0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/13/2011
This was not how Jacory Harris’ senior year was supposed to go. The quarterback that came into the year looking to prove he had put it all together and was ready to lead Miami back to prime time; the quarterback who wanted the Hurricanes to re-invent swagger. That has not happened. The trip to Tallahassee […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/11/2011
Here are the Crystal Ball Run Week 11 staff picks! No. 2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ABC/ESPN3 Tom Perry’s Take: Oklahoma State has to avoid getting caught up in the high ranking and the love the Cowboys are getting from their fans. They control their own destiny and it starts on […]
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This is a new experience for the Big Ten. Yes, the final three weeks of the conference’s regular season will be chock full of the same intensity and tenseness as ever. But, no there will not be rose-colored dreams. No, there will not be the crazy ties that always seem to occur. The Big Ten […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/10/2011
It’s been a gripping, surreal, almost unconscionable few days at Penn State. A week ago, an 8-1 team was on a bye, relaxing, preparing and waiting for Nebraska, with a potential berth in the first annual Big Ten title game on the line. One week later, a coaching legend is gone, the reputation of a […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/9/2011
In this week’s edition of the Crystal Ball Run Podcast, co-managing editors Allen Kenney and Aaron Torres break down the LSU-Alabama slug-fest from all angles, before quickly previewing the Week 11 games. The pair discussed the following topics and much more: – Was the 9-6 final a thing of beauty, or an offensive abomination? […]
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What was thought to be inconceivable just a week ago, became official on Wednesday morning: Joe Paterno will retired as head coach at Penn State at the end of the 2011 season. The 84-year-old coach released a statement this morning, which read: I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for […]
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A quick note from the editor: Since starting Crystal Ball Run back the first week of August, the hardest story that we’ve had to cover- by far- is the ongoing situation at Penn State. By now you know the sordid details, which involve allegations surrounding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s role in alleged sexual abuse […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/8/2011
(Editor’s Note: This article was written on Sunday, before the Regional Rankings were announced on Monday night. Keep that in mind as you look read this piece.) As we head into the final weekend of the Division II regular season, everything is on the line as teams begin to scramble for the final few playoff […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/7/2011
By now you’ve probably all heard the news that sent shockwaves through Mississippi this morning. As first reported by about 200 other media outlets… and then confirmed by Crystal Ball Run, Houston Nutt resigned today as the head football coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. The announcement came at a 3:00 p.m. press conference in […]
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Update: The 3:00 p.m. press conference has begun, and it’s official: Houston Nutt is out as head coach at Ole Miss. In addition, Athletics Director Pete Boone has also announced his resignation, no later than December 31, 2012. Boone explained his decision saying that when he hired Nutt in the winter of 2007, it would […]
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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. The highest-ranked team in each conference will be selected as the conference champion. Step 1: BCS Championship Game The first thing that happens is that […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/5/2011
One of the oldest sayings about the sport of football is that the beauty lies in “the game, within the game.” As it pertains to Oklahoma’s 41-25 win against Texas A&M Saturday, the phrase needs to be tweaked just a bit. In this case, the real nuance is the “story, within the story.” The story […]
