Published on: 5th January, 2010
In the past, players went to a bowl to earn a trophy for the team and they got a ring, baseball cap, jersey t-shirt and duffle bag for themselves. Times have changed, and before things got out of hand (and they would have) the NCAA stepped in and implemented rules that ...Published on: 5th January, 2010
Tonight was TCU’s grand dance on the big stage. They came in as favorites and their fans were still agonizing that they didn’t get a shot at BCS Championship Game. But in the first half of tonight’s game, TCU stood for Totally Confused University. Except for one long pass, they looked ...Published on: 4th January, 2010
As Frank Sinatra used to sing, Al Davis came into professional football singing, "My Way." He's never changed, though he hasn't had the coaches who could piece it all together. Want to have thugs, no problem; just try and have 'em sober by game time. I've heard the stories firsthand from ...Published on: 4th January, 2010
On the eve of this, the biggest game in Alabama's recent history, it's a good time to both look back at the team's hopes and fears coming into this season as well as look ahead to next year's team. The year started with pundits saying Alabama would be good but still ...Published on: 3rd January, 2010
The mood for the trip to California was set in stone before the plane ever left Alabama. "Guys, this is a business trip," would have been the mantra. From the time the plane touched down, everything was scripted, planed and Sabanesque. No walking through an airport like rock stars, the bus ...Published on: 3rd January, 2010
"I want to apologize to about 30,000 Gamecocks who came down to see a football game," Spurrier said. "We couldn't put one on." And Urban Meyer thinks he has stress. Spurrier had to stand in freezing weather as watch his team drop passes, blow blocking assignments and watch UConn running backs ...Published on: 3rd January, 2010
Like an old Broadway actor, Dexter McCluster knows how to say goodbye and leave them wanting more as he ended his days with Ole Miss with a game that surely make the Rebels miss him and the rest of the SEC finally say, "Whew, thank God". With 185 yards rushing and ...Published on: 3rd January, 2010
You may not be able to teach an hog new tricks, but if you're East Carolina, you can't teach an old Pirate to make his kicks. Such was the fate of Skip Holtz and his East Carolina Pirates tonight in the 2010 Liberty Bowl. Arkansas just couldn't get the offense going ...Published on: 1st January, 2010
With the members of the Texas Longhorn football team watching the Florida – Cincinnati game on television, does it send a shiver down their spine that this team that is manhandling one of the few undefeated teams in college football was manhandled themselves by the Longhorn’s next opponent, Alabama? For all ...Published on: 1st January, 2010
Penn State vs LSU in the Florida Citrus Bowl, Joe Paterno vs Les Miles, Class vs Crazy. In that game Les Miles shows why it's obvious he flunked Clock Management 101 in coach's school. Can at least one assistant coach please sit down and help Les Miles understand this area of ...