Published on: 25th August, 2010
One of my favorite football quotes of all time is "Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships."Ask Nick Saban what was the key to Alabama winning the 2009 BCS Championship and I'm pretty sure he'll focus on the play of his defense. There are some outstanding defensive units this season. ...Published on: 21st August, 2010
Following a quick evaluation of the Associated Press' Top 25, which was announced today, there don't appear to be any real surprises.Alabama's on top, followed by Ohio State, Boise State, Florida, and Texas. Boise has earned its way into a top five ranking, so it's not a shock. But what ...Published on: 18th August, 2010
It was just a conversation one Saturday afternoon with my father when I was 12. As we watched a college football game that day he turned to me and said, “How many people do you think are sitting in the stands of every game today?” I sat there for a ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
With West Virginia football making news for all of the wrong reasons lately, it's time to put the focus back on the field and look at the upcoming season.The Mountaineers have a few cupcakes, some nice rivals, and a handful of games that will truly define the season. ...Published on: 5th August, 2010
Oliver Luck, West Virginia's newbie of an Athletic Director, was handed a golden opportunity by the NCAA today. As fans dissect WVU's misdeeds alleged by the NCAA, Luck could send a swift and important message to everyone—fire Bill Stewart now. It was easy for Mountaineers everywhere to point the finger at Rich ...Published on: 3rd August, 2010
Unblemished. Flawless. Perfect. Any of those can be used to describe Alabama’s 2009 football season. The Crimson Tide enjoyed a 14-0 record en-route to winning the BCS Championship. Take a closer look at Alabama’s dream season and you can see there were week’s when Nick Saban’s team could have easily slipped from the ...Published on: 29th July, 2010
With kickoff to the season countdowns on almost every college football website out there, clearly it’s time to start thinking about the possibilities of another season. But what if I told you I have 10 things that are guaranteed to happen in 2010? Would you bite?Begin SlideshowPublished on: 27th July, 2010
Robbie Caldwell has been a busy man since taking over as Vanderbilt’s football coach, but do you think he even knows Judy Orr, Donna Smith, Mike Smeltzer, John Russell, Daniel Dubois or Jenny Mandeville? I doubt it. But even if he does, he should stop by each of their offices and thank ...Published on: 26th July, 2010
The idea seemed like a lot of fun: contact the media relations offices of all 120 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams and ask them for their 2010 poster. There are some I’m still waiting to hear from after three emails (yes, Michigan, I’m talking about you) and there are many ...Published on: 19th July, 2010
It seems every pundit and preseason magazine takes a stab at predicting the best offensive and defensive units. Sometimes it’s easy because an entire group is back, and usually includes an All-American or two and a few all-conference players. Other times it takes a bit of forecasting and feedback from coaches ...