Throughout this year’s college football bowl season, I have enjoyed being off work, spending time with friends and family, and watching plenty of bowl games on the ESPN family of networks.
The TCU-Boise game was a great display of competition, as well as the highlight reel catches in the North Carolina and West “By God” Virginia game. However, there is one thing that continually disturbs me through these early bowl games.
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It was announced on Black Friday former USC offensive coordinator and Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin will take over the reins at the University of Tennessee for the departing Philip Fulmer.
Even though I was not shocked at the announcement, I was rather suprised that Mike Hamilton settled on Kiffin, making him the youngest coach in major college football. In terms of success, all we know about Kiffin is that he was the co-offensive coordinator at USC with Steve Sarkisian, where the offenses posted great numbers in 2005 and 2006, with the likes of NFL talent like Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Lendale White, Dewayne Jarrett, and Steve Smith.
Al Davis then took a gamble on the young Kiffin, naming him the youngest coach in the history of the National Football League when he led the 2007 Oakland Raiders to a 4-12 season, and was 1-3 at the time of his firing this season.
Now, that we know a little about who Lane Kiffin is, let’s examine his hiring:
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While flipping through the channels on Friday night around 5 o’clock, I just happened to put it on ESPN and settled down to watch the UCLA Bruins basketball team, coming off a heart-breaking loss to unranked Michigan, take on the Salukis of Southern Illiois.
I just figured this would be another broadcast, until I heard who was color commentating. Yes, my ears instantly recognized the voice of one chair-throwin’, player chokin’ and hell of a basketball coach named Bob Knight.
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Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton made the decision to fire Phil Fulmer and must now find the right man to replace Fulmer. Hamilton’s task will not be an easy one.
Going against the names Urban Meyer, Mark Richt, Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Bobby Petrino poses a challenge to the new coach in the ever-tough Southeastern Conference, but Hamilton needs to go with his gut feeling with the hire, much like he did when he hit a grand slam with head basketball coach Bruce Pearl.
Well, Tennessee football, I have the solution for you!
Texas Tech was impressive once again as they dominated a strong Oklahoma State team 56-20. Alabama escaped a tough road contest in Baton Rouge. Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma all were dominant in conference wins.
The big upset, however, came in Kinnick Stadium as the Iowa Hawkeyes knocked off former BCS top contender Penn State thanks to Daniel Murray’s game-winning kick.
Another week means another re-evaluation, and thus, we give you our new The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25 after Week 10. Some things to note from this week’s rankings:
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A lot of shakeup in the Top 10 after two huge battles in the Big XII saw the underdogs win with Texas rallying to take down former #1 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry and Oklahoma State upending previous #4 Missouri.
Another week means another re-evalution, and thus, we give you our new The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25 after Week 6. Some things to note from this week’s rankings:
* Of the top 11 teams, only Alabama remains in the same spot as last week. The idle Crimson Tide were jumped by Texas but remained ahead of the rest in the #2 spot.
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Everyone ballyhooed the USC/Ohio State “Collision in the Coliseum” (yea, naming individual games is dumb) as perhaps the biggest and best game of the year.
Whoops! Yea, not so much. Let’s try Georgia/Florida or Oklahoma/Missouri.
Another whoops involving the Pac-10: The conference went 0-4 against the Mountain West in Week 3 including Arizona State losing any title hopes.The Sun Devils must have been looking ahead to their impending game against Georgia this Saturday. How in the world did they lose to UNLV?
Another week means another re-evalution, and thus, we give you our new The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25 after Week 3. Some things to note from this week’s rankings:
* The last four teams are all joining the Top 25. Utah and Vanderbilt make their first appearances while Clemson and Virginia Tech both rejoin the rankings.
* Biggest gainer: South Florida gained 6 spots after a come from behind victory over Kansas on Friday night.
* Biggest loser: While the Bulls leaped up 6 spots, Ohio State, who is currently tied at #12 with South Florida, fell 6 spots after being thrashed by USC.
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Major League Baseball’s All-Star Break is great for many reasons.
Getting to see the collection of baseball legends along with the current stars on the field at Yankee stadium was a truly special moment.
In addition to the festivities, I have always enjoyed the game itself. Watching stud pitchers give maximum effort for an inning, both leagues assembling a numbers-packed studly lineup, and the overall atmosphere of the game is a great treat midway through the baseball season.
Another great reason for the game: we all get a break from fantasy baseball. A mental break is nice from the leagues we have been keeping up with since late April.
Since we have one-more day of the All-Star Break, I want to give some props to players who brought the wood, and others who fell off the baseball map:
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