Archive for December, 2011

Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Devin Fuller Better QB Choice Than Gunner Kiel

Posted by Michael Dixon on December 24 2011 Add Comments
While Gunner Kiel is the higher-rated quarterback, Devin Fuller is the better one for Notre Dame and Brian Kelly's offensive system. According to Stephen Spiewak of Maxpreps, Notre Dame is in pursuit of Fuller and are still awaiting a decision from Kiel.Notre Dame originally recruited Fuller to play defensive back, but they have since changed their tone and are now pursuing him as a quarterback. And that's why he's a better fit for Brian Kelly's system.Quarterbacks aren't rated by sites ...

BYU Football: Santa Brings Cheer and Good Tidings to Cougars

Posted by Lou Martin on December 24 2011 Add Comments
Yo! Yo! Yo! Merry Christmas, BYU football fans!If you’re not Christian, Happy Hannukah. If you’re not Christian or Jewish, Happy Kwanzaa. If you’re atheist, happy (insert day of week here).Santa Cleats here, wishing you all a warm and happy holiday season!Sorry for the dust, but seems Blitzen and Dasher—who are HUGE football fans—couldn’t wait to get here and took us a little too close to Mount Timpanogos on our way in.Yo! Yo! Yo!Seems I have ...

2011 Bowl Predictions: Favorites That Will Obliterate Spread

Posted by Justin Welton on December 24 2011 Add Comments
The 2011 college football bowl schedule has a few decent games mixed in with ones that will either be blowouts or are simply not interesting. These games listed will obliterate the point spread that is used by Vegasinsider.com.   Texas (-3) vs. California: Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl Both Texas and California have endured average 2011 seasons. But, for one team, average isn’t acceptable. Texas will be looking to destroy California when they meet up on Wednesday ...

Troy Smith Arrested in Cleveland Is Steep Drop for Former Ohio State Heisman

Posted by Michael Dixon on December 24 2011 Add Comments
Former Ohio State quarterback and 2006 Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith was arrested on Friday in Cleveland. According to Fox 8 in Cleveland, he was pulled over for a routine traffic violation. It was then found that he had an outstanding warrant for driving on a suspended license.Smith spent three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, one with the San Francisco 49ers and is currently employed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL.While this is far ...

Florida State Seminoles: Will Fisher Eventually Take Down His Former Conference

Posted by Kevin Brown on December 24 2011 Add Comments
The ferocious and celebrated SEC looks to do it again—it’s that time of the year. The weather is chilled, and the South is ready for some more hardware. It’s time to take the field and defend a reputation—it’s time to defend a historic run. The fans are excited, and the players and coaches are prepared. The National Championship is already under SEC possession. After winning five straight national championships—and six come January 9th—the SEC knows it is ...

SEC 2012: The Revised Schedule Comes into Focus

Posted by Matt Smith on December 24 2011 Add Comments
The 2012 SEC schedule has been a hot topic over the past few weeks, with dates and inter-division games yet to be finalized. People all across the South are still desperately waiting to lock in wedding dates set around their team’s bye week. While the league will not announce its schedule under after Christmas, various leaks are beginning to be reported, the most significant of which coming Friday. What we do know is that the 2012 ...

Final SEC Losers: Pigskin Predictions from Your Prognosticating Pair of Pickers

Posted by Larry Burton on December 24 2011 Add Comments
Larry Burton (Syndicated Writer)Well sports fans, can you believe that the season has already come and is quickly going? It just seems like yesterday that we were all full of hope and anticipation for our various teams. Now it's come down to one final game for the lucky and crying time for the big losers of the SEC who didn't make the bowl season.Before we tell you who the bowl losers are, let's look at ...

LSU and Bama Are Tops and Other CFB Thoughts from 2011

Posted by Gary Brown on December 24 2011 Add Comments
What makes college football the greatest game in the land? Simple. No other sport generates anything near the level of passion among fans as the classic college game does. I mean think about it...is the fact the NBA is tipping off Christmas day get you juiced like a Saturday in the fall? Do you really notice anything different from one NFL game to another except the color of the uniforms? When did you last sit ...

Nevada Football: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Is a "Business Trip" for Wolf Pack

Posted by Kevin Riley on December 24 2011 Add Comments
Honolulu—It is bowl week in Hawaii and the atmosphere couldn't be more festive.There are luaus, beach parties, trips to Pearl Harbor and everything else that a first-time visitor to the 50th State could desire during a week's stay in paradise.The University of Southern Miss—favored by six points in the 10th Annual Sheraton Hawaii Bowl—seems to be taking full advantage. At Tuesday's press conference, the contingent of Golden Eagles scheduled to appear was more than 30 ...

Hawaii Bowl: Southern Miss Will Embarrass Nevada in Larry Fedora’s Last Game

Posted by Kyle Vassalo on December 24 2011 Add Comments
Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora is headed to UNC, but he's not done showing up teams at Southern Miss just yet.The Hawaii Bowl gives him a chance to best his performance against Case Keenum's previously undefeated Houston team and leave a lasting memory with Southern Miss.Fedora is onto bigger and better things, but don't think for a second that he's already checked out. Fedora undoubtedly wants to finish what he started.After putting his team ...