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Friday, October 17th, 2008The third week of conference play arrives and like last week, we’ve got some good ones lined up in the Big 12.
Baylor @ Oklahoma State
Can anyone say Trap Game? Oklahoma State is coming off a huge emotional road win over then #3 Missouri and next week they will travel to Austin to take on the [...]
Notes From the Margins: ACC and Big 12 notes
Friday, October 17th, 2008Who are the real movers and shakers in the ACC and the Big 12? Jason”Leo Tolstoy” Roberts gets you up to date with his timely update.
We venture into the wonderful world of mud-slinging (and then quickly trying to clean up the results of such activity), as revealed by the less-than-tactful Cullen Harper [...]
A celebration of college football upsets
Sunday, October 12th, 2008which now seems to be a weekly occurrence…
Number one is not safe. Nor is being ranked third. Nor is rating as the fourth best team in the nation and having the leading Heisman Trophy candidate at QB wearing the jersey of a fallen teammate. The only reprieve in the top four was having the week [...]
Big 12 Preview: Red River Rivalry leads the Best Conference in NCAAF
Friday, October 10th, 2008Heading into week 7 of our 2008 season, the Big 12 looks stronger than I’ve ever seen it look before. Six teams are ranked in the top 20, with four of the top ten, three of the top five, and in the Coaches’ poll, both of the top two.
Five teams are unbeaten, and we’ve got [...]
Graham Harrell is our Army “Find Your Strength” Player of the Week
Monday, October 6th, 2008Texas Tech prides itself on teamwork, and Head Coach Mike Leach is fond of military labels for his platoon of players. He also is fond of pirates, but that is a different story.
QB Graham Harrell seized the all-time school career passing record this weekend on a magical day at Kansas State. Harrell shocked and awed [...]
Big 12: Top 25 Matchups Don’t Live Here
Friday, September 19th, 2008So here’s the problem with your conference playing three games before Saturday. It’s Friday night, I’m scrambling to write this up, and already two games have been completed and a third is in the second half. I guess you could say my effort this week matches the conference’s effort in their Saturday scheduling, which features [...]
Notes from the Margin: Concussions, spliffs, soft QBs and fumbles
Friday, September 19th, 2008As a major weekend of college football approaches, one that looks to separate the contenders from the imposters.
I scour the nation’s newspapers once more to find out the lowdown on collegiate football’s six major BCS conferences, and find Clemson’s Tommy Bowden telling Cullen Harper (right, Icon SMI) to lay down [...]
Big 12 Week 3 Preview
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Texas
To the surprise of many, Texas looks like they could be the third-best team in the conference, despite huge hype for Texas Tech and Kansas. Colt McCoy has been sizzling in these opening games, and freshman Foswhitt Whittaker stepped up to lead the ground attack. Quan Cosby was the go-to guy this game for McCoy, [...]
