San Diego State Aztecs vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns Dec. 17, 9:00 pm ET Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans) Website: http://www.neworleansbowl.org/ TV: ESPN Line: San Diego State -4.5 As the site of three games this year, the Superdome will serve as the de facto control center of the 2011 bowl season. Of course, visitors quickly learn that […]
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Two weeks ago, Crystal Ball Run was the first site to report that Craig James was leaving ESPN at the end of the year to make his long-rumored run for the United States Senate. A source close to the situation told CBR James was finishing his assignments this college football season with Bristol and then […]
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The bowl season is upon us, ladies and gents. In just a few short days, 70 college football teams will be vying for 35 separate bowl wins. One of those 70 teams, the Utah State Aggies, will battle the Ohio Bobcats in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. We were lucky enough to touch base with […]
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Yesterday this article on Mark Barron popped up on the radar about the probable first round draft pick, all-american and starting safety and how much the Mr. Everything just loves to play ball. While the article details how we grew up loving the game and how much this season means to him the most interesting […]
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Earlier today on my site I posted a video I have been working on for the past week in which we take a look at the top 50 plays of the college football season. I was encouraged to share it here on Crystal Ball Run as well, so here you go! I would like to […]
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Welcome to Championship Week! This week culminates the end of the Division II and Division III football seasons. On Friday night Division III will invade Salem, VA for their eighth straight time. In Division II it was Cinderella story Wayne State advancing over Winston-Salem State to Florence, AL to take on Pittsburgh State who demolished […]
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One of the most secretly fun times of the college football season comes every November, when coaching hirings and firings take place. Well, with so many jobs changing hands in the last few weeks, this off-season was no exception. Breaking it all down for you this week are Crystal Ball Run managing editors Allen Kenney […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 12/12/2011
Over the last few weeks football fans have had no choice but to get acquainted with America’s new bible-thumping, side-arm tossing, game-win driving quarterback, Tim Tebow. They’ve gotten to know his smile. They’ve gotten to his perseverance. And they’ve gotten to know about his ability to overcome double-digit fourth quarter deficits in a single bound. […]
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The 77th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy was awarded to Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III on Saturday night. However, it is never too early to look at who may the leading candidates entering 2012. First, the obvious. Trent Richardson (Alabama RB), Montee Ball (Wisconsin RB), Tyrann Mathieu (L.S.U DB) and Matt Barkley (USC QB) – who […]
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In the present, Notre Dame football fans have plenty to gripe about. A 2011 season which started with high hopes of a BCS bowl berth dissolved within a few plays of the start of the season, and from there, things never really got better. The Irish finished at 8-4, with losses to rivals USC, Michigan […]
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Since taking office as Pac-12 commissioner in the summer of 2010, Larry Scott has always been credited for thinking “big.” He was the originator of the idea of “super-conferences,” and nearly implemented them in both the summer of 2010 and fall of 2011. Even when that didn’t work out (once by his own choosing, once […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 12/11/2011
There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Funny giggles anytime Charlie Weis shows up on your TV screen. But for college fans, there was one additional certainty most all could agree on: Robert Griffin was the best player in college football during the 2011 season. And he proved it Saturday evening, winning the 77th […]
