The Penn State coaching search has officially jumped the shark.
In this brave new era rules by social media and message board "insiders," at a time when Twitter not only relays the news but often creates the news, in an epoch where "speculation" has replaced "reporting" even in the world of journalism, it has become far too easy for mere 'rumor' to be reported as 'fact.'
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/31/nick-saban-to-penn-state-well-of-course.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/20/louisville-slugger-2012-preseason-all-american-teams/
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/uc-davis-2012-baseball-schedule/
Note to BCS and ESPN executives: Nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to attend a bowl game on the Tuesday night or the Wednesday night after New Year's Day.
So how about we go ahead and make some changes to this utterly insulting schedule, yes?
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/14/bcs-bowl-dates-prove-it-money-matters-fans-dont.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/20/louisville-slugger-2012-preseason-all-american-teams/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/uc-davis-2012-baseball-schedule/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/19/collegiate-baseball-newspaper-2012-preseason-poll/
As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/uc-davis-2012-baseball-schedule/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/st-johns-2012-baseball-schedule/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/16/cws-to-remain-on-espn-through-2024/
First Joe Paterno gets fired at Penn State. Then a team that finished second in its own division gets a bid to the national title game. Then a kid from Baylor wins the Heisman Trophy.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/15/ucf-2012-baseball-schedule/
As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...I have to admit: I didn't see this coming.
Perhaps because the last few months of college football scandal news (first there was Miami ... and then there was Penn State) made the all of those tattoo-related misdeeds in Columbus seem comically small, or perhaps because I fully expected the powers-that-be in the Big Ten (i.e., Jim Delany) to fight to the death on the Buckeyes behalf, I fully expected that, when all was said and done regarding the NCAA's investigation into Jim Tressel and Ohio State, the Buckeyes would walk away relatively unscathed.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/st-johns-2012-baseball-schedule/
More than half the nation clearly doesn't want it, but it's what we're getting anyway: The Rematch.
LSU will take on Alabama in the 2011-2012 BCS National Championship game, it was announced Sunday night. The Tide, who lost to LSU earlier this season, earned a spot in the title game by ending the season ranked No. 2 in the final BCS standings, edging out Big 12 champion Oklahoma State.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/05/the-rematch-is-on.htm
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
Note to BCS and ESPN executives: Nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to attend a bowl game on the Tuesday night or the Wednesday night after New Year's Day.
So how about we go ahead and make some changes to this utterly insulting schedule, yes?
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/14/bcs-bowl-dates-prove-it-money-matters-fans-dont.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/20/sec-changes-baseball-tournament-format/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/20/louisville-slugger-2012-preseason-all-american-teams/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/17/st-johns-2012-baseball-schedule/
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/20/louisville-slugger-2012-preseason-all-american-teams/
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/25/games-worth-watching-thanksgiving-weekend-edition.htm
More than half the nation clearly doesn't want it, but it's what we're getting anyway: The Rematch.
LSU will take on Alabama in the 2011-2012 BCS National Championship game, it was announced Sunday night. The Tide, who lost to LSU earlier this season, earned a spot in the title game by ending the season ranked No. 2 in the final BCS standings, edging out Big 12 champion Oklahoma State.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/05/the-rematch-is-on.htm
So, college football is broken, right?
The game is far too imperfect, right?
The game is flawed--deeply flawed, in fact--and the only way to fix those flaws is to introduce the much-ballyhooed "playoff system," right?
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/19/collegiate-baseball-newspaper-2012-preseason-poll/
So, college football is broken, right?
The game is far too imperfect, right?
The game is flawed--deeply flawed, in fact--and the only way to fix those flaws is to introduce the much-ballyhooed "playoff system," right?
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/15/ucf-2012-baseball-schedule/
As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/16/cws-to-remain-on-espn-through-2024/
As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...Note to BCS and ESPN executives: Nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to attend a bowl game on the Tuesday night or the Wednesday night after New Year's Day.
So how about we go ahead and make some changes to this utterly insulting schedule, yes?
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/14/bcs-bowl-dates-prove-it-money-matters-fans-dont.htm
As I write these words on Sunday morning, we don't know who will face LSU for the national championship.
We don't know who's going to end up ranked where.
We don't know the bowl lineup.
...Well, it's almost over now, folks.
We are down to our last true Saturday of college football.
Sad, right?
Yeah, pretty sad.
But we must most forward, and we must carry on, and of course, we must take a look ahead to all of the games on the slate for this oh-so-important Week 14. And so that's exactly what we'll do right here, in this week's edition of Games Worth Watching.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/02/games-worth-watching-week-14.htm
Already, there has been much speculation regarding the hiring of Urban Meyer--perhaps the most celebrated coach in the country not named Nick Saban--at Ohio State.
Already, some are wondering if Meyer still has the fire, and the win-at-all-costs mentality, that made him such a smashing success at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/14/boston-college-2012-baseball-schedule/
First Joe Paterno gets fired at Penn State. Then a team that finished second in its own division gets a bid to the national title game. Then a kid from Baylor wins the Heisman Trophy.
...Perhaps we're not quite back to "normal" in the world of college football.
But at the very least, I think, we are one step closer to normal.
