Archive for December, 2010

GoDaddy.com Bowl: 10 Reasons to Watch That Don’t Involve Danica Patrick

Posted by Blake Oestriecher on December 29 2010 Add Comments
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Most of you who are familiar with GoDaddy.com know about it because the site's TV ads feature hot women, including NASCAR driver Danica Patrick.In fact, she will be the guest speaker at the GoDaddy.com Bowl Mayor's Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.But as nice as Patrick might be to look at, there's an actual football game taking place, fellas.The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will take on the Miami (OH) RedHawks on Jan. 6 ...

Dana Holgorsen: West Virginia Needs to Give Him the Headset for 2011

Posted by Tom Edrington on December 29 2010 Add Comments
Dana Holgorsen needs to have that "head coach in waiting" tag removed immediately by West Virginia. If Oliver Luck left the Champs Sports Bowl with a funny taste in his mouth, then Bill Stewart needs to do the right thing and just step down now. If that horrendous performance by the Mountaineers during that 23-7 loss to underdog N.C. State didn't bother anyone, then by all means, let this Bill Stewart Farewell Tour charade continue on into the ...

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2011: UConn Can Beat Oklahoma, and Here’s Why

Posted by Gregory Koch on December 29 2010 Add Comments
According to the point spread for the Fiesta Bowl, the UConn Huskies are 17-point underdogs to the Oklahoma Sooners. However, this is a game ripe with upset potential. The Huskies have a better chance than most are giving them to pull this upset off. This slideshow will present seven reasons why the Huskies can pull off the major upset.Begin Slideshow

Mike Leach, June Jones or Gus Malzahn: Who’s Going to Land at Maryland?

Posted by Tom Edrington on December 29 2010 Add Comments
Mike Leach looked like a slam dunk a week or so ago. Leach looked like "the guy" in the University of Maryland football search. Leach looked the part to replace Ralph Friedgen, who will coach his last game for the Terps today against East Carolina in the Military Bowl. It looked and sounded like Under Armour founder Kevin Plank was pulling the appropriate strings to land Leach in College Park. But now we have one ...

Texas Longhorns Football: More Coaches Leaving for Greener Pastures

Posted by Kris Hughes on December 29 2010 Add Comments
According to several sources, former Texas Longhorns wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy has accepted the same position with the Colorado Buffaloes to be a part of newly-hired coach Jon Embree's first staff. Kennedy, a native of Boulder, spent a total of seven years under Mack Brown at Texas and reportedly was waiting on an opportunity to return to his home state. Kennedy brings 20 total years of coaching experience to Colorado, and his ties to Texas recruiting ...

Iowa Hawkeye Football: Ending the Season on a Good Note with Insight Bowl Upset

Posted by Al NamiasIV on December 29 2010 Add Comments
I'm not going to try to play Pollyanna and act like this was a great season just because it ended well.I'm not going to say that when Iowa grabbed the lead with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, I wasn't expecting another meltdown.I'm not going to say that I wasn't pained watching Blaine Gabbert play pitch-and-catch with T.J. Moe.Regardless, a solid win over a very good 10-2 team was a nice way to ...

Chick-fil-A Bowl 2010: South Carolina vs. Florida State: What We Learned Tuesday

Posted by Adam Fromal on December 29 2010 Add Comments
As Bleacher Report's official media representative at this week's Chick-fil-A Bowl between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Florida State Seminoles, it will be my pleasure to share with you all what's going on behind the scenes this week. Tuesday was the second day of Bowl Week for the two teams, and it was filled with fun, learning opportunities and practice throughout the day.Read on to see just what we learned on Tuesday about the bowl ...

Notre Dame vs Miami: Sun Bowl Preview

Posted by Kanka on December 29 2010 Add Comments
Miami Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense Miami has found a great deal of success on the ground this year, averaging 39 carries and 190 yards per game.  Their two main backs are 20 Damien Berry and 6 Lamar Miller, who both average over 10 carries per game.  Berry is averaging 79 yards per game to Miller's 63, but Miller has the advantage in yards per carry at 6.1 to 4.8.Mike James splits time between ...

Rich Rodriguez: 10 More Reasons Why He Should Continue To Be Michigan’s Man

Posted by Gerald Hill on December 29 2010 Add Comments
As I have mentioned before, my wife and I are both loyal Michigan alums (1968) and true-blue Wolverine football fans.  Here are 10 more reasons why Rich Rodriguez should remain the Wolverine’s head coach.   No. 1: An Insider’s ViewJim Brandstatter played offensive tackle for the Wolverines under Bo Schembechler. Since the 80s, he has been the television host of Michigan Replay and the on-the-air analyst for Michigan football. There is no doubt that he is a genuine, ...

Missouri Loses Insight Bowl: Did Blaine Gabbert Play His Last Game as a Tiger?

Posted by Joseph Fafinski on December 29 2010 Add Comments
By now, I'm sure you've all seen that Iowa pulled off an improbable upset by beating Missouri 27-24 in the Insight Bowl yesterday in Tempe. What all of you might not know is that we may have seen the last game of the career of Mizzou's starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert had a heavy workload in Arizona and played to a decent level but also made a few mistakes. He finished 41-for-57 with over 450 yards and ...