0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 9/5/2013
Week 1 saw a ton of upsets, too bad they were more of the FCS over FBS variety than of the BCS Buster variety. Yes, we're looking at you Boise State, thanks for nothing last week. However, as we move forward the landscape of the BCS Buster changes a lot thanks to two massive […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 9/1/2013
Week one is completely in the books for the schools usually left on the outside looking in to the BCS party and boy was it an interesting week to say the least. Of course, early this week I highlighted seven games (usually will be six games) of big importance to the non-AQ conferences and their […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/27/2013
Welcome to the newest feature here at CrystalBallRun as we give you a weekly look at everything non-Automatic Qualifing schools in our "BCS Buster Watch" segment. Every Tuesday our Andy Coppens will give you the scoop on the biggest games facing the other four conferences all seaosn long. Over the years we've seen that […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/26/2013
There's nothing like school spirit…. Especially when said school spirit gives people an excuse to dress up. Of course, it's even more awesome when it comes from the wife of the brand new head coach. So, courtesy of Brett Bielema and his wife Jen, we got this gem: This is AWESOME!
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/21/2013
Notre Dame seemingly can't hang on to top end recruits to save their lives these days as top 2014 prospect Elijah Hood has announced his decommitment via a statement released on his Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/CZZiG6HK0S — Elijah Hood (@EHood34)
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/19/2013
Hallelujah… the NCAA is capable of doing the right thing and doing it quickly after all. In just under 12 hours the NCAA ruled Middle Tennessee's Steven Rhodes, a Marine who served for five years, ineligible because of some obscure (but important) rule and then reversed course and corrected the situation. So, Rhodes, a walk-on […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/15/2013
Football fans have funny ways of showing their allegiances – whether it's insane and often times ill-advised tattoo's or god awful musical numbers – or if you're from the Midwest, you put your tractor to work in a cornfield and carve a dedication to your new head coach. At least, that's what one Wisconsin fan […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/14/2013
Could Kevin Hogan and Stanford be champions in 2013? (Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) Welcome to day three of our staff's attempt to be BOLD… That's right, we are going out on a limb all this week as every day a different writer brings you his thoughts on what could happen during the 2013 college […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/13/2013
What makes college football easily the 2nd most popular sport in America? It's the same thing that hooks those that have never been around a college game day atmosphere – TRADITION. So, as Wisconsin has it's Jump Around and much more, new head coach Gary Andersen is bringing some new traditions to Madtown. One is […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/9/2013
Earlier this week it was announced that every college football junkies favorite Saturday morning show, ESPN College GameDay, will be making it’s first stop of the season for the Georgia at Clemson game. That’s a heck of a way to kick off the season with two teams from the south squaring off in a […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/6/2013
Hill will roam the LSU backfield in 2013 after all… Thanks to his teammates? (Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) Earlier this summer we brought you the story of Jeremy Hill and his “indefinite suspension” from the LSU football team. Well, consider that suspension over and Hill apparently can thank his teammates for it. Yes, you […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/5/2013
Adidas and Notre Dame have combined for some interesting uniform combos for what they dub the "Shamrock Series" and in 2013 they're at it again, announcing earlier on Monday the new uniforms in this series: FIRST LOOK: New Darren Rovell's twitter): The green, white, and gold combo has been a common theme in most of […]
