0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/31/2012
Has there ever been a team with more expectations because of their rival than that of the Auburn Tigers? It seems like ever since the beginning of the Iron Bowl Auburn has become a team obsessed with keeping up with the Joneses of the SEC West, you know… The likes of Alabama and LSU. It's […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 7/30/2012
As we wrap up our conference previews here at Crystal Ball Run, it’s time to take a look at the conference of BCS champions, the SEC. Now gunning for their seventh straight title, here are the five biggest questions entering SEC play in 2012: 5. Can Texas A&M and Missouri compete? It seems […]
I received a stunning number of non-inquiries into my absence from the writing scene last week. Sorry, folks, but every guy needs a vacation. The good news for you is that I'm back now, rested and refreshed. Time to get cracking and start this week off right. 1. A buddy of mine asked me the […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton on 7/27/2012
With CBR’s Big Ten Preview Week drawing to a close, it’s time for our staff to give some bold predictions for the conference in the coming season. Allen Kenney: I have a hard time seeing Michigan living up to expectations this year. Brady Hoke had a helluva debut season, but living on the edge the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/26/2012
Should Silas Redd stay or go? It is a tough question for Penn State’s top running back. Getty Images. The NCAA is allowing Penn State players a free transfer without having to sit out a season. The severity of the situation at Penn State may have drawn some criticism and debate over the penalties handed […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/25/2012
Personally, I don’t know what these guys were thinking but Allen must of shipped the Crystal Ball to the wrong address or they have way too much faith in their rookie. Either that or it’s their cruel way of hazing me as they sit back and laugh as strange things happen to me with it […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
If there’s a college football head coach that gets less respect than Mark Dantonio please point him out for me, because to me there isn’t one. He’s quickly becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of college football. You know… Getting no respect while winning all the way to the bank. http://youtube.com/watch?v=9FPv2toi5og Seriously, you know it’s true. Think […]
0 comments by Tom Perry
Is Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany really the most powerful man in college sports? He has one of the most impressive resumes and has catapulted the Big Ten into the envy of every other conference. The SEC may win football championships, but no conference comes even close to the financial and academic success of Delany’s […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Yesterday was the end of Big 12 Media Days and it was also the introduction of the West Virginia Mountaineers. In part one we talked about the highlights of day one on Monday, so don’t forget to take a look at that before going forward. There were literally dozens of players and coaches to speak […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/24/2012
Hard to believe, but we’ve already completed the Big 12 Media Days in Dallas, TX. I mean it seems like just yesterday we were previewing what was to come… Oh wait, it’s only a two day event? Wow, how time flies when you are having fun in the new look Big 12. A lot of […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
With everything happening this offseason in college football, it’s easy to forget about arguably one of the biggest coaching moves in NCAA history. A two-time national championship winning coach is coming out of a brief retirement to coach one of the top five programs in the country. And, it just so happens that program is […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
As everyone across the college football world continues to discuss the fallout of the NCAA’s sanctions at Penn State, there are few who doubt one thing: Of all the crippling sanctions the school was hit with, none is more devastating than the rule that allows every player on Penn State’s roster to transfer immediately and […]
