0 comments by Patrick Johnston on 9/1/2013
The American Athletic Conference begun play as a conference in transition on Thursday evening. While the Big East had long been the butt of major college football's jokes (largely despite the lack of results to back it up), the American got off to a bad start in keeping its distance from the ACC in face-first […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton
It happens from time to time each college football season. A school from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, aka "Divison 1-AA) takes a game against a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision for paycheck and then plays the game of their life as a team and beat their gracious hosts. Well this weekend, it […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton
The artwork on the field said, "Retake Montlake." The Washington Huskies did that in style, getting revenge on Boise State for last season's bowl game loss by throttling the Broncos 38-6 to christen their renovated stadium. The 38-6 defeat marks the worst loss ever for Chris Petersen at Boise State. Washington quarterback Keith Price […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 8/31/2013
No. 11 Florida State at Pittsburgh Monday, 8:00 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: Florida State -10.0 Pittsburgh has replaced all of the old Big East logos with ACC logos and the Panthers believe they have joined the big time. However, Pitt didn’t win much as members of the Big East so there’s no reason to get […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/30/2013
We have waited long enough, but college football season is finally here. That means this is our first truly official Football Friday Hangout! With games commencing last night, Crystal Ball Run staffers Kevin McGuire and Andy Coppens will reflect on what happened from coast to coast, as well as preview some of the key games […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Atlanta has been kind to AJ McCarron and Alabama in recent years. Our staff feels secure with their chances in Atlanta again this weekend. Photo: USA Today Sports Remember when Major League Baseball was embarrassed they had an All-Star Game end in a tie, and commissioner Bud Selig decided that the overblown travesty would never […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Jadeveon Clowney may not have had a stellar night, but the Gamecocks had little trouble with Bryn Renner and UNC. Photo: USA Today Sports South Carolina jumped out to a 17-0 lead on the visiting Tar Heels and never allowed North Carolina to break in to a double-digit lead.The Gamecocks opened the year with a […]
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0 comments by Dave Singleton
There was plenty of speculation leading into this game about who was going to be the quarterback for USC. It turns out that the defense might render the play of the man under center moot. The Trojan’s defense, under new coordinator Clancy Pendergast, forced Hawai’i and their first time starting quarterback Taylor Graham into […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/29/2013
There are some good games taking place on college football's opening weekend, and there are a number of potential traps waiting to be triggered around the country. Perhaps many around the nation are waiting for the SEC to stumble in non-conference action. If so, there are some games worth paying close attention to for SEC-haters […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
College football is finally here, and boy does it have quite the opening night. Tonight will see a number of quality match-ups to serve to the starving college football fan. We get an in-state rivalry game between Utah and Utah State, an SEC conference game between Vanderbilt and Ole Miss, a coastal war between Rutgers […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton
No. 12 LSU vs. No. 20 TCU AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX 9:00 PM, ESPN Line: LSU -4.5 After an offseason filled with players leaving early for the NFL, the hiring of a new offensive coordinator, and the ongoing off-field legal issues surrounding one of his best players, Les Miles might be one of the […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 8/28/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WXu6l2EVcG4 Local car dealership television commercials are typically some of the worst scripted and the acting is atrocious. But it's time to give a nod to the folks at Fowler Toyota in Norman, Okla., for being funny and timely. Hello Johnny Savings. This would be even better if Texas A&M was still in the Big […]
