Hello, and welcome to the debut edition of "For Entertainment Purposes Only," Crystal Ball Run's weekly college football gambling column. Every week we'll bring you our five favorite plays from that weekend's slate of games, accompanied by that banter and analysis that only we would classify as "witty." We may bill these picks as being […]
Former Notre Dame RB Allen Pinkett Suggests The Irish Need A Little More Fight In Them
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 8/29/2012
Notre Dame has always preferred its alums to keep their wallets open and their mouths closed, and Wednesday was just another reason why. Allen Pinkett, who graduated in 1986 as the school’s all-time leading rusher, suggested on a radio show in Chicago that the Fighting Irish need more hoodlums to be successful. “I’ve always felt […]
College Football 2012: 10 Players Who You’ll Certainly Know After Week 1
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If Denard Robinson leads Michigan to an upset of Alabama this weekend he’ll easily elevate his Heisman campaign. But a loss won’t really detract from his name recognition across the college football landscape. But before Robinson became a household name, it took a breakout game a couple of years ago for everyone to take notice. […]
ESPN changes online viewing options just days before the season kicks off
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Over the course of the Olympics this past summer, social media became a hub for fans to express their displeasure with NBC’s coverage of the games. And with college football season right around the corner, it’s looking like fans may again take to social media, this time to express some frustration with the Worldwide Leader […]
Failed drug tests led to Rogers departure from Tennessee
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For anyone who has followed Tennessee football over the last few years, they know that the relationship between the school and former wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers was a ticking time bomb. Well, it’s safe to say that time bomb exploded last week, when the talented but oft-troubled superstar was suspended indefinitely from the team. Over […]
Podcast: No Honey Badger, no problem?
With kickoff to the 2012 season just days away, the LSU Tigers are still trying to erase the memories of a dismal performance against Alabama in the national championship game. Kris Brauner of Saturday Night Slant joins CBR managing editor Allen Kenney for a podcast to preview what's in store for his Bayou Bengals in […]
Morning Playbook – Hurricane Isaac already messing with college football
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With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast, the college football world is forced to adjust their schedules. With safety always the biggest priority, some schools have packed up and moved their practices to another location or suspended all practice activity. The storm is also forcing some games this week to be rescheduled. Texas […]
Matchup of the Week: Auburn, Clemson to find out who has more to learn
0 comments by Michael Felder on 8/28/2012
The Match Up of the Week is back and while Alabama-Michigan is the big game Saturday night, the most intriguing match up, for me, is the Chick-fil-A Kickoff between Clemson and Auburn. So much transition, so many questions and both teams need a win to have the 2012 season they want. For Clemson, they’re playing […]
Morning Playbook – So long Sweet Caroline and billboard wars on west coast
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I never thought I would see the day when a school deciding not to play a specific song over their stadium's loudspeakers would become such a national story. But then again I never thought I would witness a sexual abuse scandal end up removing one of college football's most iconic coaches and an entire university […]
Get amped for these opening games
Five games I am amped (and Amp Lee’d) for in the opening week that no one is talking about: 1. Hawaii at No. 1 USC So many weapons on offense for the AP No.1 team. Can you believe that in its opener last season the Trojans barely scraped past Minnesota, at home, 19-17? 2. No. […]
Meeting of the Minds: What are you most excited about for Week 1?
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We've finally reached the first week of the season. It's filled with its usual assortment of blockbusters (Alabama-Michigan) and bombs (Florida state-Murray state). What is the big story leading into this weekend that you will be keeping an eye on? Allen Kenney: For me, I find this Notre Dame-Navy extravaganza in Dublin fascinating. It presents […]
Penn State to remove “Sweet Caroline” from football playlist
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As the new era of Penn State football continues to take shape before us, the program is making some changes to their gameday traditions at Beaver Stadium. The first, and most notable, change was the inclusion of player names on jerseys. A newer change that just came out today has to deal with the Blue […]
