College Football Preview and Prediction: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, November 11th 2010. Under NCAA Football Tags: Big Ten, Dan Persa, Iowa Hawkeyes, Northwestern Wildcats, Ricky Stanzi

Northwestern Wildcats (6-3, 2-3 Big Ten) vs. #13 AP/ESPN/BCS Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) Spread: Iowa by 9.5 Total: 50 Last season, Northwestern went into Iowa City and knocked Hawkeyes QB Ricky Stanzi out of the game – and the Hawkeyes out of the national title race – with a stunning upset. ... Continue Reading

Unshakable Stanzi the perfect man to lead perfect Hawkeyes

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, November 1st 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Big Ten, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Indiana, Iowa, Marvin McNutt, Ricky Stanzi

Is there a more frustrating player in the country than Ricky Stanzi? There might be, but Iowa’s junior quarterback is definitely near the top of the list. In a way, you could say that Stanzi is the epitome of the 9-0 Hawkeyes. Not always pretty, but effective. ... Continue Reading

What to watch this weekend (Oct 3-5)

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, October 2nd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: ABC, ACC, AFC, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Brett Favre, Cal, California, CBS, Drew Brees, ESPN, Florida, football, Georgia, Green Bay, Greg Lewis, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Jacory Harris, Jahvid Best, Joe Flacco, Knowshon Moreno, Landry Jones, Les Miles, LSU, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, packers, Patriots, Penn State, Rex Ryan, Rich Rodriguez, Sam Bradford, Sean Payton, SEC, Stafon Johnson, Tennessee, Texas, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Last week, college football fans saw four top ten teams (Ole Miss, Penn State, Cal and Miami) lose in disheartening fashion. While the upsets this weekend will likely not be as poll-shattering, Saturday’s slate features three crucial contests between ranked teams that will continue to add pieces to the puzzle ... Continue Reading

Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, May 27th 2009. Under Featured, NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Bob Huggins, Boston College, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa State, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, MAC, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, SEC, South Carolina, syracuse, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real ... Continue Reading

No reason for Paterno to be scared of the big bad Delany

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, May 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, BCS, BCS National Championship Game, Big 12, Big Ten, Colt McCoy, Florida, Heisman Trophy, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Orange Bowl, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Terrelle Pryor, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Wisconsin

A few weeks ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno made a call for the Big Ten to follow the path of the SEC, Big 12, and ACC to expand to 12 teams in an attempt to help the Big Ten be a bigger factor on the national stage. But ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Team Grades – AFC East

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, April 30th 2009. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Aaron Maybin, AFC East, Big Ten, Bill Belichick, Boston College, Brett Favre, Brian Hartline, Buffalo Bills, Chris Clemons, Darius Butler, Darryl Richard, Dwayne Jarrett, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Julian Edelman, Kellen Clemens, Kent State, Kentucky, Leon Washington, mark sanchez, Miami Dolphins, Mike Williams, Myron Pryor, New York Jets, Nic Harris, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pat White, Patrick Turner, Ron Brace, Sean Smith, Shawn Nelson, Shonn Greene, Southern Mississippi, Ted Ginn, Thomas Jones, Trent Edwards, UConn, USC, Vontae Davis, West Virginia

The 2009 NFL Draft is in the books, and it's time to take a look at how each team did. handing out grades and dishing out analysis on the best picks, worst picks, and steals for all 32 teams. We're going to break it all down, division by division, ... Continue Reading

Utah at #2 in the AP? Something smells of…correctness

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, January 9th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Alabama, Big Ten, BYU, Fiesta Bowl, Florida, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, TCU, Texas, Urban Meyer, USC, Utah

Some love him, some hate him, some envy him, but you can’t argue with the fact that Urban Meyer is one heck of a program builder. Florida was crowned BCS national champion last night with their 24-14 victory over Oklahoma, and as expected, the Gators finished #1 in the ... Continue Reading

College Football Coaches Hot Seat Watch

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, December 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, auburn, Big Ten, Brent Guy, Brent Venables, Bret Bielema, Bud Foster, Buffalo, BYU, Chuck Long, Clemson, Diondre Borel, Doug Martin, Greg Robinson, Hal Mumme, Jeff Genyk, Joe Glenn, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Lane Kiffin, Louisiana Tech, MAC, MAC East, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Mike Sanford, New Mexico State, Northern Illinois, Oakland Raiders, Oklahoma, Philip Fulmer, Ron Prince, San Diego State, Shane Montgomery, syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, Tom Amstutz, Tommy Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Tyrone Willingham, UNLV, Utah State, Virginia Tech, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

With several coaches having already resigned or been handed their walking papers before the end of the season, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep track of all of the changes and speculate on the ones to come in one nice, tidy section. This section will be ... Continue Reading

Florida-Oklahoma championship showdown headlines BCS matchups

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, December 7th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, BCS, Big East, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Boise State, Brian Kelly, BYU, Cincinnati, Fiesta Bowl, Florida, Heisman, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Orange Bowl, Oregon, Oregon State, Pac-10, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Steve Spurrier, Sugar Bowl, TCU, Texas, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech

There was a small chance that the BCS could’ve went a little nutty and spit out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch for the national championship, but after the coaches’ poll revealed Oklahoma and Florida to be 1-2, there was little surprise as to who would be playing for the national title. ... Continue Reading

Saturday Shuffle: Upsets, upsets, and more upsets!

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, September 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, auburn, Beanie Wells, Big 12, Big Ten, BYU, Clemson, Colorado, Cullen Harper, East Carolina, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, Kansas State, Maryland, middle tennessee state, Missouri, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Riley Skinner, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Tommy Bowden, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Wisconsin

The Shuffle certainly has an appropriate name this week, doesn't it? Instead of doing the usual Saturday Shuffle tonight, I thought I’d devote tonight’s shuffle to all of the shuffling and shaking up that there’ll be in the upcoming polls thanks to an upset-filled week to cap September. Every ... Continue Reading

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