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The best college uniforms

Faithful readers might remember that we came in at #9 on an earlier list of college football’s best unis. Turns out we’re moving up—the latest list, from Dayn Perry at FOX Sports, has us at #2: Exceptionally cool helmets, colors, striping and cleats. It’s a look that’s also stood the test of time.
The Pac-10 [...]

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Week 1, on your couch

Thanks to Awful Announcing for having someone compile this list.
Here are the highlights:

Tomorrow, ESPN begins to completely whip our ass with the 25-hour pregame nightmare.
Then we get LSU and Miss St with Fowler, Flutie, and James (are you kidding me that we have to put up with Craig James in the booth now?), and the [...]

Posted in Cal, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, The Biz, UCLA, Va Tech | 1 Comment »

Roundup: “If it’s in the police report, it’s in the game” edition

No asterisks in this roundup. Just cold, hard facts. And snarky opinions.
As the L.A. Daily News’ Scott Wolf reports in his USC blog, there is no bad blood between Pete Carroll and the guy who nearly had Carroll’s job:
Mike Bellotti and Pete Carroll do not hate each other. But there is a spirted rivalry there [...]

Posted in BCS, Big Eleven, Boise State, Coaches, Oregon, Pitt, ROUNDUPS, Syracuse, Tennessee, The U, UCLA, USC, Va Tech | 4 Comments »

College football roundup – “It’s only an AK-47″ edition

College football took a backseat this weekend to other momentous sports moments (and we’re referring, of course, to Lorena Ochoa winning the Women’s British Open), but there were some happenings around the nation. They’re here in the roundup.
The Jim Harbaugh Quote Machine continues to crank out good copy. The latest?
“The most important goal is to [...]

Posted in Coaches, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, ROUNDUPS, Recruiting, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, The Bigs, The Other USC, USC, Wyoming | 1 Comment »