(Editor’s note: So far, we’ve touched on the surprises and coaching jobs done in the LSU Tigers’ 9-6 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Time to address the anemic offensive output.) Setting aside the “entertainment” aspect, does the lack of scoring in this game mean anything the bigger picture? Michael Felder: Yes! These defenses are […]

(Editor’s note: Previously in our LSU-Bama recaps, we looked at the game’s biggest surprises. Now, we turn to the coaching match-up.) Was Nick Saban out-coached in this game? Regie Eller: This was obvious to me – and I am a big Nick Saban guy. That speed option that LSU runs? Yeah, that thing is pitiful […]

(Editor’s note: Whether you laughed or cried, cheered or snoozed, the latest “Game of the Century” deserves a little more postgame analysis than your usual recap. How much more? Five times more, that’s how much more. In the first installment today, CBR’s staff writers look at the big surprises from LSU’s overtime win over the […]

About a year after a public flirtation with the Big Ten, Missouri will officially join the SEC on July 1, 2012, the conference office announced Sunday. The announcement came as no surprise, as Missouri and the SEC have been in discussions for weeks. The release said the SEC member presidents and chancellors had voted unanimously […]

Maybe West Virginia should reconsider that lawsuit against the Big East after all. Dana Holgorsen’s team could really use another year or two in the minor leagues before getting called up to the Big 12. Saturday afternoon’s 38-35 upset loss at home to Louisville almost assuredly ends WVU’s hopes of a Big East championship this […]

One of the oldest sayings about the sport of football is that the beauty lies in “the game, within the game.” As it pertains to Oklahoma’s 41-25 win against Texas A&M Saturday, the phrase needs to be tweaked just a bit. In this case, the real nuance is the “story, within the story.” The story […]

I took a week off because I wanted to pretend I was a Wisconsin fan. This is as generic as it gets, but gambling on college football is so similar to dating a girl. I’ll use Wisconsin as my quick example…well actually I’m not going to. I am not that generic. But think about it. […]

Apparently, West Virginia was a bit presumptuous. The Big East and its embattled commissioner John Marinatto aren’t in a negotiating mood. Instead, they are in a litigious mood. On Friday, the conference decided to pursue its own legal action against WVU. The Big East filed a suit in the Superior Court for the State of […]

Nick Saban and Les Miles. Both are regarded as premiere football coaches.  Saban the former LSU head coach, versus the current, Miles. Jim Hawthorne- who has now been the “Voice of the Tigers” for 30 years- knows full well (and better than most) what type of coaches Saban and Miles are. He took the time […]