Published on: 12th January, 2011
The 2011 BCS National Championship Game may not have lived up to expectations, but the Southeastern Conference did. With Auburn’s 22-19 victory over Oregon, the Tigers won their first BCS championship and the fifth straight for the conference. Since the BCS was introduced not so long ago, the SEC has been a ...Published on: 3rd December, 2010
It took them until the last game of the year, but the Arizona State Sun Devils finally got the necessary breaks to win a close game. ASU’s 30-29 double-overtime victory over UA was the second straight Territorial game that was decided by special teams. It was also the first Territorial Cup in ...Published on: 22nd November, 2010
Although they continue to win, the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal seem to be stuck in the BCS standings. Stanford is clearly the best one-loss team in the country, but the BCS still seems to think No. 5 LSU is better, even after LSU’s ugly win against Ole Miss. It is often said ...Published on: 11th October, 2010
Although a loss over the weekend would not have completely eliminated the Arizona State Sun Devils from bowl eligibility, it would have made the road nearly impossible. ASU (3-3, 1-2 Pac-10) kept themselves in the bowl picture with a 24-14 victory over the Washington Huskies (2-3, 1-1 Pac-10) in Seattle on ...Published on: 4th October, 2010
After a 31-28 loss to Oregon State, ASU Head Coach Dennis Erickson said he would consider making changes on defense prior to next Saturday’s game at Washington. While changes on the defense may be necessary, Erickson should consider making changes at quarterback. In the last two weeks, Steven Threet has thrown seven ...Published on: 29th September, 2010
The Pac-10 has finally shredded its “USC-and-the-Nine-Dwarves” reputation and has shown that it is full of depth. ESPN.com’s conference power-rankings have the Pac-10 as the second strongest conference behind the SEC. The Pac-10 has had some big non-conference wins this year which have helped bolster its image and reputation.Here is ...Published on: 22nd September, 2010
After an impressive, yet heartbreaking loss in Madison to the 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers, the Arizona State Sun Devils will begin conference play by hosting the fifth-ranked Oregon Ducks. Last week, ASU showed it can compete with the best of the best, but the Sun Devils will need to improve their ...Published on: 20th September, 2010
Arizona State’s 20-19 loss to Wisconsin may have been heartbreaking to Sun Devil fans, but it certainly wasn’t surprising. Since Dennis Erickson took over as head coach in 2007, the Sun Devils have competed well, but have been unable to win major non-conference games. While most people want to look at ...Published on: 17th September, 2010
Michael Vick will start for the Philadelphia Eagles this week as Kevin Kolb sits out due to a concussion. After Kolb was knocked out of last week’s game, head coach Andy Reid said he would be the starter when healthy despite Vick's performance. Players are not supposed to lose their jobs ...Published on: 3rd September, 2010
The NFL has fined Ndamukong Suh $7,500 for his vicious hit and takedown of Jake Delhomme in a preseason game. Not only is this fine not enough, but Suh should be suspended as well. I understand fans and coaches want their players to be aggressive, but this aggression needs to ...