0 comments by Reginald Eller on 7/14/2012
“It’s two different guys: There’s a guy I knew for 40 years and did everything right; then a guy who did a dastardly thing.” – Bobby Bowden As my colleague Kevin McGuire wrote on Thursday, “Joe Paterno died on January 22, 2012. The Joe Paterno I thought I knew died today, July 12, 2012.” And, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 7/13/2012
The CBR Staff is counting down to the beginning of the 2012 regular season with dedicated preview weeks. To conclude Pac 12 Preview Week, our minds came together around the CBR Tailgate to offer a bold prediction for what awaits the conference in the coming season. Will Oregon continue their championship ways? Will USC bounce […]
0 comments by Reginald Eller
There are numerous extremely fascinating freshman to watch this football season in, what should prove to be, a very exciting Pac-12 conference. Two of note: Havey Langi, running back for the Utah Utes, may be the opening game starter; and Devon Blackmon, wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks, has a tremendous opportunity for playing time […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
USC tops many a preseason poll, including our very own rankings revealed earlier this summer. But, many have wondered out-loud if USC should be on top thanks to depth issues created by a combination of NCAA sanctions and players leaving for the NFL. But, for me the question is what do you consider having depth […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
The Freeh Report all but decimated what was left of a pristine legacy for Joe Paterno. Thursday brought about sobering realizations and confirmation that Joe Paterno had a larger role in the Jerry Sandusky response by Penn State officials than he initially led on. The Freeh Report concluded that Paterno did know about a 1998 […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/12/2012
We generally try to avoid sharing our personal opinions on Crystal Ball Run, but I was asked to share some thoughts on the latest news regarding Penn State. The following are my own words and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the rest of the Crystal Ball Run staff. – Kevin Joe Paterno died […]
0 comments by Tom Perry
Jeff Tedford is near the top of many coaching hot seat lists entering 2013, but it’s utterly insane. Since Tedford enjoyed so much success early on in Berkeley that the expectations became too big and to unrealistic. It’s freaking Cal football, not Alabama. Tedford is only 12-13 these past two years. A little history lesson […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
One thing that separates the Pac-12 from the rest of the college football world is the unique nature of it’s stadiums, fan bases, and tailgating. In fact it’s safe to say there may not be any conference with more differences in fan bases than what is out west. With that in mind we thought we’d […]
0 comments by David Purdum
Southern Cal is the most dominant of any of the BCS conference favorites. The Trojans are listed as 4/5 (-125) favorites to win the Pac-12 at the prominent online sportsbook 5Dimes.eu. No other BCS team is as a big of favorite to win its own conference: Big 12: Oklahoma 6/5 (+120) Big Ten: Michigan 11/5 […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton
Former FBI director Louis Freeh released a damning analysis this morning of the Penn St. administration’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, including accusations that longtime coach Joe Paterno used his authority to help conceal allegations of abuse dating back to 1998. The report concludes that Paterno and members of the higher levels […]
Even though it’s July, the college football world isn’t slowing down. Bruce Feldman of CBSSports.com joins Crystal Ball Run managing editor Allen Kenney for a podcast to discuss the imminent release of the Freeh Report regarding the investigation into Penn St.’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky case. After that, in conjunction with CBR’s Pac-12 Preview […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 7/11/2012
It’s another Wednesday, meaning that it’s time for another edition of “The Crystal Ball,” our week-by-week look ahead at how the 2012 college football season is going to shake out. Last week the Crystal Ball spit out four winners for us, as Washington shocked Stanford in a Thursday night showdown, Georgia put a damper on […]
