Crystal Ball Run Preseason Top 10: No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys

After Michael Felder opened up the Crystal Ball Preseason Preseason Top 10 by disccussing the South Carolina Gamecocks this morning, it’s time to head to the Big XII, and discuss the Oklahoma State Cowboys. After taking home one-third of last year’s Big XII South title, can they win things outright this year? Or, with Dana […]

Five Burning Questions: Auburn Tigers

Here at Crystal Ball Run, we’re not naïve enough to believe that we know every single thing there is to know about every single team. It’s impossible. Well, unless you’re Gary Danielson (No seriously, just go ahead and ask him). Which is why with fall camps set to open, we’ve enlisted some of our good […]

Are Andrew Luck And Stanford In Trouble?

College football fans don’t agree on much. You know that. I know that. And those poor, harmless trees at Toomer’s Corner know that. Which is why it’s been so strange this off-season to see everyone universally agree on one thing: The greatness of Andrew Luck. People just can’t get enough of him. Ask most, and […]

CBR’s 50 Reasons to Love College Football in 2011

Even for a sport that elicits as much passion from its fans as college football, 2010 was a season marked more by controversy and animosity than any in recent memory. Until 2011, that is. We’ve got Jim Tressel telling lies, Chip Kelly allegedly buying kids, Butch Davis looking for work, the Big 12 possibly busting […]

Welcome To Crystal Ball Run!

Well, hello. Fancy seeing you here. If you’re wondering what kind of parallel universe you’ve arrived in, I’d like to welcome you to the new thecomeback.com college football blog, Crystal Ball Run (Ya know, like The Cannon Ball Run. Get it?) I’m Aaron Torres, and along with my good buddy Allen Kenney of BlatantHomerism.com, we’ll […]

Cyclones honor Jack Trice with retro uniforms

Jack Trice, it's a name that means a lot in the lore and culture of Iowa State football, but chances are you've never heard of him. Chances are at best you know that that's the name of the stadium the Cyclones play football in. Well, he was an ISU player, in fact the first African-American […]

Former Auburn DB back on playing field following dismissal from Tigers

As the saying goes… If you can play football, it doesn't matter what you do off the field. We've seen examples of this happen across the college football landscape for years now and on Tuesday we got another one as now-former Auburn defensive back Demetruce McNeal is back on the football field just under 72 hours […]

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