The Houston Cougars have breezed through the regular season, but Friday’s road game at Tulsa was supposed to be a true test. If so, UH needs to move up a grade. Houston (12-0, 8-0) put itself on the precipice of a BCS bowl bid with a 48-16 win over TU. All that’s left for the […]
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If that is truly the final Backyard Brawl, then West Virginia gave its fans a performance to remember. Tino Sunseri, well, gave Pittsburgh fans a shot to the gut. After leading 17-7 at halftime, West Virginia’s defense played like the 2010 version and held the Panthers to just a field goal and sacked Sunseri 10 […]
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For anyone hoping this weekend provided one final splash of BCS anarchy, the Arkansas Razorbacks provided the best puncher’s chance of that happening. The Hogs entered their matchup with No. 1 LSU as the No. 3 ranked team in the country, and a constant thorn in LSU’s side through the years; they’d won three of […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 11/25/2011
So the Big East may give us a 7-5 Louisville as its BCS representative. Here I thought an 8-4 Connecticut last year was embarrassing. Now it’s not official yet, but the Cardinals have finished the season with a 5-2 conference record and will end up in some sort of tie for the league crown. Who […]
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In a season which few elite teams have emerged and upsets have become the norm, the one place where sanity remains supreme is in the SEC West. For the first time ever in the BCS standings, the top three teams- LSU, Alabama and Arkansas- all reside in the same conference. The fact that they’re also […]
Wow, it must suck to be a Texas A&M fan today. As Texas kicker Justin Tucker’s field goal drifted through the uprights last night to give the Texas Longhorns a 27-25 win, that was the ultimate story in an epic finish – for now – to the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry. The Aggies (6-6, 4-5) are […]
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Go ahead and try it. See if you can make any sense of the Big East race because I’m struggling with all of the what ifs. Who will represent the Big East in a BCS bowl may be decided this weekend as all eight teams are playing one another. On the surface the Backyard Brawl […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/24/2011
As Round 2 of the Division II Playoffs gets ready to begin, it’s important to keep in mind that every game being played will include either a No. 1 or No. 2 seed because each of those teams got a bye. The first round of the Division II playoffs is very much like sorting out […]
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Things have been hectic at the ITB Fortress but I find myself up early on Thanksgiving and with some time to kill before I head over to the family’s house and initiate the cooking sequence. Fried turkey, greens, stuffing and all the rest shall be had by all. This Friday on the field in Red […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/23/2011
Ron Zook wants to ignore the uncertainty of tomorrow. It is coming at him fast, but Zook wants to continue to exist in his bubble. You can’t blame him. Preparing for the immediate challenges Illinois faces could very well make his future much more certain. The Illini were riding high. They got off to a […]
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They say “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and if that’s the case, there’s a pretty good chance that Columbus, Ohio might be burning to the ground right now. No, it has nothing to do with the possibility of the Ohio State Buckeyes losing to arch-rival Michigan this weekend for the first time since 2003, but […]
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What’s that? All you want for Thanksgiving is some Week 13 Crystal Ball Run Staff Picks? Ask, and you shall receive. Here are this weekend’s holiday picks. However, you will notice one, glaring exception: There is no mention of the “Game of the Century Part Deux,” Arkansas and LSU. That’s because much like we did […]
