In the latest CBR podcast, Allen Kenney and Aaron Torres recap Alabama’s win over LSU in the national title and talk about a generally uninspiring 2011 college football season. They also look ahead to 2012.
College Football’s Top 2012 Story Lines: Part I
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 1/11/2012
Let’s get real here for a second: The 2011 college football season was a little, well, boring. A scandal-driven season off the field hardly lent itself to many exciting story lines when the games were actually played, leading to one of the most unfulfilling seasons in recent memory. Sadly, even the championship left many unsatisfied; […]
CBR’s Way Too Early 2012 Preseason Top 10 Finds LSU On Top
The best thing about the end of a college football season is that it means we get to start looking forward to next one. Before the body of 2011 was even cold, CBR’s writers put their heads together and have already come up with a very preliminary preseason top 10 for 2012, subject to what […]
There’s No Doubt Who’s No. 1: Alabama Is National Champion
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When the final whistle blew back on November 5 ending the first LSU-Alabama showdown, I couldn’t help but get one nauseating, gut-wrenching, pit out of my stomach. No, it had nothing to do with the Mexican food I’d eaten earlier that night, but instead was the idea that I’d seen the best team in […]
Ten First Half Thoughts On The BCS TItle Game
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So 30 minutes are in the book, and it’s safe to say that the BCS National Championship game is going according to NO ONE’S plan. Alabama has a 9-0 lead, and really, if they had a bit better execution inside the red zone, they could be up by a lot more. Here are 10 thoughts […]
2012 BCS Championship Game Prop Bets
The BCS national championship doesn’t produce near the same number of prop bets as the Super Bowl, but BetUS.com does have a few up on the board. Here are the five best. First Score Of The Game Touchdown -180 Any other +150 Um, did you see the first game? Did they score a touchdown? Don’t over-think this one. […]
For The Price Of $350 You Can Get LaMichael James’ Autograph… On A County Jail Document
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The great thing about covering the sport of college football is that there is a literal never-ending stream of news. Even on the busiest day of the year (the morning of the BCS title game), goofy stuff comes across the ticker that really does need to be seen to be believed. Today’s hot news item? […]
The Curious Relationship Between High School Recruits And Fans
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Of every sport we consume as Americans, an argument could be made that the internet has helped college football the most. A 365-day-a-year obsession before the advent of the digital medium, college football has done nothing short of explode at the same rate the internet has. And because of it, the internet has literally spawned […]
BCS Championship Game: CBR Rolling Against The Tide
Well, here we are. The 2011 college football season is all over but the shoutin’ this evening in New Orleans. Can the LSU Tigers manage a second win over Alabama and complete one of the greatest seasons in college football history? Will the Crimson Tide get their revenge? The Crystal Ball Run writers make their […]
Win Or Lose Alabama: It Has Been A Pleasure
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When the game-clock expires in the BCS national championship tonight, it will mark the end of not one but, two great seasons. Yes, the debate of whether LSU and Alabama should have played again will rage forward, however – let us not lose sight of what we all witnessed this 2011 college football season. LSU […]
Star High School Running Back Barry Sanders Picks Stanford
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 1/8/2012
Andrew Luck may be headed for the NFL, but that doesn’t mean that Stanford won’t have plenty of star power entering the 2012 season. That’s because on Saturday, the Cardinal got a commitment from one of the top prep running backs in the country, and a player who’s name is familiar to football fans worldwide: […]
The Scary Thing For College Football: LSU Might Be Better In 2012
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Since coming to Tuscaloosa five years ago, Nick Saban has not only had success against just about everyone in the SEC, but downright dominated them. Well, everyone that is, except LSU. The man who preceded Les Miles in Baton Rouge is just 2-3 against his former team, leaving many Alabama fans to shake their heads […]
