Florida-Auburn 1986: The Greatest Game at the Swamp?
Published on: 25th February, 2010
What's the greatest game ever played at Florida Field, also known as the Swamp? My high school football coach at Fletcher Senior High School in Jacksonville Beach, Florida told me something I hadn't known. Running track for him in high school was a kid named Robert McGinty. He'd go on to become ...Urban Meyer: Florida’s “Evil Genuis” Rooted In Princeton’s Single Wing
Published on: 25th February, 2010
Don't hate Urban Meyer. It's really not all his fault. He never wanted to be a saint. Pulling a dusty old book from my shelf, I noticed a hand-written note inside from its author. "To Johnny, May you, as a former 'Tiger,' continue to enjoy those pleasant Saturday afternoons at Palmer Stadium. Warm regards, Charlie Caldwell" Dated ...Dunkel Index: Old School College Football Rating System Making Comeback
Published on: 25th February, 2010
On another wind driven snowy day, with Bonnie Raitt's Not the Only One playing as I type these words, my thoughts drift back to snowy days of yesterday. I used to get up early to get the newspaper. The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), with the best sports section in the New York Metropolitan ...How Rutgers and Tim Brown’s Miracle TD Crushed UConn’s Broken Heart
Published on: 24th February, 2010
Sitting in the exact same chair as I'm in right now, I was about to turn off the on line broadcast of the Rutgers-Connecticut football game of last year. Listening to it on the computer was the only way I could tune in to hear my alma mater. And what I ...Iowa Hawkeye Football: Kinnick Stadium, Hayden Fry, and a Road Not Taken
Published on: 23rd February, 2010
Perhaps things would have been different had I made that turn. Not necessarily better, but certainly different. Driving south from Detroit to Florida, I remember seeing "Iowa" on an interstate highway. Why I remember that, I'll never know. We might as well have been on our way to the Yukon for all ...Great Plays in Florida Gator Football History: Kerwin Bell to Ricky Nattiel
Published on: 22nd February, 2010
Four years earlier, I was sitting outside a Publix Grocery Store in Jacksonville Beach, Florida listening on the radio to the last few minutes of the 1980 Florida-Georgia game. The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party was winding down and the Gators were about to win. Getting out of my parent's station wagon, ...Joe Morrison: South Carolina Gamecock’s Man In Black Died Too Young
Published on: 22nd February, 2010
When he came to Columbia, South Carolina, to be USC's (that other USC) new head football coach, Joe Morrison was the next great thing; a new hot coaching prospect. Toiling for three years at the University of New Mexico, Morrison had led the Lobos to a 10-1 record in 1982. And ...Shaun O’Hara: NFL’s NY Giant and Rutgers Walk On Giving Back
Published on: 21st February, 2010
"I'll prepare my best and perhaps I'll get my chance." If that's the best that he could do, then who the heck am I to be making demands. The he I'm referring to is UCLA's legendary basketball coach, John Wooden. I often use that quote with my students as I try to emphasize ...Jay Berwanger: Chicago’s Flying Dutchman Was First Heisman Trophy Winner
Published on: 20th February, 2010
When the big boys from Iowa, Purdue, Minnesota, and Michigan came to play, Jay Berwanger just stiff-armed them away. "I wanted to go to a school that would give me a first-rate education in business so that I'd be prepared when the opportunities came," was his response. College football's first Heisman Trophy ...Wilber Marshall: Florida Gator and NFL Star Shining Light on Player Disabilities
Published on: 19th February, 2010
Given to hyperbole and with a penchant for spinning a tall tale, even Terry out-Terried himself with this one. "I'm bringing Wilber by tonight," he told us flatly one day, many days ago. We all knew that both Terry and Wilber shared allegiances, having both graduated from the same high school in ...Featured Sponsors
File not found.