Apparently Drunk Coach Told To Take Leave Of Absence Steve Sarkisian has once again embarrassed the once-proud USC football program. The head coach is taking an indefinite leave of absence after the apparently was drunk in a team meeting. He was not allowed to go to practice, causing another hangover for Athletic Director Pat Haden, who said he told his coach to head … [Read more...]
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College Football Pigskin Prognosticator Oct. 10 Game Picks
Inside The Helmet To Cal-Utah, Texas-OU & Other Key Matchups Some pundits were scratching their heads last week after the games because they did not foresee certain results, but that’s not the case with the Prognosticator. Chief among these was the Trampolines falling to Arizona State but UCLA did what it does every year, and that’s drop a game after a big win or a … [Read more...]
South Carolina-LSU Shows SEC Rivals Can Be Friends, Too
Game Moved To Baton Rouge; Tiger Band To Learn Gamecocks Songs Yes, the SEC is cutthroat competition when it comes to college football. There's bitter battles on the recruiting trail, some pretty harsh insults traded between fans on social media and at tailgate parties, and hard hitting on the field. But there are times when everyone comes together, too, and that's … [Read more...]
College Football Teams Suffering From New Hires
Nebraska, Tennessee & Texas Struggling With Fresh Coaches Three major college football programs have hired coaches the past couple of years and all three may be having second thoughts about the coaches they chose at the time. Alumni and fans certainly are, and are venting their frustrations on Twitter. Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas thought they made smart hires … [Read more...]
Red River Rivalry Could Determine Charlie Strong’s Future
A Blowout Loss May Send The Texas Coach Out To Pasture Despite a 1-4 start and coming off a blowout loss, Charlie Strong still has the support of alumni and the administration. But that could change after the Red River Rivalry. If the Longhorns suffer another embarrassing defeat, then the brief Strong experiment could send the coach riding out of town. And not in the … [Read more...]
Red River Rivalry This Weekend’s Biggest College Football Party
OU-Texas Game Goes Beyond Tailgating There's the rivalry. There's the atmosphere. And there's the party. The Red River Rivalry – the annual OU-Texas game held at the Teas State Fairgrounds – is Saturday, Oct. 10, and it's the biggest social scene on the weekend in college football. It starts on Friday in Dallas and rolls all through the city. Then it spills … [Read more...]
Joaquin To Affect College Football, MLB & NASCAR
ESPN GameDay Fans To Get Soaked For ND-Clemson Hurricane Joaquin is not apparently much of a sports fan. As Joaquin parallels the Eastern Seaboard late this week and into the weekend, it threateners college football games – including two major contests – plus potential cancelations of MLB games and the NASCAR race. According to AccuWeather.com, delays, widespread … [Read more...]
Clemson Excited To Host GameDay & Notre Dame
Hurricane Joaquin To Make Things Wet & Wild It's going to be both wild and wet this weekend in Clemson, S.C. The wild part comes from the football team hosting Notre Dame and the school hosting ESPN's wildly popular pregame show, GameDay. The wet comes from Hurricane Joaquin, which is causing a flash flood watch and could well bring thundershowers to the set on … [Read more...]
College Football Pigskin Prognosticator Oct. 3 Games
Alabama-Georgia, UCLA-Arizona State & Notre-Dame Clemson Predictions Welcome to the Pigskin Prognosticator for the college football games of Oct. 3. This is what goes on inside the helmets and therefore will determine what happens on the field. All times listed are Pacific Time, for while the Prognosticator has an SEC heritage, he now lives in Pac-12 … [Read more...]
Five College Football Coaches Already On The Hot Seat
Alumni & Fans Quickly Turning Up The Heat At Top Programs We're only a month into the 2015 college football season and already some coaches are feeling the heat. It fact, our #5 had his britches burning even before the first game. Coaches in the SEC are always on the hottest seats, by the way. It's the most pressure-packed place to win in college football. Mainly … [Read more...]
College Football Pigskin Prognosticator Week 4 Picks
Pac-12 Games Take Spotlight In Late September Games The Prognosticator was spot-on with UCLA last weekend, the game coming down to practically the last play with the ball in the BYU quarterback’s hands and him rolling to the right... But then he threw it to Jack Miles instead of one of his players in the end zone and the Bruins escaped with a win. However, the … [Read more...]
Alabama-USC 2016 Game Renews A Brief But Storied Rivalry
Bear Bryant, John McKay & The Wishbone Big Parts Of Series History Two of the most storied programs in college football meet again, with Alabama and USC playing in Cowboys Stadium – Jerry's World – to kick off the 2016 season. It's a renewal of a brief, but eventful rivalry that has history and once featured two of the game's all-time greatest coaches. Most of the talk … [Read more...]