Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! Aaron handed off the Crystal Ball to me with the kind of stunning nonchalance that you’d expect from someone who borrowed your car for a day and returned it with the gas tank on “E” and a couple suspicious stains in the back seat. Heading into its seventh […]
Big XII Preview Week: Can Texas win this conference?
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Well kiddies, it’s almost the end of Big XII week here at Crystal Ball Run, and it wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t talk about the team everyone loves to hate: The Texas Longhorns. Ask many opposing fans, and that cash-printing, TV-network-owning, Texas A&M-push-out-the-dooring (ok, that last one is a stretch, both factually and in […]
Big 12 Preview Week: Holding Court with TCU and West Virginia
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Two off-seasons ago who knew we’d be sitting here talking about the Big 12 still existing, let alone being one of the strongest conferences in college football. Well, that was accomplished with the additions of West Virginia and TCU this summer. Sure they are replacing some decent schools in Missouri and Texas A&M, but both […]
Morning Playbook – John L. Smith runs wild on SEC Media Day
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Does this man look stupid? After a great start to SEC media days on Tuesday, what did we have to look forward to on Wednesday? John L. Smith. He did not disappoint. The energetic and charismatic Arkansas head coach is enjoying the ride after replacing Bobby Petrino, and he did seem to get a little […]
Big 12 Preview Week: Will Charlie Weis be a flop again at Kansas?
0 comments by Tom Perry on 7/18/2012
For the first time in Charlie Weis’ coaching career the expectations surrounding him are relatively low. He has already shown us when they were sky high at Notre Dame and Florida … well, he couldn’t deliver. But now he’s at Kansas, which went 5-19 the past two seasons. The Jayhawks are happy to have their […]
Big 12 Preview Week: An attack of the ‘Clones leads list of Danger Games
The Pokes’ pain was the Cyclones’ gain last year. Last season, a Friday night road trip to Ames, Iowa, proved to be the difference in Oklahoma St. getting shut out of the national championship game. What are the potential landmines for the Big 12’s top teams this year? Where are the chances for stunning upsets? […]
Morning Playbook – Texas A&M, Missouri formally introduced to SEC culture
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Kevin Sumlin was cool under the pressure of his first SEC media day event. “It’s a pretty damn hard league.” That was Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin’s response when asked about the difficulty of the SEC schedule, which will pit the Aggies against the past six BCS champions. It was one of the first […]
Spurrier Steals Spotlight from Debuting Coaches on Day 1 of SEC Media Days
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/17/2012
SEC Media Days can be a strange bird because you never know what you might get, but the one thing you can count on is getting something out of the ‘Ole Ball Coach and in 2012 Steve Spurrier didn’t disappoint as his charges after Georgia and more overshadowed the debuts of Texas A&M and Missouri […]
Care For a Soak, Chip Kelly?
What do you get for the college football coach who has everything? How does a private hot tub next to your office sound? That awaits Chip Kelly – along with a built-in waterproofed video center, so he doesn’t lose sight of the important stuff – at Oregon’s new palatial football facility slated to open in 2013. […]
Big 12 Preview Week: The Proudest Coach in America? Meet Paul Rhoads
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Underrated? YES, but Damn He’s one PROUD coach!! “I am so PROUD to be your football coach,” those nine words uttered following a huge upset over Nebraska in 2009 sum up all you should need to know about Iowa State Cyclones head football […]
Big 12 Preview Week: Searching for new superstar receivers
Who’s the next Justin Blackmon? The Big 12 produced a bumper crop of wide receivers in wide receivers in 2011. There was two-time Biletnikoff Award winner Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma St., the first wideout off the board in April’s NFL draft. Oklahoma’s Ryan Broyles broke the the NCAA record for career receptions despite playing in […]
Morning Playbook – SEC Media Days are here, let the fun begin
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SEC media days are here and they are bigger than ever. Yes, football is back, as Dennis Dodd writes for CBSSports.com. Brace yourself for plenty of quotes from some of the country’s most quotable coaches and prepare for plenty of attention given to the new conference members, Missouri and Texas A&M. Yes, this year should […]
