The 18th ranked, 5-2 Auburn Tigers of coach Tommy Tuberville traveled to Baton Rouge to meet the 5th ranked, 6-1 Louisiana State Tigers with coach Les Miles. Louisiana State's QB Matt Flynn threw 3 touchdown passes including a 22-yard strike to WR Demetrius Byrd with 0:01 as Louisiana State overcame a 17-7 halftime deficit to claim The Belt with a 30-24 win. Louisiana State … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 20
Archives for October 2009
NFL Splinters | Week 6, 2009
By Paul Gotham Saints and Vikings march on Both New Orleans and Minnesota put their unbeaten records on the line yesterday. Both remained undefeated. The similarities end there. The Saints rolled up 493 yards of total offense and left no doubt in trouncing the formerly undefeated New York Giants, 48-27. Brett Favre tossed three touchdowns, but it almost wasn't enough … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 6, 2009
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 19
First-year coach Dave Kragthorpe brought his undermanned, 2-4 Oregon State Beavers to meet the 4-2 Washington Huskies & coach Don James. The Beavers had been shutout in their last 2 games against Southern Cal & Washington State by a combined score of 97-0 as well as losing to Division II Grambling 27-6. The 38-point underdog Beavers started a freshman at … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 19
Performance Of The Week | 10/12 – 10/18
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. I must be stuck in a giving-credit-where-credit-is-due rut, but USC's Anthony McCoy grabs my POTW. It's not that the Trojan tight end made five catches that earns my POTW. It's … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 10/12 – 10/18
Rats! Trojans Sink Irish Again
To quote the not-so-legendary former NFL and college coach Dennis Green, “THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY ARE.” “They” are the Notre Dame football team. We THOUGHT they are a team struggling to stay in the nation’s Top 25. And Saturday, THEY showed the nation yet AGAIN that THEY are certainly well short of being a Top 10 team as they came back to make it interesting before … [Read more...] about Rats! Trojans Sink Irish Again