slate (Marshall)

2009 Elite Performers:

National Performer – Case Keenum (Houston), Tim Tebow (Florida), Colt McCoy (Texas), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame), Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon), Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan)

Defensive Performer – Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma), Jerry Hughes (TCU), Von Miller (Texas A&M), Earl Thomas (Texas), DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson)

Freshman Performer – Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech), Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh), Chris Borland (Wisconsin), Aldon Smith (Missouri), Bernard Pierce (Temple)

Quarterback Performer – Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame), Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), Tim Tebow (Florida), Max Hall (BYU), Russell Wilson (N.C. State), Kellen Moore (Boise State), Joe Webb (UAB), Todd Reesing (Kansas), Jerrod Johnson (Texas A&M), Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon), Levi Brown (Troy), Colt McCoy (Texas), Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan)

Running Back Performer – Toby Gerhart (Stanford), LaMichael James (Oregon), Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech), Mark Ingram (Alabama), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State), Ryan Mathews (Fresno State), Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Jahvid Best (California), Donald Buckram (UTEP), Robert Turbin (Utah State), Noel Devine (West Virginia), Curtis Steele (Memphis), Lance Dunbar (North Texas)

Wide Receiver Performer – Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Jordan Shipley (Texas), Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas), Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Darvin Adams (Auburn), James Rodgers (Oregon State), Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), James Cleveland (Houston), Brandon LaFell (LSU), Armon Binns (Cincinnati), A.J. Green (Georgia), Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech), Titus Young (Boise State), Shay Hodge (Ole Miss), Austin Pettis (Boise State), Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), Max Komar (Idaho)

Tight End Performer – Dennis Pitta (BYU), Ed Dickson (Oregon), Aaron Hernandez (Florida), Garrett Graham (Wisconsin), Dorin Dickerson (Pittsburgh), Jason Harmon (FAU), Cody Slate (Marshall), Jesse Rack (Buffalo)

Defensive Lineman Performer – Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma), Von Miller (Texas A&M), Adrian Clayborn (Iowa), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), Robert Quinn (UNC), Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), Antonio Coleman (Auburn), Aldon Smith (Missouri), Brandon Sharpe (Texas Tech), O’ Brien Schofield (Wisconsin), Bruce Miller (UCF), Johnathan Rainey (New Mexico), Brian Price (UCLA), Josh McNary (Army), Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech), Jerry Hughes (TCU)

Linebacker Performer – Eric Norwood (South Carolina), Eryk Anders (Alabama), Doug Hogue (Syracuse), Dekoda Watson (Florida State), Chris Borland (Wisconsin), Matt Mayberry (Wisconsin), Navorro Bowman (Penn State), Donald Butler (Washington), Jerrell Wedge (Miami-Ohio), Sean Witherspoon (Missouri), Sam Maxwell (Kentucky), Michael Morgan (USC), Cody Grimm (Virginia Tech), Patrick Lavine (Oklahoma State), Chris Campa (Louisville), Brandon Spikes (Florida), Korey Williams (Southern Miss), Mychal Sisson (Colorado State), Jason Werner (Purdue), Luke Kuechly (Boston College), Danny Carmichael (Middle Tennessee), Derrell Smith (Syracuse), Rolando McClain (Alabama), Ben Jacobs (Fresno State)

Defensive Back Performer – DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson), Walter McFadden (Auburn), Corey Broomfield (Mississippi State), Mark Barron (Alabama), Rahim Moore (UCLA), Anthony Wright (Air Force), Tyler Sash (Iowa), Alterraun Verner (UCLA), Kendric Burney (UNC), Matt O’ Hanlon (Nebraska), Leon Wright (Duke)

Placekicker Performer – Kai Forbath (UCLA), Grant Ressel (Missouri), Hunter Lawrence (Texas), Alex Henery (Nebraska), Kevin Goessling (Fresno State), Justin Kahut (Oregon State), Leigh Tiffin (Alabama), Brett Swenson (Michigan State), Wes Byrum (Auburn), Joe Phillips (Utah)

Punter Performer – Tress Way (Oklahoma), Jake Harry IV (Missouri), Matt Reagan (Memphis), Zoltan Mesko (Michigan), Matt Dodge (East Carolina), Chas Henry (Florida), Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State), Sean Sellwood (Utah), Matt Bosher (Miami), Rob Long (Syracuse)

Kickoff Specialist Performer – Adi Kunalic (Nebraska), Dustin Hopkins (Florida State), Jeff Locke (UCLA), Ben Vroman (Utah), Jake Rogers (Cincinnati), Jacob Harfman (USC), Chris Ulinski (Utah State), John Potter (Western Michigan)

