Tailgater: Week 6 College Football Preview
Zach Bigalke: Welcome back to another edition of the Tailgater here at Breaking Tackles. I’ll be piloting this week’s panel, joined as always by Matt Strobl and John Mitchell. Every team has at least four games under their belt at this point, and as we near the midpoint of the season things are starting to come into focus across the college football. Some teams are better than we expected; some teams are worse. But while we can plot and predict... Read More
Missouri Reportedly Receives Offer from SEC
Coming to an SEC near you? According to multiple sources, the Missouri Tigers have received an invite to join Texas A&M in the SEC, giving the conference 14 teams. The sources say that the Southeastern Conference has extended an offer to Missouri, but is willing to wait for an answer until the Big XII’s future is decided. It continues to look like the Big XII’s demise is imminent with the possibility of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech,... Read More
Tailgater: Week 1 College Football Preview
John Mitchell: The college football season is finally here after a long and troublesome offseason that just wouldn’t end. Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl will join me to break down this weekend’s action on the gridiron. So, let’s jump right in. Auburn came out of nowhere last season to win the BCS Title. Give me a team that is off the radar, that could make a run at the BCS title. Zach Bigalke: Team off the radar, eh? Let’s see… for that... Read More
Texas A&M to SEC Imminent; Who will be 14th Team?
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
Texas A&M to the SEC Could Change College Football’s Landscape
Last summer, expansion talk was rampant in college football. The Pac-12 added Colorado and Utah to get to 12 teams, split up into two divisions and will play their inaugural Pac-12 championship game in December. The Big Ten also expanded, poaching Nebraska from the Big XII, and also split up into two divisions, and will host their inaugural Big Ten Championship game in December as well. Both of those conferences flirted with further expansion, but... Read More
