Coach John McKay’s 6th ranked, 5-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans came to South Bend with a 23-game unbeaten streak for the annual battle with Notre Dame. Coach Ara Parseghian had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5-0 & ranked 8th in the nation but they had not defeated Southern Cal since 1966. Notre Dame’s top-ranked defense had only allowed 2 touchdowns through the first 5 games … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 27
Archives for October 2009
NFL Splinters | Week 7, 2009
By Paul Gotham One less makes it makes it three Denver, Indianapolis, and New Orleans maintained their unblemished records. Denver's stayed intact by virtue of the bye week. Indy did what Indy does. The Saints took strides to legitimacy. The St. Louis Rams figured out how to keep Peyton Manning under 300 yards passing for the game. That was small consolation … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 7, 2009
College Hoops Countdown | #20 Mississippi State
Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. '08 - '09 Results: 23 - 13 (9 - 7 SEC) Lost first round of NCAA Tournament, 71 - 58 to Washington. Coach: Rick Stansbury 208 - 155 (10 years at MSU) Top Returners: Jarvis Varnado - 4.7bkpg(#1 in the nation), 12.9ppg, … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown | #20 Mississippi State
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 26
The 2-3-1 Tennessee Volunteers, coached by Bill Battle, hosted the 3-3 Clemson Tigers of coach Red Parker trying to become the first SEC team to claim The Belt. Tennessee was coming off loses to Louisiana State & Alabama as they looked to right the season in this match-up. Tennessee's RB Stanley Morgan scored 3 touchdowns & DT David Page recorded 3 sacks as … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 26
Performance Of The Week | 10/19 – 10/25
Another week of great sports action, and so many great performances with which to choose. Step right up readers and give us the one (1), uno, une performance that stands out for you this past week. The Iowa Hawkeyes earn my POTW. Or, actually the Iowa Hawkeyes offensive unit earned my POTW. For 55 minutes Saturday night, the Big Ten match up between the Hawkeyes and the … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 10/19 – 10/25