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College Football: The Sun Shines on Every Squirrel’s Backdoor One Day
Published on: 17th August, 2009
In this world of college football, the casual observer can find a number of enthusiasts who know a great deal about how their team will perform this season. All you have to do is ask. Following a whirlwind tour of several college towns, the information regarding what is going to happen does not seem to jive with a simple ...Debunking the Myth of College Football’s Home-Field Edge
Published on: 14th August, 2009
As surely as the dog days of summer slowly crawl toward September, a new college football season will soon be upon fans throughout the nation. Many of these excited followers will point to the "big game" their team has in the bag because of home-field advantage. Last season Penn State visited Ohio State, Alabama traveled to Georgia, and Boise State went to Oregon. All three games featured comparatively equal squads, but followers ...College Football: Is Southern California the New Miami?
Published on: 12th August, 2009
Southern California was never much of a factor on the college football stage. Until 1921. The 20th Century Trojans were one of the greatest programs in college football, boasting an astonishing array of National Championships, Heisman Trophy winners, and a 25-14 Bowl record. Two of the most mind-numbing coaching geniuses in the history of ...College Football’s Hard Times Lead To Tap City
Published on: 11th August, 2009
Tap City. The end result of hard times, broken promises, and failed expectations. For college football fans feeling the heat of more pressing financial matters, the road sign up ahead reveals the next stop is an inability to contribute and support as before. A coach feeling the pressure of producing a program that wins on an agreed upon ...College Football’s Triple-Name Terrors
Published on: 10th August, 2009
Have you ever considered how many college football players seem to have the personality to match their names? Dick Butkus of Illinois, Warren Moon of Washington, Steve Smear of Penn State, I.M. Hipp of Nebraska were bigger than life as collegians, and were born with dynamic names, seemingly ...Riders On The Storm: 11 of College Football’s Worst Weather Games
Published on: 7th August, 2009
The unparalleled writing brilliance of a former Vanderbilt student was never more on display than in the October 18, 1924 issue of the New York Herald Tribune newspaper. Describing Notre Dame's 13-7 victory at the Polo Grounds over the powerful Army eleven, 43 year-old Grantland Rice penned the most legendary phrase in college football history. The ...Pasadena Pain: The 11 Best Defenses to Play in Rose Bowls from 1959-2009
Published on: 3rd August, 2009
The offensive game brings in the big ratings and crowds, but fans often reserve their fondest memories for the defenses who provided the greatest thrills and success. The Granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl Game, is a fitting stage to judge some of the best defenses seen in this country over the past 50 years. Taking ...College Football’s Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Crash Dive From Success
Published on: 31st July, 2009
Have you ever seen Irwin Allen's science fiction film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea? It concerns a futuristic submarine that can go lower in the ocean than any craft in history. In the past 20 years, there are some fans who must feel that they have taken a ride to the ...Where Will the Florida Gators Meet Their Waterloo in 2009?
Published on: 28th July, 2009
"Waterloo, Waterloo, Where Will You Meet Your Waterloo, Every Puppy Has His Day, Everybody Has To Pay, Everybody Has To Meet...His Waterloo." —Lyrics from the 1959 hit song of Stonewall Jackson Waterloo, for those not aware, is the name of an 1815 battle in Belgium where England's Duke of Wellington and his Prussian allies defeated the mighty ...College Football: The Inside Report On Steve Spurrier’s All-SEC Ballot
Published on: 25th July, 2009
A copy of the All-SEC ballot of Steve Spurrier reveals how Tim Tebow not being selected for the first team actually occurred. The fury should die down around the old ball coach voting for someone else to be First team All-SEC quarterback once the public reviews the ballot Spurrier was given by SEC officials. Information recovered from ...Featured Sponsors
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