Tailgater 2012 Fiesta Bowl Preview
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 who have been the catalyst for their teams’ rising fortunes. But... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: Week 11
The 2011 Heisman Watch is now wide open after Stanford’s loss to Oregon last week, and Alabama’s loss to LSU two weeks ago. It’s been a while since we’ve had a race this wide open with really no clear-cut front runner this late in the season. Andrew Luck was the clear-cut front runner for most of the season, but he struggled in the Cardinal’s loss to Oregon last week, and his Heisman stock fell a bit. Luck’s slip up has opened the door... Read More
Tailgater: Week 9 College Football Preview
John Mitchell: We are chugging along into week nine of the college football season after a wacky week eight that saw two top ten teams — Wisconsin and Oklahoma — go down. With the top two teams in the country both taking the week off in preparation for their November 5th showdown, this week has lost a bit of its luster, but there is still a nice slate of games. Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl join me to break down all the week nine action.... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: Week 5
The Heisman race is beginning to take shape. While there are still candidates that are on the outside looking in at the moment with chances of busting down the Heisman doors, through five weeks we have established a few guys that seem to be locks to make it to New York City for the Heisman Presentation in December. The front runners this week feature a familiar name atop the list, but also features two guys that made significant jumps as they rode... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: Week 4
After four weeks, the Heisman race remain wide open with many candidates still waiting in the wings to make their case on a national stage. We’ve weeded out some of the contenders from the pretenders, but there are still some pretenders out there and some contenders have yet to emerge from the pack. We saw a player that fell off the pace earlier in the season emerge back into the Heisman conversation with an excellent weekend performance. We saw... Read More
