by Wally Well, it's Friday again (seems to come around every week quite quickly these days). So we're on the cusp of cementing the teams that will be included in the CFB Div 1 playoffs ... that is, the ONE game playoff with a few other glorified exhibition games preceding it in a rather annoying and unsatisfying two week period. This of course is also known as the crappy … [Read more...] about Casual Friday 12/3/10
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FINALLY !! Irish Stun USC
by Wally Several weeks ago, I stated that I would cease featuring a ND football article until the program turned it around and gave us something positive to ponder and write about. That day has arrived. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't dominant, but Saturday's win over rival Southern Cal was HUGE for a struggling program looking to get over the hump and overcome a season … [Read more...] about FINALLY !! Irish Stun USC
Not So Casual Friday
by Wally Wow ... we can't just ease into the weekend after gobbling up all the turkey and stuffing. Nope, on Friday college football fans are gonna be clobbered with some high stakes games ... playoff games, if you will ... in this current system we have. Hold on, here we go. Thursday: -- #17 Texas A&M at Texas: What happened to Texas this year? Too young … [Read more...] about Not So Casual Friday
Casual Friday | 11/19/10
by Wally As we approach "Throwback Saturday" with games being played at Yankee Stadium (Army vs Notre Dame) and Wrigley Field (Illinois vs Northwestern), what better way to open it up than see Lou Holtz roaming ND's sideline. Man, I love that guy. Looks like the ND administration shoulda loved him a little longer, too. Okay, moving on to look at the "big" games this … [Read more...] about Casual Friday | 11/19/10
Football the Way It Used to Be
By Wally As two legendary baseball venues are converted to football fields for this weekend's college games, we harken back to yesteryear ... before the advent of the early '70s cookie-cutter astro-turf fields and today's brand new state of the art mega-stadiums. As the signature red marquee sign outside of Wrigley Field is painted purple in anticipation of the annual … [Read more...] about Football the Way It Used to Be