College Football
College before high school
Today’s post is another short one. I wanted to point out this story ESPN’s Mark Saxon about a signing yesterday of Delaware quarterback David Sills committing to USC. Oh, by the way–he’s 13 years old. That’s right. It didn’t take brand new head coach Lane Kiffin to start making waves. This story stinks like an [...]
College football scores a victory
Well, at least college football is better than college basketball in at least one area. The regular season. As I watched the tail-end of the Wisconsin/Purdue basketball game Thursday night, I was crushed to see my Badgers lose to Purdue after center Keaton Nankivil lit up the Boilers for seven treys to help give the Badgers the [...]
Phantom sanctions
By now most of us are aware that Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin has left his post to take the reins at USC. After former head man Pete Carroll left the Trojans to take over that stellar Seattle Seahawks franchise yesterday, many fans wondered if Carroll had an ulterior motive in leaving. After well-publicized [...]
Oh, those brilliant BCS boys!
While the BCS continues to be vilified for its stupidity in deciding college football’s national champion, I once again stand in awe of how they have perfected their system. Man, those guys are smart. You would think that a season that ended with five undefeated FBS teams would be an absolute disaster right? After all, under [...]
Ten things that won’t (but should) happen in 2010
When I was ringing in the new year at my buddy Troy’s house early Friday morning, I got the great idea of writing about the ten things that should happen in sports over the next 12 months. After reviewing the list, I realized that most of them are only slightly less likely to happen than Al Pacino [...]
Take a hint from Jim Mora
Finally! The Bowl Championship Series has pitted two undefeated teams against each other in the BCS Title Game! We don’t have to worry about which one-loss team gets to face the lone undefeated. College football fans everywhere will rejoice at the prospects of the lone two unbeatens duking it out for a piece of history! [...]
A breath of fresh, confrontational air
As a journalist, I’ve grown tired of athletes giving me the company line. “We gave a 110%.” “It was a real team effort.” “It all comes down to execution.” When I am interviewing an athlete, and these are the kind of quotes I’m being given, it’s hard to hold down the vomit. But every once [...]
Bowden’s exit ramp in sight
He’s just not done yet. Or is he? Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden walked out of the Swamp in Gainesville Saturday evening saying he needed to do some “soul searching” about returning for another season as coach after his Seminoles had been soundly trounced by Florida 37-10. Soul searching? Really? Bowden has been [...]
“The next Joe Montana” chose basketball
Who knew the NFL’s next great quarterback chose a career as a defensive specialist/point guard in the NBA instead? On Wednesday’s The Dan Patrick Show, Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy said that when former Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward graduated, Dungy (with the Minnesota Vikings at the time) thought Ward would be “the next Joe [...]
Meyer is already living his dream job
Despite rumors swirling about possibly taking the Notre Dame football head coaching job, University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer made the earth-shattering announcement Monday that he plans on staying in Gainesville “for as long as they’ll have him.” Shocking stuff, I know. I fully expected Meyer to announce his plans to immediately openly campaign [...]
