Sooners get their wins back
Hopefully this is an omen for SC, and the NCAA realizes that stripping past wins is the dumbest punishment ever. This is the right call.
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Spring football preview 2008
Now that we are past signing day and the NFL entry deadline, it’s time look forward to 2008. So it’s nice that Rivals.com has outlined every D-IA* team’s spring practice dates and their biggest question mark of the off-season.
SC starts March 25th and ends with the Spring Game April 19th. According to Rivals, the biggest [...]
Experts weigh in on college football parity
Yesterday on the Mike Tirico Show on ESPN Radio, they discussed College Football parity and why this year it’s greater than ever before.
First, Brent Musburger claimed that the evening out of the coaching is the #1 reason for the mid-major improvement. College Football now pays coaches over $1 million at smaller programs and coaches enjoy [...]
Roundup: ROTFLMAO edition
No more messin’ around. It’s roundup time.
The LA Times recaps a contentious practice yesterday in Troy, as Stafon Johnson raised Pete Carroll’s hackles following an impressive run. After Johnson and safety Will Harris got into it, Johnson threw the ball at Harris. Then this happened:
Coach Pete Carroll immediately got into the running back’s face, then [...]
Football’s Dirtiest Programs
The FanHouse has completed its list of the ten dirtiest programs in college football, and the winner is … Texas Tech.
The Committee on Infractions cited Texas Tech [in 1998] for unethical conduct, academic fraud, failure to monitor, and lack of institutional control. Tech was one of only two teams to get cited for all four [...]
USC’s Jarrett eligible for Opener
USC fans would like to thank the NCAA for deciding that Dwayne Jarrett would not be suspended for any games for his rent discount while living with Matt Leinart in 2005.
Posted in NCAA, Pac-10, USC | No Comments »Florida benefits from dumbest new NCAA rule
The Florida Gators have a new CB, and despite transferring from Utah he won’t miss a game. Ryan Smith—who played for Urban Meyer at Utah—graduated in 2 years and can now play for the Gators due to an NCAA rule change that allows players who have graduated to transfer their eligibility to a new [...]
Posted in Coaches, Florida, Mountain West, NCAA, SEC | No Comments »Coaches complain about rule change
Several prominent division one coaches are complaining about the rule change (starting this season) that starts the clock when the ball is kicked and when it’s put into play. These coaches believe that the game will be shortened by 10–15 plays—which they say is a bad thing. For those of us watching at [...]
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