n with those younger players.Commitment, sacrifice and dedication. It is everything in professional sport - no matter what sport you are in. It is about living a boring life really.Wayne Mardle:

Reality already is setting in for a few teams that opened the season with playoff aspirations.No. 23 Mississippi, No. 25 Oklahoma and Notre Dame have dropped two of their first three games after each was ranked 11th or higher in the preseason Top 25 . Its the first time in nearly two decades that three teams ranked in the top 15 before the season were below .500 three games into the year.The ultimate goals likely out of reach. How will they stay motivated?If we start focusing on what happened in the last three weeks, were probably going to hit a pretty big wall here in the next nine games, Notre Dame offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey said.CBS Sports analyst Rick Neuheisel knows how challenging it is to recover.Neuheisel coached a Colorado team in 1997 that was coming off two straight top-10 finishes and opened the year ranked eighth. The Buffaloes started 2/3 that season and finished 5-6.Youve got to get up in the morning, be ready to go and put a look on your face -- not that youre angry at your team, not that youre going to punish them because they havent met expectations -- but that were resetting our expectations, were recalibrating and were going to find our way back, Neuheisel said.The last time three preseason top-15 teams were below .500 this early was 1998, when Michigan and Arizona State started 0-2 and North Carolina lost its first three games. Michigan was fifth, Arizona State eighth and North Carolina 12th in the preseason Top 25.These types of starts could become more common in the playoff era, as teams strengthen their nonconference schedules to impress the selection committee.Oklahomas two losses came against No. 9 Houston and No. 2 Ohio State . Notre Dame lost at Texas and at home to No. 8 Michigan State . Ole Miss fell to No. 13 Florida State and No. 1 Alabama after leading by three touchdowns in both games .Becoming and being relevant, I think it creates an expectation, and that expectation results in winning celebrations or disappointing losses, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said. Thats the two things youre going to get. Weve had our share of both, and this year in September weve had the disappointing losses.The difficulty of bouncing back when a preseason top-15 team has fallen out of playoff contention is one reason why ESPN analyst and former Texas coach Mack Brown would rather see no polls released until mid-October.As a coach, Ive always been against early polls, because I think theyre very unfair, Brown said. We just dont know about the chemistry. You dont know whos going to be healthy through preseason camp.Brown said regrouping in this era is even tougher than before because so much focus is on which teams remain in the playoff hunt. Brown said bowl games that arent part of the playoff dont get as much attention as they received in the BCS era.You try to win your conference championship. ... That hope is still there, Brown said. There are great things that can still happen in the end if you win your conference championship.Of course, Notre Dame cant use that as incentive due to its independent status. Theyll need to find something else.We can still finish the regular season 10-2, Notre Dame wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr. said. Thats a great season. 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Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and our Sky Sports experts have picked out talented players who could be Premier League stars of the future. Taylor is currently leading the Premier League table as the race for top spot continues this Thursday night in Sheffield, live on Sky Sports.But who will feature in the next generation of darts heroes? We asked Premier League stars and our pundits to pick out their players to watch!Phil Taylor: Chris Dobey Chris Dobey has earned praise from Taylor You can give them good advice and if they listen they listen, and if they dont - there is no good doing it again.Adrian (Lewis) didnt listen to a word I said - he never does!Now Adrian says, Phil, Im absolutely shattered, and its now he understands. He is a nice kid, very level-headed, respectful. Phil Taylor on Chris Dobey Theres a couple of young lads Im impressed with. I like a young lad called Josh Payne and another called Chris Dobey, who is a Geordie lad. He is a nice kid, very level-headed, respectful.Arron Monk is another fella who could really do well for himself if he buckles down a little bit. But Dobey has really impressed me.Sometimes where they have a little bit of publicity the pressure is on them. A bit like Stephen Bunting, the pressure is on, they dont do so well and they have to take 12 months to rebuild their confidence and get back in again. I think that is what will happen with those younger players.Commitment, sacrifice and dedication. It is everything in professional sport - no matter what sport you are in. It is about living a boring life really.Wayne Mardle: Josh Payne Josh Payne has already beaten a number of top players Hes one of these clean-living kids, who works out and looks the part. Hes got the physique of Gerwyn Price, and hes very, very good. I think he could be one of the newcomers to make a breakthrough in the next few years. Not quite yet, but give him a few years or so.Hes beaten Dave Chisnall twice. Michael Smith twice, these are Premier League stars. Gary Anderson: Joe Cullen Gary Anderson is impressed with Joe Cullen I tell you who has been playing well, a young lad called Joe Cullen. The hard work is starting to pay off. Youve just got to keep at it and touch wood it comes good for you.I havent played him for a while, but these past couple of months hes been doing well in the tournaments, which is good. Rod Studd: Jamie Lewis Jamie Lewis reached the quarter-finals of last years World Grand Prix Jamie Lewis has been threatening to make a breakthrough for probably two or three years.dddddddddddd Hes still only 24, is ranked world No 32, and has been hovering around that ranking, but has not quite kicked on yet.I just think there are so many signs that he could do it and sooner or later hes going to crack it and have a real good run in a tournament. Hes got a 2014 tour win over Michael van Gerwen and I dont care what tournament it is - any win over Van Gerwen means you must be able to throw darts. Rod Studd In 2013, he really sprung to prominence when he got to the final of the Gibraltar Trophy and on the way there he beat the likes of Kevin Painter and Adrian Lewis and lost to Phil Taylor in the final.Hes got a 2014 tour win over Michael van Gerwen and I dont care what tournament it is - any win over Van Gerwen means you must be able to throw darts.Jamie reached the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix last October, knocking out Michael Smith on the way, before losing to Van Gerwen. He sometimes get a little bit flustered on his finishing, but he definitely has got the ability to crack it sooner or later. Raymond van Barneveld: Jeffrey de Zwaan Jeffrey De Zwaan gave Michael Smith a scare at this years World Championship He played well in the World Championship against Michael Smith in the first round and lost, but he played a fantastic match. Afterwards, everyone was over the moon with Jeffreys game.Hes been suffering with his back, neck and shoulder but hes coming back. Hes an amazing player and well hear from him soon. Van Barneveld has acted as a mentor for De Zwaan Hes fast and furious, a fantastic player. Every time I play him in my office, Ive got my hands full to beat him. Most of the time he beats me. But its about learning, and I was extremely proud of him in the World Championship.Robert Thornton: Keegan Brown Keegan Brown is a former winner of the World Youth Championship Other than Michael Smith, I think the other one that comes to mind is Keegan Brown - he is potentially a world class player.He is not scared of anybody. It doesnt bother him who he plays, he just goes up there and plays his darts. He has a great attitude.Watch Premier League Darts from Sheffield on Thursday at 7pm on Sky Sports 2 HD. Or watch live for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. 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