Five Month Warning Part Two: Top Ten Conference Matchups of 2013
Ohio State’s loss to Wichita State this past Saturday marked the beginning of a gruesome five month stretch with no Buckeye’s football or basketball. I have been bracing myself for the inevitable and trying to stay positive. On August 31st Ohio State will kick off their 2013 college football season with a game against the Buffalo Bulls.
In part one of this two-part series I discussed...
The Sweet 16: Breaking down the best 16 games of the 2013 college football season
Well folks it’s March, and like it is at this time every year, college hoops hysteria is sweeping the sporting world.
And believe us when we say, here at Crystal Ball Run, we’re digging the college hoops as much as anyone... heck, half of our staff is seriously considering quitting the website all together and applying to Florida Gulf Coast for grad school.
But that’s...
The Sweet 16: Breaking down the best 16 games of the 2013 college football season
Well folks it’s March, and like it is at this time every year, college hoops hysteria is sweeping the sporting world.
And believe us when we say, here at Crystal Ball Run, we’re digging the college hoops as much as anyone... heck, half of our staff is seriously considering quitting the website all together and applying to Florida Gulf Coast for grad school.
But...
NCAA to take 2nd look at recruiting rules
The NCAA's plan to update the recruiting process has hit another snag.
Three more rules that were passed by the board of directors in January will get a second look from the board in May after at least 75 schools, the minimum needed, signed a petition to override the legislation before Wednesday's deadline.
That means the legislation intended to eliminate rules about how...
2013 Prospectus: Florida Gators
After going 7-6 in his first season, Will Muschamp certainly raised some questions. In year two, Muschamp improved to an impressive 11-2. Year three will be the most telling as Muschamp has now been through three recruiting cycles and a lot of the inherited talent has moved on. As impressive as the 11-2 season was, it ended on a down note with a 33-23 loss at the hands of former...
Gators' Derek Lewis makes a trip back home
NEW ORLEANS Derek Lewis is home and in the driver's seat.
The irony isn't lost on Lewis or his passenger. It quickly becomes obvious that Lewis knows this city and it knows him.
"These streets are where I grew up and where I drove the bus,'' Lewis said at the wheel of a courtesy car Monday afternoon. "I was a downtown vagabond."
Lewis, in his second...
Two suspended Longhorns rejoin team
Two Texas football players suspended before the Alamo Bowl amid a sexual assault allegation have rejoined the team.
Coach Mack Brown said late Sunday that quarterback Case McCoy and linebacker Jordan Hicks are back.
McCoy and Hicks were suspended a day before the Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl. A police report says a 21-year-old woman told investigators she had been drinking alcohol and was...
Defensive Tackle Omar Hunter takes a shot at former Florida Gator coach Urban Meyer
According to an article from Yahoo! Sports, defensive tackle Omar Hunter had some strong words for former Florida Gator Head Coach Urban Meyer. Urban Meyer resigned from the Gators after the 2010 to spend more time with his family. Athletic Director Jeremy Foley hired Will Muschamp who was the head coach in waiting at Texas behind Mack Brown. Florida Gator beat reporter, Thomas Goldkamp...
Discover Fan Loyalty Poll: 10 Best Bets To Be Thankful For During Championship Weekend
College football is approaching the bowl season, with many exciting games on tap during Championship Weekend beginning on Thursday night. The most recent Discover Fan Loyalty Poll was about fans saying which members of their favorite team they were thankful for this season, as well as with whom they would have preferred to have at down to Thanksgiving Dinner. With many games guaranteed...
Carol Muschamp props up UF head coach
GAINESVILLE, Fla. On the day Will Muschamp was officially introduced as the new Florida football coach in December 2010, he walked into a crowded room at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium holding hands with the new first lady of UF football.
As big a moment as it was for Muschamp, the day was of equal importance to his wife of 13 years, the former Carol Davis of Thomaston, Ga.
It was also...
CFB: Upon Further Review Week 8
Nation needs to take notice of K-State
After Kansas State blew out No. 13 West Virginia 55-14 on Saturday in Morgantown, the nation can’t continue avoiding it.
The Wildcats didn’t blindside the Mountaineers, who sought redemption after a humiliating 49-14 loss at Texas Tech. The Mountaineers saw this attack coming. They still wound up with another black eye.
Kansas State dominated...
The Girls and Fans of the Red River Rivalry
Saturday’s Red River Rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners featured two top 15 teams and had the potential to be a pretty good game. Unfortunately this one was over by early in the second quarter as Mack Brown pulled a Mack Brown. Since the game itself was no longer worth watching I thought it would be a good idea to watch the fans of both teams and see how they...
Ohio cracks Top 25, BuckeyesBearcats join
IN AND OUT
The last time Ohio University was ranked, a man had not yet walked on the moon.
