Mike Leach and the Oakland Raiders: Yay, It Shall Come To Pass
Published on: 4th January, 2010
Fantasy footballers, announcers, coaches, defensive coordinators and almost everyone else peripherally involved with professional football are slowly coming to a similar conclusion: the NFL is now a passing league. But the transformation has been slow, tentative. At any moment, we're capable of regressing back to the grind-it-out, run-run-incomplete pass-punt offense of ...Ten College Football Recruits You’ll See in The 2013 NFL Draft
Published on: 4th January, 2010
Don't believe the articles and pundits who contest that star rankings and recruiting hype are poor indicators that an athlete will end up as an All-American or a high draft pick. On a pure percentage basis, many more five- and four-star kids make the All-American rolls and are taken higher on ...It’s Official: Terrelle Pryor Is The Most Interesting Player in College Football
Published on: 1st January, 2010
Congratulations, Ohio State. Terrelle Pryor is now the most interesting player in college football. Pryor hung 338 yards on the Oregon Ducks' defense by himself—but this is not a time for numbers. What Pryor accomplished in this Rose Bowl comes down to much more than yardage, third-down conversion percentages, or the ...Mike Leach Fired: Where Will He Coach Next?
Published on: 31st December, 2009
A short while ago, I christened this a day of mourning. Ex-Texas Tech coach Mike Leach was one of the most intriguing and beguiling characters in college football, and one of the most important. Like Gary Patterson at TCU or Chris Petersen at Boise State, Leach's Airraid system took the kids left ...Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach Fired: The Cap’n’s 10 Most Dubious Moments
Published on: 30th December, 2009
Today is a day of mourning. Mike Leach, my favorite coach in college football, was fired from Texas Tech on the entirely illegitimate and trumped-up charge of mishandling Craig James' son's health following the athlete's concussion. One man's cool, dimly lit room is another man's torturous electrical closet. That's the nature ...Matt Elam, Lache Seastrunk and More: Which Recruits Will SEC Coaches Pursue?
Published on: 29th December, 2009
The recruiting dead period refers to a three-week window wherein coaches are only allowed to call a player once a week. Visits, officially or unofficially, are against the rules. Visiting a player's high school is out of the question. Things settle down. Do coaches relax in the dead period? God, no. ...10 Legendary College Football Coaches and Their Famous (Or Infamous) Final Games
Published on: 28th December, 2009
We thought (and some of us still think) we would see Urban Meyer's final stint with the Florida Gators in this year's Sugar Bowl. We know for certain that the Gator Bowl will be Bobby Bowden's last game as head coach of Florida State. And one never knows what Joe Paterno is ...How Will Urban Meyer’s Leave Of Absence Affect Florida’s Recruiting?
Published on: 28th December, 2009
To put it lightly, the Florida Gators' football program has been a torrid melodrama over the past few weeks. Beginning with the loss to Alabama and Charlie Strong's unsurprising departure to Louisville, and continuing (but by no means concluding) with Urban Meyer's shocking retirement, reconsideration, and pending reinstatement as Florida's head ...Urban Meyer Resigns: Who Will Take Over for the Florida Gators?
Published on: 26th December, 2009
Florida head coach Urban Meyer resigned today, shocking the college football world. Meyer shared the troubling news that an undisclosed health problem would interfere with his ability to be a good husband and father as well as coach. My prayers go out to him (and I don't say that lightly). Now, ...Ranking College Football’s Top 10 Quarterback Recruits
Published on: 23rd December, 2009
Continuing in the tradition of my reassessment of the top 10 recruiting classes in the SEC, I'd like to take a look at the top 10 quarterbacks coming out of high school. Though perhaps less immediately impactful than the pros, new quarterbacks can both up the level of competition in camp ...Featured Sponsors
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