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Michigan Lowers Ticket Prices or How To Apologize For Year 1 Of The RichRod Era
February 21, 2009 by
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A Michigan-record nine losses. The end of a 38-year bowl streak. Another loss to Ohio State. For all these reasons and more (ahem, Toledo), Michigan is saying it's sorry for the start of the Rich Rodriguez era without saying it at all. The university announced Thursday it is decreasing...
This Week's Crush: Minnesota's Kelly Gerleve
February 21, 2009 by
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Nothing screams college football like scantily-clad ladies of the cheering sort. For that reason, it's The Se?ior's privilege duty to make sure you get your fill with the weekly crush. This Week: Minnesota's Kelly Gerleve Tim Brewster is doing what the illustrious Ant Banks...
Get Your Own: Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Oh.) Jersey
February 21, 2009 by
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The Se?ior knows you can't say no to collegiate paraphernalia. Hell, if you could they wouldn't make this stuff. That's why he'll be showing you a weekly item you just gotta get your hands on. This week ... What: Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Oh.) jersey Price: $40.00 ...
Washington State's Paul Wulff Backtracks After Pulling An A-Rod
February 15, 2009 by
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When Paul Wulff was penalized by the NCAA for infractions during his time at Eastern Washington, the current Washington State coach initially dialed up the now infamous Alex Rodriguez-Peter Gammons interview, blaming the "culture" at EWU for the violations. "You have...
Video Of The Week: The Mack Brown-Vince Young Love Story
February 14, 2009 by
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It's Valentine's Day, that time of year when you used to beg your parents to shell out a couple bucks on a box of G.I. Joe Valentines so you could place one in the shoe box-turned-Valentine's Day-card receptacle of every person in your class -- everyone that is except...
So Long, A-11, We Barely Knew Ye
February 14, 2009 by
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A-11, the offense that was supposed to be the future of football, has been all but stopped dead in its deceptive tracks. The offense, which was based on having all 11 players on the field as possible eligible receivers, took advantage of a loophole in the National Federation of State...
Mike Bellotti Wants To Suck The Life Out Of College Football
February 13, 2009 by
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The excessive celebration penalty isn't excessive enough if you ask Mike Bellotti. The Oregon coach, who also serves as the NCAA football rules committee chairman, wants to seek input on whether some celebration penalties should be live-ball penalties, which would take points off...
Texas Tech May Be Paving Mike Leach's Way Out of Lubbock
February 10, 2009 by
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So far the talks between Mike Leach and Texas Tech have been as worthwhile as Barack Obama's attempts to get the Republicans to jump on board his stimulus plan. On the heels of the greatest season in school history, Texas Tech is offering Leach a five-year, $12.7 million deal that...
Terrapins Deserve Props For Their Coach-In-Waiting Pick
February 09, 2009 by
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Another school naming a another coach-in-waiting for another existing headman that seems years from retiring. To date it's been used to lock up sought-after assistants like Jimbo Fisher (Florida State), Will Muschamp (Texas), Chip Kelly (Oregon), Joker Phillips (Kentucky) and Danny Hope ...
Could Bryce Brown Be Headed For CFL?
February 08, 2009 by
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The most sought after running back in the Class of 2009 still hasn't decided where he'll play next season. It could be Miami. It could be Oregon or Kansas State or Tennessee, USC or even Auburn. Or it could be Canada. That's right, Canada. Bryce Brown opted not to commit...
Video Of The Week: Is Nate Davis Licensed To Carry A Firearm?
February 07, 2009 by
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The offseason is that time of the year when anything involving college football is like a beacon of light amid the mind-numbingness of sports' post-Super Bowl-pre-spring-training deadzone. Case in point: The State Farm College All-Star Challenge, where stars partake in the kind...
SEC: Thou Shalt Not Belittle Urban Meyer, Lane Kiffin
February 05, 2009 by
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Lane Kiffin fired the first shot against Urban Meyer, but the retaliation didn't come from Gainesville, it came from SEC commissioner Mike Slive. At a recruiting class celebration, the new Tennessee coach accused his Florida rival of a recruiting violation, saying that Meyer had...
