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“If we appreciate each other, then we have a chance for something great.”
posted on March 5, 2010 at 5:38pm

This is a quote from an interview this week with Jim Tressel, the Ohio State football coach whose team won the Rose Bowl this year. Tressel agreed to do the interview with Outlook Columbus, a local GLBT magazine. I am not sure of this, but I am betting ...more

Grambling State opens Eddie Robinson Museum
posted on March 5, 2010 at 7:13am

My first recollection of the Grambling State University campus in 1990 was how run down it looked compared to the other state school just a few miles down the road.   Louisiana Tech in Ruston represented itself to the world with manicured lawns, freshly...more

NCAA Football Coach Swap
posted on January 28, 2010 at 6:33pm

As promised, I’m back with the latest in NCAA football coach musical chairs. You really can’t tell a player without a program anymore. Lane Kiffin: From Tennessee to USC. Violations. Investigations. And L’il Wayne. Blah, blah, blah. It just sucks...more

Who's talking about Tebow?
posted on January 28, 2010 at 9:55am

So much for my one religion post a month. I guess I just can't will culture to limit my exposure to such things.So who is talking about Tim Tebow--besides this reluctant blogger? Well every guy on Sports Center and Mike and Mike in the Morning (I sit thro...more

Lane Kiffin’s first USC recruiting violation
posted on January 24, 2010 at 3:22pm

Whoever had 10 days in the pool can come collect their money. That was how long it took Lane Kiffin to commit his first recruiting violation at USC. On Saturday he picked a USC prospect up at the airport in a limousine. At this rate he should be able t...more

"Summit disappointed that Kiffin left UT"
posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:35am

"Summit disappointed that Kiffin left UT" OK, so clowning on a mercenary football coach like Lane Kiffin is already getting kinda old... Everybody from Charles Barkley to Tennessee clergy is doing it... But -- fair or not -- at how many schools could ...more

Not a pretty girl*
posted on January 14, 2010 at 5:48pm

And thank goodness for that because then I might have been recruited as a hostess. You're thinking sex work, right? Nope. Well, maybe, kind of.According to this article from a December issue of Inside Higher Ed, the sketchy practice of pretty girls hostin...more

College Football: OK, Now I’m Getting Angry
posted on January 14, 2010 at 2:24pm

Pissed of is more like it, but not the best word for a title. And since I’m apparently the resident college football commentator, (jump in, anyone?!), I get to add my opinion, right? That said, reading that Ruffin McNeill was fired by Texas Tech really...more

Pat Summitt: “No, I can’t coach football.”
posted on January 14, 2010 at 9:36am

Pat Summitt talks about former Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin during an appearance before the big Orange Tipoff Club on Wednesday. During her weekly teleconference yesterday she said that Kiffin’s decision to leave the school after only 14 mont...more

College Football: The Plot Thickens…
posted on January 13, 2010 at 8:25am

Today it was announced that Lane Kiffin will be leaving the University of Tennessee to replace Pete Carroll at the University of Southern California. (See the story on ESPN.com) Carroll was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Seattle Seahaw...more

USC's Pete Carroll jumping to NFL
posted on January 9, 2010 at 12:11pm

It looks like Pete Carroll of USC will be headed to the Seattle Seahawks. It also looks like the off season is going to be very interesting as far as head coaches in the NCAA Division 1 are concerned. With openings all over the country at schools like ...more

Football trivia: On the eleventh day of Christmas
posted on January 4, 2010 at 7:11pm

On the eleventh day of Christmas Draft Day Suit brings you…. trivia! You really have no need for “lords a leaping” anyway. To kick off our new trivia segment we turn to college football. Despite my Rose Bowl disappointment (Go Ducks!), and pe...more

Meyer pulls a Favre
posted on December 27, 2009 at 7:53pm

Urban Meyer has now said that he will only take a leave of absence from his head coaching position with the Florida Gators. Yesterday, he announced that he would resign his position. I have a feeling it’s going to be a long week. Stay tuned, as Meyer ...more

Meyer to step down as Florida head coach
posted on December 27, 2009 at 9:48am

On Saturday, Urban Meyer announced that he will step down as the head coach of the University of Florida Gators, after discussing the matter with his family. Meyer had been admitted to the hospital after the SEC title game with chest pains, and has bee...more

Success in life through athletics
posted on December 20, 2009 at 2:10pm

“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life, it can be done.” -Vince Lombardi...more

UNCC decides to add football
posted on December 15, 2009 at 1:14pm

The trustees at the University of North Carolina Charlotte have decided to go forward with the plan to add a football team. The team will make its debut in 2013.This is also a good time to mention that Hofstra University cut its team last week, shortly af...more

Ingram wins Heisman Trophy
posted on December 13, 2009 at 5:23pm

Last night in New York City, Mark Ingram of the University of Alabama was awarded the 2009 Heisman Trophy. (image credit) Obviously instrumental in his team’s  SEC championship season and bid for the BCS national title, Ingram had a great season. H...more

What The Blind Side is blind to
posted on December 6, 2009 at 12:24pm

The film The Blind Side is the most recent sports-themed movie to hit the box office. The film tells the “true” story of Michael Oher, an overweight, black teenager with a tragic background who is taken in by a white, middle-class family, the Touhys,...more

Is collegiate football dying?
posted on December 1, 2009 at 8:41am

Well if you listen to the commentary that has come with the announcement that Northeastern University has cut its football program you would think we were back in the early 1900s when football almost died a quick death due to concerns over morality and m...more

Best 30 Years of My Life
posted on November 22, 2009 at 12:10pm

Last night as I sat in my seat, flipping the pages of a magazine and waiting for my plane to take off, my attention was quickly diverted to a conversation I overheard between a man walking down the isle and the gentleman in my row. After their quick manly...more

College football promotes military values
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:26am

When Maryland’s star receiver Torrey Smith caught a pass in the second quarter of the Terps’ game vs. Virginia Tech Saturday, fans saw the familiar No. 82 streak past his defender for a 21-yard gain. Above that No. 82, though, was not “SMITH,” but...more

FACT: Football & Men’s Basketball don’t pay for themselves
posted on October 28, 2009 at 2:25pm

A new report, College Sports 101: A Primer on Money, Athletics, and Higher Education in the 21st Century released by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics reveals some interesting facts and current trends about intercollegiate sports.  Jay...more

How ‘Bout Them Bulls?
posted on September 29, 2009 at 2:46pm

I was sitting quietly working on a post this weekend when my husband called me from his office. “Holy Shit! Are you watching this game? USF is beating FSU?” My husband went to the University of South Florida and he had the game live streaming on the ...more

Bud Fan Cans make students drink beer, schools say
posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:08am

“Show your colors!” says Bud Light. “Put your hand around a Fan Can.” The Indiana Daily Student reports that Anheuser Busch has agreed to stop selling the red and white version of their snazzy Fan Cans in the vicinity of Indiana University’s B...more
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