According to ESPN, Florida State Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden, one of the all-time legends of the game, is expected to retire after 33 years of coaching in Tallahassee. With the recent struggles of the Seminoles and the inability to sustain success in recent years, it seems the game had passed Bowden by. But if indeed he does decide to step down, he is doing so maybe a little too late. The legend is second in the FBS ...

When a coaching change comes, it’s hard not to look back (in this case, over five years) and wonder what might have been. In the case of Charlie Weis, I think it is especially apropos. While I am sure the list I compiled is by no means all-encompassing, it’s a start: 2004 – The Coaching Staff It would be difficult to start in any other place. Weis took the job after a lengthy search by then AD Kevin ...

  Another battle for the Commonwealth Cup, another victory for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Tech used its dominating rushing attack to subdue arch-rival Virginia and ultimately ran away with the contest posting a 42-13 victory over the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, VA. The game was, as many had speculated, the last of the Al Groh era at Virginia. Groh’s last immortal act came at his final press conference.  When asked about his job status he responded by reading a poem ...

Dear Santa, I've been a good basketball fan and coach not only during the season, but all year long. Just like you asked, right?  And now that I've held up my end of the deal, here's what I need you to do on yours... First of all, I'd like Xavier Henry to keep getting better defensively each and every game.  His team-leading 16.8 points per game are great, and 4.4 rebounds certainly doesn't hurt either.  However, I can't think ...

I personally cannot remember a season that featured more ups and downs than the one that the Tennessee Vols and coach Lane Kiffin just completed. Some might say '01 compared slightly. That's partially true. From the heartbreak of the last minute loss to Georgia to the ecstasy of defeating Florida in the swamp back down to the depths of despair in losing to LSU in the SEC title game. As rough a ride as that season was, I ...

With a great deal of class, Marshall University head football coach, Mark Snyder, has resigned.  When will the school announce the hiring of Al Groh? Though Groh was not as successful as he would have liked to have been, or the University of Virginia would have liked him to have been, he is not a bad coach. Groh has nearly 40 years of coaching experience including 13 years in the NFL—head coach of the New York Jets, ...

Since there is no clear-cut Getty Images picture of Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burflict getting his LeGarrette Blount on, I'm using a stock image from the game instead. According to Sports By Brooks (hat tip; click on the link for the video), Burflict punched Arizona long snapper Ricky Wolder in the face after Wolder shoved him from behind, much like Byron Hout did to Blount on Sept. 3 in the infamous LeGarrette haymaker. SBB says that the ...

Last week, I made my BCS bowl predictions. This week, myself and Michael Gartman (AKA: Sportscaster007) are going through each and every conference and predicting the bowl games using our knowledge of the BCS and his mad prediction skills.  Today, we start with the ACC and Big 10. Throughout the week we'll also cover the Big 12, Big East, Pac-10, SEC, MWC, and the WAC. We would do the MAC and C-USA, but they don't get ...

Dee Brown had a season high 20 points as Bowling Green (2-3) got a much-needed win over Florida International (2-7) 67-62. Scott Thomas added 10 points for the Falcons. Bowling Green had a 39-26 lead going into the half, but got outscored 36-28 by the Golden Panthers in the second half. The lack of shooting consistency mired the Falcons and let the Golden Panthers back in the game. Bowling Green shot 48 percent from the field, but ...

  The 2009 college football season started with three clear cut contenders for the Heisman Trophy. Those contenders were Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy. In the first week of the season Sam Bradford was injured against BYU and his hopes to repeat as a Heisman winner were gone. To be fair, Tebow and McCoy have seen the door opened to other contenders by unrealistic expectations being placed on both quarterbacks. Now, heading into the last week ...