I took my mistress for a ride on my hog and all I got was this lousy neck brace. Bobby Petrino went on ESPN last week for an interview in which the disgraced ex-Arkansas coach vowed that he had seen the light after a sex scandal forced him out of Fayetteville. Believe him or not, […]
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The Monday Morning Look Ahead: Vol. 1
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With the start of college football season now just weeks away, here at Crystal Ball Run we’ve decided to give you a new segment every Monday. It’s called the “The Monday Morning Look Ahead” and well, it is exactly what you’d expect it to be: A quick look ahead to the two or three biggest […]
Kiffin to Coaches Poll: Take this vote and shove it
"You the man now, dawg." In the wake of a foot-in-mouth moment last week when USA TODAY revealed that Lane Kiffin had fibbed about not voting his Trojans No. 1 in the preseason Coaches Poll, USC’s head coach has told McPaper to get bent. Kiffin is giving up his SID’s poll vote and, more importantly, […]
A Retrospective: Tyrann Mathieu’s Top 10 moments at LSU
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last three days, by now, you probably know the news on LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. Or more appropriately, we should probably call him say “Ex-LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu.” That’s right, the man who stole our hearts (not to mention the ball from a bunch of opposing […]
Auburn has its own “Terrible Towel”
And I do mean terrible. The "Chiz Rag" comes to us courtesy of CBR's buddy and noted Auburn diehard WarBlogle. We can only assume this is reserved for screenings of highlights from the Tigers' 2010 season.
BCS Championship Pick: Richt leads Bulldogs past Sooners
0 comments by Tom Perry on 8/11/2012
SEC football. Just saying it demands respect and it usually makes opponents from other conferences (especially the Big Ten) shudder. However, the Big 12 believes it is on a level playing field with the SEC — the winner of the last six BCS Championship Games. So after Oklahoma navigates a tough schedule, including a road […]
LSU quickly removing Tyrann Mathieu from team in more ways than one
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/10/2012
LSU has removed star defensive back Tyrann Mathieu from the team just weeks before opening up what looked to be a promising 2012 season. Mathieu was shown the door as a result of violating what Les Miles confirmed to be team and school rules, although the details of the reasoning at this point are noting […]
BCS Championship Pick: Move Over SEC, There’s a New Sherrif in Town
0 comments by Dave Singleton on 8/9/2012
In this, the Bowl Championship Series era of college football, the Southeastern Conference has been king. It has been well documented, especially by the folks who work for the network in Bristol, Connecticut, that the SEC has only lost one BCS title game since 1998, and that loss came last year…at the hands of another […]
Ex-Penn State players appeal NCAA sanctions
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 8/8/2012
Although it’s been just under a month since the Freeh Report was released and over three weeks since the NCAA dropped the hammer on Penn State, incredibly, the fallout from the two events has never seemed to end. From players transferring and staying, recruits reaffirming their commitments or looking elsewhere and the Paterno family keeping […]
BCS Championship Pick: Stoops Bros. Lead Sooners Past ‘Bama in Controversial BCS Matchup
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We're talking about the BCS Championship game here, so why wouldn't there be controversy? Well, if I'm right we're about to see some major controversy as Oklahoma takes on and eventually takes down 'Bama in the BCS National Championship game in Miami this coming January. Why the controversy? Well, just a few weeks back I […]
Penn State to Recognize Victims & Players with 2012 Uniforms
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 8/7/2012
Earlier today it was announced that the 2012 Penn State uniforms would be breaking with tradition and feature player names on the back of the jerseys. They'll also feature a blue ribbon on the front to recognize the victims of child abuse. The names may or may not be a one time thing moving forward, […]
Morning Playbook – Penn State names on jerseys
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We knew that one day this was going to have to happen, regardless of the circumstances, but that day has finally arrived. Penn State will wear names on the back of their jerseys as well as a blue ribbon this football season. This is the first time, and perhaps the only time, names will be worn on […]
