0 comments by Aaron Torres on 3/22/2012
For the most part here at Crystal Ball Run, we like to take a look at college football in a lighter way. Yes, we take what we do seriously, but college football is also supposed to be fun, and because of it, we try to present our content that way. After all, if we can’t […]
With spring ball open now open for business nationwide, virtually every team in the country has some sort of issue to address. At LSU, it’s handing the quarterbacking keys to Zach Mettenberger. At Alabama, it’s figuring out who is ready to step up on defense. And at Arkansas, it’s addressing if the Razorbacks have anyone […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 3/21/2012
Camp Opens: March 26Spring Game: April 21 The dawn of a new era is underway in State College, Pennsylvania. Following a tumultuous and tragic ending to the 2011 season there is no doubt that getting back to business under a new regime is something everyone at Penn State is ready to get rolling with. While […]
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The Missouri Tigers are having a bit of a rough transition to the Southeastern Conference, and they have not even gotten through spring practice yet. Quarterback James Franklin was injured in practice last Tuesday, and will be out for the rest of camp after having surgery scheduled for Friday to repair his right shoulder. Franklin was […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 3/20/2012
There’s an old saying that goes “losing breeds apathy” and never has there been a better example of that than the end of the Mike Stoops era at Arizona. A program that regularly put butts in seats during Stoops’ best days, Arizona Stadium became a ghost town by the time he was done in Tucson. […]
First Practice: March 19Spring Game: April 14 The Seminoles started last season with dark-horse national title hopes. Those were quickly dashed following a rash of injuries. After winning the ACC Atlantic in 2010, FSU slid back, ceding the division crown to Clemson. Hope springs eternal in Tallahassee yet again. FSU is no less talented now […]
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Camp Opens: March 21Spring Game: April 21 For the first time in forever, Notre Dame is set to enter a college football season without suffocating expectations. Re-read that last sentence. Feels a little uncomfortable, no? Two straight 8-5 seasons will do that. This is an odd shift in mindset — a glitch in the proverbial […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 3/19/2012
Last week, you voted in the first round of our March Madness tournament to name the best uniforms in college football. CBR’s Uni Madness took 32 teams from around FBS and paired them together in a bracket style tournament. The first round brought a few surprises with top seeds like USC and Ohio State crashing […]
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Spring Practice Primer: Georgia Bulldogs This time last year Mark Richt was on everyone’s hot seat as his team had underperformed in the seasons following the 2007 Sugar Bowl win over Hawaii. This year the Dawgs are one of the nation’s preseason Top 10 teams and they return talent all over the field for a squad that has its […]
0 comments by Tom Perry
Camp Opens: March 12Spring Game: April 14 Boise State has become a regular in the Top 25 by winning 10 or more games the past six seasons. With the commitment by Chris Petersen, I won’t be shocked if the Broncos make that seven in a row despite having to replace a number of key players. […]
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Welcome to ‘Case of the Monday’s’ Crystal Ball Run’s weekly look at the good, the bad and the sublime of the week that was in both college football and the world of sports in general. And while all the buzz this weekend was on the NCAA Tournament, we’re still a college football site, meaning that […]
For all the posturing and rumor-mongering surrounding conference realignment, the actual movement between leagues hasn’t really lived up to the hype. Sure, we’ve seen some significant shifts, with name programs like Nebraska and Texas A&M changing affiliation. The superconferences we were all promised, however, remain as theoretical as a genuine laugh in American Reunion. And, […]
