Archive for August, 2006
The 2006 Season is here!
As the Boston College Eagles and the Cental Michigan Chippewas – can they still use that name? – start the 2006 college football season today, there are more questions than answers in the minds of many. It has been a pre-season filled with uncertainty and problems… no errors. Mainly errors in judgement. From coaches mishandling [...]
Nebraska says QB Keller has enrolled at school
Former ASU starting QB is a Cornhusker. Nebraska says QB Keller has enrolled , leaving ASU with only two scholarship quarterbacks and the folks in Lincoln with a proven player to compete for the starting job a year from now. It appears to have come down to Nebraska, Louisville and UTEP for Keller, who just [...]
Kicks like a Buffalo
It’s not often you hear coaches talking about breaking records, especially when one has been in the books for 30 years. That’s not the case in Boulder where Buffs coach Dan Hawkins has a kicker he thinks can put one on the books. Talking to the San Antonio Times … but Mason is an absolute [...]
Flip flop at ASU
What is going on at ASU? On August 19: Keller named starting QB for Sun Devils “We went for the guy who is best for our situation now, and we couldn’t make a bad decision,†Koetter said. “I really hoped one guy would clearly outplay the other, and we had to do what we had [...]
ESPN’s Power Rankings
In ESPN’s Power Rankings Ohio State grabbed the No. 1 ranking, but Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr. and the Buckeyes were hardly a unanimous selection. Texas, Notre Dame, Auburn and West Virginia also received first-place votes. Sports Crossfire Top 15 Week 1 RANK TEAM RECORD 1 Ohio State 10-2 2 Auburn 9-3 3 Texas 13-0 [...]
With no clear-cut favorites, title race is wide open
No doubt the clarity of the last few years does not exist going into 2006. Picking the champion before the first game or even the first five is very difficult. At the same time, 16 teams which have a realistic shot at the championship game is a reach. Mandel includes in his wide open discussion. [...]
Are the Mountaineers title contenders?
Mark Schlabach reviews the NCAA title run blueprint, matching the 2006 Mountaineers against the recipe that has earned numerous teams a title. He “The expectations are high,” West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said. “You should have high expectations. They have them at Texas, Ohio State and USC. It’s part of building the program up.” The [...]
20 reasons college football beats the NFL
Ivan Maisel’s presents his 20 reasons college football beats the NFL. “What is the worth of winning the Little Brown Jug, or the Old Oaken Bucket, or the Egg Bowl, when compared to the $26.5 million guaranteed to a former North Carolina State defensive end benched in the middle of last season?”
Fox not likely to cure the BCS blues
“First off, I do not believe we have a lot of influence,” said Ed Goren, president and executive producer of Fox Sports. “When we negotiated this deal we were very specific: It’s your event. It’s your sport. If you want suggestions along the way, we certainly have opinions. But we don’t run it. And we’re happy with the way it is right now.”
Georgia’s Flowers latest to be suspended
And another one bites the dust. This time Flowers from Geogia is supended apparently for academic reasons. This suspension game is gettting boring. Perhaps we should just wait to see who suits up come game time. Georgia, the defending SEC champion, will be without a second key starter in its first two games after coach [...]
Coaches rank Buckeyes No. 1, Horns No. 2
Grudge match setup
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Texas Longhorns Sept. 9th
It sits there like a ring on a merry-go-round. Close enough to touch. Or to drop.
“It” is the Sept. 9 game against defending national champion Texas. In Austin. On ABC in prime time. The Buckeyes might have spent the summer telling everyone they weren’t going to look ahead, but they would be doing it with crossed fingers and a wink.
Gamecocks Suspend Two Players
And the hits just keep coming. Perhaps we should agree to have each team provide a discipline report in addition to the injury report. South Carolina join the frey as Spurrier has decided to bench Whiteside and Erving for three games due to violations of university policy. USC has suspended a pair of reserves for [...]