All Entries in the "NCAA" Category
Markel Brown with Dunk of the Year?
Oklahoma State’s Markel Brown didn’t get to participate in the final seven minutes of his squad’s huge upset win last night over #2-ranked Missouri. No matter. His teammates went on a late run to cement the victory and Brown can take solace in the fact that he may be the leading early candidate for college [...]
Why Bama belongs in the BCS Championship
Seems everyone who follows college football has an opinion about tonight’s BCS National Championship rematch between #1 LSU and #2 Alabama. Most of those opinions fall on the “this title game is a sham” side of the fence. “If LSU has already beaten Bama in the regular season, why should Bama get another chance?” How [...]
St. John’s Red Storm Boast Best Named Roster in Country?
I’ve not paid a huge amount of attention to Johnnies hoops in these parts in quite some time. Truth be told, I’d love them to become more relevant and think Lavin is the right man for the job. Right now, though, the Red Storm is a middling 5-5 on the season and have suffered through [...]
Cincinnati Drops Ball on Yancy Gates Suspension
No pictures. No video. No need to continue passing around the nonsense. I’ve got only one thing to say about the Cincinnati Bearcats’ six-game suspension of Yancy Gates following his role in the ugly brawl that stopped this weekend’s rivalry game between Xavier and Cincy with 9.4 ticks left on the clock. WEAK. W-E-A-K. Mike [...]
Busted Bowls: Season of Sh*t
Bowl of Barf OK, I’ll say it. Please tell me others are thinking it. I’m a lover of college football. For so long, I’ve kept bowl season close to my heart. Treasured New Year’s Day. Honored the pomp and circumstance. Stayed away from any other talk of the “p” word. Well, the college football bowl [...]
Joe Pa’s Time Has Come: From Storied to Sullied
(Originally published Nov. 8, 2011) It shouldn’t have ended this way. There is so much of me that wishes Joe Paterno could have finished his career on his terms, lauded for his longevity, his success and the ideals and principles that he instilled in the men he coached and the program he played so integral [...]
College Football is Back: 15 Reasons to Celebrate
This is my annual tribute to college football. It’s now entering year four and is slightly updated each year (no time to re-write the list each year, plus it’s timeless…right?). Please jump in on the comments… Tonight. College football is here to-night. Oh, happy, happy day. Sign. Me. Up. Russell Wilson in Wisco? Sure thing. [...]
They Love Their Tide in Alabama
On to lighter topics…this is an oldie-but-goodie to tease up our upcoming weekend viewer’s guide to the best that college football and the NFL have to offer. It is the first official weekend of sports fan bliss season. Oh, happy days.
Pre-Season Top 15…Things to Love About College Football
CNNSi.com It’s almost that time again.Don’t get me wrong, I’m like every other red-blooded American alpha-male. Sundays are devoted to The League. And Mondays. Sometimes Thursdays. Saturdays later in the fall…(yes, I’m ripping this off from that Circuit City commercial). Give me the Jets at 1, and Giants at 4 and I’m the proverbial pig [...]
