Tag Archives: Cal
What to watch this weekend (Oct 3-5)
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 that is college football. Likewise, [...]
NFL Scouting Combine Storylines: Offense
This weekend, many an NFL Draft fanatic will be tuned into the NFL Network or sitting in front of their computer as the stars, starters, busts, and footnotes of tomorrow will showcase their talents at the combine in Indianapolis. New venue, new prospects, same process. Through all of the interviews and drills, we’ll have a [...]
2009 NFL Mock Draft (Updated: Feb. 20)
The combine gets underway in earnest this weekend, with drills upon drills upon drills taking place from Saturday to Tuesday, starting with the offensive linemen tomorrow and ending with the defensive backs on Tuesday. I thought I’d squeeze in an update ahead of the important stuff, but it goes without saying that what happens over [...]
Does anyone want to win the ACC?
Before August 30, everything looked to be cut and dry in the ACC. Clemson was the undisputed best team, and the Tigers were not only touted to be the class of the ACC, but also as a potential darkhorse national title contender, with Cullen Harper, James Davis, and C.J. Spiller leading the way. Then the [...]
Where do USC and Ohio State go from here?
After months and months of hype and buildup, USC and Ohio State finally took to the field on Saturday, and if you were looking for an exciting game, the only way that you got your fill was if you were a USC fan or anyone who’s anti-Ohio State, as the Trojans pulled away in the [...]
CFB Channel Cruisin’ Week 3: It’s the big one!
After what amounted to an in-between week produced a couple of upsets and a few more near-upsets, this week is the one we’ve been waiting for. There’s the big one, which really needs no introduction (but I’ll be doing a preview of it anyway), but you’ve got plenty of action before (and during and after) [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: Special Teams – These guys put the ‘special’ in special teams.
Special teams will never be the same. Game winning kicks, botched snaps, kickoffs being returned for touchdowns, and punts being downed inside the 5 yard line have truly made special teams special.
Pre-Combine Draft Risers: Talented corners making noise, signal-callers slinging their way up.
Players who see their draft stock rise after the season ends come from all walks of college football life. Sometimes they are the big name quarterback who had a disappointing season. Sometimes they are the solid, but unspectacular middle linebacker for a MAC school. And sometimes the names are so obscure, scouts have to pull [...]
