Lubbock Texas-- As the entire nation waits, wondering what is going to happen with the coaching position(s) available in the college football nation, I wait to see if my washing machine input will defrost so I can wash my dirty ferret blankets.  Sometimes its the little things in life, like seeing a Team Leach LED billboard advertisement at midnight flash up while driving down Lubbock's laughable excuse of a new highway.   I'm sure you have figured ...

The 2009 season proved to be a challenge for Bob Stoops and the Oklahoma Sooners. Coming off a BCS Championship Game appearance, the Sooners seemed ready to challenge again for the top spot in the country.   However, a season opening loss to BYU and the shoulder injury to Sam Bradford quickly dimmed prospects for the season. The Sooners started the season ranked high in the national polls, but by the end of ...

This article is an attempt to combine teams in the SEC on levels according to expectations and ability for the 2010 season. This is not a full prediction and any comments or suggestions will be considered and used in my SEC pre-season predictions. I would ask that each reader look hard and make good, intuitive suggestions. I will include some of the suggestions and predictions in my upcoming pre-season articles. Each reader is invited to comment on ...

Hearing “Touchdown Tech” usually means two things for Virginia Tech football fans; the Hokies have just scored, and Bill Roth is behind the microphone calling the game.   Virginia Tech’s play-by-play man, Bill Roth, has been named Virginia’s Sportscaster of the Year a record eight times in his career by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and was recently inducted into the Richmond Hokie Club Hall of Fame.   Now in his 22nd year with the Hokies, Roth has ...

Washington State (12-3, 2-1) experienced déjà vu in Tucson, AZ on Friday night, as DeAngelo Casto put the ball through the net with just :00.1 seconds left in regulation. He did the very same thing last week in Pullman against Oregon at the end of overtime, but the game officials slapped the Cougars with a technical foul for celebrating on the court, leading to a second OT and eventual loss to the Ducks. The Cougs ...

Two years ago, Allan Chaney was preparing for his senior season at New London High School in New London, Conn. During that season, Chaney averaged 26 points per game, along with 15 rebounds per game.   After posting those numbers, Chaney received calls from many Division I schools, such as Indiana, Georgetown, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, and Florida, to come play basketball. Out of those schools, Chaney picked the University of Florida for his college career, but ...

Pete Carroll, the big-time coach at the big-time program that is the University of Southern California (USC) has decided to try his wares in the NFL —again.  Whether or not that will be a good idea is hard to tell but here's what is for certain, by leaving his cushy post at USC, he has opened up a barn-sized door for the rest of his Division IA football foes—even the ones that don't playing him head-to-head ...

The 2009-2010 college football season is over, and the stats are in the books. A big improvement this year for the Auburn Tigers was the offensive production. The Tigers even broke a school record for offensive yards in a season; but the offense could be better.  Auburn finished the season with an offense ranked 16th in the nation in total yards. They had a running back who went over 1,200 yards in Ben Tate, but he is gone. The Tigers also ...

Last September, I spoke to ESPN college football Senior Writer Ivan Maisel on the phone on his way to the Georgia Tech-Miami game. I was honored to speak with him, and was very excited to hear what he had to say about his career as a sports journalist. Here is the transcript to our conversation: When did you know you wanted to be a sports writer? Probably once I tried it in college. I had a high school ...

Now that ESPN is reporting Pete Carroll has indeed accepted the offer by the Seattle Seahawks to become their next head coach, it is time to look at the legacy that Carroll leaves behind at USC. Over the last nine years, Carroll has turned in a sterling 96-19 record for the Trojans along with one BCS championship and two AP titles. Along the way, Carroll has returned the Trojans to national prominence with his fiery, enthusiastic style. That ...