Published on: 13th October, 2010
Air Force sits at the midseason point with a 5-1 record. Highlights from the season's first half included a win over Navy, the first in several attempts and the critical first leg in securing the Commander-in-Chief's trophy. It also featured a near miss against the Oklahoma Sooners when the Falcons fell in ...Published on: 28th September, 2010
Very few teams have been more impressive than Nevada in the early season. They are 4-0 and have blown out everyone they have faced, including a very good California team and Brigham Young. This week, the Wolf Pack cracked the Top 25 for the first time since 1948. But they are ...Published on: 22nd September, 2010
Every year, a team is grossly underranked at the beginning of the college football season. Those mistakes take weeks to correct as voters slowly adjust their preconceived notions on how the football landscape should look. This year, that team is the Nevada Wolf Pack. In three games this year, their offense ...Published on: 21st September, 2010
Air Force is coming off a near miss against one of the best teams in the country. Wyoming is coming off of a brutal beating by perhaps an even better team. Air Force is threatening to break into the Top 25 after ripping Brigham Young and scaring the Sooners. Wyoming is ...Published on: 19th September, 2010
While I'm not a big believer in moral victories, the Air Force Falcons came about as close as you can to achieving one in pushing Oklahoma to the brink in their 27-24 loss in Norman. I felt going into the game that Air Force needed to be the beneficiary of a ...Published on: 14th September, 2010
The Mountain West Conference is in the midst of a fairly significant face lift that will reshape the college football landscape. Gone will be conference stalwarts Utah and Brigham Young University, two schools that have been with the conference from the beginning, and both dating their rivalries within the conference back to the ...Published on: 12th April, 2010
In 2004, the Steelers had arguably the best receiving corps in football, highlighted by the ever dependable Hines Ward still in his prime and the matchup nightmare that was Plaxico Burress. Burress was easiliy one of the best wide receivers in football, a player with a rare blend of size, speed, ...Published on: 7th April, 2010
The uncertainty surrounding the Ben Roethlisberger situation is a clear and present challenge for the Steelers. While the Steelers are likely in no rush to move on without the superstar quarterback, they face the possibility of losing Roethlisberger to a suspension in the short-term. There is little they can do to mitigate ...Published on: 6th April, 2010
After consulting my crystal ball, I've seen the future and know exactly how the Steelers' draft will turn out. And it will be a great one. With their first-round pick, they select Ndamukong Suh. I know that he is supposed to be the best player in the draft, but on the ...Published on: 1st April, 2010
I recently wrote an article cautioning that the Steelers’ defense is getting old. A few people who commented indicated that this is always the case with the Steelers since they play veterans over younger players. While it is true that the Steelers sometimes take their time in working younger players into ...