December 30, 1981 -The Navy Midshipmen of coach George Welsh came to The Liberty Bowl with a 7-3-1 record having tied rival Army 3-3. The Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce were 8-3 & Big Ten Co-Champs having beaten rival Michigan 14-9. Navy's RB Eddie Meyers rushed for 117 yards but his effort was not enough to overcome the Buckeyes’ balanced attack in a 31-28 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 30
Archives for December 2009
LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: SEC meets Atlantic 10 at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University when Trent Johnson's LSU Tigers (8-3) lock horns with Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (7-4). Plot: Both teams will look to shrug off any possible holiday hangover. Xavier last played on December 23rd (a 70-67 victory over Miami of Ohio). LSU lost in overtime to Washington … [Read more...] about LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
NFL Splinters | Week 16, 2009
By Paul Gotham Roll of the dice Much to the chagrin of all those looking to witness history, the Indianapolis Colts pulled the plug on their run to perfection. With a 9-3 lead at half, Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark ...(anyone I forgot?) traded helmets on baseball caps, and the New York Jets handed Indy loss numero uno, 29-15. Jim Caldwell went from … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 16, 2009
Syracuse – Seton Hall: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: Jim Boeheim and his No.5 Syracuse Orange (12-0) visit the Prudential Center for a Big East tilt with Bobby Gonzalez and his Seton Hall Pirates (9-2/0-1). Plot: After a week break the Orange open Big East play at 12-0 for the sixth time during Boeheim's tenure. Seton Hall will face their second consecutive undefeated and top ten team. On Saturday, … [Read more...] about Syracuse – Seton Hall: Tale Of The Tape
Performance Of The Week | 12/21-12/27
By Paul Gotham What a week of sports action with so many performances with which to choose. Step up readers and tell us a story. Give us your one, une, uno performance of the week. If at first you don't succeed try, try again. With that in mind, Seton Hall's Jeremy Hazell (pronounced ha-ZELL) grabs my POTW in a losing effort. Hazell scored a career-high 41 points … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 12/21-12/27