Published on: 7th September, 2010
Late Sunday night, Les Miles (@LSUCoachMiles), the much-maligned head coach of the LSU Tigers sent out the following tweet to his 21,576 followers: "Woeojuwejhdjwe" The reaction by many of those followers was swift and severe. Retweets by followers ranged from the funny, "That’s Cajun for what?" by current Fox Sports ...Published on: 23rd August, 2010
Every year in college football there are games that literally define a team's season. Every so often, those games can define the entire season in college football. Games like Ohio State-Texas and Notre Dame-USC in '05 served as a de facto semifinal for the national championship game. In 2010, it appears that ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
On Monday night, word broke that Tennessee Athletic Director, Mike Hamilton was attempting to buyout the home and away series with the North Carolina Tarheels for the 2011-12 seasons. On Tuesday, it became official. After the latest public relations hit to the Tennessee program came another punch to the gut. Replacing UNC ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
Upsets are as much a part of college football as bands and cheerleaders. They usually happen when fans least expect it, but the avid fan knows that it could happen on any given Saturday.The SEC is no stranger to upsets.In '08, Florida's national championship run was temporarily halted when Houston ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
Birmingham, Alabama—In a not-so-stunning development in the Reggie Bush/USC case, the NCAA, BCS, and the SEC have decided to vacate the Trojans 2004 BCS National Championship. Sources close to the situation say that the ’04 Auburn Tigers could be on the verge of winning their first consensus national championship since 1957. The ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
The last 24 months have been an incredibly trying time for Tennessee Vols supporters. During that time, Tennessee has gone 12-13 on the field, fired one of its longest tenured head coaches, watched his replacement sully the Tennessee name and bring NCAA scrutiny on the program before leaving the Vols for ...Published on: 9th August, 2010
Having the stars align to win a college football national championship is hard enough. You have to have the talent, the chemistry, the coaching, and the schedule to pull it off. Some teams have all four of those aspects, while others can claim two or three. What kills a diehard fan of ...Published on: 3rd August, 2010
With the start of fall practice, it is officially football time in America. With the official start of football time, it's time to get the preview juices flowing. Among the many aspects of college football in 2010, are the storylines that will be created, explored, talked about, cursed, and debated ...Published on: 29th July, 2010
"Defense wins championships." Sure, it's cliche. But it's also 100 percent accurate. For verification of that point, one need look no further than last season's BCS participants. Seven of the BCS' 10 participants last season had defenses ranked in the top 14 in the nation. In the '08 season there ...Published on: 25th July, 2010
SEC coaches have an incredibly hard job. They have to win consistently, answer the media when they don't win consistently, worry about their players making grades and staying out of trouble, and they have to be able to use their personalities and leadership capabilities when recruiting those players to play ...