Kickoff Returner Performer – Chris Owusu (Stanford), Brandon Banks (Kansas State), Tyron Carrier (Houston), Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), Dyrell Roberts (Virginia Tech), Ray Fisher (Indiana), D.J. Monroe (Texas), Demond Washington (Auburn), Robbie Frey (Connecticut), Warren Norman (Vanderbilt), Derrick Locke (Kentucky), Torrey Smith (Maryland), Dwayne Harris (East Carolina), Keshawn Martin (Michigan State), Brandon Boykin (Georgia)

Punt Returner Performer – Greg Reid (Florida State), Javier Arenas (Alabama), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Jeremy Kerley (TCU), Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Jordan Shipley (Texas), Trindon Holliday (LSU), Jeremy Ross (California), Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), LaVon Brazill (Ohio), William Wright (Arizona), Thearon Collier (Miami), Da’Norris Searcy (UNC), Delano Green (Temple)

2010 CFPA Media Guide:

For an extended methodology discussion, please visit the Official Website of the College Football Performance Awards at http://www.collegefootballperformance.com and see the 2010 CFPA Media Guide, available for immediate download and non-commercial reproduction.

About the College Football Performance Awards:

The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As prominent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines note, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate balloting-based awards. Furthermore, CFPA is the only awards organization to receive praise from both Republican and Democratic White House officials for promoting objectivity and fairness in college football.

“The CFPA system is a welcome addition for fans and players demanding equity,” states National Security Agency science consultant Amy Langville. “CFPA has a clear methodology that works against bias,” writes North American Society for the Sociology of Sport President C. Richard King. “CFPA may transform the individual trophy quest from a public relations battle to the legitimate question of which athletes did the most for their teams-BCS or not,” adds sports ethicist Gordon Marino.

Statement from Executive Director:

“The College Football Performance Awards represents a state of affairs where objectivity and fairness are permanent, where players receive recognition proportionate to their performance, and where, against all odds, college football may one day reach the full height of its integrity.” –Bradley C. Smith, M.C.M.

Contact Information:

For information concerning this press release, please contact Bradley C. Smith, M.C.M. at (570) 854-1252.

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And The Oscar For Best College Campus Goes To ‘Silver Screen’ Edition Is Second In Series Of Wisechoice Guides

Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) February 12, 2010

Among this year’s list of Academy Award nominees for Best Picture are “Avatar,” “The Hurt Locker” and “The Blind Side”– each featuring locations as diverse as their subject matter. Would Oscar-winning films like “Good Will Hunting,” “A Beautiful Mind” and “The Graduate” have found the same success had their cinematographers not featured some of the nation’s most prestigious and attractive college campuses?

“Selecting a movie location, much like choosing a college, is a difficult process that requires research, site visits and finding locales that best fit the personality of the film,” says WiseChoice president Richard Taylor. “High-school seniors face similar challenges when choosing a prospective college, except they don’t have the breadth and depth of resources to help them simplify the process and identify the right schools for them—until now.”

WiseChoice (http://www.wisechoice.com), a comprehensive online college guidance solution, today released its WiseChoice Guide to the Silver Screen, a list of ten college campuses that have appeared in a leading role (as themselves) in a host of movies ranging from box-office favorites like “Spider Man” and “Hitch” (Columbia University) to smaller cinematic gems like “Rudy” (University of Notre Dame), “Breaking Away” (Indiana University) and “Mona Lisa Smile” (Wellesley College).

“Leading Role” College Campuses

Columbia University – President Obama’s alma mater and one of the world’s top academic and research institutions, Columbia has served as the backdrop for numerous films including “Spider Man,” “Marathon Man” and “Hitch.”
Harvard University – Consistently ranked as one of the best Ivy League universities and set in picturesque New England, it’s no surprise Harvard has starred in such popular films as “Legally Blonde,” “Love Story” and “With Honors.”
Indiana University – Home of the Hoosiers and 24 national championships, this “Big Ten” school appeared in the 1979 Oscar-winning picture “Breaking Away.”
Louisiana State University – The LSU Tigers have graduated numerous student-athletes to professional sports teams, making it the ideal setting for “Everybody’s All American,” a movie covering 25 years in the life of a college football hero.
Marshall University – Named after John Marshall, former Chief Justice of the United States, this West Virginia school was the genuine locale for “We Are Marshall,” a true, inspiring tale of a plane crash that claimed the lives of members of the university’s football team and its struggle to rebound.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – A world-class learning institution with an appetite for big, intractable and complicated problems, MIT was undeniably the best location to film “Good Will Hunting,” winner of two Academy Awards (Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor).
University of Chicago – Featured in the opening scene of “When Harry Met Sally,” the University of Chicago sets the stage for this Oscar-nominated (Best Original Screenplay) comedy of two characters who are confronted with the question, “Can a man and woman just be friends?”
University of Notre Dame – Chronicling the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles, “Rudy” captures the home and spirit of the Fighting Irish.
University of Southern California – Selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, “The Graduate,” winner of the Best Director Oscar, portrayed USC admirably.
Wellesley College – This prestigious school counts Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, producer/screenwriter Nora Ephron and ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer among its alumnae, making it a model location for the coming-of-age film, “Mona Lisa Smile.”

