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Top Ten Penn State Teams of the Joe Paterno era
I cannot win. This is not a phrase ever uttered by Joe Paterno except maybe in the last year of his life, but rather my reflection on how this top ten list will be received. Penn State fans, and general college football fans alike, will argue back and forth all day about the best Nittany […]
BCS National Title 2012 Preview: a Rematch for the Ages, LSU to wash out the Tide
Film history is littered with bad sequels to fantastic movies – Godfather, Caddyshack and The Matrix come to mind as examples of producers who didn’t know when to stop. You have no doubt seen this analogy heading in to the 2012 BCS Title Game between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide but it […]
GoDaddy.com Bowl 2012 Preview: Two Great QBs, two 10-win teams, Huskies roll
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), Mobile, Alabama Ladd Peebles Stadium- Kickoff 2100 ET (9pm) Arkansas State Sun Belt offensive player of the year Ryan Aplin is a dual threat QB passing for 3,235 yards with 18 touchdowns and running for a team-high 605 with nine scores for the Red Wolves. ASU […]
Fiesta Bowl 2012 Preview: Cowboys and Cardinal climax of the non-rematches
Remember that all the college football bowl games are de facto exhibition games – that should not dampen your enthusiasm, in fact it is not every year that you get a matchup like the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. Glendale AZ hosts the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Stanford Cardinal on Monday January 2 at 8pm ET, […]
Meineke Car Care Bowl 2011 Preview: good QBs versus bad defenses, look for Aggie win
Meineke Car Care Bowl, 1200 on Saturday December 31, Reliant Stadium It’s noon on the last day of 2011! What are you doing? Watching a pair of 6-6 teams square off in preparation for a 3:30 game involving a pair of 6-7 teams. Woo! Texas A&M’s final game in the Big 12 will be recorded […]
Insight Bowl 2011 Preview: Boomer Sooner wins this Iowa primary battle
Insight Bowl, 2200 Friday December 30 2011 , Sun Devil Stadium Iowa may not have Mr America QB Ricky Stanzi anymore, but do have the nation’s first presidential caucuses in a few weeks and they were the subject of some pretty awesome “Rick PArry” ads run by the Colbert Super-PAC. They also have a legitimately impressive RB […]
Pinstripe Bowl 2012 Preview: all that is wrong with bowl season, so check local listings
As a Red Sox fan, I have to admit that I’m a little amused that Iowa State and Rutgers will be allowed to stage an exhibition at Yankee Stadium. Who says people don’t get what they deserve? New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, 1530 on Friday December 2011 Iowa State started the 2011 season 3-0 before […]
Holiday Bowl 2011 Preview: Two disappointing teams square off
The Holiday Bowl has been a graveyard for disappointed teams from both the Big 12 and the Pac 10 for years, and now Cal and Texas get to settle their differences in San Diego. Texas. Cal. Holiday Bowl. It’s tough to read those four words without thinking of the 2004 season, when Texas and Cal both finished […]
2011 Military Bowl – Falcons should fly by Rockets
Military Bowl, 12.28.2011 at 163o ET Air Force Falcons vs. Toledo Rockets – The teams had a common opponent this season, each losing to Boise State. The Rockets suffered a 40-15 home defeat to the Broncos on Sept. 16, and the Falcons lost 37-26 on the road Oct. 22. Notes: Air Force The Falcons’ are […]
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Preview, B1G perspective: Look for Broncos to get first bowl win
Western Michigan brings a 7-5 record to Ford Field to take on the Purdue Boilermakers who finished the year at 6-6 but shocked many in the Big Ten with a 4-4 conference record. The Boilermakers won’t have an easy game though as they face the high scoring Broncos in this one. The Boilermakers finished the […]
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