Reader Bryan writes in with the following:
A few years ago, ESPN created the perfect drug for the general college football degenerate: College Gameday Live, a once-a-week quality-produced show that is not only insightful but also entertaining. Needless to say, I quickly became a regular weekend user. But after growing accustomed to the euphoria of this [...]
SC’s second-place ranking got you down? Well, take heart in the fact that we are nevertheless the Pac-10’s “clutch team past.” We’re not really sure what that means, but here’s the evidence in favor:
The record speaks for itself. The Trojans:
Own 11 national titles in five different decades.
Own the highest all-time winning percentage vs. NCAA [...]
Chris Dufresne provides a nice summary of the important dates of the ‘08 season, along with a little jab at the Trojans:
* Aug. 30: USC opens season at Virginia.
Last time Trojans opened against a Virginia team on the road (2004 vs. Virginia Tech) they finished 13-0 and won the only Bowl Championship Series title of [...]
Bill Plaschke is excited about the revitalized crosstown rivalry between USC and UCLA
[T]he shiny, new-car feel to this rivalry needs no clarification.
College football around here hasn’t felt this much preseason sizzle in years. College football around here has become bigger than one team, bigger than one coach, as big as it’s been since before Toledo [...]
The Sports Blawger has posted a list of the top ten college football coaches. Some interesting choices along the way (for example, Urban Meyer over Mack Brown), but he ends up in the right place:
1. Pete Carroll, Southern California
Yep. It’s Pete. If OSU dominates the Big-10, I don’t think they’ve invented a name for what [...]
Sunday Morning Quarterback has an interesting piece (though perhaps borderline TLDR) on the exceedingly high expectations for Karl Dorrell and the, um, not so high expectations for Rick Neuheisel.
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Mark Mangino begins a rigorous pre-season fitness regimen.
OU cheerleaders scramble to memorize the words to Boomer Sooner.
Nerds across the country prepare for twelve weeks out of the shadows as they don Micheal Jackson-esque pseudo-military uniforms to march in the band.
A Northwest Florida cryogenics lab begins de-icing Bobby Bowden.
Joe Paterno starts sundowning.
BYU embraces its African-American [...]
Apparently UCLA has decided to take precautions against a repeat of some of Skippy Neuheisel’s past antics:
The really interesting stuff, according to the [Los Angeles] Times: He can’t get bonuses and will be required to pay back any previous bonuses if the football program is put on NCAA probation or is “subsequently sanctioned for NCAA [...]
We approach National Signing Day on which thousands of 17- and 18-year-olds will sign their one-year commitment to major colleges around the country. (That’s right—after one year, the school can end it if you are not worth it.) This time around, college coaches are agitating for an early signing period.
They are talking about it being [...]
I’m surprised Neuheisel didn’t go after him. Perhaps because DeWayne would’ve felt overshadowed?
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