Supporting Role College Campuses

While featured in major motion pictures, these schools played a supporting role, serving as stand-ins for other higher education institutions.

Agnes Scott College – Best Picture nominee “The Blind Side” (Movie Campus: University of Mississippi) and “The Four Seasons” (Movie Campus: unnamed) were both filmed at this Georgia gem.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fordham University and Manhattan College – All three higher-learning institutions played a part in the Oscar-winner, “A Beautiful Mind” (Movie Campus: Princeton University).
UCLA and University of Wisconsin – These campuses got no respect in “Back to School,” which opted for the fictitious name Grand Lakes University.
Union College – Located in Schenectady, NY, this liberal arts school was the stand in for an unnamed campus in the Oscar-winning “The Way We Were.”
University of Oregon – As the backdrop for “Animal House,” one of the most popular college movies of all time, the University of Oregon is referred to as the fictional Faber College.
University of Southern California – Although most of the Oscar-winning “Forrest Gump” takes place in Alabama, scenes at the University of Alabama actually were filmed at USC.
Yale University – This private Ivy League school appeared in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” as fictional Marshall College.

About WiseChoice

Launched in October, 2009, WiseChoice is the most comprehensive online college guidance solution currently available and features expert advice, scholarship information, personalized financial aid scenarios, school statistics, academic outlook and reviews by more than 100,000 surveyed college students. By matching students with the “best-fit” college options across all facets, WiseChoice aims to help students have a successful college experience both in and out of the classroom.

Unlike other college search and selection sites that offer limited resources, WiseChoice helps parents and students figure out how to pay for college, identify scholarships and financial aid, and develop a payment plan. WiseChoice can even calculate the true overall cost of college – including tuition, room and board, fees, travel, personal expenses, books, etc. – before students even apply to schools to ensure that students and their families incur as little debt as possible at college graduation.

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Davis, Athens, and Ann Arbor Top ApartmentRatings.com List of Best College Towns for Renters

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 3, 2010

ApartmentRatings.com, the leading website for user reviews of apartments around the United States, today released rankings of renter satisfaction for the 200 largest college towns and college cities in the country.

Topping the list is Davis, Calif., home to the University of California-Davis, a highly regarded public institution located in Northern California’s Central Valley. UC-Davis’s 30,000 students enjoy the comforts of a university town (population 64,000) and Mediterranean climate, as well as close access to the state capital of Sacramento (11 miles) and cosmopolitan San Francisco (72 miles). Off-campus housing is plentiful and relatively inexpensive when compared to many major metropolitan areas.

Other top-rated college towns include:

Athens, Ga. (University of Georgia)

Ann Arbor, Mich. (University of Michigan)

Amherst , Mass. (University of Massachusetts)

Albany, N.Y. (State University of New York & Excelsior College)

Tuscaloosa, Ala. (University of Alabama)

Madison, Wis. (University of Wisconsin)

Knoxville, Tenn. (University of Tennessee)

Tucson, Ariz. (University of Arizona)

The full list of the 85 college towns included in the rankings can be viewed at http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/2010collegetownrankings.

“Congratulations to Davis and the other cities that made the top of the rankings,” said Michael Egan, general manager of ApartmentRatings.com. “There are a lot of factors that go into a student’s decision when choosing a college. Our goal was to use the vast wealth of ApartmentRatings data to help students and their families identify those institutions that are located in cities with well-regarded off-campus apartment opportunities.”

Davis’ ranking was based on reviews associated with dozens of different apartment complexes in the city.

“Renters’ reviews are building-specific, and though apartments in Davis get their share of complaints, consistently positive feedback for things like safety, noise and upkeep put Davis on top,” added Egan.

At the bottom of the list was Cambridge, Mass., home of America’s oldest and most famous place of higher learning: Harvard University.

The satisfaction scores were tabulated from thousands of user-submitted ratings provided in 2009 for apartment buildings in the cities and towns of the 100 largest four-year colleges and universities in the United States. In addition to overall satisfaction, users on ApartmentRatings.com can rate their rental experience on a number of specific factors including noise, safety and maintenance, as well as leave comments about their own experience living in the buildings.

About ApartmentRatings.com

Launched in 2000, ApartmentRatings.com is the largest online rating community for rental housing. The goal of ApartmentRatings is to help renters make an informed renting decision. As an independent resource for renters, ApartmentRatings’ reviews provide a realistic insider’s perspective of apartment communities because they are in renters’ own words. The site is among the top five most-visited apartment hunting sites in the world.

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