I-Back Heaven: Ranking the Top 50 Nebraska Running Backs of All-Time
Published on: 28th February, 2011
The legendary I-back position is unique to the Cornhuskers. Four of them have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame—the first in 1954 and the last in 2006. Ahman Green could one day be inducted, but where does he rank on my list? You'll just have to follow the ...BCS National Championship: Why Cam Newton Will Feed the Ducks His Daily Bread
Published on: 19th December, 2010
“No college team can stop Cam Newton. They can only hope to be able to contain him.” That’s the mantra, but what does Oregon think about it? I’ll tell you at the end of this piece. Breaking defenses off like the pieces from the loaves Jesus and the disciples fed the ...Holiday Bowl 2010: How Nebraska Football Will Keep Washington Leashed
Published on: 19th December, 2010
On paper, this looks like the biggest mismatch in the bowl season other than Oklahoma-UConn. Nebraska came in first place in the Big 12 North and Washington finished the season in third place in the Pacific-10. Having thumped Washington, 56-21, in September, the big and bold Nebraska Cornhuskers will try to ...Gator Bowl 2011: Will the Moon Shine on Mississippi State or Michigan?
Published on: 18th December, 2010
Electrifying fireworks will be popping off on New Year’s Eve at midnight on the Jacksonville, Fla. Riverfront. On New Year’s Day, fireworks will also be firing off on the football field at EverBank Stadium in the Gator Bowl. Gator McCluskey is one of the classic character names in American cinema. Portrayed ...Is Utah Utes Guru Kyle Wittingham a Coaching Messiah?
Published on: 18th December, 2010
Could a football program view a new coach as a sort of Messiah or savior? Of course. Some people, inadvertently, worship coaches like saviors of their losing programs. It's the coaches duty to credit the blessings of God. Such a coach, Kyle Whittingham, 51, has been with the University of Utah ...Texas Bowl 2010: Will the Illinois Illini Make the Baylor Bears Pigskin Rugs?
Published on: 18th December, 2010
This game is a red hot ticket. When I hear about a bowl in this great state of Texas, usually, I think about red hot chili. Both Texas Bowl teams are hungry enough for a victory to be able to eat everything hot at your local chili cooking contest. There’s nothing ...Boise State-Utah: Analyzing Wild Horses and Ute Indians in the Las Vegas Bowl
Published on: 16th December, 2010
Wild horses better drive you to this game. It’s going to be full of thoroughbreds. In “Sin City,” the odds shouldn’t make any difference. This one should be a doozy. At 21-3, combined, the Boise State Broncos and the University of Utah Utes will battle in the 2010 Las Vegas Bowl. Between ...Mike Gundy, T. Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State: Bankrolling the Alamo Bowl?
Published on: 16th December, 2010
“Come after me! I’m a man, I’m 40!” The man who uttered those memorable words in 2007 is 43 years old now. His team plays against the University of Arizona Wildcats in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. He hopes his defense successfully gets after the Wildcats. In building one of America’s budding ...Texas A&M-Baylor: Which Team Will Win the Big 12 ‘Battle of the Brazos?’
Published on: 8th November, 2010
“Don’t mess with Texas” means don’t litter the streets or the waterways. The slogan is almost omnipotent in the Lone Star State — one of the tidiest places on the face of the earth. The Baylor Bears will need to tidy up their defense this week if they want to beat ...College Football Week 10: Big 12 Conference Power Rankings Logic by the Lake
Published on: 1st November, 2010
Each week I bring you a sort of fireside chat from one of the many Great Lake regions of the Big 12 Conference. I take you from the Rockies to the gentle rolling hills of south central Oklahoma, to the Land O' Lakes, to the palm trees of Texas. I've been to the Ozarks, Lake ...Featured Sponsors
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