On Thursday, a story popped up that seemed so crazy, so far-fetched, so entirely out of left field that most fans thought it couldn’t possibly be true. The story? It was about an Alabama fan named Zack Smartt, who spent $1,700… to get this tattoo inked on his back. Yes, that really happened. And […]

Tough luck, Jeff. We’ve reached the back half of August, which means college football teams have less than two weeks to get their shit together. For a handful of high-profile programs, that means answering questions about the quarterback position. Namely, picking one to ride out with, slackers. Here’s a quick update on the state of […]

The sleeper hit film of the summer of 2011, at least critically, was a bro-friendly rom-com titled "Crazy, Stupid Love." The movie starred Steve Carell playing a cuckolded husband, Cal, who has lost his mojo. At a singles bar, he meets uber-dude Ryan Gosling, Jacob, who gives him a harsh but candid scouting report:   […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=enMhCfQfeTw   As a general rule, we don’t get too much into the dynamics of college football uniform choice here at Crystal Ball Run. Sure, we’ll post our occasional commentary, but at the end of the day, the decisions made by Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and other companies aren’t ultimately about what we think; they’re […]

They say “everything’s bigger in Texas” but when it comes to a love of the local college football team, the biggest, and most passionate group of college football fans reside in Alabama. Alabama fan, Auburn fan, whatever. If you grow up in the Yellowhammer State, chances are you not only care about your football team, […]

Pac-12 Network studio hosts Mike Yam and Ashley Adamson welcomed viewers to the new network Tuesday. The Pac-12 Network is now on the air and that means more college football television coverage, where available. Here at Crystal Ball Run we are all about more college football on television, and honestly, who would be against that? […]

“And this offends you as a Jewish person?” –“No, it offends me as a comedian.” As I read Rick Reilly’s rip job on Notre Dame football this morning, I took umbrage. I borrowed against future umbrage, raising my umbrage debt ceiling. Sloan Sabbith cut short her raver in order to warn me about how much […]

The Big East is no longer without a commissioner, and if all goes to plan they may not be a conference to pick on so easily much longer. As we referenced earlier today in the Morning Playbook, reports were filtering through that the Big East had found their man to lead the conference in to […]