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Like McCoy and Tebow, Ingram has his best chance to put his talents on display on Saturday.Statistics:Rushing: 239 for 1429 yards. 6.5 yards a carry with 13 touchdowns.Receiving: 28 for 246 yards Three Touchdowns.. Kellen Moore followed up his excellent freshman campaign with another impressive season, putting Boise State in position to possibly receive a BCS Bowl bid this year. While his numbers are impressive an he leads an undefeated team, it has been too long since BSU last big win.

Managing the offense without turnovers-zero interceptions- Moore put his team in position to pull off the upset over the now Rose Bowl bound Oregon Ducks. At 197 yards and one touchdown, it wasn't his most impressive performance, it has meant the most to the team this year.Statistics:Passing: 235-362 for 2053 yards 64.9 percent completion percentage 38 touchdowns to three interceptions.. This December, the pressure will be on the Dallas Cowboys and QB Tony Romo to not go into their usual end of season “Swoon” When most people think of the month of December, they think of spending the holidays with their friends and family. But lately in Dallas, the last month of the year has meant that it is time for a “Swoon” by the Cowboys. Since 2006, when quarterback Tony Romo took over as the Cowboys starter, much to the chagrine of fans and team owner Jerry Jones, Dallas’ record in December is 5-8 in the regular season. The Cowboys also have been outscored 314 to 239 in those 13 regular games during the month. To even further shine a spotlight on their end of season futulity, the Cowboys are 0-2 in the playoffs the last three years and have not won a playoff game since 1996. I won’t rehash their woes since 1996, but the past three years are present a strong case that the Cowboys continually have the holiday blues.From 2006 to 2008, the Cowboys won three straight Thanksgiving games and came into the month of December with a winning records (8-3 in 2006, 11-1 in 2007, and 8-4 in 2008) only to crush their high expectations. To say the least, the month of December has been a disaster filled with untimely turnovers and losses to teams out of contention at the time that games were played (Lost to the Detroit Lions, record of 2-13 at the time, by the score 39-31 in Week 17 of 2006 and the Philadelphia Eagles, record of 6-8 at the time, by the score of 10-6 in Week 15 of 2007).In 2006, the Cowboys looked to be a strong contender to win the NFC East, however they finshed December with a record of 2-3 including two straight losses to the Eagles (Week 16 by a score of 23-7) and Lions (Week 17 by a score 39-31) to end the season. The “swoon” sent Dallas from a potential division winner to a 9-7 wildcard road team.Of course everyone knows that the Cowboys’ 2006 wildcard playoff game with the Seattle Seahawks ended with Romo fumbling a potential game-winning field goal snap, causing the Cowboys to lose 21-20 in a true heartbreaker to then-head coach Bill Parcells.In 2007, the Cowboys were on top of the NFL with a record of 11-1 entering December and many were lauding new head coach Wade Phillips, receiver Terrell Owens, and Romo as a potential Super Bowl contender. However, a 2-2 record in the season’s final month, including a Week 15 loss to the Eagles (lost 10-6 to a down Birds squad that finished the year at 8-8) and a Week 17 loss to the Washington Redskins (lost 27-6) that set the stage for playoff disaster. After a bye week off, the overconfident Cowboys hosted the NY Giants (10-6 record) who snuck into the playoff as a wildcard. However the eventual Super Bowl champion G-Men pounded the Cowboys (Romo sacked three times) on their way to a comeback 21-17 win in Texas Stadium.The 2008 season’s December swoon may have been the worst yet for the Cowboys. Entering the last month of the season, Dallas had a record of 8-4 and were in the hunt for the NFC East division title. However, a record of 1-3 in December left no presents under the tree and no playoffs for the Cowboys. You hate to throw the term “Choke” around in NFL circles, as there is always the “Any Given Sunday” mentality throughout most of the league, but plain and simple the Cowboys folded at the end of the 2008 season.You cannot blame them for losing a close road game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers in Week 14 by a score 20-13. However their defeat in Week 17 to the Philadelphia Eagles showed their lack of “urgency” in the month of December. After the Tampa Bay Bucs and Chicago Bears both lost earlier in the day to help the Eagles playoff chances, the stage was set for a “Win and Your In” regular season finale between the Cowboys (then 9-6) and the Eagles (then 8-6-1) at 4:00 PM in Lincoln Financial Field. Playing with more urgency and purpose, the Eagles fueled by five turnovers pummeled the overrated Cowboys 44-6 The catalyst of the Cowboys demise was Romo as “Mr. September” was harassed into producing two turnovers (1 INT and 1 Fumble) including a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. The Cowboys finished the season leading the NFL in penalties and finished 30th in turnover margin. And to make matters even worse, the Cowboys continued to fight amongst themselves on the sidelines in the loss (T.O and the gang). Plus there was alledgely a skirmish between Cowboys FB Deon Anderson and LT Flozell Adams on the flight home from Philadelphia.The pressure to win in December and beyond in 2009 will most assuredly be on Romo and head coach Wade Phillips overall record as Cowboys head coach of 30-13 through the first 12 weeks of the 2009 season.There is a perception by some that the Cowboys lack of focus at the end of the season is due to Phillips’ “player’s coach” mentality, so you know he is definitely on the hot seat with Cowboys management. Romo (signed a six-year, $67.5 million contract extension with $30 million guaranteed in ‘08) is also on the hot seat right along with Phillips and supposed up-and-coming offensive coordinator Jason Garrett. The Cowboys quarterback has had great success in the earlier months of the season (record of 30-7 as a starter from September–November since his first start in Week 8 of 2006), but at the end of regular season usually “What can go wrong, Does go wrong” for Romo, with record of 5-10 in December and January including an 0-2 record in the playoffs. Romo also has been the target of criticism at the end of the year, not just for his well-publicized trip to Cabo, Mexico with then girlfriend Jessica Simpson during the playoff bye week in 2007, but also for his untimely turnovers in games after November.He has passing numbers of 297-510, 58.2, 3385 yards, 15 TDs, 20 INTs in 17 games including the playoffs. Simpson is long gone, so now Romo should have no excuses and should answer the bell this December.So with Sunday’s game at Meadows versus the NY Giants, it is “See you in December” time for the Cowboys and you know Jerry Jones is hungry for a playoff winner on the field of his new $1.

