It wasn't supposed to end this way. (Photo: USA Today Sports) Ask college football recruiting nuts for some of the most baffling disappointments they can recall, and the name Garrett Gilbert is almost bound to come up. Gilbert arrived at Texas in 2009 with every accolade imaginable from his stint as quarterback of Lake Travis […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 5/7/2013
When Kliff Kingsbury was hired as the head coach at Texas Tech this past winter, it was lauded as both a steal for the school and a win for young bros looking for a big break everywhere. After all, it’s not often that a school takes a chance in giving a plush head coaching job […]
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Not to go all Hubie Brown on you here, but on Monday, “one of the great injustices we have in OUR sport was corrected”: Legendary Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The quarterback who won two National Championships in four seasons as a Cornhusker will finally go into […]
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The Final Keg of Nails game could be the most important ever as we enter 2013. Photo: USA Today Sports It's a new era and a new makeup for the now former Big East football playing schools and for some it's their last go-round in their old home before Rutgers and Louisville are off to […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 5/6/2013
Did you know that Tommie Frazier wasn't in the College Football Hall of Fame? Me neither. It begs the question exactly what it takes to make it to this elite group of the .002 of the college football players to ever play the game. However, that travesty of all travesties is about to come to […]
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Just days after the SEC announced plans for the SEC Network and suggested it would be like nothing we have seen before, comes a report suggesting that the Big Ten is still going to be on pretty solid ground with their own network. Each Big Ten school will receive a payout of $25.7 million this […]
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This may never get old, we hope. Florida assistant coach Joker Phillips got our week started with yet another fun little Photoshop job, or perhaps it was an MS Paint job for all we know. This time Phillips takes us in to space to try and recruit wide receivers to come play for him. […]
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It is probably safe to say that we all recognize Indiana as a basketball school. The Hoosiers have built a long-standing rich tradition when it comes to college hoops. Bobby Knight helped build Indiana basketball to what it continues to be to this day as they have resurfaced as a Big Ten power. It's OK […]
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Teddy Bridgewater and Louisville figure to be the team to beat in their first, and final, year in The American. Photo: USA Today Sports Crystal Ball Run will be previewing each conference for the 2013 season with week-by-week coverage. Today we officially kick off our 2013 conference previews with a look at The American Athletic […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/3/2013
We got an early start to our weekends with another hangout on Google+. Crystal Ball Run staffers Kevin McGuire and Andy Coppens were joined by a silent but chatting Pat Johnston as well as guests Brandon Cavanaugh from Corn Nation and the man known simply as The Subway Domer. Over the course of the hour […]
"Stay calm, and you'll all get out of this alive!" You know you're getting old when you hear about an intriguing new venture like the SEC Network and your first thought is, "How much is this going to cost me?" Welcome to my world. Creaky joints. A malingering sense of ennui that comes from growing […]
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Hey Bill, which way to Ireland? Photo: USA Today Sports Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien has been discussing the idea of playing a game in Ireland for months. As he makes the rounds via bus this week on a coaches bus tour to meet and greet alumni, O'Brien said with a smirk to reports […]
