Back to sea level after going 3-2 last week. Feels like kissing your sister. West Virginia at Texas Tech (+4.5) Wow, does this line look bizarre? Tech apparently got exposed by Oklahoma last week, while West Virginia is averaging something like 97 points per game. Au contraire! Oklahoma's woodshedding of the Red Raiders last week […]
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Podcast: Prediction time with Paul Myerberg
Paul Myerberg, the former brain trust behind the excellent blog Pre Snap Read now with USA Today, joins CBR managing editor Allen Kenney for a podcast to look ahead to the second half of the 2012 college football season and share a few predictions. Paul and Allen touch on: *What’s in store for West Virginia. […]
Meeting of the Minds: Gene Chizik
0 comments by Dave Singleton on 10/11/2012
In 2010 Gene Chizik's Tigers captured Auburn's first national championship in something like 62 years. (Had Auburn ever won a national championship before? I don't even know.) A mere two years later, the heat on Chizik's seat is starting to rise in inverse proportion to his team's winning percentage – the Tigers' record fell to […]
College football world mourns loss of Beano Cook
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"You’ll never have a 16-team playoff in college football. The most that could happen would be four teams in the next century. But after that, I’m dead, so who cares?" – Beano Cook, 1992 The college football world lost a true legend when it comes to the history and passion of the game. Few loved […]
Upset Alert, Week 7 – Two teams to watch
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The upset alert is back with a quick take on a couple of teams to keep an eye on this weekend. Who are they? Let's find out! http://youtube.com/watch?v=NBgQ2fw5toM?rel=0 Kevin McGuire is the national college football writer for Examiner.com and host of the No 2-Minute Warning podcast. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Morning Playbook – Pizza delivery driver jokes with Fickell’s wife, gets fired
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An college student and longtime Ohio State Buckeyes fan says he was fired from his job as a pizza delivery driver for making a joke to Luke Fickell's wife over the phone. The offending joke, the student says, was about how Ohio State needs to improve on defense. The best part of all of this […]
Kansas student reporter encouraged to not ask questions at press conference
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Team slammed by our own school newspaper. Amazing! No problem with opponents paper or local media. You deserve what you get! But, not home! — Coach Charlie Weis (@CoachWeisKansas)
Early Analysis: USC vs. Washington
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No. 11 USC at Washington Saturday, 7:00 PM, FOX Line: USC -12 USC comes in as a contender to win the Pac-12 South Division. Washington is just trying to stay above .500 on the season. But the Huskies are also seeking to move to 4-0 in their temporary digs at CenturyLink Field. Funnily enough, the […]
Five Freshmen Making An Impact This Fall
0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/10/2012
After all of the hype that goes into recruiting and ranking the classes, it’s interesting to take a look and see what type of impact these players have. Some become immediate stars, while others quickly become question marks. While Missouri receiver Dorial Green-Beckham hasn’t been an immediate star, you can see where he should develop […]
Early Analysis: Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech
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No. 22 Texas A&M at No. 23 Louisiana Tech Saturday, 9:15 p.m. ESPNU Line: Texas A&M -7 (Sportsbook) Some things get better with age. Special cheeses and wine. Honus Wagner's baseball card. And in this case, a non-conference match-up between Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech. What was originally scheduled for an entertaining week one match-up […]
Early Analysis: Stanford vs. Notre Dame
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No. 17 Stanford at No. 7 Notre Dame Saturday, 3:30pm NBC Line: Notre Dame -7 Has this rivalry game ever meant more? Both of these schools have a chance to really crash the BCS party this season and […]
Early Analysis: South Carolina vs. LSU
Will LSU fold this week, too? No. 3 South Carolina at No. 9 LSU Saturday, 8:00 p.m. ESPN Line: LSU -2.5 Last weekend’s loss to Florida confirmed what many had suspected through the first five games of the season. The team that put together LSU’s fantastic 2011 (regular) season died that January night in the […]