The first week of any college football season is usually marked by a few befuddling games where highly touted teams turn in lousy performances that leave everyone asking if they were shaking off the rust or showing signs of more trouble ahead. This year was no different, with teams such as Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Stanford […]
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Morning Playbook – Mark Dantonio doesn’t like Spartans mouthing off on Twitter
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As Michigan was being blown away by Alabama Saturday night some of Michigan's rivals from East Lansing were mouthing off on Twitter.Michigan State linebacker Denicos Allen said Spartans back-up quarterback Tommy Vento is better than Denard Robinson. Redshirt freshman safety Kyle Artinian bluntly tweeted "Denard is soooo bad!" and freshman linebacker Jamal Lyles suggested he […]
Brent Pease was up in the box dropping “F bombs” during the Bowling Green game [VIDEO]
0 comments by Paradigm Shift on 9/4/2012
This was Brent Pease's first game as the offensive coordinator at the University of Florida. He was up in the box overlooking the field and was visibly upset at the Florida Gator offense (with good reason). Florida continually switched quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett. Pease actually had his mother disapprove of his language after […]
Poll Dancing: Michigan and a lesson in how not to schedule
Notes, facts and musings on the Week 2 Associated Press poll, released at noon on Tuesday, and its 60 voters… •Biggest leap: Ohio State, from 18th to 14th, after beating Miami of Ohio. Biggest drop: Michigan, from 8th to 19th after being rolled by No. 2 Alabama. Cynical lesson: don’t play meaningful OOC games. •Dropped: […]
K-State Mask Makes Hilarious 2012 Debut
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If you haven't been hip to K-State Mask then let us introduce you to the awesomeness that is the K-State Mask. I mean, what's not to love about a grown-ass man dressing up in a duct taped "Spartanesque" mask and telling it like it is in a hilarious manner? Well, here is the first week's […]
Texas A&M billboard in Gainesville gets the entire SEC buzzing
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Update: The billboard has since been taken down, and replaced with a sign from Clean Channel Outdoor, the owner of the billboard space. Safe to say, it was fun while it lasted Give credit to Texas A&M: Ever since the perennial Big XII whipping boy decided to join college football’s best conference a year or […]
Making an Impression: 10 Teams That Need to Make a Statement in Week 2
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You don’t always know what you’re going to get from a team during the first week of the season (unless you’re Alabama). But coaches will tell you they expect to see the biggest improvement by their team from the first to the second game. There are at least 10 teams who need to make a […]
Morning Playbook – Hokies OT win caps college football’s opening week
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Well, was it worth the wait? The first weekend of college football is officially in the books. It opened Thursday night with a key SEC East division game and ended with a key ACC division game. Both favorites found a way to escape with a victory after South Carolina avoided an upset bid at Vanderbilt […]
Virginia Tech 20, Georgia Tech 17: Hokies Find A Way to Win in Wild Finish
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Sometimes football can be a funny game, just ask Cody Journell of Virginia Tech as he went from goat to hero in a matter of one quarter in the 16th ranked Hokies 20-17 victory over ACC Coastal Division foe Georgia Tech. Journell missed a field goal just under a minute into the 4th quarter that […]
Frank Beamer’s halftime interview interrupted by a Paul Johnson timeout
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In tonight's Week 1 finale between ACC rivals Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, we saw a weird bit of gamesmanship before halftime. GT coach Paul Johnson must have not liked the cut of VT's jib as they walked off the field, because he called a timeout to stop the clock… while Frank Beamer was being […]
Tevin Washington of Georgia Tech was just nailed by a Hokie
0 comments by Paradigm Shift on 9/3/2012
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5aoS_aqJUMg Tevin Washington of Georgia Tech is facing the Virginia Tech Hokies and defensive coordinator Bud Foster. So far, even though the score is tied, the triple option hasn't been going great for the Yellow Jackets. Tevin Washington was standing close to his end zone where a Virginia Tech Hokie absolutely destroyed him. Washington was […]
Nesbitt Bites the Dust After Houston’s Embarrassing Loss to Texas State
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Gone from Houston was Kevin Sumlin and the air-raid offense, but Cougars fans had to be shocked that it had completely dissappeard after the Cougars were embarrassed by Texas State 30-13 on Saturday. That lack of offense caused 1st year offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt to resign his post after just one game. "We wish Mike […]
