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Tailgater: Week 3 College Football Preview

Posted by John Mitchell on September 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

John Mitchell: We are starting to get in the swing of the college football season, and week three offers some big out of conference matchups, and some early key conference games. Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl will help me break down the coming week of action. Through two weeks, there have been some teams that have severely disappointed up to this point. At this point, which team is the biggest disappointment? Zach Bigalke: My initial thought was to... Read More

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Texas A&M to SEC Imminent; Who will be 14th Team?

Posted by John Mitchell on August 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

For a while, all the chatter about Texas A&M to the SECwas a lot of smoke and no fire. The talk of “done deals” between the Southeastern Conference and the Aggies was way premature. At the beginning of August, Texas A&M’s Rivals site reported that a deal had been struck and that A&M was on their way to the SEC. But now, close to a month later, it seems that Texas A&M’s move to the SEC is close to complete. A fire has finally... Read More

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Ranking the New College Football Coaches in 2011

Posted by John Mitchell on July 27, 2011 · 2 Comments

There was quite a bit of coaching turnover in college football this offseason, with 23 schools hiring new head coaches. A few of the historically powerful programs have new leaders patrolling the sidelines, and I’ve decided to rank the hires from 1-23, in reverse order. 23. Bill Blankenship: Previous Job: RB’s Coach Tulsa; New Job: HC Tulsa Bill Blankenship becomes a head coach for the first time at the collegiate ranks as he takes over for Todd... Read More

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