0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/23/2011
Ron Zook wants to ignore the uncertainty of tomorrow. It is coming at him fast, but Zook wants to continue to exist in his bubble. You can’t blame him. Preparing for the immediate challenges Illinois faces could very well make his future much more certain. The Illini were riding high. They got off to a […]
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They say “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and if that’s the case, there’s a pretty good chance that Columbus, Ohio might be burning to the ground right now. No, it has nothing to do with the possibility of the Ohio State Buckeyes losing to arch-rival Michigan this weekend for the first time since 2003, but […]
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What’s that? All you want for Thanksgiving is some Week 13 Crystal Ball Run Staff Picks? Ask, and you shall receive. Here are this weekend’s holiday picks. However, you will notice one, glaring exception: There is no mention of the “Game of the Century Part Deux,” Arkansas and LSU. That’s because much like we did […]
Texas A&M is not a bad football team. In fact, even though the Aggies are sporting a 6-5 record heading into their season finale Thursday night with despised rival Texas, we’re talking about a team that is much better than average. Four of A&M’s five losses have come by less than a touchdown or less. […]
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The last few weeks of this season have been absolutely crazy and have caused a chaos at the top of the polls. Oklahoma State was in the drivers seat to get a bid to the BCS National Championship Game but they got upended by Iowa State in Ames. Just when Oregon started to get back […]
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There may be a more important game on the SEC schedule this weekend (Arkansas-LSU anyone?), but there is never a bigger game anywhere, than the battle between Alabama and Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Not only has the winner gone on to win the last two BCS National Championships, but more importantly, it has given […]
With Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Oregon – basically all the “O” teams – getting upset last weekend, Allen Kenney and Aaron Torres of Crystal Ball Run discuss a wild weekend in college football and what appears to be a BCS collision course for an Alabama-LSU rematch for the national title in the latest edition of […]
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The off-season of College Football is, for most, less than desirable. Nearly as soon as the College Football season ends, a countdown to the next opening day will begin. Anticipation always builds for Saturday’s with friends, family or strangers. The smell of the grill firing up, the high fives from people you do not know, […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/22/2011
After almost a year away from the sidelines, Rich Rodriguez is returning to coaching. It was revealed Monday night that Rich Rod had been hired by Arizona as its new coach, replacing ousted maniac Mike Stoops. Rich Rod helped take West Virginia to the top of the Big East, but his tenure at Michigan was […]
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This is the second year since the FCS Playoffs were expanded from 16 teams to 20. When that move was made a hybrid bracket was created that would pit the eight lowest teams against each other and give the top 12 a bye. Some of next weekend’s 2nd Round matchups are already set but four […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 11/21/2011
We knew that the day would come when Rich Rodriguez would head back to the sidelines. It appears that Rich Rod will reappear in a football stadium near you west coast readers in 2012. Our friend Bruce Feldman (we can call him that, right?), is reporting that Arizona will hire Rodriguez to ultimately replace Mike […]
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In what was a crazy weekend that only can be found during the playoffs, we saw four lower seeds win at the Division II level, a triple OT game at the DIII level and the FCS playoff field finally revealed with one very big surprise and a couple of snubs. Also if you followed my […]
