Category Archives: NCAA Football
Florida coach Meyer steps down due to health concerns
Florida was already going to have a new leader on the field in 2010, and now, the defending national champions will have a new leader on the sidelines as well. Per a report on ESPN, Gators head coach Urban Meyer is stepping down after five seasons in Gainesville for health reasons. Meyer will coach Florida’s [...]
Presenting the 2009 McChumpies: The best and worst from the year in sports
After seeing Tiger Woods win AP Athlete of the Decade in light of his recent controversy and seeing Serena Williams win the AP Female Athlete of the Year with images of her berating a line judge still fresh in our minds, I thought to myself, why not have my own awards ceremony. After all, my [...]
“Can’t We All Get Along” Christmas Edition: A Top Five list
We once again find ourselves smack dab in the middle of Christmas season, yet some of us have been short on the holiday spirit lately, and not just because we’ve heard White Christmas for the umpteenth time. I know we’re all broke, but isn’t this the time of year when we’re supposed to spread good [...]
December Chumpservations, Vol. 1: Congress vs. the BCS, running the option in the NFL, comparing fanhood and Kentucky’s John Wall
Separation of sports and state Guess what! We’re not having a national championship game this year. Sorry Texas and Alabama fans. As the nation’s top two ranked teams, you will be playing a football game in January but it won’t be for a title. At least it won’t be recognized as such by Congress. As [...]
2009-10 College Football Bowl Schedule
The annual Army-Navy game tomorrow will mark the end of the regular season for college football’s top division, and it will also decide the last of the remaining 68 bowl berths spread out among 34 bowls. The arguments about whether or not that’s too many bowls, whether so and so is deserving/undeserving of a place [...]
Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly as new head coach
Blow the white smoke. The University of Notre Dame has its new head coach. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Thursday that University of Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly was hired as the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Kelly, who’s amassed a 171–57–2 record so far in his college coaching career, agreed to [...]
2009 Heisman Watch: The Case For Stanford’s Toby Gerhart
Toby Gerhart isn’t your typical Heisman candidate. Then again, as a white running back playing in the Pac-10 and dominating even the best of defenses, he’s not your “typical” anything. We could go on for days about the other four candidates going up against Gerhart for Saturday’s college honor, but why waste precious time? Why [...]
Charlie Weis and Tim Tebow: A contrast in circumstance
I don’t know Charlie Weis. I’ve never met the guy and likely never will. All I know of Coach Weis is what I’ve seen on television or heard in interviews, but he seems like a nice enough guy. I’ve never had any allegiance to either him or Notre Dame, the school that just fired him. [...]
What to watch this weekend: Turkey not included
Turkey, family and five days full of football. Now THAT’S something to be thankful for! The Big 12 and SEC already have next weekend’s conference games set, but their finalists must take care of a little business first. The Big 12 championship game will feature Nebraska versus Texas and the SEC championship will pit Alabama [...]
Weddings, anniversaries, handheld tv’s and national championships: A Thanksgiving tale
I’ve always hated going to weddings on important football weekends. Chalk it up to a conflict of interest. It’s bad enough most weddings already ridicule us single guys by gathering us into a circle of losers and making us pretend to want to catch a garter hurled into the crowd by the bride. While women [...]
