by Wally The "offseason Super Bowl" of college football is today ... National Signing Day Feb 2. All those national letters of intent are being faxed to athletic departments all over the country. In fact, by now most of them are in. Given that recruiting is the lifeblood of college football, this is a big day. As of 1:30 Central, this was one scouting service's … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday: National Signing Day!
Casual Friday 1/21
by Wally Okay ... who among you is not pondering the conference title games this very moment? Raise your hands. Okay, please go stand in the corner ... you're officially on football fan probation. Meanwhile, the rest of us will offer opinions, insights, predictions on what might happen Sunday. NFC Championship -- Packers vs Bears: As a Bears fan, it's still … [Read more...] about Casual Friday 1/21
The Victors: Auburn and AC
by Wally Now who thought the final score of the BCS Chan'ship game would be 22-19?? Ah ... the wonders of sport. I thought the key factors in the outcome of the ballgame were a) Auburn's defensive line (esp Fairley) is a dominant unit and they imposed their will on Oregon and b) Oregon at times got too fancy and exhibited very questionable play-calling/ decision-making … [Read more...] about The Victors: Auburn and AC
Casual Friday 1/7
by Wally Getting ready to head into a WONDERFUL weekend of BIG games ... college and NFL games that REALLY matter. Okay, I'm including Monday night's national title game, too ... so an "extended weekend" if you will. So here's a few somewhat random thoughts on what we're about to see. Alright, this first game doesn't REALLY matter, except to a few hundred thousand … [Read more...] about Casual Friday 1/7
Casual New Years Eve
by Wally Before y'all go out and celebrate, a few things to ponder and debate before we hit the boatload of games coming our way Saturday: * I'm still surprised that Miami is favored over the Irish by 2 1/2 in today's Sun Bowl. I woulda pegged ND the fave by 4 or so. I guess Miami is still viewed to have superior team speed and athleticism, etc, but they sure didn't … [Read more...] about Casual New Years Eve