Recently we saw an interesting analysis concerning Tim Griffin’s Big 12 Blog detailing Big Game Bob’s dominance over the rest of the league. I concede the argument to Oklahoma on the basis of Big 12 hardware, though the postseason letdowns are becoming increasingly brutal for Sooners fans to endure and obfuscate Bob’s league dominance. I was more interested in how the rest of the list shook out after Stoops and Mack Brown. Obviously, you need to ...

Big stuff happening with the Badger offense right now.  Quarterback battle, running back battle, anyone really know who the starting wide receivers are?    Big questions, but if you follow the Badgers and don’t already have an opinion, well...Wednesday is the day to name a starting QB.   But what about the defense?  Not only do the Badgers need to replace, count ‘em; one, two, three, four, five, six two-to-four-year starters, but defense was already a serious problem.  Last season ...

Last week, I posted a preview of the Charlotte 49ers non-conference schedule and how things could play out. Today, I’m going into more detail, talking about five games that can make or break this season and why. The first non-exhibition game of the season takes place Nov. 13 at Halton Arena against UNC-Asheville. The Bulldogs have been improving in previous years, but 7’7’’ center Kenny George, the biggest (no pun intended) reason for the resurgence, is ...

If there was ever a more critical component to a team’s success, the running game for TCU this season will be what gets them over the hump on the camel’s back.Enough is enough; TCU is looking to open some eyes and finally break into the BCS Bowl discussion.Last season, TCU ranked 12th in the nation in rushing. They amassed more than 220 yards per game. Junior QB Andy Dalton is back under center and looking ...

The Syracuse Orange have a new starting Quarterback. A little while ago head coach Doug Marrone and offensive coordinator Robert Spence had a conversation where they discussed what the football team needed. Without any knowledge of foreshadowing Spence suggested a point guard, Marrone nodded his head. Enter Greg Paulus, the "Hometown Hero." Paulus a native of Syracuse, NY, played high school football at Christian Brothers Academy where he excelled to become the Gatorade National High School Football Player ...

I just posted about the musical tastes of Terps RB Davin Megget on TerrapinTrail.com That's the sports blog of The Diamondback, for those not in the know. Meggett discusses the finer points of go-go music for the uninitiated. Fun times are had by all.

Due to time constraints today, I'm only going to publish the first half of my Big XII South preview.  I know, the fans of Tech, Baylor, and Texas A&M are devastated, but we'll get to the bottom half of the division later this week, most likely after a Hot Routes and then some commentary on the Castille dismissal/Burkhead ascendancy for the Big Red.  This should have been posted sooner, but alas, I was out of ...

For all of their great success as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Boise State and Fresno State would leave in a heartbeat to be members of the rival Mountain West Conference (MWC), a conference full of former WAC schools. From 1999, thirteen teams have left the WAC and the conference is preparing for more departures.  Moreover, every single current WAC member except Hawaii previously held membership in the Big West Conference, a bottom tier Division One conference which dropped ...

However unjustly it may have been, the Missouri secondary was pegged as the scapegoat for a majority of the team's defensive woes in 2008, but the numbers don't lie. The Tigers finished the season ranked next to last in the nation—and dead last in the conference—in passing yards allowed per game, surrendering a gaudy average of 286.6. In 14 games, the defensive backfield was singed for more than 4,000 yards, an aggregate completion percentage of 64.2, and ...

With less than two weeks before the Navy Midshipmen come to town to open the 2009 college football season, there is something other than the game, players, coaches, and match-ups that I'd like to share with you all.I have a friend of mine whose daughter was very close to a classmate of hers. He signed up for the Army right after high school and he ultimately found himself in Iraq. On August 4th, 2009 he ...