0 comments by Aaron Torres on 6/13/2012
Here at Crystal Ball Run, we’re one big, happy family. When one guy is down, another picks him up. When someone has writers block, one of his colleagues will take him to the white board, review the tape, and work with him until his head’s right. And when— well, you get the point. And never […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
It’s “Hot Seat” week here at Crystal Ball Run and it’s a perfect time for us to debut a new segment we’re calling Holding Court, where we look at both sides of an argument and render our verdict. Earlier this week we brought you a list of the names that were in need of a […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Michigan will honor President Gerald Ford, shown above in his Michigan football playing days, and two others this season by activating their retired numbers. Photo via Ford Library Museum. The University of Michigan is bringing some retired numbers back in to the rotation, and using them to honor legendary Wolverines. The numbers 48, 47 and […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 6/12/2012
It’s no secret that we here at Crystal Ball Run have a bit of an affinity for West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen. West Virginia’s beer swillin’, casino fightin’, score running upin’ (ok that last one’s a stretch) head ball coach is simply one of the most fascinating men in all of sports, let alone […]
0 comments by David Purdum
Oregon State’s Mike Riley sits squarely on the hot seat, but should he be? A coach’s record against the pointspread is a great gauge of whether his teams are exceeding expectations or failing to meet them. The Beavers have covered the spread in 54.26 percent of games (70-59-1) under Riley. That puts him in the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
The high school highlight film of former Auburn player Ladarious Phillips. We continue to follow the developments in the Auburn shooting case. Last night police surrounded a house believed to contain the suspected shooter Desmonte Leonard in East Montgomery. Dozens of law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies were involved in a standoff […]
Weird sports weekend. A Triple Crown candidate gets pulled as a late scratch from the Belmont Stakes. The Mariners of all people get one of those strange combined no-hitters. Manny Pacquiao is a Celtics fan. But we start with a situation that added to the overall bizarre tenor of the weekend, albeit in a very […]
0 comments by David Purdum
Vegas wise guys haven’t forgotten just how good Urban Meyer is at covering the pointspread. Respect for the Buckeyes was one of the storylines Monday, as the Golden Nugget sportsbook in Las Vegas released pointspreads on 111 college football games. Meyer enters his first season as Ohio State head coach with the best record against the […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
For almost 18-year-old anywhere in the country, the single happiest moment of their lives comes on high school graduation day. But what if, in addition to the cap and gown, diploma, and getting to hear Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” on loop 2,500 times in a row at your graduation party, you were lucky […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
As we’ve previously mentioned here at Crystal Ball Run, it’s no secret that we’re in the midst of the doldrums of the college football news cycle. Simply put, there isn’t much going on, and even when “news” does break, it’s usually not good. Even the “best” day in June doesn’t carry nearly the excitement of […]
0 comments by Tom Perry
In all reality, not a single one of these players has a legitimate shot at winning the 2012 Heisman Trophy. But that doesn’t mean these guys don’t deserve some consideration. How tough is it for the small-school stud to win the Heisman? Consider no one has won it from a non-BCS school since BYU’s Ty […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/10/2012
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