0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/9/2011
One week after playing the worst game of his career, No. 21 Virginia Tech’s Logan Thomas might have just played his best. The Hokies (5-1) needed every bit of Thomas’ abilities on Saturday as it was his 19-yard touchdown run with less than a minute to play that finally gave Tech a 38-35 victory over […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/8/2011
For some teams it only takes a few weeks to realize every goal they set in the offseason won’t be realized. But does that mean they should call it a season? Hell no. We all know only one team is going to win it all, so a few programs who had these type of aspirations […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/5/2011
When Dana Holgorsen goes off script you better buckle up. West Virginia’s first-year coach is 4-1 and one of the biggest stars in the state. After getting back on track with a 55-10 crushing of Bowling Green it would only make sense to think he would be in a good mood. Guess again. Holgorsen actually […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/3/2011
For three weeks I’ve been talking about how this is the week we learn the Clemson is a pretender. Now, three weeks later, I’m here to say Clemson is for real. The eighth-ranked Tigers (5-0) faced their first big road test of the season at Virginia Tech Saturday and passed with flying colors. In fact, […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/29/2011
It’s October and it’s time to get serious. That’s right, now is when the games get more intense and conference standing is on the line. Just ask the folks in the Big Ten how big the first weekend in October will be. We’ve all enjoyed the first month of the season, so what do we […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/25/2011
Just minutes after LSU defeated West Virginia 47-21, Les Miles stopped short of saying his Tigers deserve to be the No. 1 team in the nation. But when you consider the September slate that his team just completed, it’s hard to argue against it. “I like the position we are in right now,” Miles said. […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/23/2011
It’s been a tough week to be a Mountaineer. We had a spring in our step as we thought it was a lock that West Virginia would be the 14th team to be added to the SEC, only to learn about 48 hours later that not only had the SEC turned down WVU but so […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/20/2011
It’s all about survival. If the remnants of the Big East and Big XII are going to survive, it appears likely the two BCS Conferences will need to merge—and then hope it can retain a spot at the BIG BOY table. The new look Big East/Big 12 might have enough juice to retain some privileges. […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/18/2011
West Virginia may be 3-0 and fresh off its first road victory of the season, but the Mountaineers have yet to put together a complete game. That was never more evident than in Saturday’s 37-31 victory over Maryland at Byrd Stadium. If this trend continues, No. 18 WVU will not make it to 4-0 as […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/15/2011
With all of the crazy finishes and great games last week, one victory went unnoticed by many. When Marshall upset Southern Miss 26-20 in Huntington, the Herd took a big step toward winning the East Division of Conference USA. There’s still a long ways to go for Marshall, but the program seems to be going […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/12/2011
In today’s Meeting of the Minds (MOTM), the Crystal Ball posse gathers to look at programs who have a proud tradition, but haven’t lived up to it in recent years. So what they’re doing is living off their reputation and not their production. Let’s see who that may be. Tom Perry: There was a time […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 9/11/2011
Remember last year when Denard Robinson topped everyone’s Heisman Trophy list through the first four or five games? The game that really caught everyone’s attention was Michigan’s 28-24 win at Notre Dame. Robinson threw for 244 yards and a touchdown, while adding another 258 yards and two scores on the ground. Shoelace is back! Robinson’s […]
