0 comments by Patrick Johnston on 10/7/2013
Photo: USA Today Sports There were only four games on tap featuring teams in the American in Week 6. What did we learn? Louisville continued to impress while other contenders for the league crown seemingly faded while playing league games. However, UCF and Rutgers survived and advanced in league play while Cincinnati might have shown […]
"So nice of you to join us, Mr. Clowney." (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The five biggest stories that CBR is monitoring this week. 1. Clowney-Spurrier relationship getting chilly. Ultra-talented South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has found himself felled by a series of maladies to start the season. He missed last Saturday’s game versus […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 10/6/2013
Photo: AL.com With six conference games on tap, this weekend proved to be a busy one in the SEC. The night-time slate featured five different conference games. Would Georgia and LSU experience letdowns after their thriller in Athens last week? Who would survive the Auburn/Ole Miss showdown? Would Florida hold serve against Arkansas? Here's what […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/4/2013
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(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) Safe to say it’s been a busy week in college football. That’s because just moments after USC announced that they’d fired Lane Kiffin on an airport tarmac Sunday morning, the Crystal Ball Run staff gathered for an emergency meeting at our underground lair to discuss who his replacement should be. […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Brett Hundley provided some heroics against Utah Thursday night. UCLA is 4-0 for the first time since 2005. Photo: USA Today Sports I am running on four hours of sleep this morning but it was worth it after watching the way UCLA had to hold on against Utah last night. The Bruins built a 10-point […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
On Thursday night in Ames, Iowa something screwy happened. OK, someTHINGS screwy happened is more like it. Regardless, the final score read 31-30 to the guys in white uniforms and burnt orange longhorns on their helmets. Most importantly though, Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns are atop the Big 12 standings (for a few days […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Just a hunch that Texas wide receiver Mike Davis will be suspended in the coming days for this indefensible late hit on Iowa State's Deon Broomfield Thursday night… Yeah, you can't be doing that. Ever. Helmet sticker to Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to The Crystal Ball Run Newsletter.
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 10/3/2013
So, perhaps there actually will be more than one BCS Buster after all. Fresno State, meet last year's BCS Buster—Northern Illinois. Both of these teams own impressive wins, but NIU's may be even more compelling as the season goes on as Iowa is playing some good football and two of the Huskies W's are now […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
One of the best things ESPN has done in recent years is introduce the 30 for 30 series of documentary films. College football fans have taken a particular liking to Pony Excess, a look at the rise and fall of SMU football, and The U, a look at Miami football's glory days. If you have […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Oh boy, do we have some good games to look forward to this weekend. It gets underway Thursday night with Texas traveling to Iowa State, the scene of many upsets in Big 12 play on past Thursday nights. Those who stay up for it will be entertained by UCLA's road trip to Utah, another dangerous […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Earlier this week we took a look at the most disappointing teams from the early 2013 college football season. So far this season has gone according to plan with teams like Alabama, Clemson, FSU, Louisville, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon and Stanford remaining undefeated. Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU and South Carolina all have a loss but […]
