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2013 Bloguin Heisman Poll: Week Six

The Bloguin Heisman Poll continues with it's second poll of 2013. Last week the poll debuted with reigning champion Johnny Manziel in the top spot. After a bye week can he hold off Aaron Murray, Marcus Mariota and Tajh Boyd? What you'll see each week in the Bloguin Heisman Poll: * The top five total […]

Early Analysis: Missouri at Georgia

Photo: USA Today Sports #25 Missouri (5-0, 1-0) at #7 Georgia (4-1, 3-0) Saturday, Oct 12th, Noon EST, ESPN Line: Georgia by 8 (and falling) Last year, Georgia welcomed Missouri to the SEC by giving them a 21 point loss in their debut. Truth isn't always in the numbers as that game was a lot […]

Big 12 failed to protect players with no Mike Davis suspension

Because we currently live in a football world where player safety has never been in more focus under as clear a magnifying glass with as bright a spotlight as ever, it is astounding the Big 12 issued no more than a public scolding to Texas wide receiver Mike Davis for one of the most blatant […]

Early Analysis: Oregon vs. Washington

  No. 2 Oregon at No. 16 Washington 4:00 PM, Fox Sports 1 Line: Oregon -10.5 Washington plays their second straight very important Pac-12 North game in as many weeks as they return to Seattle to host the explosive Oregon Ducks. The Huskies lost a heartbreaker to Stanford but displayed that the gap between them […]

Are USC fans catfishing football coaches?

The search for a new head coach at USC figures to be a high profile one, and one that everyone will want to have a say in. Apparently that can be taken figuratively. USC was put in an awkward situation Monday that had the school release a statement announcing that some individuals have been contacting […]

What does everybody have against Condoleezza Rice?

Condoleezza Rice on the selection committee isn't a terrible idea, as some suggest. Photo: Stanford Daily The college football playoff selection committee appears to be coming together with some real heavy hitters in the line-up. Reports have linked Barry Alvarez, Pat Haden, Oliver Luck, Archie Manning among those who will be added to the committee […]

Predicting the first loss for every undefeated team

Photo: AP/Bill Haber There are currently 17 undefeated teams in the FBS division of college football as we head into week seven. This is going to make for some exciting football down the stretch as we watch some of these teams face off against each other, some of these teams suffer heart-breaking defeats and maybe, […]

Early Analysis: Florida at LSU

Photo: Will Vragovic, Tampa Bay Times #17 Florida (4-1, 3-0) at #10 LSU (5-1, 2-1) Saturday, Oct 12th, 3:30 PM EST, CBS Line: LSU by 7 This rivalry between founding members of the SEC has gone back and forth recently with each team winning six of the last twelve games. Florida has won three of […]

What We Learned: The American in Week 6

Photo: USA Today Sports There were only four games on tap featuring teams in the American in Week 6. What did we learn? Louisville continued to impress while other contenders for the league crown seemingly faded while playing league games. However, UCF and Rutgers survived and advanced in league play while Cincinnati might have shown […]

The Week Ahead: Clowney riles the OBC

"So nice of you to join us, Mr. Clowney." (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The five biggest stories that CBR is monitoring this week. 1. Clowney-Spurrier relationship getting chilly. Ultra-talented South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has found himself felled by a series of maladies to start the season. He missed last Saturday’s game versus […]

USC Coaching Candidate: James Franklin

(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) Safe to say it’s been a busy week in college football. That’s because just moments after USC announced that they’d fired Lane Kiffin on an airport tarmac Sunday morning, the Crystal Ball Run staff gathered for an emergency meeting at our underground lair to discuss who his replacement should be. […]

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