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Crystal Ball Run Week 12 Staff Picks
Here are your Crystal Ball Run Week 12 staff picks!
No. 22 Rutgers at Cincinnati: Saturday , 12 p.m. Big East Network/ESPN3
Allen Kenney’s Take: Plenty left to play for in the Big East this season. Rutgers leads the league with an undefeated record in conference play, but Cincinnati may somehow be able to sneak back into the mix for the conference championship if it wins...
Meeting of the Minds: Would You Hire Bobby Petrino
Well folks, one of the most fascinating parts of the college football calendar is nearly upon us: The college football coaching carousel.
And while the usual names like Kirby Smart and Charlie Strong are once again being bandied around for openings that are sure to pop up across the country, there is one man whose name has drawn more criticism, intrigue and conversation than...
Early Analysis: Utah State vs. Louisiana Tech
Utah State at No. 20 Louisiana Tech
Saturday, 4:00 PM
Line: Utah State -3.5
It has been a long time since a Division I conference ceased football operations, but that is the case with the Western Athletic Conference thanks to the realignment of other leagues that has taken place over the last couple of seasons.
The final WAC title will be played for Saturday afternoon...
Early Analysis: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin
No. 6 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Saturday, 3:30pm ABC
Line: Wisconsin -3
It's pretty safe to say this game is a full fledged rivalry at this point and rightfully so after the last few seasons. First Wisconsin spoiled a possible national championship season for the Buckeyes in 2010 with a late October victory and then last season the Buckeyes handed Wisconsin their 2nd straight...
Early Analysis: Stanford vs. Oregon
No. 13 Stanford at No. 2 Oregon
Saturday, 8 PM, ABC
Line: Oregon -20.5
A lot is at stake as the College Gameday road show travels to Eugene this week for a Top 15 matchup. Oregon wants to continue on their march to Sun Life Stadium in Miami to play for the BCS title. Currently as things stand, they are in the game against Kansas State. To get there, however, they have to...
2012 Bloguin Heisman Poll Week Eleven
Week eleven of the college football season saw Heisman front runner Collin Klein notch another win on the Kansas State belt loop, Manti T'eo and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame stay undefeated and a young up and comer by the nickname of Johnny Football pull off an upset of the #1 team in America. Can Texas A&M freshman Johnny Manziel make a splash in the Heisman voting this...
Bill Hancock Named Executive Director of New Playoff System
It has been reported that BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock has been named to the same post for the new playoff system. Hancock has been the head of the BCS since 2009 and arguably has been the most open and honest director the BCS has ever seen. He brings years of experience at various big time collegiate championship events to the post as well, having been the head of the Final...
Early Anlysis: Toledo vs. Northern Illinois
Toledo at Northern Illinois
Wednesday, 9:00 p.m., ESPN 2
Line: Northern Illinois -10.5
Get ready for some meaningful MACtion tonight, with the MAC West Division lead on the line. Northern Illinois looks to remain undefeated in MAC play and clinch a spot in the MAC Championship Game in Detroit. If they can hold off division rival Toledo they will make a third straight trip...
Texas A&M: The triumph of the spread?
Texas A&M has become the hot story in college football since upsetting heretofore indestructible Alabama on Saturday. Yes, that would be the same A&M featuring coach Kevin Sumlin and offensive coordinator Klif Kingsbury's gimmicky Air Raid offense that was supposedly going to get trucked by the SEC's big boys.
A&M's spread attack rang up more than 400...
Big East Announces Divisional Play
With realignment kicking in to high gear next season for the ACC and the Big East and thus some of the smaller conferences around the country some were asking what the new look Big East with six new teams would look like. On Tuesday afternoon we got our answer and the Big East is adopting divisional play for the first time in it's football playing history.
One would assume...
Early Analysis: USC vs. UCLA
No. 18 USC vs. No. 17 UCLA
Saturday, 3:00 p.m. Fox
Line: USC -4
A year ago, USC put a 50-0 beat down on rival UCLA, marking the largest margin of victory for either team in this hotly-contested, Southern California rivalry. For both programs it truly was a changing of the guard… just not in the way anyone expected.
For USC it was supposed to be a springboard into...
No Syracuse? No Pitt? WVU's initiation into Big 12 rougher than expected
Back in the summer I told a few friends that I’d be pleased if West Virginia went 8-4 in its first season in the Big 12.
They scoffed and told me how anything less than 10-2 would be a huge disappointment. It appears we were both wrong (and they are clearly bumming big time).
At 5-4, WVU still has a chance to get to 8-4, but it’s not likely considering the Mountaineers...
