0 comments by David Purdum on 7/12/2012
Southern Cal is the most dominant of any of the BCS conference favorites. The Trojans are listed as 4/5 (-125) favorites to win the Pac-12 at the prominent online sportsbook 5Dimes.eu. No other BCS team is as a big of favorite to win its own conference: Big 12: Oklahoma 6/5 (+120) Big Ten: Michigan 11/5 […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 7/8/2012
Urban Meyer was criticized for being too lenient at times at Florida. But he’s not messing around in his first season at Ohio State. Meyer dismissed Storm Klein on Saturday, after the senior linebacker was charged with domestic violence and assault. Klein pleaded not guilty Saturday morning, but Meyer decided not wait to see how […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 7/6/2012
Vegas has spoken. Cantor Gaming became the first Nevada sportsbook to post college football season win totals Friday. Five teams are set at 10.5: LSU, Alabama, Southern Cal, Oregon and Florida State. UNLV had the lowest, with the Rebels projected with just 2.5 wins. Duke and Ole Miss were set at 3.5, and Kentucky at […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 7/5/2012
Vegas doesn’t know as much as you think it does. Oddsmakers don’t have access to top-secret inside information, and some of them can’t even tell you who Oklahoma State’s quarterback is this season. That goes for so-called wise guys, too. They’re numbers guys, plain and simple. So the notion that the sports betting market is […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 7/4/2012
Disgraced ex-Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino ditched all his Razorback gear on his way out of town. Will current Hogs’ coach John L. Smith be next to hit the pawn shops? According to an Associated Press report, Smith may be facing bankruptcy due to a series of land investments gone bad. Smith ditched his alma mater Weber […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/29/2012
It’s good to see Texas A&M acting like it belongs in the SEC. Johnny Manziel, in the mix to be the Aggies’ starting quarterback, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with disorderly conduct by fighting, failure to identify and possession of a fake driver’s license, AggieSports.com reports. An officer on bicycle patrol found Manziel fighting […]
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The seemingly annual off-season transgressions at Georgia continued Friday, when leading returning rusher Isaiah Crowell was arrested on weapons charges, including two felonies. Crowell, the nation’s No. 1-rated running back coming out of high school, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a weapon in a school zone and an altered identification number on […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/28/2012
What do you want from me? Welcome to the Randy Edsall era, a time when Maryland has just as much of a chance at winning the ACC as Duke. The Terrapins and Blue Devils are each 125-to-1 longshots to win the ACC title and 30-to-1 to win their respective divisions at the popular online […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/27/2012
The Crystal Ball is playing hurt, but, two months before the season, remains undefeated. After seeing CBR legend Tom Perry pick Arkansas to beat Alabama, I’m pretty sure this Crystal Ball is broken. But I’ll do my best with damaged goods. In the meantime, you’re welcome to check out CBR’s Week 1, Week 2 and […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/25/2012
Dabo Swinney reportedly was willing to do something Nick Saban wasn’t to land the nation’s No. 1 recruit, Grayson (Ga.) defensive end Robert Nkemdiche. Emphasize reportedly, because polarizing USA Today handicapper Danny Sheridan is behind the report. Sheridan, of course, also claimed that the NCAA knew the name of the bagman that allegedly paid Cam […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/22/2012
Nick Saban and Les Milles will meet at midfield in November. Maybe. We’re down to the final two of the Crystal Ball Run Preaseason Top 10. And it kind of feels like these last three teams are a notch above the rest, doesn’t it? To rundown our Top Ten so far: 1. ??? (OK, it’s […]
0 comments by David Purdum on 6/20/2012
After stops in Morgantown, Columbus, Fayetteville and Tallahassee, Crystal Ball Run’s Preseason Top 10 countdown hits Norman this morning, where the Sooners once again have title aspirations. Crystal Ball Run Preseason Top 10 No. 6 – Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma in a Word: Unsatisfying Oklahoma starts in the Top 10—and may very well finish there—but unless the […]
