Published on: 12th July, 2010
For five BCS conferences, the SEC is a thorn in their respective sides. The constant chants, excessive bragging and four straight BCS championships are enough for most of football nation to yell, "Enough!" And yet, we continue to secretly covet their success. We hate that they are winners. We hate that ...Published on: 7th July, 2010
Thumbing through some of the college football schedules in 2010 can be puzzling. Yes, it's hard to predict how good a team will be five years down the road when scheduling non-conference foes, but sometimes a little common sense should prevail. If you are looking for a cupcake, Oklahoma, Texas, ...Published on: 20th April, 2010
"I don't expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." Bob Devaney, Nebraska. Fans love them. Fans hate them. But by and large, they amuse the heck out of us. We're talking about college football coaches. Sure, they ...Published on: 13th April, 2010
The University of Michigan's new athletic director David Brandon had been on the job only a few days before he made his official assessment on head coach Rich Rodriguez. "He's our coach for this season," Brandon said. "There's nothing within the framework of the NCAA allegations that led me to ...Published on: 12th April, 2010
Dear Lisa- I am a avid Ohio State sports fan, and I must say that I am sick and disgusted with your constant dislike of tOSU. What did we do? Did we beat the s*** out of your favorite team somewhere along the way? You are a poor ...Published on: 25th March, 2010
Orlando Sentinel reporter Jeremy Fowler experienced a walk on the wild side at some Florida Gators' spring practices recently. Fowler chatted with WR Deonte Thompson a few days ago, who had this to say about the Gators' previous and current quarterbacks: "You never know with Tim. He can bolt. You think ...Published on: 8th March, 2010
Sure we all talk smack when it comes to our college football teams. It comes with the sport. But some teams have taken smack-talking to an entirely new level. Think your team's fans are the best trash-talking, smack-throwing, loose-lipped bunch? Maybe. But these ten teams take the cake. And they're getting smacked ...Published on: 4th March, 2010
The Ohio State University has a great tradition of emphasizing the 'The" before its name. Watch any NFL game's players introductions, and the Buckeyes' players always enunciate that "The" in a proud way. By using the "The", tOSU distinguishes itself from...well who? The Ohio Bobcats? Puzzling as that is, ...Published on: 2nd March, 2010
Certain teams have certain qualities that just endear them to us. Or repulse us in ways we never thought imaginable. It's not that we don't think highly of them or put them too much on a pedestal, it's just the way they are. They are teams which represent various sandwiches ...Published on: 1st March, 2010
Every where you look, there are signs of an impending apocalypse. Extraordinary things have occurred that make 'When Pigs Fly" or "It's a cold day in hell" seem all the more real. Get your emergency rations out, fill up the car with gas, hermetically seal the man cave (just in ...