“Best guys in college golf that are coming out, shows you college golf gets them ready."

Asher Wildman reports that Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark's great play at the Frys.com Open had the elite college field at Isleworth thinking they are all a lot better than they are and coaches thinking they were making a difference.

After talking with players, I was curious to know what a coach thought. Who better to ask then East Tennessee State coach Fred Warren, who might be the living encyclopedia of college golf?

“Doesn’t surprise me at all,” Warren said. “Best guys in college golf that are coming out, shows you college golf gets them ready. Just look at the elite players having success: Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, J.B. Holmes, Anthony Kim – these guys are playing great.”

That's who he thinks of when he thinks of college golf's ability to produce?

Jason Sobel is excited about Fowler and Lovemark, however, likely influenced by television's fawning over the two, he reminds us that next-great-thing hype usually is a waste of time.