Published on: 10th May, 2010
With Monday's report that the Big 10 has officially invited four schools to join the conference, speculation has run rampant about the domino affect that such a move would have on many of the nation's elite programs. If the four who received invitations--Notre Dame, Nebraska, Missouri, and Rutgers--accept those invitations ...Published on: 10th May, 2010
Last Monday, FedEX announced that it would no longer be the title sponsor of the Orange Bowl. With ESPN taking over the broadcasting rights to the entire BCS in 2010, the network is reportedly asking a lot more than the Memphis company is willing to pay for what has become ...Published on: 4th May, 2010
If we all had the ability to look into the future to see the consequences of our actions, or non-actions, the world would lose all sense of surprise and life would be a boring sequence of mundane moments and mindless forethought. I have a feeling that, if given the chance to possess such ...Published on: 4th May, 2010
Football in the Southeastern Conference is life. College Football has become a year-round sport, due in large part to the SEC's diehard offseason following. Whether it's the constant concentration on recruiting or the popular sportstalk radio shows that sell tons of advertising based on our incessant need to listen to ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
Remember when you were a kid and your mom wanted to swtich the living room around to break the monotony of going to the same old room, setup in the same old way, day-in and day-out? Or for you married guys, when your wife wants that desk moved from the ...Published on: 26th April, 2010
Remember the baseball commercial that declared, "Chicks dig the long ball"? Yeah, well that proves true in any sport. Not only do chicks dig offense, but 85-percent of diehard fans do as well. Unfortunately there are at least 10 teams in major college football this upcoming season that will make ...Published on: 17th April, 2010
It was the fans' first look at another new coach's Tennessee Vols team. I won't say that it was all that impressive either. But there were moments, glimpses, if you will, of what this team could be eventually. There were no electric plays. Nothing that would remind you of anything 'prolific' as ...Published on: 14th April, 2010
Football is just not football without a stout offensive line and at least one good running back. Many programs have figured out how to win without the prototypical every-down back. As a result, the position has evolved in College Football, especially over the last decade or so. The small, yet ...Published on: 9th April, 2010
If you ever wanted to know what a "worst-case scenario" looks like, take a gander at the Tennessee Vols Football program the last three years. Beginning with the inexplicable loss to a terrible UCLA team in September '08, followed by Phillip Fulmer's firing later that season, and culminating with Fulmer's replacement bolting ...Published on: 6th April, 2010
Tradition and college football go together like peanut butter and jelly. College football programs with winning traditions are as important to the NCAA as the Yankees and Red Sox are to the MLB. In 2009, a "has-been" program, Alabama, made its way back to the top of the mountain after ...