0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/28/2011
Case Keenum got off to a slow start but once he got in a groove he and the No. 17 Houston Cougars were nearly unstoppable. Keenum set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career touchdown passes after throwing for a career high nine touchdowns and 534 yards in Houston’s 73-34 win against Rice in Conference USA play […]
Sitting squarely in the nexus of the latest round of realignment is the Big East. It’s both the object of desire for conference raiders from the Big 12 and ACC, as well as an apparent raider in its own right of mid-major leagues. We tapped Mark Ennis of Big East Coast Bias, the blogging bible […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 10/27/2011
With the University of Miami set to play a crucial ACC game on Thursday night, Crystal Ball Run tracked down
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In July of 2008
The Poynter Institute, currently serving as ESPN’s ombudsman, yesterday released its analysis of the World Wide Leader’s role in reshaping the landscape of college athletics and the effect on its news coverage, a critique hotly anticipated by passionate sports fans and media wonks. As one would expect when dealing with such complicated subject matter, author […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 10/26/2011
Amazing what can happen in 24 hours in the world of college football realignment. West Virginia, which appeared to be a lock to replace Missouri in the Big 12, now is going head-to-head with Louisville for that 10th spot. What happened? Did Louisville work some back channels to scuttle the deal? Or maybe someone at […]
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Bill Hillgove’s Pitt association began in 1969, when he was hired as the Panthers’ basketball’s play-by-play announcer. A year later, Pitt named Hillgrove color analyst for football, teaming him with the late Ed Conway. Hillgrove took over the play-by-play seat for football in 1974 when Conway passed away. It was then that a broadcasting combination […]
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With UConn set to take on Pittsburgh in a rare Wednesday night showdown, it only seemed appropriate to track down
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Just when you thought college football was becoming predictable a wild Saturday night changed everything. Michigan State stunned unbeaten Wisconsin with a last second prayer and Texas Tech shocked the Sooners in Norman. How would that affect the Heisman race? Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson was second place in last weeks poll and trailed leader Andrew Luck […]
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On Monday, the first sets of Regional Rankings were released for the Division II level. These rankings are the sole determining factor into how the playoff teams are chosen and seeded. The top 6 teams from each Super Region will make the playoffs for a total field of 24 teams. In the first round, every […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 10/25/2011
With the announcement today that West Virginia will move from the Big East to the Big XII, Crystal Ball Run’s Regie Eller tracked down Mountaineers play-by-play man Tony Caridi to get his take, from within the state and program’s borders. Here are Five Burning Questions, West Virginia style: 1. With the news breaking today that […]
West Virginia, c’mon down! You’re the next contestant in the Big 12! At least, that’s the case if Pete Thamel of The New York Times is correct in his report today that the Big 12 would accept WVU as its newest member. Of course, this is all contingent upon Missouri leaving the conference for the blood-stained […]
