You know that old saying “you get what you pay for?” Well, the Kansas athletic department would like to have a word with that wise sage. The Jayhawks have won two football games this year and are headed for their second straight bowl-less season. According to USA Today’s new analysis of college football coaching salaries, […]
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Stadium Guide: Ohio Stadium (Aka The Horseshoe)
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Ohio Stadium (aka The Horseshoe) Sorry I took a week off on stadium guides last week but things were a bit hectic here in State College. We are back in action here with Ohio Stadium, home of The Ohio State Buckeyes. Quick Facts: * Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and had a capacity of […]
Virginia Tech 24, North Carolina 21: Hokies hang on for Beamer’s 250th win
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Virginia Tech continues to do what Virginian Tech does best, and that is win football games and sneak in to the BCS conversation. With the Hokies hanging on to hold off a North Carolina rally Thursday night in a 24-21 win, Virginia Tech is now 10-1. North Carolina struck early with a Giovani Bernard touchdown […]
Statement from Gary Pinkel and Missouri AD Mike Alden
0 comments by Reginald Eller on 11/17/2011
With the report coming this morning that Gary Pinkel had been arrested and charged with a DWI both the Missouri Head coach and Athletic Director have released a statement. Statement from Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel “Last night after practice, I met some friends for dinner. After dinner, I was stopped by a Boone County […]
College Football’s Year Of Stupidity Continues: Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel Arrested For A DWI
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It’s been a scandal-filled 2011 college football calendar year, one that seemingly just will not come to an end. What started with potential major violations at Ohio State, Oregon and Miami and evolved into potentially one of the biggest news stories of the last decade at Penn State, took another twist Wednesday night, when a […]
Division III Playoff Preview Part I: Wisconsin-Whitewater Again A Heavy Favorite
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For six years running the Division III playoffs have been dominated by two teams, Wisconsin-Whitewater and Mount Union. Every year the question is asked can anybody stop these two titans of Division III football? Well in our preview we decided to split it in half to give each team a fair introduction and look into […]
Five Burning Questions: Ty Hildenbrandt On The Penn State Scandal
The ongoing sexual abuse scandal at Penn State tends to evoke strong reactions. We knew we could count on alum Ty Hildenbrandt, co-host of The Solid Verbal podcast, to offer up some reasonable thoughts on what we’ve witnessed in State College in the last two weeks. Ty graciously agreed to answer “Five Burning Questions” about […]
Meeting Of The Minds: Politicking The BCS
This week’s edition of “Meeting Of The Minds” tackles what happens when college football coaches transition from recruiting high school kids to recruiting voters. Allen Kenney: As the season draws to a close, we’ve reached the time of year when coaches are getting their best campaign speeches ready. In a year like this in which […]
Five Burning Questions: Houston Cougars
0 comments by Reginald Eller on 11/16/2011
Unless you have lived under a rock this college football season, you realize that there is a football team in Texas that has run through its opponents with ease. No, that team is not the Texas Longhorns – that team is the Houston Cougars. The catalyst is Case Keenum, but as Tom Franklin, the play-by-play […]
Breaking Down the Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist
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Michael Crabtree, Calvin Johnson, Braylon Edwards and Larry Fitzgerald are just a few of past winners of the respected Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the nation’s top receiver. To win the award the recipient must be an active collegiate receiver and must not have been declared to be ineligible by the NCAA or their school. […]
Bloguin Heisman Poll Week Eleven
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It seemed like we were headed for a mess of undefeated teams arguing over who should be playing for the Crystal Trophy. The last few weeks have thinned the herd considerably. This week it was Stanford and Boise becoming the latest victims. Kellen Moore had his chance to seize his “Heisman Moment” but fell short […]
Mike McQueary Interview Recap
0 comments by Michael Felder on 11/15/2011
Yesterday we got a healthy does of Jerry Sandusky during his interview on NBC with Bob Costas and according to CBS tonight was the night we’d get to hear Armen Keteyian talk to the coach who witnessed the acts; Mike McQueary. Oh and talk McQueary did. Like four sentences. He let us know that: “The […]