The build-up to whatever cheesy name they’ve got for the made-for-TV showdown between the LSU Tigers and Oregon Ducks on Sept. 3 at Cowboys Stadium took another major turn tonight, with a report surfacing that Baton Rouge authorities plan to arrest Bayou Bengals quarterback Jordan Jefferson Monday on battery charges. (By the way, if it […]
Meeting of the Minds: What’s Next For Miami?
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The final “Meeting of the Minds this week tackles the biggest topic in college football right now: The Miami Hurricanes. What’s next and where does Miami go from here? The guys at Crystal Ball Run answer that question. Michael Felder: By now everyone’s got their chance to talk about how much of a rat fink […]
Five Burning Questions: West Virginia Mountaineers
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While Crystal Ball Run is still building name recognition in the college football world, one thing we have established early on is an ability to secure knowledgeable folks around the nation to talk about different programs and aspects of the game. We like to call it “Five Burning Questions.” As we recently evaluated what we’ve […]
Meeting of the Minds: Can Lane Kiffin Coach?
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All week long, the writers at Crystal Ball Run have been tackling the interesting and controversial questions around college football, in a segment called Meeting of the Minds. They’ve discussed who’ll get back to the top first, Texas or Florida, debated the merits of Terrelle Pryor and the NFL’s supplemental draft, and even tackled what […]
Meeting of the Minds: Terrelle Pryor and the NFL
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Throughout the week, we at Crystal Ball Run are debating and discussing the biggest stories in college football in a series we call “Meeting of the Minds.” If you missed it yesterday, check out our discussion on the potential for a rebound season by Texas and Florida. Now we couldn’t resist discussing the NFL’s decision […]
New Problems For Miami: NCAA Ready To Use Willful Violators Clause
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A bad situation at the University of Miami just got a whole heck of a lot worse. By now you know about what the last few days have brought the school. On Tuesday, Yahoo Sports dropped a nuclear bomb on the sports world, detailing the eight year free reign super-booster Nevin Shapiro had over the […]
Terrelle Pryor Is Eligible For The Supplemental Draft…With A Catch
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 8/18/2011
Well, the long, winding road to professional football for our man Terrelle Pryor has come to end. T-Peezy is coming to an NFL stadium near you. Sort of… After months of back and forth between Pryor, his lawyers, agent Drew Rosenhaus and the NFL, the former Ohio State quarterback was made eligible for next Monday’s […]
Boston College Star Montel Harris To Miss 3-4 Weeks
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As strange as this might sound, there are actually things to talk about in the world of college football right now besides the Ponzi-schemin’, strip-club hangin’, extra benefit takin’ Miami Hurricanes. Camps are open, jobs are being won and lost, and injuries are altering how we feel about specific teams. That is certainly the case […]
Five Burning Questions: Navy Midshipmen
Crystal Ball Run returns to the service academies for this edition of “Five Burning Questions,” as Michael James from Navy blog The Birddog takes a turn in the hot seat. 1. You know how much I like Ricky Dobbs. All in all, how big of a loss is he for the Midshipmen? Not as much […]
Meeting Of The Minds: Texas, Florida On The Mend
Throughout the week, we at Crystal Ball Run are debating and discussing the biggest stories in college football in a series we call “Meeting of the Minds.” Check out this morning’s roundtable discussion on how conference realignment will shake out. Now we’re moving on to the reclamation projects underway at Texas and Florida. Allen Kenney: […]
Five Burning Questions: NFL Draft
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Here at Crystal Ball Run, we don’t just like to talk about what’s going in the college football world now, but what will likely happen in the future as well. Call it “looking into the Crystal Ball,” if you will. Well with that said, few things intrigue us more than how certain players we’re watching […]
Meeting Of The Minds: Conference Realignment Endgame
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Throughout the week, we at Crystal Ball Run are debating and discussing the biggest stories in college pig in a segment we call the “Meeting of the Minds.” You can check out yesterday’s roundtable discussion on the top challengers to Ohio State’s throne in the Big Ten here. Today our discussion chain focuses on the […]
