Syracuse 49, WVU 23: Syracuse Is The Big East’s Bully

There was a time when West Virginia played physical football. Right now, WVU is soft. Syracuse, an average team, bullied the Mountaineers Friday night en route to a 49-23 victory at the Carrier Dome. In just three short years, Doug Marrone has been a miracle worker at his alma mater. Syracuse has defeated WVU in […]

Week Eight Gambling Picks

Don’t call it a comeback. No seriously, don’t. It sucks when you hit a gambling cold streak. But when you finally get off it, it’s like the first time you wake up drunk from the night before in college. You feel a little weak still, but you’re alive. God dammit, you’re alive. Last week: 4-2 […]

Five Burning Questions: Syracuse Play-By-Play Announcer Matt Park

To help look forward to the game tonight between the Syracuse Orange and the West Virginia Mountaineers I spent some time with the voice of the Orange – Matt Park – to ask a few burning questions. Voice of the Orange, Matt Park ’97 is in his eighth season with the Syracuse ISP Sports Network […]

Five Burning Questions: Kansas State Wildcats

It’s hard to believe, but Kansas State is one of the nation’s 10 remaining undefeated teams entering Saturday’s action. There’s a good chance the Wildcats will move to 7-0 after playing rival Kansas. Why? Well, K-State mastermind Bill Snyder is 15-4 all-time against KU and he’s won 14 of the last 15 meetings. I like […]

The Dirty Dozen: Breaking Down The Biggest Week 8 Games

Here are the Crystal Ball Run Week 8 staff picks. Included is one writer who has an undefeated, top ranked team going down. Let’s get to the picks! No. 15 West Virginia at Syracuse: Friday, 8:00 p.m. ESPN Tom Perry’s Take: Both teams are coming off bye weeks, so each team should have a few […]

Arizona 48, UCLA 12: It’s time for Neuheisel to go

Will Rick Neuheisel make it through the weekend as UCLA’s coach? How about the month? If you ask me, Neuheisel shouldn’t have been allowed to return for the second half of the Bruins abysmal performance against Arizona Friday night. But that’s apparently not the plan, according to UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero. Certainly Guerrero watched […]

Bill Snyder: Substance Over Style

One of the primary reasons we started Coaches By The Numbers is our belief in the power of coaching. Talent of course matters, as evidenced by taking a quick look at the last decade of national champions in college football. However, even teams with every advantage possible struggle, at least relatively so, when they don’t […]

Five Burning Questions: ESPNLA’s Pete Yoon Breaks Down UCLA

With Mike Stoops recently fired at Arizona, and Rick Neuheisel on the brink of being terminated at UCLA, Thursday night’s game between the two programs has taken on additional relevancy….especially if you’re a hot young coordinator looking for a head coaching gig. But on the field tonight’s showdown makes for some interesting storylines. What can […]

Mike Sherman: A Have Not Masquerading In Have’s Clothes

College football is very much a game of the Haves versus the Have Nots. Here is a list of the last 10 AP National Champions:   2001: Miami   2002: Ohio St.  2003: USC  2004: USC 2005: Texas 2006: Florida  2007: LSU  2008: Florida 2009: Alabama  2010: Auburn What do the above schools have in common? […]

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