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Early Analysis: Nebraska-Northwestern

Nebraska vs. Northwestern Saturday, 2:30 PM ESPN2/ABC Line: Nebraska – 4.5 “The Battle for NU” officially began last year when Pat Fitzgerald and his crew of smart kids waltzed into Lincoln and knocked off a team of Cornhuskers who thought the Wildcats would be pushovers. With veteran quarterback Dan Persa out, Kain Colter –ironically a […]

Early Analysis: Michigan State vs. Michigan

  Michigan State at No. 23 Michigan Saturday, 3:30 PM Big Ten Network Line: Michigan -9 The Paul Bunyan Trophy is one of the largest trophies in college football, standing over nine feet tall from its base to the top. The current class of Michigan seniors has never seen the trophy, as Michigan State has […]

Meeting of the Minds: Shameful preseason predictions

For the four months when there aren't any actual games to be played, college football pundits (and bloggers) occupy themselves crafting countless predictions for the upcoming season. Rarely is any prognosticator more prescient than a lever-pulling monkey, but, hey, that's part of why it's fun. Now that we've reached the midpoint of the 2012 season, […]

2012 Bloguin Heisman Poll Week Seven

Week seven of the college football season was a tough one for our Heisman leader Geno Smith. Smith and his teammates traveled to Lubbock and got ran out of the stadium by the Texas Tech Red Raiders. How would that affect Smith's standing with contenders like Collin Klein, Braxton Miller and Manti Te'o all putting […]

Tyrann Mathieu’s family fights back against Sports Illustrated piece

Yesterday, Crystal Ball Run told you about a newly released Sports Illustrated article which, put simply, implied that former LSU All-American cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and his friends from high school used Mathieu’s likeness to promote parties at clubs and other events. If the report is found to be true, it could put Mathieu’s future eligibility […]

Early Analysis: Florida State vs. Miami

No. 14 Florida State at Miami 8:00 p.m. ABC Line: Florida State -20 Rivals Miami and Florida State will pick up their series this weekend in Miami in what could be a potential ACC Championship Game preview. The Hurricanes sit on top of the ACC's Coastal Division at 3-1 in ACC play. Florida State enters […]

Morning Playbook – No debate here, Sun Belt Tuesdays are fun

If you took time to be a good American Tuesday night to watch the Presidential debates, you may have missed a fun game in the Sun Belt Conference. That's right, the Tuesday Night Battle of the Belts debuted last night and it packed a punch when it comes to late game drama. North Texas 30, […]

Early Analysis: BYU vs. Notre Dame

  BYU at No. 5 Notre Dame Saturday, 3:30 PM, NBC Line: Notre Dame -14 The Notre Dame machine looks to continue its march towards a January BCS bowl game and a (given the right circumstances) a shot at the BCS title against a BYU squad that is looking to advance to five wins on […]

Early Analysis: LSU vs. Texas A&M

No. 6 LSU at No. 18 Texas A&M Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ESPN Line: LSU -4 There might not be a better matchup of great offense vs. great defense this entire college football season than what we’ll get Saturday, when the LSU Tigers travel to College Station to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The Tigers […]

LSU football: Did Honey Badger, other players commit NCAA violations?

Despite a big win Saturday against South Carolina, many still perceive LSU’s 2012 football season as a bit of a disappointment so far. The Tigers entered the year as a National Championship favorite, but with one loss already under their belts, it’s safe to assume that the Tigers have to win out to play themselves […]

Early Analysis: Alabama vs. Tennessee

No. 1 Alabama vs. Tennessee Saturday, 7pm ESPN Line: Alabama -20 1/2 Throw the records out, it's Alabama vs. Tennessee. These schools plain don't like each other and come Saturday night in Neyland Stadium things are bound to be as intense as they've ever been. On paper this game should be a no brainer victory […]

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