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0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/6/2014
The University of Massachusetts is creeping up on a pivotal point in the history of its football program. Once conference affiliation with the MAC comes to an end, will the Minutemen look for a way to stay a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision or will the program and university come to a realization that not […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/2/2014
Happy Birthday to one of the baddest dudes we know, Dwayne @TheRock Johnson! #BirthdayCane pic.twitter.com/eqfbqnXgVW — Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) May 2, 2014
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/1/2014
Note to iTunes subscribers: We will be updating our iTunes feed as soon as possible, so you may not see this episode appear in your iTunes subscriptions. Do not panic. We are aware of the situation and hope to have it resolved quickly. The Crystal Ball Run podcast is back and has plenty of ground […]
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0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/26/2014
David Langner, Auburn’s hero in the famous “Punt, Bama, Punt” game against Alabama, has died after battling cancer. Langner was 62 years old. Decades before Chris Davis returned a missed field goal attempt for a touchdown to clinch the SEC West on the final play of the game, it was Langner who authored one of the most […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/25/2014
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Welcome to another edition of the Crystal Ball Run mailbag. You submitted your questions and now it is time for me to answer them for you. Here we go.
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0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/22/2014
The Texas Longhorns will not be playing for a national championship in the firsts season under the College Football Playoff model. You probably already assumed that, but new Texas head coach Charlie Strong wants to make sure we are all clear on this. “We have everything available, and I don’t know why we can’t be successful,” […]
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Arkansas will have a new look on the football field this fall, although they will still look like the same team we have seen for some time. The new uniforms from Nike are part of a complete overhaul to the Arkansas athletics brand. Football will not be that much of a drastic look, but a […]
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The cost of conference media rights for conferences has continued to grow over the years as television networks see greater profits to be had with live sports programming. Schools affiliated with the power conferences tend to cash big checks when it comes to splitting the total revenue brought in through media rights agreements with the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/21/2014
Today in Atlanta Chick-fil-A announced they are putting the “peach” back in the Peach Bowl. Well, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, at least. That’s right, the Peach Bowl is back, and it is ready to host some playoff college football! The Peach Bowl will host a semifinal game in the 2016 season and will be the host […]
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Indiana came close to playing in the postseason in 2013, but came just one win shy of becoming eligible for postseason play. Can the Hoosiers take the next step forward in 2014? That was the subject of the latest Big Ten-focused round table on Athlon Sports this week. I shared my opinion, which you can […]
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0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/17/2014
Illinois is undergoing a bit of a rebranding effort, although the changes are pretty subtle compared to where the Illini are coming from. As far as football is concerned, the Illini got some decent updates to a look that did not really need all that much work. In fact, compared to the new uniforms Syracuse […]
