Fanblogs Open Thread: GAME ON Edition
Fanblogs Football - 08/30/10
I honestly don't know how we made it through the summer, boys & girls, but college football season is finally here, with the official start at 6:30 pm EDT on Thursday, August 30th. One small site note.... Since this is my eighth college football season...
You ask, college football coaches answer!
NCAA Football - 08/29/10
In what may be the last absolute fluff piece of the off-season (hey... I said of the OFF-season!), the Seattle Times completed a survey of 29 FBS coaches to find out what they *really* think. A few highlights: Most Admired Coach: Mack Brown of Texas,...
2010-2011 College Football Bowl Game Television Schedule
Bowl Games Football - 08/28/10
Despite what you may hear from skeptics, there's no better season in all of sports than college football bowl season and the complete television schedule for the bowl games is right here on Fanblogs, brought to you by BangTheBook.com. About our SponsorBangTheBook.com your #1 online...
Fanblogs College Pick Em: SIGN UP NOW!
Fanblogs Football - 08/28/10
Oh hell yes! I've waited eight months for this day... it's time to register for the Yahoo! Fanblogs College Pick Em Contest. Group ID#: 16775Password: fanblogs A few ground rules for the 2010 edition: - Picks are due 5 minutes before the first game of...
A Prelude to the National Championship Game?
Texas Football - 08/28/10
The boys from Bristol have given us another great ESPN College Football Gameday commercial. The latest video features Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown squaring off against Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban... in Jenga. Good stuff....
Coming soon to the Big 12: BYU?
Big12 Football - 08/24/10
In the wake of the rumored announcement that BYU is leaving the Mountain West Conference comes speculation from Salt Lake City that BYU may be trying to line up a Big 12 Conference invitation. BYU's best-case scenario is for the Big 12 to expand and...
BYU leaving Mountain West, single-handily destroys WAC
BYU Football - 08/19/10
And the conference shakeups continue.... Reports claim that BYU is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will become a football independent, starting in the 2011 season. The expected announcement, which is said to be pending the approval of the LDS Church, might (might!) make the...
Michigan to Play Alabama at JerryWorld in 2012?
Michigan Football - 08/08/10
Brian at MGoBlog is claiming that a neutral-site game contract between Michigan and Alabama to be played at Jerry Jones' new Cowboy Stadium will be signed tomorrow, according to an undisclosed source. Some of the stipulations leaked thus far say that Michigan will be the...
2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll
Coaches Poll Football - 08/08/10
2010 2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll Rank Team (first-place votes) 2009 record Points Final 2009 rank 1. Alabama (55) 14-0 1,469 1 2. Ohio State (4) 11-2 1,392 5 3. Florida 13-1 1,245 3 4. Texas 13-1 1,240 2 5. Boise State 14-0...
Who is the biggest sleeper team this year?
Flag on the Play Football - 08/07/10
Tis the season for prognostication and - as I dust off the keyboard and hang tinsel on the Crystal Ball - I'm in the mood for some divinations and projections. So... without further ado... who is the biggest sleeper team of the 2010-2011 college football...
Has Big Time College Football Outgrown the NCAA?
NCAA Football - 07/27/10
An interesting column by David Moulton last week in the wake of the latest player-agent investigation that openly poses a very provocative question: is it time for FBS college football to leave the NCAA behind? As shocking as that statement is, it's actually possible. Affiliation with...
Fanblogs 1st and Ten: Questions for the Upcoming Season
Conventional Wisdom Football - 07/19/10
It's been a long off season. Let's get back in commenting shape by trying this short exercise, guaranteed to tone and hone your razor wits. Copy and paste and fight amongst yourselves: 1) Lane Kiffin's first year record at USC? Bonus: Tennessee's? 2) Over/under...
Pass (the loot) Interference: Agents Contact With Players Rampant?
