0 comments by Crystal Ball Run on 4/18/2016
When you think of Joe Paterno you probably visualize three things right off the bat. His Coke-bottle glasses. His rolled up khakis. His black sneakers. The black sneakers were such a part of Paterno that even his statue outside Beaver Stadium bears a Nike branding on the heel (pictured). Nearly three months after his death, […]
0 comments by Crystal Ball Run on 3/29/2016
Coke or Pepsi? Apple or Android? In ‘n Out or Five Guys? Democrat or Republican? It seems as though everything must have a label and everybody must fall under one category. This theory extends to the world of college sports as well. Pay the players or not? Playoff supporter or opponent? Football school or basketball […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 1/20/2016
The Alabama Crimson Tide just wrapped up their fourth national title under head coach Nick Saban, forming what amounts to a college football dynasty (four titles since 2009) and arguably places Saban atop college football’s Mount Rushmore in terms of greatest coaches ever. It was an insane 2015 college football season, one that culminated in […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 12/2/2015
On Tuesday, December 1st, the latest rankings for the College Football Playoff were released and it certainly looks like the Oklahoma Sooners will be part of the second ever four-team playoff. The Sooners won their pseudo-Big 12 Championship Game this past Saturday night, routing the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater by 35 points. The Sooners […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 9/22/2015
After this past weekend, the top three spots in the AP poll for college football are occupied by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan State Spartans and there’s a tie for the No. 3 slot between the TCU Horned Frogs and Mississippi Rebels. Of the top four teams, the Buckeyes had the biggest scare after winning […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 7/22/2015
The 2015 college football season is just a month away, as year two of the College Football Playoff is ready to get underway. The new campaign packs a serious punch when it comes to hype, as Jim Harbaugh takes over the Wolverines, the Ducks try to move on without Marcus Mariota and Nick Saban’s Crimson […]
0 comments by Crystal Ball Run on 3/24/2015
In March 2015, four NFL players younger than 30 unexpectedly announced their retirements. These decisions all occurred within days of one another, and the conclusion drawn was unmistakable. With all the recent news about brain damage causing long-term issues for football players, each man chose his health over his vocation. They were not the first […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 3/23/2015
Most fans of the Oklahoma Sooners are worrying about how to get Sooners tickets for March Madness. The true die hards are already wondering how Sooners football is going to improve in 2015. With Oklahoma already starting their spring practices, now is as good a time as any to look forward to another season of […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 12/17/2014
The Russell Athletic Bowl, which will be played on December 29th at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, will pit the Clemson Tigers (9-3), who finished 17th in the last AP Poll, against the Oklahoma Sooners (8-4). Clemson’s promising season was derailed early on with losses to Georgia and Florida State. Clemson, however, found its […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 12/9/2014
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will pit the 7-5 Nevada Wolf Pack against the 8-4 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. It will be the opening of the 2014-15 bowl season, taking place on December 20th at 11am at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It should be one of the more entertaining games of the bowl season with Nevada […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 10/17/2014
The month of November will be a difficult test for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Tech currently stands at 2-4 and are in the middle of a four game losing streak after beating Central Arkansas and UTEP to open the season. Since those two games, they’ve faced one SEC team (Arkansas) and three Big 12 […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 10/9/2014
This Saturday, a much anticipated PAC-12 conference game takes place when the No. 18 ranked UCLA Bruins host the No. 12 ranked Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Both teams are coming off setbacks in Week 7, each suffering their first loss of the season and ultimately dropping down numerous spots in […]
