College football fans are in for a treat this Saturday as #1 LSU squares off against #2 Alabama both pitted with identical 8-0 records. It’s the first regular season match-up of Nos 1 and 2 in SEC history. The level of play on both sides of the ball is paramount featuring arguably 20 plus future NFL stars. In recent years, both teams have created feeder systems straight to the NFL and there will be no shortage of NFL talent on...
Teams that are considering the conference switch should take a serious look at Colorado before making any move. Last season, Colorado announced it would leave the Big XII conference for the greener pastures of the newly configured Pac-12. Well the transition has been anything but smooth for the anemic Buffaloes. Colorado is an abysmal 1-8 with no conference wins in its inaugural Pac-12 season. The low point thus far was a 2-45 loss to Oregon in which after the...
No sport does big games like college football. With just a small handful of matchups per season, one loss can result in the ruination of your quest for a national title — of course, the biggest games typically involve the top teams in the nation. The drama is only heightened if the matchup involves two bitter rivals, such as USC and UCLA, who are battling over regional bragging rights and recruiting territory, the latter of which determines how long...
The Rotary Club of Houston announced the 12 semifinalists for the 42nd annual Rotary Lombardi Award (RLA) awarded to the best college football lineman or linebacker. There are eight defensive players and four offensive players who made this year’s cut. The RLA will be awarded on December 7, 2011 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Last year’s winner was Auburn’s Nick Fairley. Though there are no Auburn players on the list this year, the SEC does lead with...
The NCAA approved an initiative that allows athletic conferences the option of giving full scholarship athletes a $2,000 annual stipend to help defray the high cost of college. The notion behind the move is to line the pockets of players who are in financial need and cannot obtain a part-time job due to the commitment involved when playing college sports. The $2,000 stipend would be in addition to the athlete’s full scholarship (which is currently limited to room, board,...
Notre Dame’s legendary quarterback Joe Montana is displeased with his alma mater. During the 22nd annual Compeer luncheon appearance at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester New York, the Golden Domer was asked weather he would consider an athletic director position or head coach position at Notre Dame. His response, “You’re asking me at absolutely the wrong time.” Montana’s terse comment evolved from the way his son Nate Montana was treated during his brief stint at Notre Dame. The...
In the eyes of the Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M cannot leave the conference soon enough as UT fans are tired of Texas A&M’s immature and idiotic antics. This time, according to The Daily Texan, unidentified vandals decided to spray-paint various locations on UT’s campus late Friday night. Being it was family weekend, students, parents, and guests, woke up to slogans like “MUNgLoaf Was here” and “Gig em Aggies” spray-painted on walkways and campus buildings. UT police were quickly able...
