0 comments by Aaron Torres on 7/20/2012
Since Yahoo Sports dropped an atomic bomb on the University of Miami’s football program just under a year ago, the one saving grace for the school has always been that none of the allegations in that initial report linked current head coach Al Golden with the man at the center of the investigation, Nevin Shapiro. […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
To the world of college football nothing is more sacred than rankings. We love to have coaches rank teams, media to rank players and teams, and even get computers in on the action. But what about the fans? I say it’s time to rank the fans of the Big 12! Last week we began with […]
0 comments by Reginald Eller
To knock off any Longhorn hate, I will open with this: Johnathan Gray, the top running back recruit in the country a year ago, is going to be a beast. Adding him to the Texas backfield with Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron will be a bit daunting for any Big-12 defense. For now though, Gray […]
I put a spell on yoooouuuu! With CBR’s Big 12 Preview Week drawing to a close, it’s time for our staff to give some bold predictions for the conference in the coming season. Allen Kenney: I dont think people realize just how miraculous of a season Kansas St. put together in 2011. The Wildcats won […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
Say what you want about Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, but the man is nothing if not a big thinker. Delany was the genius behind the Big Ten Network. He was the first to publicly advocate for a small stipend for his players. And while he didn’t ultimately get every wish on his list, there’s […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
This man has ideas people. SEC media days wrapped up in Hoover, Alabama just in time for everybody to flock to their local movie theaters for the midnight release of the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Alabama’s Nick Saban has already risen to become the coaching icon the college football world needs at […]
Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! Aaron handed off the Crystal Ball to me with the kind of stunning nonchalance that you’d expect from someone who borrowed your car for a day and returned it with the gas tank on “E” and a couple suspicious stains in the back seat. Heading into its seventh […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
Well kiddies, it’s almost the end of Big XII week here at Crystal Ball Run, and it wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t talk about the team everyone loves to hate: The Texas Longhorns. Ask many opposing fans, and that cash-printing, TV-network-owning, Texas A&M-push-out-the-dooring (ok, that last one is a stretch, both factually and in […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Two off-seasons ago who knew we’d be sitting here talking about the Big 12 still existing, let alone being one of the strongest conferences in college football. Well, that was accomplished with the additions of West Virginia and TCU this summer. Sure they are replacing some decent schools in Missouri and Texas A&M, but both […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Does this man look stupid? After a great start to SEC media days on Tuesday, what did we have to look forward to on Wednesday? John L. Smith. He did not disappoint. The energetic and charismatic Arkansas head coach is enjoying the ride after replacing Bobby Petrino, and he did seem to get a little […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 7/18/2012
For the first time in Charlie Weis’ coaching career the expectations surrounding him are relatively low. He has already shown us when they were sky high at Notre Dame and Florida … well, he couldn’t deliver. But now he’s at Kansas, which went 5-19 the past two seasons. The Jayhawks are happy to have their […]
The Pokes’ pain was the Cyclones’ gain last year. Last season, a Friday night road trip to Ames, Iowa, proved to be the difference in Oklahoma St. getting shut out of the national championship game. What are the potential landmines for the Big 12’s top teams this year? Where are the chances for stunning upsets? […]
