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Missouri Upsets Georgia; SEC Championship Within Grasp for Tigers?

Missouri went 10-3 in 2010 and had vaulted as high as #6 in the Nation before falling to Nebraska. When Missouri joined the SEC, it was expected that they would be the team that would contend for a SEC Championship quicker than Texas A&M. The Tigers struggled in their SEC debut going 5-7 overall and […]

What We Learned: The American In Week 7

Conference play in The American moved through another week and there is quite a surprise three-way tie for first between Houston, Louisville and South Florida. All three teams are 2-0 in conference play and UCF, which was off this week, is the only other undefeated team in American play at 1-0. Temple, by contrast, was […]

BCS Buster Watch 2013: Week 7

While Fresno State and Northern Illinois are holding things down at the top of the BCS Buster list right now, there are a few teams who aren't ready to just give up that mantel to the Bulldogs and Huskies just yet—and they both come out the MAC.  Of course, I'm talking about Ball State and […]

Early Analysis: Northwestern vs. Wisconsin

  No. 19 Northwestern at Wisconsin Saturday, 3:30 PM, ABC Line: Wisconsin -10 Both of these teams are coming off of hard fought, close losses against Ohio State in their last games, and now are looking to regroup and not pick up their second conference loss. For Northwestern it would be their second loss out […]

Early Analysis: Oklahoma vs. Texas

No. 12 Oklahoma (5-0) vs. Texas (3-2) at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Saturday, 12:00 p.m. EST, ABC Line: Oklahoma -13.0 Oklahoma and Texas are coming out in new uniforms in the 108th meeting of the Red River Rivalry, but this is still an old-school game of two proud programs. Of course, Texas is actually lucky […]

Dirty Dozen: Crystal Ball Run staff picks for Week 7

Another week in the books and Allen continues to lead the pack when it comes to picking games this season. Allen was the only Crystal Ball Run staff member to correctly predict Notre Dame's victory over Arizona State in Cowboys Stadium, and he took advantage of some down weeks by others to create a little […]

Victims of the 2012 Coaching Carousel: Where are they now?

College football coaches are paid outlandish salaries as compared to their predecessors but it is also one of the toughest jobs to keep. We live in a "win now" sports society where nothing but Championships will satisfy fanbases and administrations. The increase of users on social media has provided more of a voice to the […]

Hokies and Vols, start your engines!

Bristol Motor Speedway will reportedly host Virginia Tech and Tennessee in 2016. Photo: USA Today Sports What is more southern or more awesome of an idea than Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee at a racetrack? Try making that racetrack the famed Bristol Motor Speedway.  Joe Schad of ESPN.com and Bruce Feldman of CBSSports.com Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Subscribe to […]

What We Learned: The Pac-12 in Week 6

  The Pac-12 North might be one of the best divisions in the Football Bowl Subdivision. I know that statement might make some folks in SEC country vomit in their mouths a little. But outside of California right now, which is in the first year of the Sonny Dykes era, the North is quite competitive. […]

Is this Alabama VW street legal?

You have to give it to fans in the SEC for always finding new ways to show their pride in their favorite team. From championship ring hats to coloring their dogs in team colors or to look like their mascot, SEC fans always are on the prowl for the most unique sign of fandom. You just […]

CrystalBallRun.com Power Rankings, Week 7

Baylor celebrates cracking our new batch of power rankings, or another successful offensive outburst. Photo: USA Today Sports Not much changed with the top half of our power rankings this week, our second week cooking up the power rankings with each member of the staff having a vote. In fact, our top six teams remained […]

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