Tigerweiser?

Tigerweiser?

Articles are a plenty regarding colleges getting hit hard by the recession. One way to curb the economic downturn is to raise ticket prices, parking fees, and concession stands. Louisiana State University is coming up with a creative idea to make some money. According to the school’s newspaper,  LSU unveiled a proposal to build a microbrewery on campus at The Cook Hotel. That is correct, the chancellor, Michael Martin, would utilize the microbrewery to teach students and ultimately aspiring brewmasters...

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It’s a completely different animal

It’s a completely different animal

The buzz is in the air and time seems to be moving at a snails pace as we wait for tonight’s championship basketball game featuring heavily favored Duke v. Butler. In the meantime, Duke’s longtime coach (and rumored to be courted by the Nets) Mike Krzyzewski had a few things to say about the Bowl Championship Series in comparison to March Madness. Coach K believes that a team like Butler would never make it to the championship game in...

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Two members of The Herd get lassoed

Two members of The Herd get lassoed

Some criminal news is coming out of Marshall University. Two defensive backs, DeQuan Bembry and T.J. Drakeford, were both arrested last night for their extracurricular activities. Though details are unclear, the two ball players are currently residing in Western Regional Jail for felony assault of a police officer and misdemeanor public intoxication. First year head coach Doc Holliday issued the following statement: “We had two football players (DeQuan Bembry and T.J. Drakeford) arrested last night by Huntington Police. They have let...

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Tragedy Strikes South Bend

Tragedy Strikes South Bend

There is tragic news to report out of the Notre Dame camp. The Irish’s top offensive lineman recruit, Matt James, tragically died this past Friday in Panama City, Florida while on his high school spring break. Early reports indicate that James fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in the resort city.  James was with fellow teammate Luke Massa (another Notre Dame recruit) and his high school classmates at the Days Inn Front Beach Road when the incident occurred around 6:25...

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Saban to be bronzed

Saban to be bronzed

There is no word on how long Nick Saban will actually coach in Tuscaloosa as his track record indicates he likes to move around a lot (since 2000, he has coached for Michigan State, LSU, Miami Dolphins, and Alabama). However, the University of Alabama has found a way to immortalize Coach Nick Saban by the form of bronze. The University will unveil a bronze statue in his honor for winning the national championship game against Texas. The statue will...

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Entire Waterloo football team tested for steroids

Entire Waterloo football team tested for steroids

It’s not too often we report about college football teams outside of the United States, but it looks like the University of Waterloo’s entire football team was tested by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports for steroids. The investigation was spurned after Waterloo Police were investigating and searching a Waterloo football player for stolen goods from a breaking an entering. Rather than finding the loot, the police found a stash of steroids and human growth hormones. Upon finding...

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There’s Hope for Kramer

There’s Hope for Kramer

It looks like we have another star college basketball player a la Greg Paulus who wants to trade in his high-tops for cleats. Purdue’s senior guard Chris Kramer is contemplating whether or not he should give it a go on the gridiron. He was a blue chip high school player who excelled at QB, RB, and DB. However, during his high school days at Huntington North (Indiana), he was focused on playing college basketball even though fans and coaches...

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