“Four games no one here will be watching”
Barry Horn wrote on Dallas News’ Sportsday: Sports Media Blog about four games that no one in Dallas will be watching.
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Notre Dame’s Roster - Root for them or Against them
It had to happen! Bloggers posted the roster of Notre Dame for all the many fans across the country and THEN bloggers posted the roster so others would know who ‘to root against’! Is there any other team that is as divisive than Notre Dame?
Notre Dame Football Roster By Troy (Google Alert)
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“College Football: 2008’s Five Sure Bets”
Joseph Morgan, a columnist for The Bleacher Report.com offers commentary on the 2008’s ‘Five Sure Bets’:
“…Many fans wonder, how good is our new recruiting class? Will Coach (insert name here) finally deliver on his championship promise? Is it too early to make flight reservations for Miami in January?
There’s no need to worry, college football fans. I [...]
“The REAL Coaches Poll: Ranking the Top 25 Coaches in College Football”
Kristofer Green of “The Bleacher’s Report” said,
“The recent release of the 2008 USA Today Coaches Poll got me thinking. Why do the coaches get to vote for the best team, but the players don’t get to vote for the best coach? I would love to see a weekly ranking of the best coaches in college [...]
“The Great Conference Debate”
SI.com’s Stewart Mandel says,
“At his conference’s preseason media event last month, SEC commissioner Mike Slive stood before a room full of reporters and rattled off his league’s impressive list of recent accomplishments…”
“College football’s Great Conference Debate has been a heated subject among college fans for years, but it reached a boiling point…” > http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com
“It’s Almost Here: Why College Football Matters”
Joe D. of BleacherReport.com says,
“But while we sort through our fantasy football teams and watch our favorite pro team’s fourth string offense stall against the opposition, the College Football season is about to begin.
Collegiate football is one of the few sports that is completely driven by tradition and camaraderie, with a bit of amusement in [...]
“The 29 most boring college football logos”
“Madonna, Prince, Sting, Bono. Bozo. Only the most notorious are known by a single name. The elite of the elite, though, are known by the most extreme of abbreviations: a single letter…”
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“What is ‘it’ about the clutch players?”
Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com asks,
“What made former Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana play so calmly in the final seconds of the fourth quarter?
What caused former Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel to lead his team to so many comeback victories during the Buckeyes’ 2002 national championship season?
What was really running through Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan’s [...]
“Passion of college football trumps the NFL”
Jamie Samuelsen says,
“The beginning of August means football is closer. So which one do you like more, college or the NFL?
This is the Jessica Alba vs. Jessica Biel question (Biel). Han Solo vs. Indiana Jones (Indy) or Pizza vs. Beer (Both). I mean how can you possibly go wrong?”
Read on - http://www.freep.com
“The 12 Greatest College Football Nicknames of All Time”
“In today’s college football world we see fewer legitimate nicknames for players or teams. I’ve been advised that “it’s not a real nickname if you give it to yourself.”
Certainly we don’t want to offend anyone, but let’s look back at nicknames given to specific squads for specific years, some of which survive to this day.”
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