Archive for October, 2009

Iowa Hawkeyes: Luckiest Team in the BCS?

Posted by Bryan Kelly on October 31 2009 Add Comments
The Iowa Hawkeyes have led a blessed existence this season, and that charmed play continued on Saturday. Not many teams can overcome the kind of atrocious circumstances that led to a 24-14 deficit heading into the fourth quarter, including four interceptions in the third . Especially Iowa, a plodding offense that had barely summoned any momentum in the first half. Adam Robinson, the Hawkeyes' freshman running back, was out for the season with an injury, Adam Wegher and ...

Cal-Arizona State: Kevin Riley Doing His Best To Keep Both Teams in It

Posted by Ed Yevelev on October 31 2009 Add Comments
The Bears looked to run away with this contest early, thanks to the sharp throwing of Kevin Riley, who connected on some nice deep balls and threw scores to Marvin Jones and Jahvid Best. 14-0 Cal early. No problems, right? Wrong  The Sun Devils, who have been marred with untimely penalties this whole afternoon, have made a game of it...thanks to Kevin Riley. Cal's signal caller turned it over inside the Bear's five yard line—his second lost fumble of ...

BYU Fans Have Something To Root For: Why TCU Will Win a National Title

Posted by Tyler Stimson on October 31 2009 Add Comments
If your wondering what this photo is of, it is when TCU wins the national championship. That's right, it's from the future! Now that BYU's BCS hopes are basically over (it would take an unprecedented chain of events for them to make a BCS bowl; yes, its still possible ), BYU fans need to root for what's best for the Mountain West Conference. As much as it pains me to say it, I was rooting passionately for ...

Iowa-Indiana: Sorry for Ever Doubting You, Ricky Stanzi

Posted by Bret Feddern on October 31 2009 Add Comments
Dear Ricky, With the utmost sincerity, I extend you my humble apologies.  You pulled off another brilliant fourth-quarter comeback when almost nobody in the Hawkeye Nation thought you could.  After three absolutely miserable quarters, you came out in the fourth quarter and immediately threw two passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns to give the Hawkeyes the lead.  I lost faith, and you showed me how ridiculously stupid that was.     ...

Mississippi State’s 3 Keys to Victory vs. Kentucky

Posted by Brad Locke on October 31 2009 Add Comments
Mississippi State (3-5, 1-3 SEC) visits Kentucky (4-3, 1-3) for a 7 p.m. (EST) kickoff. 1. Get Dixon back on track After five consecutive 100-yard games, MSU senior tailback Anthony Dixon was held to 53 yards on 15 carries by a stout Florida defense. He said some of that was him not quite trusting his blockers like he should, and line coach John Hevesy blamed some missed assignments. The Bulldogs need to get on the same page this ...

Big Ten Officials Have a Case of The SEC’s

Posted by Matt Algarin on October 31 2009 Add Comments
Indiana faces an uphill battle in Iowa City as they take on the No. 4 Hawkeyes and the blundering Big Ten officials. While watching BCS No. 4 and undefeated Iowa take on the 4-4 Indiana Hoosiers, there have been a number of questionable calls that have gone against the Hoosiers. The ever-animated Hoosiers coach  Bill Lynch, has paced the sidelines, and chewed his gum harder than any man I have ever seen. There have been at least ...

Paul Jones to Become a Penn State Nittany Lion

Posted by Allison Bail on October 31 2009 Add Comments
Penn State’s 2010 recruiting class is currently ranked second in the nation according to college football recruiting website rivals.com. The only school Penn State is behind is Big 12 power Texas.  One of the reasons Penn State ranks this high is because of four-star quarterback recruit Paul Jones. Paul Jones is from McKees Rocks, Pa./ and attends Sto Rox High School.  He is the fourth highest recruit in the state of Pennsylvania, as well ...

World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Betting

Posted by David stephen on October 31 2009 Add Comments
The Georgia Bulldogs and the No. 1 Florida Gators take part in their annual rivalry game, aka the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, on Saturday with Florida favored by 14.5-points.  Florida is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games when favored by more than 8-points while Georgia has struggled in its last 12 road games going 3-9 ATS. The rivalry game between the two has really heated up the last two years. There was the “Gator Stomp” in ...

NCAA Friday Night Lights

Posted by David stephen on October 31 2009 Add Comments
Ranked No. 21 in the BCS, the West Virginia Mountaineers play the South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium and are three-point road favorites. The Bulls are listed at +135 on the Money line and are 15-5 SU in their last 20 home games. The Mountaineers are -155 on the Money line and are 14-6 in their last 20 road games. The Total for tonight’s game is 47.5. Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

South Florida Bulls Find a Cure Against West Virginia

Posted by Tom Edrington on October 31 2009 Add Comments
The South Florida Bulls were bleeding badly, their 2009 season was slipping away as they stared across the field at the West Virginia Mountaineers Friday night. More than 56,000 fans were staring as well, wondering if these Bulls could find a cure for their ailments—their losing ailments, their "get blown out" ailments of the past two weeks. The cure was discovered under the lights of Raymond James Stadium, and it was a multiple layer of cures that ...