Tailgater 2012 Rose Bowl Preview
2012 ROSE BOWL Wisconsin Badgers (11-2) vs. Oregon Ducks (11-2) KEY PLAYERS Which backfield star will wreak more havoc in Pasadena as the Badgers and Ducks square off in the Grandaddy of Them All? Mitchell: Montee Ball had a great season that led to him being invited to New York for the Heisman ceremony, and Oregon will have their hands full stopping the Badgers running back. But, the key player for Wisconsin is QB Russell... Read More
Tailgater: Week 14 College Football Preview
John Mitchell: Here we are. The final weekend of the college football regular season sans the Army/Navy game next week. It’s conference championship weekend for some, while others look to finish the 2011 season on a high note. Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl are here with me to preview all the week 14 action. Over the last week there has been a lot of coaching attrition across the country. What do you make of the coaching carousel going on in college... 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 8
Last week really shifted the landscape of the 2011 Heisman Trophy race. With Oklahoma and Wisconsin both suffering their first losses of the season respectively to Texas Tech and Michigan State, multiple Heisman candidates saw their hopes potentially dashed. Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson and Montee Ball along with Oklahoma’s Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles saw their chances of joining the elite fraternity take a sizable hit. Based on performance of... Read More
NCAA Football: The Tailgater Top 10 for Week 8
If Week 7 was relatively dull, then Week 8 more than made up for it. Yet again, college football proved to be a tumultuous and unpredictable games as two BCS-conference favorites were toppled in late-night upsets. First it was Wisconsin going down on a game-ending Hail Mary, a heave, two ricochets, and a tie-breaking surge across the goalline that ruined the badgers’ comeback bid against Michigan State. A couple of hours later it was mighty... Read More
