The Big 10 regular season has just about come to an end but it certainly left an interesting dilemma for the BCS bowl committee. Basically, the Big 10 has three eligible teams for two BCS bids. Ohio State clinched the first bid with its automatic BCS Rose Bowl birth by winning the Big 10. This leaves Iowa and Penn State as the two remaining teams for one precious at-large birth. Iowa is currently ranked 11th and Penn State is ranked 13th after both completing their regular season...
For the Northeastern University fan faithful, it’s hard to say this, but the school is dropping its football program citing financial difficulties. After 74 years of gridiron battle, the bean counters cannot justify running the program as its just too expensive and there is not enough return on its investment. The Huskies just concluded a 3-8 season with a thrilling final victory over the Rhode Island Rams this past weekend. Unfortunately for the Huskies, this was their 6th consecutive losing season....
For the Irish faithful waiting for the latest on Charlie Weis’ future at ND, you will have to wait at least another week. AD Jack Swarbrick will not decide on Charlie Weis’ fate until after this week’s game against Stanford. In the meantime, Weis stated he would not resign, but said he understands if the school decides to part ways after his disappointing 6-5 record and double OT loss to Connecticut this past Saturday. During Weis’ tenure, he has...
For all you gamblers out there, betonsports mogul lost big: ST. LOUIS (CN) – The founder of BetonSports was sentenced to 51 months in prison and will forfeit more than $50 million as part of a federal plea agreement. Gary Stephen Kaplan, 50, pleaded guilty in August to RICO conspiracy and violating the Wire Wager Act. As part of a complex plea agreement, Kaplan will forfeit $43.65 million to the United States. He already had forfeited $7 million in...
As Rich Rodriguez kicked off the 2009 season, all signs were pointing to the Wolverines climbing back to the promised land of elite status. However, after midway through the season, the Wolverines did a 180 and headed straight down for a crash landing and the fans are getting frustrated. In two seasons, RichRod has amassed an 8-15 (3-12 in the Big Ten) record. This is unacceptable for a program with such prestige, but don’t fret fans, RichRod is here...
This has been a rough season for The Matador going 5-5 on his weekly picks. It’s going to change as we inch closer to the regular season’s end. The lock of the week is Penn State (-3) over Michigan State. Penn State has all the drive in the world to win this game big. The Nittany Lions undeservedly have the opportunity to get a BCS at-large bid with a victory. Since Ohio State locked up the Rose Bowl, two...
In an act of stupidity, Ole Miss is allowing the Mississippi White Knigths of the KKK to stage a non-violent protest to show their distaste of the removal of “From Dixie With Love” from the band’s song selection during football games. The overweight white folks from Tunica will tailgate en masse in Oxford prior to Saturday’s game against LSU to shed light on their protest from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The administration initially warned the students to cease...
