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College Football’s Top 2012 Story Lines: Part I

Let’s get real here for a second: The 2011 college football season was a little, well, boring. A scandal-driven season off the field hardly lent itself to many exciting story lines when the games were actually played, leading to one of the most unfulfilling seasons in recent memory. Sadly, even the championship left many unsatisfied; […]

There’s No Doubt Who’s No. 1: Alabama Is National Champion

 When the final whistle blew back on November 5 ending the first LSU-Alabama showdown, I couldn’t help but get one nauseating, gut-wrenching, pit out of my stomach. No, it had nothing to do with the Mexican food I’d eaten earlier that night, but instead was the idea that I’d seen the best team in […]

Ten First Half Thoughts On The BCS TItle Game

So 30 minutes are in the book, and it’s safe to say that the BCS National Championship game is going according to NO ONE’S plan. Alabama has a 9-0 lead, and really, if they had a bit better execution inside the red zone, they could be up by a lot more. Here are 10 thoughts […]

The Curious Relationship Between High School Recruits And Fans

Of every sport we consume as Americans, an argument could be made that the internet has helped college football the most. A 365-day-a-year obsession before the advent of the digital medium, college football has done nothing short of explode at the same rate the internet has. And because of it, the internet has literally spawned […]

Star High School Running Back Barry Sanders Picks Stanford

Andrew Luck may be headed for the NFL, but that doesn’t mean that Stanford won’t have plenty of star power entering the 2012 season. That’s because on Saturday, the Cardinal got a commitment from one of the top prep running backs in the country, and a player who’s name is familiar to football fans worldwide: […]

The Scary Thing For College Football: LSU Might Be Better In 2012

Since coming to Tuscaloosa five years ago, Nick Saban has not only had success against just about everyone in the SEC, but downright dominated them. Well, everyone that is, except LSU. The man who preceded Les Miles in Baton Rouge is just 2-3 against his former team, leaving many Alabama fans to shake their heads […]

FCS Title Game Preview: Sam Houston State vs. North Dakota State

When North Dakota State and Sam Houston State do battle on Saturday it will put two teams against each other that have a combined 27-1 record this season. It will also pit two teams that most people who are reading this have probably ever heard of. Neither team comes from one of the big three […]

Discussing RGIII’s “Other” Sport With Baylor Track Coach Todd Harbour

If you spent any time watching college football this fall, then chances are pretty good you’re familiar with some guy named Robert Griffin III. You have heard of him, right? You know, the Superman-sock wearing, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, who leapt small defensive backs in a single bound, and vaulted the Baylor Bears football program to […]

2012 Pac-12 Schedule: Top 10 Games

We have not yet bid adieu to the 2011 college football season. Being forward-thinking as we are, though, the time has arrived to gaze into our crystal ball. Today, with the Pac-12 releasing its 2012 football schedule, we present you with what, in our option, will be the top 10 Pac-12 games to come. Arkansas […]

Urban Meyer To His Players: No Twitter For You

Urban Meyer is a smart guy. You know that. I know. My 95-year-old grandma who thinks “Urban Meyer” is a brand of hot dog knows that. And now the world knows it too. That’s because Meyer is doing something that every college football coach in America should at least consider: Not allowing his players to […]

Rose Bowl: Chip Kelly Silences His Critics Once And For All

The 2012 Rose Bowl very well could be remembered for any number of things: De’Anthony Thomas; Russell Wilson’s bizarre decision to spike the ball with just two seconds left; or really, any number of record-setting performances that made the game an instant classic, and one of the few bowl games to live up to the […]

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