Signing Day Surprises
February 04, 2009 by
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Ah, Signing Day, that one day of the year when grown men can freely fawn over high school boys without the threat of Chris Hansen popping out around the corner. Whether or not you're sick and tired of watching kids sit in front of a table flanked by their parents, coaches and high school ...
Tough Economy? Not If You're On Lane Kiffin's Staff
February 03, 2009 by
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Stocks are down and 401(k)s have dwindled to 201(k)s. But there appears to be a recession-proof line of work: being on Lane Kiffin's staff at Tennessee. The university is struggling to make ends meet, even announcing that as many as 326 jobs could be axed due to state budget cuts...
Preston Parker's Last Route As A Seminole?
February 01, 2009 by
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Is Preston Parker trying out for Duck Tales' Beagle Boys? The Florida State wide receiver was arrested for the second time in the last 12 months Saturday and charged with DUI first offense. Parker allegedly was found asleep at the wheel of his Dodge Charger in the drive-thru of...
Get Your Own: Auburn Toilet Brush
January 31, 2009 by
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The Señior knows you can't say no to collegiate paraphernalia. Hell, if you could they wouldn't make this stuff. That's why he'll be showing you a weekly item you just gotta get your hands on. This week ... What: Auburn toilet brush Price: $20.00 Where: eBayOf...
Does The Mountain West Really Deserve An Automatic BCS bid?
January 31, 2009 by
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The Mountain West has shown it can play with the big boys, so does it deserve a spot at the grown-ups table? USA Today reports that the mid-major conference wants a guaranteed BCS berth. According to the report, the conference's presidents and chancellors are pressing for a meeting with BCS ...
Breaking News: Cheerleading Is A Contact Sport
January 28, 2009 by
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Next time a cheerleader gets into an argument that their chosen outlet isn't a sport, they can go all Elle Woods and whip out a court ruling to end the debate. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that cheerleading is, in fact, a contact sport. Settle down fellas, The Señior...
Video Of The Week: Google Earth Tour Of Big 12 Stadiiums
January 28, 2009 by
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We've all seen the Google Earth satellite look-ins ESPN College Football Live utilizes when bringing in an on-site reporter. Since we won't be seeing these cathedrals for a while, here's a compilation of all the Big 12 stadiums to tide us over.
Something's Amiss With ESPN's Prestige Rankings
January 24, 2009 by
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ESPN.com unveiled its Prestige Rankings, a list of the most storied programs in the country is and No. 1 is .... Oklahoma? OK, The Se?ior wouldn't have laid anything down on that bet. No. 2 is USC, that makes sense. No. 4 is Notre Dame? No. 5 is Nebraska? Notre Dame and Nebraska...
Have You Driven A Rich Brooks Edition Ford Lately?
January 22, 2009 by
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Toughness. Success. These are the words that Lexington's Paul Miller Ford claim define Kentucky coach Rich Brooks, hence their release of the Brooks Edition F-150. But given the current state of the Detroit automaker, doesn't it make the vehicle even more symbolic of the Wildcats coach ...
Trojans Get Political, Political
January 21, 2009 by
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Now, The Se?ior has already supplied you with this weeks' Video Of The Week, but because of the combination of Barack Obama and Joe Biden's inaugurations and the immense idiocy of the USC Trojans, you're getting two videos. Watch as players offer blank stares and reactions...
Get Happy Michigan, Here Comes Greg Robinson
January 21, 2009 by
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Greg Robinson was one of the worst college football head coaches of the last decade. There's simply no debate. After 19 years as an assistant, Syracuse finally gave him his own show and he turned it into the equivalent of Matt LeBlanc's bomb Joey, except unlike Joey, Robinson...
Get Your Own: Gators engraved bamboo canister
January 20, 2009 by
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The Se?ior knows you can't say no to collegiate paraphernalia. Hell, if you could they wouldn't make this stuff. That's why he'll be showing you a weekly item you just gotta get your hands on. This week ... What: Gators 2008 BCS Champions engraved bamboo canister Price...
Video Of The Week: Texas 'Consoles' OU
January 20, 2009 by
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Oklahoma no doubt needed some consoling after the BCS title game loss to Florida, so who better to deliver said consoling than the only Big 12 South team that didn't wet itself in the postseason: Texas. Of course, Texas' attempt at comfort would be better defined as berating...
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