North Carolina Football - 07/19/10
Late last week, reports surfaced that a months-long NCAA investigation into North Carolina is occuring, with reported widespread tampering by agents with many players alledged. Up to 13 Tar Heel players may have been interviewed, the most prominent being defensive tackle Marvin Austin, who...
Tommy Tuberville Doing It His Way at Texas Tech
Texas Tech Football - 07/13/10
Show us SIX fingers, Tubs! Guns up! Tommy Tuberville, never one to shy away from being direct, seems to be saying what he feels once again, which could be designed to keep Texas Tech on the map, but might not be endearing himself...
Tennessee Turns Down Shot at Kiffin Bowl
Tennessee Football - 07/08/10
Tennessee's athletic director Mike Hamilton confirmed yesterday that the Volunteers will not choose to accept an offer from Lane Kiffin and USC to meet in the 2011 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game, sponsored by the Atlanta Sports Council. Hamilton has been approached a few times by...
Football Withdrawal: Top Five Things I Don't Understand About Soccer
Flag on the Play Football - 06/29/10
So, I know you poor peeps are going through football withdrawal, so much so that you were probably like me on Saturday, laid out on your couch, watching to see if the U.S. could cure it's four year-old case of Ghana rrhea. I even...
SEC Revenue Disbursement: Status Quo or a Texas-Sized Hold-Up?
SEC Football - 06/22/10
Those in the SEC are in the football beniss, and cousin, beniss is booming! With the recently concluded SEC spring meetings, it looks like the total take of the conference in revenue was $209 million last year and pay czar Mike Slive got to dole...
Gators commission Tebow statue to be displayed at Swamp
Florida Football - 06/18/10
Just six months after he last donned the cape, the Florida Gators are set to cast Heisman winner Tim Tebow in bronze. The statue, which will be placed in a new statue garden on the western side of The Swamp, will be a 120% scale...
Utah to the PAC 10
Utah Football - 06/17/10
Muahahahaha! My evil plan to rule the college football world is coming together! Utah becomes the fourth team to change conferneces this summer, joining Colorado in the PAC 10. Colorado is set to join in 2012 and the date for Utah has not yet been...
Texas staying in Big 12, conference to survive as 10-team league
Big12 Football - 06/14/10
It's been a whirlwind day for Texas fans. This morning the Horns were headed to the Pac10, but by late this afternoon, UT declined an offer to join the Pac10 and will instead stay in the Big12. According to The Dallas Morning News, Pac-10 Commissioner...
Deal in works to save Big 12
Big12 Football - 06/14/10
If you've been following the Fanblogs Twitter Account (@fanblogs) this morning, you already be aware that negotiations are ongoing at this moment to salvage the Big 12 Conference. According to multiple sources, Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe has been working behind the scenes to line...
Hammer Dropped! USC Sanctions Finally In
USC Football - 06/10/10
Quite the day in CFB this Thursday.Not only all the conference defections, but USC's long awaited penalties from the Pete Carroll era are finally in: A 2-year ban on post season games, the loss of 30 scholarships and the vacation of all victories in...
Fanblogs Open Thread: Realignment-ageddon Edition
Fanblogs Football - 06/10/10
With today's official announcement of Colorado to the Pac10 conference and the expected announcement of Nebraska to the Big10 conference (which officially makes it a Big12, don't you think?)... it would seem that the summer realignment-ageddon has officially begun. Here's a quick what we know,...
Ultimatum Answered? Nebraska to Join Big Ten by the Weekend?
Nebraska Football - 06/09/10
Mere days after supposedly being given an ultimatum to tell the Big 12 if they should stay or go, Omaha.com is reporting that Nebraska University could join the Big Ten by this weekend, even as soon as Friday. NU chancellor Harvey Perlman has declined...
Nebraska given ultimatum; Texas legislators pushing Baylor to Pac10
Big12 Football - 06/06/10
In the ongoing saga of "As the Big 12 Turns", Rivals.com site Orangebloods is reporting that the conference has given Nebraska less than two weeks to decide if it will remain in the Big 12. According to sources, Nebraska is on the fence as to...
