Archive for the ‘College Football’ Category

Not as Noble as it Sounds

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

The feel good story of the draft was snubbed out yesterday. A day before Training Camp was supposed to start for the Lions, Caleb Campbell, the West Point graduate who was picked in the 7th round, will instead be thrown back into the Army. To refresh your memory, the Army implemented ...

Carson Palmer Takes Aim at Columbus; Overthrows

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

From the Fanhouse: When on a Los Angeles-area radio show this past Thursday, the USC alum had this to say about Ohio State fans: I cannot stand the Buckeyes. It's amazing to hear what those guys think about that university and what they think about that football program and Tressel and all ...

Italics = EXCITEMENT

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

(via FanHouse): The Mid-American Conference, in coordination with recent rebranding initiatives on MAC campuses the past several years, unveiled its new marks today (July 1) that celebrate the tradition of the league and embodies a fresh brand identity. That new logo sure does... lean to the right. And embrace the color scheme ...

It’s Official… Duke Sucks

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Via Fanhouse via The Wizard of Odds via The Courier-Journal, check out this fine piece of lawyerin': Duke backs out of a scheduled four-game series with Louisville after the first game, causing the Cardinals to sue for the buyout money. The buyout stipulated that Duke had to pay $150k for each voided ...

MAC Football Players Don’t Learn Good

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

The NCAA released it's annual Academic Progress Rate report yesterday, commemorating over 700 teams that say it "student-athlete", and reprimanding 218 teams who say it "student-athlete". In the world of college football, 17 Division I-A FBS teams are on the list. Of those, five are Mid-American Conference teams. They are, ...