The University of Michigan paid an arm and a leg to tear Rich Rodriguez away from West Virginia. The university has yet to receive anything in return for its radical investment. Several former and current Michigan players cried foul in a report released Saturday stating Rodriguez routinely violated NCAA rules by exceeding practice and training time limits. This is another sorry chapter in the Rodriguez regime and further tarnishes his legacy as head man in Ann Arbor. Already ...

The Michigan way, something that has been edified by coaches such as Fritz Crisler, Bo Schembechler, and Lloyd Carr, has been a way of clean play, staying loyal to the team concept of football, and being a representative of all that comes with being a Michigan man. Never in the long history of Wolverine football has there been a hint of NCAA scandal, something that couldn't be said at places like Alabama, Florida, and my boys on ...

The first week of football season is finally upon us. This will be the first of weekly articles giving you the storylines and predictions you need for the upcoming week in WAC football.   The first week of the season features plenty of action against BCS opponents and an early conference game.     Oregon @ Boise State Thursday 10:15 ET, ESPN   Boise State takes on Oregon in what could be the most important game all year for the Broncos. The Broncos ...

Alright well it is week five and the games are getting bigger and more important with each day that passes. Let's now take at look at what happen's in week five...   Predictions Georgia 24, LSU 21 California 27, USC 24 West Virginia 28, Colorado 21 Oklahoma 31, Miami 24   NON-BCS 1. TCU 3-1 2. Utah 3-1 3. Boise St 3-1 4. BYU 3-2 5. Notre Dame 3-2   PAC 10 1. Oregon 5-0 (2-0) 2. Oregon St 5-0 (2-0) 3. Stanford 4-1 (3-0) 4. California 4-1 (1-1) 5. USC 4-1 (2-1) 6. UCLA 2-2 ...

South Carolina Gamecocks at North Carolina State Wolfpack   Thursday Sept. 3, 2009, 7 PM EST The Line: North Carolina State -4   For the second straight season college football season officially kicks off with South Carolina taking on NC State. Last year's game was pretty decent, until it started. While that may be a little harsh because the Wolfpack were in it at halftime, the end of the game and all that really matters was a ...

Relationships between sports teams and the media are at one time both symbiotic and parasitic. Players, coaches, and teams benefit greatly from media coverage of their teams, games, and so on. For instance, there is no doubt that the intense fan scrutiny, though the lens of media, is what enables coaches to earn millions of dollars per year.  At times, however, they are adversely affected by that same coverage. Some teams understand that the best way to befriend the ...

To all those who dis Saban for leaving Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, and Miami, the University of Alabama is happy to announce that Nick and Terry Saban have finally found a home. We have the unique opportunity of hosting his family and keeping him in the SEC for the rest of his coaching career, right here on the hallowed grounds of Bryant-Denny, home of the Crimson Tide. "(Wife) Terry and I are pleased and happy that the ...

It's still very early in this process, and we don't yet know all of the details, but here are some preliminary thoughts. 1. You can't help but ask whether there is some sort of agenda at play here The editors of the Free Press decide to release the allegations six days before the start of the football season? What is the motive behind releasing this article one week before the start of the season? Surely the Freep has ...

"Practice? Are we talking about practice?"Yes, that was the famous Allen Iverson line about missing a practice.It's also what the Detroit Free Press has alleged in its recent article that is making the rounds in national news today.To net it out for you, current and former Wolverines—none of which would share their identity—said that Michigan broke NCAA rules by making voluntary workouts with Mike Barwis mandatory.There were some other mentions of practice being too long, ...

I'm closing in on my first month here on BR, and I would just like to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to those of you who have made my initiation such a wonderful and enjoyable experience thus far. I believe it's important to acknowledge those in every arena of life who bring about a positive impact in everything I do, no matter how great or small. At first, I was skeptical about my involvement here. Even ...