0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/18/2011
Over the last few weeks, it’s become clearer by the day that the ongoing situation at Penn State is not only the biggest sports story of the last few years, but the biggest news story during the same time frame as well. New layers to the onion get peeled back by the day, and Friday […]
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I’m back today with Part II and the conclusion of 1st Round playoff preview for the Division III level. Yesterday we took a look at all the games in the Wisconsin-Whitewater side of the bracket, today we’ll examine the Mount Union side, and see why many of their fans feel like they have the hardest […]
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Here are the Crystal Ball Run Week 13 Staff Picks!! No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State: Friday, 8:00 p.m. ESPN Aaron Torres’ Take: Bad news fans of Oregon, Oklahoma, Clemson, Stanford and Alabama, if you’re looking for the Pokes to get tripped up, this isn’t the place. Oklahoma State scores too quickly, too often […]
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Ohio Stadium (aka The Horseshoe) Sorry I took a week off on stadium guides last week but things were a bit hectic here in State College. We are back in action here with Ohio Stadium, home of The Ohio State Buckeyes. Quick Facts: * Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and had a capacity of […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/17/2011
It’s been a scandal-filled 2011 college football calendar year, one that seemingly just will not come to an end. What started with potential major violations at Ohio State, Oregon and Miami and evolved into potentially one of the biggest news stories of the last decade at Penn State, took another twist Wednesday night, when a […]
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For six years running the Division III playoffs have been dominated by two teams, Wisconsin-Whitewater and Mount Union. Every year the question is asked can anybody stop these two titans of Division III football? Well in our preview we decided to split it in half to give each team a fair introduction and look into […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/15/2011
As scandal has continued to unfold at Penn State over the last 10 days or so, one of the enduring questions that many have wanted to know is this: Given all the controversy surrounding the Nittany Lions program, should Penn State pass up the opportunity to play in a bowl game? But as prominent college […]
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Since news broke just under two weeks ago of accusations made against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse, Crystal Ball Run has repeatedly harped that this will continue to be an ever-evolving story. That story took on a new evolution Monday night, when for the Sandusky spoke publicly for the first […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/14/2011
Cover the sport of college football long enough, and one constant always seems to be coaches worrying about distractions. They worry about the media being a distraction. They worry about girlfriends becoming a distraction. They worry about fellow students becoming one too. But a video game? We’d never heard that one before… at least until […]
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Well here we are, the entire season has built up to these playoffs. For seniors every game could be their last one. For coaches this is their shot to make a statement about their team and their ability. For lower seeded teams this is a chance to show the selection committee that they made a […]
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We will once again go through the motions of making the selections as if the season ended today, using the BCS Rankings as a tiebreaker to determine conference champions. Up to this point, we have simply been going with the top ranked team in each conference as the champion. But we’re now far enough along in […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/13/2011
It’s been a long week in State College, PA, with famed Penn State University and its football team embroiled in one of the biggest scandals in modern history. Most everyone agreed that this team and town needed to get to Saturday, get back to football, and for at least for a day get back to […]
