A Tale of Two Conferences

Posted by on May 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

After a half-century of yielding national-title contenders and BCS Busters and Heisman hopefuls, the WAC is being strip-mined and auctioned off to any conference that will take its leftovers...

Fifty years ago, two conferences emerged on the Division I college football scene. One’s tumultuous birth led to the demise of two other conferences, leaving former partners in the lurch as the landscape shuffled. The other rippled far less, a conference chartered over a decade previously merely moving into a new sports realm with its core membership of seven schools. One... Read More

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Bobby Petrino Placed on Administrative Leave

Posted by on April 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Bobby Petrino

Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced in a press conference late this evening that Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on Administrative Leave after more details came out about Petrino’s motorcycle wreck. Petrino wrecked his motorcycle earlier this week, and it was reported today that he was not alone on the bike when the accident took place. On... Read More

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Merger Madness

Posted by on February 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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When Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky and Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson announced last fall that their two conferences were in discussions to merge football operations by 2013 in hopes of attaining a lucrative BCS automatic qualifying bid for their member institutions, it was ostensibly a move to stave the bleeding of its best and brightest. By the time... Read More

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Tailgater 2012 Sugar Bowl Preview

Posted by on January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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   2012 Sugar Bowl   Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) vs. Michigan Wolverines (10-2)   KEY PLAYERS     The play of Denard Robinson could very well determine the Sugar Bowl. Strobl: The Michigan offense rises and falls with the fortunes of Denard Robinson.  The shifty QB remains more of a rushing threat than a true passer, but his arm is dangerous enough... Read More

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Tailgater 2012 Fiesta Bowl Preview

Posted by on January 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Which esteemed QB will be able to take better advantage of their opponent's defensive deficiencies?

   2012 FIESTA BOWL   Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-1) vs. Stanford Cardinal (11-1)   KEY PLAYERS The feature backs for each team are going to be as important as the quarterbacks as both teams' success is predicated on offensive balance... Bigalke: Everyone knows about Brandon Weeden and Andrew Luck, the two highly-touted quarterbacks for the Pokes and Cardinal... Read More

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