0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 3/19/2014
Heading out the door for Spring Practice #2 on the quest for another one of these in 14 #NavyFootball #BowlWin #CIC pic.twitter.com/QsJLbvPOpz — Ken Niumatalolo (@ken_niumatalolo) March 19, 2014
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College football is entering a brand new era with the College Football Playoff, and we are just trying to keep up. Welcome to the (hopefully) new and improved Crystal Ball Run. Along with a handful of other sites on the Bloguin network, including Awful Announcing, we have moved to a new platform that is designed […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 3/6/2014
Gus Malzahn and up-tempo coaches may have won for now, but Saban's war is just beginning. Photo: USA Today Sports Ding! Dong! The rule is dead! At least, that is what supporters of the up-tempo offense would like to have you believe. Miracle Max, the troll living in a tree in The Princess Bride, would […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 3/5/2014
One of racing’s big stars is going to give Texas A&M some added publicity at an upcoming race. Jeff Gordon will have a car sporting the familiar colors of Texas A&M in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. So, why is this happening? It’s all about connections. Axalta Coating Systems is a sponsor for Gordon. Axalta’s […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 3/1/2014
Can Charlie Strong restore the pride in Texas football? Photo: USA Today Sports Texas has finished a season ranked in the top 20 just once out of the last four seasons. For a program that finished in the top 25 in all but one season between 1994 and 2009, that is unacceptable. Mack Brown may […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/27/2014
One of NASCAR's biggest events on the calendar was held Sunday in Daytona. Too bad the Drive4COPD 300 apparently had a national anthem performance not quite up to par. Madison Rising, "America's Most Patriotic Band," rocked out the worst rendition of the Star Spangled Banner known to man, but don't blame me. I tried to […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/22/2014
Former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley is returning to coaching in 2014, at West Virginia. Photo: Getty Images It was only a matter of time before Tom Bradley got back on a college football sideline. The man who seems to have been built and programmed to be a college football coach will do just that […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/17/2014
During last week's Google hangout we discussed various Mount Rushmore themes of college football. You know the drill when it comes to this conversation. Pick the four names that best represent the topic at hand. One of the categories we threw together focused on the BCS Era. After giving it some thought over the weekend […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/15/2014
Alabama's biggest rival is Auburn, there is no disputing this. There is also a strong history between Alabama and Tennessee as well though, although it would be nice to see the Vols step it up a little bit to make that series mean something a little more when those games come around. Regardless, one college […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/14/2014
Mike Leach, never one to shy away from an opinion, is not a fan of a proposed rule. Photo: USA Today Sports If you have not figured it out yet, a number of college football coaches are not exactly a fan of the defensive rule proposal up for consideration at the recommendation of the NCAA's […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/13/2014
Maybe you are snowed in today with a nor'easter working its way up the eastern seaboard. Maybe you are just staying warm by the fire. Or maybe you are on the west coast pointing and laughing at the rest of us dealing with all of the cold weather these days. Whatever the case, wherever you […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 2/11/2014
Prime time games could become less frequent out west if the Pac 12 has their way. Photo: USA Today Sports Hardcore college football junkies have no problem staying up late to watch as much west coast college football as possible in the fall, but the Pac 12 wants to make sure more fans are getting a […]
