Weddings, anniversaries, handheld tv’s and national championships: A Thanksgiving tale

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Wednesday, November 25th 2009. Under Basketball, NCAA Football Tags: Bobby Bowden, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Steve Spurrier

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 ... Continue Reading

Bobby Bowden, the Florida State Seminoles and the end of an era

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, September 27th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BJ Daniels, Bobby Bowden, Florida Gators, Florida State, Jim Leavitt, Steve Spurrier, Warrick Dunn

Thanksgiving is a special time of year. It’s a holiday when family and friends gather round the dinner table and give thanks for everything they have. Back in the day, I used to dread that time of year for it meant the annual meeting between Florida and Florida State. Now ... Continue Reading

What to watch this weekend

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Thursday, September 17th 2009. Under NCAA Football, NFL Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Bobby Bowden, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, cincinnati bearcats, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Wannstedt, Drew Brees, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fresno State Bulldogs, Lane Kiffin, navy football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oregon State Beavers, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh football, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Volunteers, Urban Meyer, Virginia Tech

Back by popular demand, sportschump.net has once again decided to preview the weekend’s most important match-ups. For those of you who don’t eat, drink and sleep SportsCenter, here’s what you should be watching this weekend. (10) Boise State at Fresno State – (Friday, 9:00 pm – ESPN – BSU minus 7.5) The ... Continue Reading

Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, November 14th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Bobby Bowden, Brandon Spikes, Chris Rainey, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Jarvis Moss, Jeff Demps, Kentucky, Lee Corso, LSU, Michigan State, Nick Saban, Ole Miss, Penn State, Percy Harvin, SEC, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier, Tennessee, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, USC, Wake Forest

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game. After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they ... Continue Reading

Separated At Birth; Bowden Fired, Tuberville Not Far Behind

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Tuesday, October 14th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Atlantic Coast Conference, auburn, Bobby Bowden, CJ Spiller, Clemson, James Davis, Maryland, Tommy Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, West Virginia

You know how that old urban legend goes?Out of the blue, a woman feels a sharp pain in her left forearm. Three thousand miles away, a brother she never knew she had slices his arm in a wood-cutting accident. They simultaneously sense a connection and ultimately share a tearful reunion ... Continue Reading

Five For Friday: Oregon State plays giant-killer, Matt Millen gets the boot, Plaxico doesn’t answer his phone, and more

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, September 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football, NFL Tags: Alabama, Bobby Bowden, Detroit Lions, Eli Manning, Florida State, Georgia, Hank Baskett, Jacquizz Rodgers, Kendra Wilkinson, Matt Millen, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Penn State, Philadelphia Eagles, Plaxico Burress, TCU, USC, Wake Forest

It's actually not Friday anymore (not here, at least), but I'm getting this out a little later than I'd planned to since Friday was a busy day. Because there's not enough time for me to always go through every headline and interesting story I come across in short order, ... Continue Reading

Rating College Football’s Bests: Which school has the richest tradition?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, July 23rd 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: #55, Alabama football, Bear Bryant, Bo Schembechler, Bobby Bowden, Bud Wilkinson, Darrell Royal, Florida football, Florida State football, Joe Paterno, Johnny Majors, Knute Rockne, Les Miles, Linebacker U, LSU football, Mack Brown, Michigan football, Nebraska football, Notre Dame football, Ohio State football, Oklahoma football, Penn State football, Pete Carroll, Pittsburgh football, Rocky Top, Rudy, Steve Spurrier, Tailback U, Tennessee football, Texas football, Tom Osborne, USC football, Woody Hayes

If you want to spark a debate among friends, or really piss off a sensitive message board poster, talking about a program’s tradition, or lack thereof, is one of the best ways to do it. With that in mind, what better way to kick off our ‘bests’ series than ... Continue Reading

College Football in Florida: A Ten Year Retrospective

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, July 18th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, American League East, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bobby Bowden, Butch Davis, Central Florida football, Clemson, Conference USA, Da U, Dennis Erickson, Florida State football, George O'Leary, Jim Leavitt, Jimbo Fisher, Larry Coker, Miami football, Mike Kruczek, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Randy Shannon, Ron Zook, South Florida football, Steve Spurrier, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas, Tim Tebow, UCF football, USF football, Virginia Tech, Wasington Redskins, West Virginia

The Sunshine State has long been a hotbed for college football. With an abundance of high school talent leaving for college every year, Florida schools have their pick of the litter of some of the nation’s best athletes. For as long as anyone can remember, at least one ... Continue Reading

2008 Florida State Seminoles Preview: Weatherford and a talented defense are the keys to FSU’s success

Posted By Mark Scott On Monday, July 7th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 Florida State football, 2008 Florida State football preview, 2008 FSU football, 2008 FSU football preview, ACC, ACC football, Bobby Bowden, Drew Weatherford, Florida State football, Florida State football preview, FSU football preview

Florida State came into 2007 with a lot of promise, as the Seminoles were ranked in the top 20 heading into the season. But, FSU lost their season opener at Clemson, which knocked them out of the rankings. They did rebound from that loss with four victories to ... Continue Reading

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