0 comments by Aaron Torres on 8/24/2011
The long, winding, and controversial career of uber-talented and often-troubled Tennessee safety Janzen Jackson has come to an end, as coach Derek Dooley announced that he’d been dismissed from the team prior to this morning’s practice. GoVolsExtra.com was the first to report this story. While no reason has officially been given (and likely won’t be), […]
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Ahh, the Big Ten. With 12 teams. And Legends and Leaders. And the Cy Hawk Trophy. Yes, the Big Ten can be a punching bag nationally but they say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names will never hurt you. That is exactly what the Big Ten should be thinking because the addition […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 8/23/2011
In case you missed it, the Big East actually played football last season. Of course, those of us who actually like watching Big East football realize last year was embarrassing. This year it should be much better, and when TCU arrives in 2012 the Big East could potentially move ahead of the ACC. OK, maybe […]
In a move straight out of the Law & Order playbook, it turns out that the NCAA is letting players turn state’s witness in exchange for their playing freedom, a concept referred to as “limited immunity.” I can already hear the cries from Joe 12-Pack: “So, Scott Free goes out for a steak on a […]
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In a move about as unsurprising as unsurprising can get, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has named Dayne Crist the Irish’s starting quarterback for their Week 1 game against South Florida. Notre Dame beat writer Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune
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(Update: I stand corrected. Apparently college football games were played in Japan from 1986-1993 in what was known as the Coca-Cola Classic. Thanks to
It was all going according to plan for the Mountain West Conference. Already home to the mighty TCU Horned Frogs, perennial mid-major power Boise State joins the league this year. Losing BYU to independence hurt, but the conference was still positioning itself to take a step up in prestige and a possible automatic BCS bid. […]
One of the biggest stories in the SEC this off-season has been the return of Steve Spurrier. OK, after his brief stint in the NFL, the Ol’ Ball Coach has, in fact, been head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks for seven years now. (Time flies.) In the past few months, however, the real Spurrier […]
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Welcome to the SEC, where football is either being played, spoken of, argued about or debated 365 days a year. Thanks for coming, and feel free to hand your coat to the receptionist at the door. She’ll also provide a lovely parting gift- likely a BCS National Championship trophy- upon your departure. Ok, so yes, […]
The build-up to whatever cheesy name they’ve got for the made-for-TV showdown between the LSU Tigers and Oregon Ducks on Sept. 3 at Cowboys Stadium took another major turn tonight, with a report surfacing that Baton Rouge authorities plan to arrest Bayou Bengals quarterback Jordan Jefferson Monday on battery charges. (By the way, if it […]
0 comments by Michael Felder on 8/19/2011
The final “Meeting of the Minds this week tackles the biggest topic in college football right now: The Miami Hurricanes. What’s next and where does Miami go from here? The guys at Crystal Ball Run answer that question. Michael Felder: By now everyone’s got their chance to talk about how much of a rat fink […]
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While Crystal Ball Run is still building name recognition in the college football world, one thing we have established early on is an ability to secure knowledgeable folks around the nation to talk about different programs and aspects of the game. We like to call it “Five Burning Questions.” As we recently evaluated what we’ve […]
