0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/30/2012
Just in time for the first kickoff of the 2012 college football season, the Crystal Ball Run Upset Alert is ready to roll and not afraid to put anyone on notice. We have chosen five games in which certain teams should pull away with a victory but a loss is most certainly not out of […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Welcome college football fans to the 2012 season. Today we officially kick off a brand new season. And with the start of a new season now upon us there is a chance you may be visiting Crystal Ball Run for the first time, or the first time since last season. Whatever the case may be, […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/29/2012
With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast, the college football world is forced to adjust their schedules. With safety always the biggest priority, some schools have packed up and moved their practices to another location or suspended all practice activity. The storm is also forcing some games this week to be rescheduled. Texas […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/28/2012
I never thought I would see the day when a school deciding not to play a specific song over their stadium's loudspeakers would become such a national story. But then again I never thought I would witness a sexual abuse scandal end up removing one of college football's most iconic coaches and an entire university […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/26/2012
Notre Dame will fly across the Atlantic Ocean for Saturday's season opener against rival Navy, but they will do so without one of their top offensive players. Senior running back Cierre Wood was suspended from the team for the first two games of the season as a result of violating team rules, head coach Brian […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/21/2012
Was Michigan playing at 100% when they played Appalachian State in 2007? Here is a story to keep an eye on, just in case it is true. One former Michigan football player allegedly admitted that about half of the team was stoned in 2007 for the season opener against Appalachian State. The unknown player was quoted […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/20/2012
Arkansas has some pretty big games on their schedule this season, including Alabama and LSU at home. With such high profile games will come plenty of media attention, so you can imagine why Athletics Director Jeff Long wants to make sure he does whatever it takes to ensure the Arkansas community is portrayed in a […]
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The Associated Press preseason top 25 was released over the weekend, placing the USC Trojans in the pole position for the national championship race, just ahead of defending BCS champion Alabama and runner-up LSU. This year's poll reignites a conversation that seems to take place every August, which is just how much emphasis should we […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/17/2012
Every morning I put together the Morning Playbook. Here I try to do so with a light heart while sharing some stories that tend to fly under the radar and covering some of the top college football news.. However, this is one I feel is a bit more serious in tone than usual. One […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/16/2012
Pac-12 Network studio hosts Mike Yam and Ashley Adamson welcomed viewers to the new network Tuesday. The Pac-12 Network is now on the air and that means more college football television coverage, where available. Here at Crystal Ball Run we are all about more college football on television, and honestly, who would be against that? […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/15/2012
Does the Big East have their man? It sure seems like it. On Tuesday the Big East announced the hiring of new commissioner Michael Aresco, a veteran television executive currently working with CBS and their college sports coverage. With a round of television negotiations on the Big East calendar for September 1, having Aresco leading […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/14/2012
The Big East is no longer without a commissioner, and if all goes to plan they may not be a conference to pick on so easily much longer. As we referenced earlier today in the Morning Playbook, reports were filtering through that the Big East had found their man to lead the conference in to […]