15 billion dollar stadium. In the Cowboys remaining five games in 2009, everyone in the organization will be under the gun to win. Currently the Dallas Cowboys (8-3) have a 1-game lead over the Eagles (7-4) in the race for the NFC East title. After feasting on the lowly Raiders on Thanksgiving, the Dallas’ next five games should be a lot tougher ( NYG, SD, NO, WAS, and PHI) so now the real fun should start in Big D. Lloyd Vance is a Sr. NFL Writer for Taking It to the House and an award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)Posted in 2009 NFL Season, Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, Wade Phillips Tagged: 2009 NFL Season, Cowboys end of season swoon, Dallas Cowboys, Football, Jessica Simpson, NFL, Sports, Tony Romo, Wade Phillips This article is also featured on Taking It to the House. Full NameJames Ross WalkerDOB7/1/71CollegeAustin Peay State UniversityDrafted1992, 10th round, Houston AstrosMLB Seasons1997-98, 2002-2009Tiger Seasons2002-2006Career Stats19-21, 4.13 ERA, 12 SV, 442.0 IP, 1.296 WHIP, 108 ERACareer Leaderboard2003:2nd in games pitched (78)2007:1st in games pitched (81)Best Tiger SeasonJamie “The Cat” Walker was great for us all five seasons he spent in Detroit.But if you have to pick one, 2006 was his best.It was also his lightest workload as a Tiger.He appeared in 56 games, had a 2.81 ERA, and and amazing ERA of 162.He was one of many guys that happened to have an outstanding season for us in ’06.Little Known FactIn 1997, Jamie was traded with Jermaine Dye by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Keith Lockhart and Michael Tucker.Atlanta must only make good trades for them with Detroit.Reason For Being On The ListWell, other than being such a consistent force for us out of the pen, I’ll always be a fan of Jamie’s after meeting him at the 2004 TigerFest at the Joe Louis Arena.2004, as you know, was two years before most Tiger fans realized baseball was played in Detroit.And this particular TigerFest was about a week before the signing of Ivan Rodriguez became finalized.I’m not sure how TigerFest is set up now since it has been moved to Comerica and is attended by too many people for me to be interested in dealing with nowadays, but back then, they had you wait in line for autographs without knowing who was going to be at the end and signing.They switched out the players every half hour or hour.Since waiting in line is boring, my friends and I each bought these big 32oz (I think) beers for the wait.We finally get up front and there’s Jamie Walker.Now all of the Tigers had been pleasant enough throughout the day, but most were pretty quiet and tried to keep the line moving.There was one guy who seemed to be brain damaged or something.(His name rhymes with Leremy Stonderman.)But Walker was different than the other guys...to us, at least.He smiled, signed, and looked up and noticed the beers in our hands.In his Tennessee accent he said, “Damn!Those beers look pretty good!How much y’all play for those things”I chuckled and told him eight bucks.“Eight bucksHoly sheepsh-t!That’s insane!”I laughed and said something about the Tigers needing the money if the Pudge rumors were true.He shook his head a bit, mumbled a "guess so...man", shook my hand, and that was it.Funny as hell at the time.After that, Jamie Walker was always a favorite of mine.And my friends and I, to this day, still refer to him as “Sheepsh-t”.What Happened To HimWalker cashed in on his success with the Tigers in 2007, leaving for Baltimore.He more than doubled his previous high salary by making $3 million the first year and $4.5 million in ’08 and ’09.While he pitched very well for the Orioles in ’07, the next two years were a nightmare for Walker before finally being released on June 5, 2009.No oneelse took a chance on him and his career may about be over at the age of 38.Walker is married to his wife, Natalie, and has four children, Ross, James, Harlee, and Hannah.They live in Kansas.Info ripped off of baseball-reference and Wikipedia.Pics via Google. This article is also featured on http:// The 2010 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 22-24, 2010, which is over four months away.There are still conference championships to be decided, bowl games to be played, combines to be run and agents to be hired.But, the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft is coming up on Jan.