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CBR Goes Bowling: Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Gildan New Mexico Bowl Wyoming Cowboys vs. Temple Owls Dec. 17, 2:00 pm ET University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Website: http://www.gildannewmexicobowl.com/ TV: ESPN Line: Temple -7 Wyoming and Temple may not get quite the name recognition, but this battle of two 8-4 teams brings college football back to your television. For that alone, be grateful. Making […]

CBR Goes Bowling: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Ohio Bobcats vs. Utah State Aggies Dec. 17, 5:30 pm ET Bronco Stadium (Boise, Idaho) Website: http://www.famousidahopotatobowl.com/ TV: ESPN Line: Utah State -1.5 Nothing says famous like playing a bowl game on blue turf in the heart of potato country and pitting a small North American cat against a common land-grant […]

Five Burning Questions: Utah State Aggies

The bowl season is upon us, ladies and gents. In just a few short days, 70 college football teams will be vying for 35 separate bowl wins. One of those 70 teams, the Utah State Aggies, will battle the Ohio Bobcats in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. We were lucky enough to touch base with […]

Who Will Follow RG3 in 2012 for Heisman?

The 77th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy was awarded to Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III on Saturday night. However, it is never too early to look at who may the leading candidates entering 2012. First, the obvious. Trent Richardson (Alabama RB), Montee Ball (Wisconsin RB), Tyrann Mathieu (L.S.U DB) and Matt Barkley (USC QB) – who […]

Coaching Carousel: Then There Were Ten

As the coaching carousel continues to spin – sometimes wildly – day after day, we are left, for now, with 10 FBS openings for head coaches. If you are behind or just need to catch up, you might be there by the time you are finished reading. Chances are greater, though, that by the time […]

Memphis Tigers: Was I Dreaming?

I sat for a few minutes yesterday and pinched myself. I just wanted to confirm that the University of Memphis did indeed make a positive move related to its football program. Memphis began playing college football in 1912 under the pseudonym West Tennessee State Normal School. Its first game versus Memphis University School perfectly foreshadowed a […]

2011 Ballsies: ‘How The Hell Did He Do That?’ Award, Ron English

You oftentimes hear positions in college football described as “tough jobs.” Whether the meaning of that phrase is interpreted as “tough places to succeed”  or “tough places to win championships at,” the word “tough” is usually confused with a larger notion of a job which is loaded with abundant “pressure.” Pressure-filled jobs like Alabama, Michigan […]

Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10: The Drought Ends for Clemson

January 1st, 1982: A date etched into the brains, hearts and souls of all Clemson fans, everywhere. No matter your age, you know the date. If you were around, you remember where you were. If you were not, you have heard the stories. That was the date, THE date, Clemson defeated Nebraska to win its […]

Southern Mississippi 49, Houston 28: Bye BCS (And Coach Sumlin?)

If the CBS-Houston report that Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin will be named as the new Texas A&M head coach in the next 24 hours, his team’s performance Saturday probably wouldn’t be quite the exit that he had envisioned. The Cougars fell 49-28 to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the Conference USA championship game. […]

Remember The Dons

The debate that seems to be the topic du jour in college football today: Who will, or who should, play LSU? Who is going to this bowl, or that bowl? If it’s not, you can bet the discussion is centered somewhere around the Penn State and Syracuse scandals. Maybe who’s hiring who and who’s firing. […]

Will A New Coach Lead Texas A&M into SEC Country? It Appears So

Prior to the Texas A&M Aggies’ game against the Texas Longhorns last week, coach Mike Sherman got the oft-dreaded vote of confidence from Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin. ”As far as I’m concerned, yes. We don’t want to make any hasty moves, and we look forward to [Sherman] being our football coach in the […]

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