0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/1/2013
As Penn State prepares to open training camp for the 2013 season on Monday, Bill O'Brien and the coaching staff (and players) will have one less thing to worry about starting today. Today marks the expiration date for one part of the NCAA sanction terms levied against Penn State last summer. The free transfer option […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/26/2013
Rushel Shell is leaving Pittsburgh to join West Virginia. Photo: USA Today Sports The rivalry between Pittsburgh and West Virginia has sizzled in a sense with the two programs going their separate ways during the college athletics realignment craze over the last few years. When West Virginia worked heir way out of the Big East […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/25/2013
We are simulating the entire 2013 season using NCAA Football 14 from EA Sports. While we may bicker about the role computers play in determining a college football champion, we could not resist using this year's version of the game to see how the season might play out. Using an updated community roster from Operation Sports, […]
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If there is one thing that should be learned through this entire story, it is that we should hold off and just allow the legal process to play out before jumping to any conclusions. Two days after Yahoo! cited a source to suggest Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde did not strike a woman over […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/24/2013
Remember when we all jumped to conclusions about the running back situation at Ohio State because it was reported Carlos Hyde had assaulted a woman outside a Columbus bar? Well it turns out that was all silly perhaps. Video evidence has surfaced from the bar showing that Hyde never struck any woman, according to a […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/23/2013
We are simulating the entire 2013 season using NCAA Football 14 from EA Sports. While we may bicker about the role computers play in determining a college football champion, we could not resist using this year's version of the game to see how the season might play out. Using an updated community roster from Operation Sports, […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/22/2013
We are simulating the entire 2013 season using NCAA Football 14 from EA Sports. While we may bicker about the role computers play in determining a college football champion, we could not resist using this year's version of the game to see how the season might play out. Using an updated community roster from Operation […]
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Carlos Hyde has been cut from the Buckeyes at a most unfortunate time. Photo: USA Today Sports Nothing good happens after midnite. Perhaps nobody knows this better this morning than Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. Ohio State was our runaway favorite in the Big Ten this upcoming season when we did our Big Ten […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/21/2013
People love dogs. We have laws that punish those who abuse them physically, and apparently there are laws to protect some from verbal assaults. At least in Florida they do for dogs with a badge. Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison was arrested overnight for barking at a police dog, a form of intimidation against a member […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/19/2013
After a couple of weeks away form our summer Friday afternoon chats, the Crystal Ball Run hangout returns to try and cram in as much SEC commentary as we can. In this week's hangout the SEC media days are the big story, but we will touch on some other news from around the country as […]
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EA Sports, staying true to their commitment, has inked a new deal with Collegiate Licensing Company in an effort that will ensure the company's college football video game franchise will live on. Soon after the NCAA pulled the plug on their contract with EA Sports, the video game developer released a statement saying the plans […]
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Alabama looks to be the first repeat SEC champ since Tennessee in 1997 and 1998. Photo: USA Today Sports At last, the Crystal Ball Run weighs in on the championship picture in the SEC. Can Alabama win a second straight SEC title, a feat last accomplished by Tennessee in 1997 and 1998, or can the […]
