Tag Archive | "College Football"

Charlie Weis Drops a Bomb on Pete Carroll

Sunday, December 6, 2009

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Charlie Weis may be finished with college football, but he’s not quite finished with USC coach Pete Carroll. In an otherwise straightforward exit interview with IrishIllustrated.com’s Tim Prister, Weis implied Carroll lived with a graduate student, separate from his wife. Update: IrishIllustrated.com is [...]

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Mock draft: Changing needs, changing picks and emerging players

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Dez Bryant promises to pull the Rams’ offense with his big-play ability. Changes in team needs have SN’s War Room scouts adjusting their projected picks for the 2010 NFL Draft. As a result, big jumps are made for Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant and Tennessee cornerback Eric Berry. However, the draft remains top heavy with [...]

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Head to Head: Bowden deserved 2010 farewell tour

Monday, November 30, 2009

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Sporting News’ Matt Hayes and Dave Curtis react to reports that Bobby Bowden is about to retire as Florida State coach. Matt says the time is right for Bowden to go; Dave says FSU should allow Bowden a farewell tour in 2010. Florida State can’t even get a firing right. As reports surfaced Monday night that [...]

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Florida-Alabama sequel will be unlikely

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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Don’t even think about it. It’s tempting, yes. But there’s next to no chance it happens. Florida vs. Alabama, Part II in the BCS national championship game? Kellen Moore and Boise State are now in good shape to get selected for a BCS bowl. “Can’t we just play the first one?” said Florida cornerback Joe Haden. That might [...]

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Week 13 postgame, the players: Gerhart punches his trophy ticket

Saturday, November 28, 2009

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Tree-huggers can’t get enough of Toby Gerhart; the Irish needed a saw to stop him. Sporting News’ Derek Samson covers the best and worst performances of Week 13 in college football.   Game balls 1. Toby Gerhart, Stanford RB. Gerhart likely punched his ticket to New York for the Heisman ceremony with another monster night: 205 rushing yards [...]

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WVU vs. Pitt: Them’s Fightin’ Words

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh is one of the best — and better named — rivalries in college football. And it’s also home to the Big East’s rudest fan bases, according to a survey of college football fans by SI.com. The survey of 33,144 fans nationwide voted West Virginia and Pittsburgh [...]

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Bowl Projections: Fighting for the Irish

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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“Win one for the Gipper?” How about “Win one to keep the Gipper out of the Gator Bowl?” When Stanford plays host to Notre Dame (6-5) Saturday, the entire Big East Conference will be pulling for the Cardinal to defeat the Fighting Irish. The reason is simple: an Irish victory would likely earn Notre Dame [...]

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Miles Calls for Spike, Confirms Idiocy

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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On Saturday, LSU’s Jordan Jefferson made the inexplicable decision to spike the football with only one second remaining in the game. Spiking the football ended the game and negated two miraculous Milacles: first, Les Miles’ Tigers recovered an onside kick and then they completed a 46-yard Hail Mary. In his postgame news conference Miles claimed [...]

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What We Learned: Results reflect Weis’ inability to motivate

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Sporting News’ Dave Curtis analyzes what Sunday’s buzz means to college football. Win one for Charlie Charlie Weis’ “tough time arguing” surrender speech Sunday afternoon didn’t set up the Irish for a rousing effort Saturday night at Stanford. And although the game with the Cardinal won’t save the coach’s job, it will highlight an important yet rarely [...]

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Dramatic Pac-10 Is Nation’s Best

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Here’s hoping SEC fans stayed up to watch Oregon beat Arizona Saturday night. They got to see a few things their league hasn’t had enough of this season. Drama, bedlam, theatrics, tension, hilarity and near-riotous fun. And that just begins to describe the Ducks’ 44-41 double overtime win. It finally ended as [...]

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