News and notes from the college football world on the best day of the year: *University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s comments yesterday are setting the stage for the birth of 16-team superconferences. The future is now. *Myself and CBR colleague Michael Felder are among 25 must-follows for college football on Twitter (#braggingbrag). *Boise State […]
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What’s Got Jim Tressel So Happy? He’s Back In Football!
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 9/2/2011
For those of you concerned with how Jim Tressel would hold up in his first fall without football in decades, your fears have been relieved. Instead of sitting around, spending his days aimlessly checking his e-mail, Tressel will in fact be involved with the game that has defined him since he was a quarterback for […]
Match Up To Watch: Oregon Offensive Line vs LSU Defensive Line
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“Win the battle in the trenches” is probably the most often listed “key to the game” from football analysts. They throw in phrases like “control the line of scrimmage,” “get penetration,” “get to the quarterback,” and “command a double team” on the reg when discussing this ideal. A lot of times it comes across as […]
Dirty Dozen: Our Staff Picks This Weekend’s 12 Biggest Games
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With just one day left until the brunt of the college football kicks off, the staff at Crystal Ball Run has gotten together to give you a quick preview of the 12 biggest games on the calendar this weekend. We’re calling it “The Dirty Dozen,” with each writer looking at two matchups, and weighing in […]
Five Burning Questions: Oregon Ducks
One thing you can definitely say about covering Oregon football: There haven’t been many dull moments in the last few years. George Schroeder, superb columnist with the Eugene Register-Guard, has chronicled it all, both on and off the field. With the Ducks on a collision course with the LSU Tigers down in Arlington, Texas, on […]
Three More Suspended For Ohio State’s Opener
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 9/1/2011
Just when you thought things were cooling down at Ohio State, someone had to go ahead and do something stupid. At least that’s the report out of Columbus, where three more players will be suspended for Saturday’s opener against Akron. This on top of a “core four” that will miss the first five games of […]
Five Burning Questions: Syracuse Orange
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Syracuse football is actually relevant again. That’s important for the Big East, and it’s important for college football. The Orange have a great football tradition, and now that Doug Marrone is running the show you can just sense that Syracuse is going to be a major player again. Who better to give us a status […]
Bruce Feldman Is Headed To CBS. But Not Without Sharing Some Choice Words On ESPN First
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Huge news broke this morning in the world of college football journalism, when it was announced that CBS had hired former ESPN senior college football writer Bruce Feldman to their staff. From CBS: CBS today announced that veteran journalist and New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feldman has joined CBS to cover the sport of […]
College Football Gambling: Best Week 1 Bets
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It is 9:45 on a crisp autumn Saturday night. You’re sitting at a computer wondering the following: Is San Jose State bad enough to get beat by 56? Can Hawaii put up 60? And where the hell did it all go wrong? At some point, you’ll place a frivolous bet and you might not even […]
Upset Alert: TCU and Texas A&M brace for rivalry showdowns
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Every Thursday we will take a look at some of the teams that should be waving a caution flag for their game. This week we take a quick look at four Top 25 teams who appear to be the favorites this weekend but may not get to week two with a win if some breaks […]
Five Burning Questions: California Golden Bears
NorCalNick of California Golden Blogs gives us the lowdown on his beloved Golden Bears and the luminosity of coach Jeff Tedford’s star on the college coaching circuit. 1. There was a time when Jeff Tedford’s name was on top of every school’s coaching wish list. Have we reached the point where he’s possibly on the hot […]
Stadium Tour: Everything You Need To Know About Notre Dame Stadium
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Joshua Guiher is a college football fan whose goal is to visit all 120 FBS football stadiums. He will be writing a weekly column for Crystal Ball Run, highlighting a different stadium he has visited each week. To read Josh’s first piece for CBR on Army’s Michie Stadium, click here. To read the rest of […]