Cincinnati 35, Connecticut 27: Bearcats Win Share of Big East

We know 7-5 Louisville won’t represent the Big East in a BCS bowl, but Cincinnati’s 35-27 victory over UConn did give us a three-way tie for the conference championship. Now West Virginia (9-3, 5-2) and Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2) will have to see which one is ranked higher in Sunday’s BCS Rankings. The Mountaineers are the […]

Southern Mississippi 49, Houston 28: Bye BCS (And Coach Sumlin?)

If the CBS-Houston report that Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin will be named as the new Texas A&M head coach in the next 24 hours, his team’s performance Saturday probably wouldn’t be quite the exit that he had envisioned. The Cougars fell 49-28 to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the Conference USA championship game. […]

Who’ll Survive Bedlam? Our Staff Debates

Our final Crystal Ball Run conference championship preview isn’t technically a conference championship preview at all. Ok, well it is, since the winner of Saturday night’s Oklahoma-Oklahoma State game will earn the Big XII’s automatic berth. Still, it’s not technically a conference championship game either. Catch my drift? No? Ok, let’s just move on then. […]

FCS Weekend Preview: Part II

I’m back with part two and the final four games of the second round of the FCS playoff bracket. The bottom half of this bracket is arguably tougher than the top half. It has former champions in Georgia Southern, and Appalachian State. It has upstart programs like Old Dominion and new comers to the post […]

Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20: Huskies Win MAC Crown On Last-Second FG

It was another Friday night game, so no one should be surprised the Mid-American Conference championship game delivered another crazy performance. Trailing 20-0 at halftime and by 13 points with less than nine minutes to play, Northern Illinois scored 16 points to pull out the win in Detroit. Not until Matthew Sims hit a 33-yard […]

The Crystal Ball Run Staff Discusses The SEC Championship Game

After previewing the Pac-12 Championship Game yesterday, and the ACC and Big Ten this morning, the guys are back, this time to talk about the biggest game of them all: This weekend’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. Can LSU cruise into the title game undefeated? Our guys debate.   SEC Championship Game:   No. 14 […]

Remember The Dons

The debate that seems to be the topic du jour in college football today: Who will, or who should, play LSU? Who is going to this bowl, or that bowl? If it’s not, you can bet the discussion is centered somewhere around the Penn State and Syracuse scandals. Maybe who’s hiring who and who’s firing. […]

FCS Weekend Preview: Part I

In between our look at all the conference championship previews today, Crystal Ball Run will look at this year’s playoffs…the FCS playoffs that is. Here is Part I of Matt Elder’s preview, with Part II coming Saturday morning. Sam Houston State v. Stony Brook Sam Houston State enters this game as the No. 1 team […]

The Crystal Ball Run Staff Discusses The Big Ten Title Game

Next, the Crystal Ball Run staff looks over the Big Ten Championship Game, where Wisconsin and Michigan State will match up for the second time this season. Will the second time be the charm for the Badgers? Let’s take a look.   Big Ten Championship Game:   No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 13 Michigan […]

The Crystal Ball Run Staff Discusses The ACC Championship Game

Think you’ve got to wait until the BCS National Championship Game to get a much-unwanted re-match between two top teams? Think again, as both the Big Ten Championship Game (discussed later on today at Crystal Ball Run) and ACC Championship Game are both rematches from early season games. Still, if you think Clemson’s 23-3 win […]

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