The unbeaten Bobcats are back this week, coming in at No. 25. Ohio finished the 1968 season ranked No. 20, back in the days when the ranking only went to 20.
The Bobcats improved to 7-0 on Saturday with yet another close victory against a Mid-American Conference rival. This time it was a 34...
SEC Hot Dog Picks: Week 3
Here we go again with our SEC Hot Dog Picks. This is the blog post that us Gamecocks bloggers inform you who will win whichever SEC game you are watching. Here goes:
Home to is in Caps -La-Monroe v. AUBURNBilly: Auburn's not playing good football, but they'll get their first win at home.LJ: Auburn gets first win of the season, Gene gets to keep his job for one more week...
SEC Opener features a lot of firsts
GAINESVILLE, Fla. This game has been on the schedule for months, but still, all of it does seem a little strange.
Florida at Texas A&M. The Southeastern Conference opener for both schools. The Gators first trip to Kyle Field and their first game in the Lone Star State in 30 years.
You can understand some of the confusion surrounding Texas A&Ms SEC debut, such as when Aggies...
Defining Season Begins On Saturday For Florida Gators Running Back Mack Brown
Mike Gillislee is the Florida Gators starting running back. We know this, and we’re also aware of his lofty expectations for the 2012 season. Behind him is a group of backs with very little game experience. There’s a true freshman, a converted defensive back/linebacker, and Mack Brown.
Brown came to Florida with the hype that surrounds most four-star recruits. In the two seasons...
Big XII Media Days Primer
While all the focus in the college football world is at Penn State Monday morning, there is other business to address for the rest of the sport. And no place is that more evident than in the Big XII, where the conference will host their Media Days on Monday and Tuesday.
And while the SEC got the Media Days got college football off to its unofficial start last week, it’s hard...
Will Muschamp takes a shot at Texas A&M
Before Will Muschamp was hired as the head coach of the Florida Gators, he was the defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown. Being in the Big 12, Muschamp had traveled to College Station to face the Texas A&M Aggies before. Let’s just say Muschamp didn’t exactly have the highest regards for the town.
You ever been to College Station? It’ll be the...
Drafting The Florida Gators To Go Head-To-Head Against…The Florida Gators
The football offseason brings about boredom and plenty of it. It has forced us at The Bull Gator to come up with ways to occupy our time whether they are fun or trivial exercises in futility. Some examples include past attempts at coming up with the best Florida Gators of all-time at each jersey number and a draft consisting of only players available from the schools we have attended...
2013 Football Recruiting: Offensive Lineman Cameron Dillard Becomes Florida Gators 15th Commitment
On Monday, the Florida Gators continued what has become a furious start the to the 2013 recruiting class. Canton, MI (Canton) offensive lineman Cameron Dillard has been a Florida fan his entire life and now he is officially committed to the Gators. With his commitment, Florida’s class now stands at 15 strong and we haven’t even made it to the middle of April. Similar to the Mack...
The Games of Our Lives: 1997 Fiesta Bowl Texas vs. Penn State
The football history of Penn State vs. Texas didn’t begin on the football field at all. Ironically, this rivalry started in the White House.
The Lions and Longhorns battled not on the field but in the polls way back in 1969. After the 1968 Penn State team went undefeated but was denied a national championship, the perfect 1969 Nittany Lion team hoped for better fortunes in the...
Five Star Temptresses And Variance Hating
Two pretty much unrelated things in one post. I blame everything.
Vince Young; Garrett Gilbert
Cautionary tales?
A Braves and Birds post on the recent downfalls of Texas and Florida spurred responses from Blutarsky and Smart Football about the role of various schemes as your talent level waxes and wanes. The B&B theory:
…we can criticize [Texas] for not learning the lesson...
Blogger ping-pong, round two: if loving five-star players is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
Michael Elkon wants to know if he’s answered all the questions I posed in this post (which was a response to this post of his – pock!). The short answer is… I’m not sure.
I get his point that it’s not an ideal strategy for a program to try to slam the round plug of talent it has on campus into the square hole of the scheme it runs, I do. And Florida in Corch’s last...
Five-Star Temptresses
I like to imagine that Saturday night was a little instance of karma biting the University of Texas in the rear end for playing every card in their hand (to use T. Boone Pickens’ apt phrase) and chasing off one-third of the Big XII. A week after losing to Baylor by 24 – a loss that was the Horns’ second in a row to the Bears after having beaten Baylor every year since 1997...
Forced Evolution: Pep Guardiola, Mack Brown, and Urban Meyer
If you're interested in the other football, Barcelona, evolution, or just an interesting discussion about how tactical changes occur over time, then I highly recommend Kevin Alexander's new piece at Slide Rule Pass. His basic thrust is to put Barcelona's style into context, tracing back the major innovations in football from Herbert Chapman's W-M at Arsenal through...
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