With the return of Penn State to the football field now out of the way, and with those good folks in State College doing what they can to move forward in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, it seems as though there's a possibility that this weekend of college football may actually be about, you know, college football. Even, that is, in Columbus, where the wounded Nittany Lions will try to bounce back against the rival Ohio State Buckeyes.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/11/18/games-worth-watching-week-12.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/19/collegiate-baseball-newspaper-2012-preseason-poll/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/13/texas-am-kingsville-baseball-player-found-dead/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/15/college-world-series-to-start-early-in-2012/
Already, there has been much speculation regarding the hiring of Urban Meyer--perhaps the most celebrated coach in the country not named Nick Saban--at Ohio State.
Already, some are wondering if Meyer still has the fire, and the win-at-all-costs mentality, that made him such a smashing success at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/16/cws-to-remain-on-espn-through-2024/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/16/cws-to-remain-on-espn-through-2024/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/14/ncbwa-2012-preseason-all-american-team/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/16/cws-to-remain-on-espn-through-2024/
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/15/ucf-2012-baseball-schedule/
Already, there has been much speculation regarding the hiring of Urban Meyer--perhaps the most celebrated coach in the country not named Nick Saban--at Ohio State.
Already, some are wondering if Meyer still has the fire, and the win-at-all-costs mentality, that made him such a smashing success at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida.
...Note to BCS and ESPN executives: Nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to attend a bowl game on the Tuesday night or the Wednesday night after New Year's Day.
So how about we go ahead and make some changes to this utterly insulting schedule, yes?
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/14/bcs-bowl-dates-prove-it-money-matters-fans-dont.htm
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/14/ncbwa-2012-preseason-all-american-team/
First Joe Paterno gets fired at Penn State. Then a team that finished second in its own division gets a bid to the national title game. Then a kid from Baylor wins the Heisman Trophy.
...Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/15/ucf-2012-baseball-schedule/
Well, it's almost over now, folks.
We are down to our last true Saturday of college football.
Sad, right?
Yeah, pretty sad.
But we must most forward, and we must carry on, and of course, we must take a look ahead to all of the games on the slate for this oh-so-important Week 14. And so that's exactly what we'll do right here, in this week's edition of Games Worth Watching.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2011/12/02/games-worth-watching-week-14.htm
In what may well have been the last meeting Texas and Texas A&M--the rivalry is one of many that has been destroyed by the ever-unfolding conference realignment mayhem--it was Texas who came out on top last night in College Station. The 27-25 win, sealed by a 40-yard field goal from Justin Tucker, upped Texas' record to 7-4 on the year.
Perhaps more importantly, it gives the Longhorns in-state bragging rights. Like, forever.
A&M coach Mike Sherman, who may not be around to see his Aggies enter the SEC, called the loss "devastating." His players apparently agreed. Safety Trent Hunter told the Associated Press that players were in tears after the game; they did grasp, it seems, the enormity of this loss, and the fact that it will live on forever in Texas football lore.
"This is by far the most painful loss I've had since I've been here," Hunter told the AP. "It's one of those things that we're going to have to live with for a while since Texas and Texas A&M aren't playing again."
The game served as a dramatic kick-off to what figures to be a fantastic weekend of college football. It's a weekend we'll look at more closely here, in this Thanksgiving edition of Games Worth Watching.
No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU (Friday, 2:30, CBS): Everyone is all in a tizzy, worried about What Happens Next if the Razorbacks somehow go into Death Valley and pull out a win. I'm not sure what the worrying is all about. Because the Razorbacks aren't going to go into Death Valley and pull out a win. Defense wins championships, and ain't nobody play defense like the Tigers. LSU 23, Arkansas 13
Ohio State at No. 15 Michigan (Saturday, Noon, ABC): OK, so it's not quite the standard that we've come to expect from this grand old rivalry series (still the best in the nation, by the way), but Ohio State-Michigan is still Ohio State-Michigan. Which means it's still worth watching. The Wolverines have been utterly transformed under the leadership of Brady Hoke, and a win here could propel them into the BCS. But they'd best be careful to not overlook the Buckeyes, a team that, in all honesty, is just one or two plays away from having eight wins instead of six. In the last game before Urban Meyer takes over in Columbus, the Buckeyes pull the upset in honor of Luke Fickell. Ohio State 17, Michigan 14
No. 19 Penn State at No. 16 Wisconsin (Saturday, 3:30, ESPN): You have to give Penn State--players, and coaches--for getting to this point. With their world literally falling apart all around them, the Nittany Lions have clawed and fought their way to the brink of the Leaders Division title. But this bunch of fighters simply won't have enough firepower to compete with Russell Wilson and the Badgers. Not up in Madison. Look for the Nits to hang around for a quarter or two before Wisconsin pulls away late. Wisconsin 24, Penn State 10
No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 6 Stanford (Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC): Basically, everything that Stanford was playing for was taken away with that humbling loss to Oregon two weeks back. The Cardinal looked sleepy and uninspired last week against Cal, and I expect more of the same this week against a dangerous Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly is going to deliver his breakthrough game eventually, right? Why not this week? Notre Dame 31, Stanford 30
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