Archive for May, 2013

College Baseball Regionals 2013: Day 1 Results, Highlights and Analysis

Posted by Alex Ballentine on May 31 2013 Add Comments
The road to Omaha is finally starting to take shape, as the regional phase of the College World Series kicked off with a full slate of games across the country. With each region serving as a four-team double elimination mini-tournament, the action was intense, as every game was meaningful. It isn't quite win or go home, but only one team can go on to the Super Regional stage from each region, so a win on Day ...

Breaking Down the Biggest Changes in the BIG Power Structure for 2013-14 Season

Posted by C.J. Moore on May 31 2013 Add Comments
The haves and have nots are well established in the Big Ten. In the last two years, the same five schools—Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana and Wisconsin—have finished in the top five of the conference standings. All five of those schools also have coaches who have been around for at least six seasons. The rest of the conference is trying to catch up, and every other program (except for Purdue) has made a coaching change since ...

Winners and Losers from the College Basketball Offseason so Far

Posted by C.J. Moore on May 31 2013 Add Comments
The first few months of college basketball's offseason have become like the NBA's free agent season. Recruiting, movement and money are all in play.In addition to the never-ending transfers and players leaving early for the pros, it has become a trend for some of the top high school prospects to wait as long as possible to announce their college choice—see Andrew Wiggins. Many teams are also filling their holes with those transfers. It can be hard ...

Tennessee Volunteers Football: Projecting the 2015 Starting Lineup

Posted by Daniel Hudson on May 31 2013 Add Comments
With a new head coach in place, the Tennessee Volunteers won't really know what kind of trajectory they're currently on until the 2015 season. At this point, all the freshmen, sophomores and juniors will have been recruited and developed under Butch Jones. From this group, who could the starters be?Obviously, attrition, JUCO transfers and outstanding youngsters that will have just arrived in 2015 make these predictions imperfect. There may be a huge commitment tomorrow from ...

Michigan Football: Who Will Be Wolverines’ Starting Running Back in 2013?

Posted by Randy Chambers on May 31 2013 Add Comments
Michigan wouldn't have the slightest clue who the starting running back is going to be if the season started tomorrow. There is potential all across the board, but also questions that come with that talent, which has the coaching staff scratching its head.One running back is still recovering from an injury, others are still unproven and then there are the true freshmen who haven't even put the pads on yet.This question will be a lot ...

Ohio State Prez E. Gordon Gee Can’t Keep Quiet, Calls out Arkansas’ Bret Bielema

Posted by Barrett Sallee on May 31 2013 Add Comments
If Arkansas fans weren't offended by the quotes coming from Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee about SEC fans not being able to read or write, they're probably offended now.Gee's quotes in the Associated Press story—which included shots at Notre Dame, Louisville, Kentucky and Catholics—were bad enough, but the full audio of his meeting with Ohio State's athletic council on Dec. 5, 2012 is much, much worse.According to SI.com, Gee's rant included a not-so-thinly veiled ...

Florida State Football: 3 Things Jimbo Fisher Should Realize on Recruiting

Posted by Austyn Humphrey on May 31 2013 Add Comments
The news just keeps getting better for the Seminoles. Dang, can they recruit! Even with all the latest staff turnover, the 'Noles have another 2014 recruit to celebrate about.Derek Tyson of NoleNation has reported that FSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and company have successfully received a verbal commitment from outside linebacker Jacob Pugh (subscription required). However, Pugh's commitment is successful for three noteworthy reasons.First, he's an ESPN 150 prospect for the Class of 2014.More specifically, Pugh is a ...

Clemson Football: Why the Clemson 2014 Recruiting Class Is Top 5 Worthy

Posted by Colby Lanham on May 31 2013 Add Comments
Recruiting is the solid foundation of any athletic program. And for the Clemson Tigers, head coach Dabo Swinney and his coaching staff have laid the foundations that have turned this team into legitimate national championship contenders in 2013.And those foundations are proving their worth for building the 2014 class.Thus far, the Tigers have 10 commitments in their upcoming recruiting class. The crown jewel is undoubtedly No. 1-ranked quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has been committed since February 2012 and ...

Auburn Football: Who Will Be Tigers’ Quarterback in 2013?

Posted by Ian Berg on May 31 2013 Add Comments
Nick Marshall wasn’t signed out of the JUCO ranks to sit the bench, and unless there is a major move this summer by Kiel Frazier or Jonathan Wallace he won’t. Marshall is stepping into a situation that is tailor-made for him to take over. At the JUCO level he was a dangerous dual-threat quarterback that passed for 3,142 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 1,095 yards and 19 touchdowns on the ground. He is a perfect ...

Minnesota Baseball Team Take Photobombs to Next Logical Level with Shaving Prank

Posted by Gabe Zaldivar on May 31 2013 Add Comments
College baseball players are now digging very deep for hilarious videobomb opportunities, and we absolutely love it. Minnesota was taking on Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament when manager John Anderson was asked to answer some questions about his left-handed pitcher. The interview goes on about something baseball related. I have no clue as to what, because I was completely captivated by the anarchy that was taking place behind the skipper. Any self-respecting gentleman allows a barber to ...