2012 NFL Mock Draft: Who Each Team Should Pick
Andrew Luck is the safer pick, but Robert Griffin III might have the higher ceiling. This time of the year, there are more Mock Drafts on the internet than you probably care to read. Everybody with a blog even remotely to do with football enjoys putting together some kind of mock draft for the NFL. Instead of your run of the mill mock, I got together with Breaking Tackles contributor Brady Ford to present to you a different kind of mock draft.... Read More
College Football: End of Season Awards
Last week, the college football end of season awards were handed out in Orlando, Florida. Today, the Tailgater crew is going to tell you who SHOULD have won these awards. Some of the award winners were fine, while some of them left us shaking our heads.Here is who Zach Bigalke, Matt Strobl, and I thought should have won the awards. Maxwell Award Winner: Andrew Luck (QB/Stanford) Tailgater Winner: Robert Griffin III (QB/Baylor) Somehow, Heisman front... Read More
Tailgater: Week 4 College Football Preview
John Mitchell: College football season is moving quickly, and it’s hard to believe we are already in week four of the season. Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl will join me to break down the week four action. A lot of teams are starting to get into conference play this week, while other teams continue their out of conference tune-ups. Speaking of conferences, it was another crazy week on the conference realignment front. The biggest news was the Pac-12... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: Week 1
The college football season is now in full swing, and while it is hard to get a good read on the candidates after just one week, especially with a lot of them going up against cupcake opponent and padding their stats. In any case, nobody is going to win the Heisman or lose the Heisman after just one week in the season, but we were able to finally take a look at the preseason favorites to see how they fared in the opening weekend of action. In this... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch
College football season is quickly approaching, and in just over three weeks the 2011 season will kick off with numerous teams starting on Thursday night, September 1st. This offseason has seemed to drag on forever with all the turmoil and allegations spread out among many different programs. But, now, we can put all that in the rearview and focus on the upcoming season. Last year, I covered the 2010 Heisman race exclusively at Sports Nickel, and... Read More