Notre Dame's lone #1 vote in the coaches poll came from Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly
Earlier this season, USC head coach Lane Kiffin fell into a bit of controversy (hard to believe, I know) when he proudly proclaimed to the world that he would not vote USC #1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Kiffin then looked like an knucklehead (hard to believe, I know) when it was revelaed he did indeed vote USC #1 in the coaches poll. Now, with those votes actually meaning...
BCS Bowl Projections: Oregon and Kansas State, Welcome to the Big Show
As we crawl out of our bomb shelters following the toppling of Alabama, the BCS bowl projections have taken on a totally new look. This one should entice those who love college football history, the opportunity for embarrassment and a team winning their first national title ever.
Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs. Notre Dame – For college football traditionalists, this is a match made...
Georgia 38, Auburn 0: Chizik and the Tigers go out with a bang
Well, let’s give Gene Chizik credit for this: If Saturday’s 38-0 loss to Georgia proved anything, it’s that if the Auburn coach was going down, he was going down in style. Like they have most of the year, the Tigers were overwhelmed from start to finish, as the Tigers got beat down in most unceremonious way possible.
For Georgia, the victory was just about as easy as they...
Ducks Start Slow, Finish Fast in Defeating California Golden Bears
Heading into Saturday night’s game at Memorial Stadium, the California Golden Bears made it their mission to try and shut down the vaunted Oregon Ducks running game.
Sometimes, you have to be careful of what you wish for.
Johnny “Football” Manziel from Texas A&M is not the only stud freshman quarterback this year, as Marcus Mariota of Oregon played a key...
Video: Georgia's Tavarres King makes a nifty touchdown grab
The Georgia Bulldogs are in the process of putting a ferocious beatdown on the Auburn Tigers. It's not a unique occurrence on the Plains this season. Wide receiver Tavarres King's balletic grab in the end zone off a 17-yard bullet by Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray in the second quarter helped the 'Dawgs pop the top off that can of whoop-ass. On a day filled with incredible...
LEACHING THERAPY
Leach accused of abuse again
Nearly three years after leaving Texas Tech under similar circumstances, Mike Leach has once again been accused of abuse from a player on his team.
JOHNNY FOOTBALL DELIVERS
#1 Bama upset by Texas A&M
Johnny Manziel comes through for Texas A&M on the biggest stage and shakes up the BCS standings by knocking off undefeated Alabama.
Michigan sent the game into overtime with the craziest catch possible
The Michigan Wolverines took on the Northwestern Wildcats today and regulation ended in a very strange way. Michigan's new quarterback threw up a pass that was tipped by a Northwestern defensive back to Michigan wide receiver Roundtree. He made an amazing cause which allowed their field goal kicker, Gibbons to tie up the game. I bet Michigan is really missing Denard Robinson...
Michigan 38, Northwestern 31 (OT): Devin Gardner shows he has some tricks up his sleeve
Devin Garner pulled out a coupe of tricks against Northwestern and not a second too late. Michigan remains in the hunt for an appearance in the Big Ten championship game appearance, thanks to a wild 38-31 overtime victory over Northwestern in Michigan Stadium this afternoon. Gardner's overtime run for a touchdown to the right side of the field gave the Wolverines a victory that...
Texas A&M and the SEC "grind"
As is the case in any divorce, Texas A&M's separation from the Big 12 left plenty of bitter feelings to go around. As a result, public sniping flying between Austin and College Station seemed to focus the narrative of the Aggies' departure through the lens of bickering with in-state rival Texas.
Not surprisingly, A&M’s move was written off by many...
Q&A: Discussing College Football's Most Epic Road Trip with the Guys from "Way 2 ...
In case you haven’t been following, AT&T has been sponsoring one of the most epic college football road trips ever seen, titled “Way to Saturday.”
On the trip, two comedians and college football die-hards named Will and Ravi have followed ESPN’s “College Gameday” to every stop they’ve made this year, and in the process, not only had a front row seat to the...
Week 11 Staff Picks: Johnny Football Takes on the Tide
We are coming down the homestretch of the season, and with it, here are your Crystal Ball Run Week 11 staff picks!
As always, feel free to share your own picks in the comments section or with us on Twitter @CrystalBallRun.
Arkansas at No. 8 South Carolina, 12 p.m. CBS
Kevin McGuire’s Take: South Carolina's SEC schedule wraps up this weekend against the roller...
For Entertainment Purposes Only: Week 11
I'm right at .500 on the year, which is a nice way of saying these weekly picks are losing money slowly.
Baylor at Oklahoma (-20)
This season hasn't exactly comported with history for the Oklahoma Sooners, who have lost twice as double-digit favorites in Norman. Even so, Bob Stoops' teams rarely fail to get revenge for a previous season's loss.
OU got...
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