0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 6/20/2012
While we typically run our Morning Playbook as the first post during the week, sometimes we just have to hit the snooze alarm once, or twice, or 14 times. So today, we invite you to pull up a chair for a special brunch edition of the Morning Playbook. Don’t worry, we won’t spoil your appetite […]
0 comments by David Purdum
After stops in Morgantown, Columbus, Fayetteville and Tallahassee, Crystal Ball Run’s Preseason Top 10 countdown hits Norman this morning, where the Sooners once again have title aspirations. Crystal Ball Run Preseason Top 10 No. 6 – Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma in a Word: Unsatisfying Oklahoma starts in the Top 10—and may very well finish there—but unless the […]
0 comments by Reginald Eller
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… Is it Nick Saban? No, it’s none other than THE MAD HATTER—maybe? Today,
0 comments by Reginald Eller on 6/19/2012
This week, we are releasing our very own Preseason Top 10. Leading off was West Virginia at No. 10 and Ohio State then followed at No. 9, and this morning we hit on Arkansas at No. 8. Which brings us to today and a trip to Tallahassee, Florida, where our No. 7 team, the Florida […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Earlier this afternoon it was reported by ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that tomorrow’s FBS commisioners meeting could produce a four team playoff that would be presented to the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee at it’s meeting next week. It also should be our first clue at how this thing could look. However, what comes next is a […]
0 comments by David Purdum
The housing market is struggling. So is Bobby Petrino. The disgraced former Arkansas coach reportedly added a $550,000 loss on the sale of his Fayetteville home to the things that have gone wrong recently. To recap Petrino’s missteps: The 51-year-old recruited and hired 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell—considered by most to be no more than a three-star […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: When you cover the sport of college football full-time, there isn’t all that much that surprises you. From coaching changes to TV contracts, and schools changing conferences the way you and I change shoes in the morning, this sport really has become a never-ending, […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Yesterday we began unveiling our Preseason Top 10 and coming in at No. 10 was West Virginia followed by No. 9 Ohio State. So, who could be up next? It’s a team that’s seen their share of headlines in the offseason, but mostly for the wrong reasons. They also happen to be the first team coming […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Happy retirement LaDainian Tomlinson. Congratulations to future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson on retiring from a successful NFL career. Tomlinson retired Monday as the fifth all-time leading rusher and second on the rushing touchdown list in NFL history. Of course, before he became one of the top running backs in the […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/18/2012
CBR’s preseason No. 10 team, West Virginia, was released earlier today. Up next is one of the most polarizing programs in the country, let alone the Midwest, the Ohio State Buckeyes. Believe it or not, the attention on this program has been ratcheted up a notch or two with the hiring of Urban Meyer in […]
“How long do you think it will take us to get to Mansion from here, Geno?” All this week, Crystal Ball Run will be counting down what our writers consider to be the preseason top 10 teams in college football. The rankings are based on ballots submitted by our writers in which they were asked […]
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Welcome to another edition of “Case of the Mondays” Crystal Ball Run’s look at the good, the bad and the sublime in the world of college football and beyond. Interestingly, a lot happened in the sport this week (relative to June, anyway), but we start with a quick reminder that… 1) It’s Top 10 Week […]
