A weekly rundown from a tepid football fan of the best and worst college football has to offer, some serious but mostly requisite raillery due to basketball deprivation 1. Russell Wilson QB (Wisconsin) Weekly stats: 10-13, 255 yards, 2 TD/0 INT/0 sacks; 62 yards rushing, 1 TD This kid is what they call a "gamer." Watched him play for two years at NC State where he … [Read more...] about Unofficial Yet Satirically Unabashed Heisman Watch | Week 1 of ’11
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CFB Splinters | 9/26/10
By Paul Casey Gotham Nevada in the top 25 One week after a convincing 52-13 beat down of Cal the Nevada Wolfpack did their BTO impersonation and "took care of business" knocking off BYU, 27-13. The win and a 4-0 record earned the Wolfpack a top 25 spot in both the AP and Coaches' poll for the first time since 1948. Nevada's emergence along with Boise St. makes two WAC … [Read more...] about CFB Splinters | 9/26/10
College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
By Paul Gotham Here come the Irish What was once thought to be an aberration is looking more and more like reality. The Notre Dame Fightin' Irish knocked out a pair of Big East contenders: Pittsburgh 68-53 and Georgetown 78-64. A quick look at the box scores shows that the Irish are doing more with less. Notre Dame shot 22 of 44 from the field, including 10 of 18 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
Dayton-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: 1776 N. Broad Street is the location for an Atlantic 10 showdown between Brian Gregory's Dayton Flyers (18-8/ 7-5) and Fran Dunphy's No. 18 Temple Owls (22-5/ 10-2). Plot: Urgency is the theme for Dayton. At one time, the season held promise for the Flyers. Now, they find themselves in seventh place in the A 10 standings. Temple seeks to keep pace … [Read more...] about Dayton-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It's a battle for first place in the Atlantic 10 at 1776 N. Broad Street as Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (12-5/4-0) take on Fran Dunphy's No. 16 Temple Owls (15-3/3-0). Plot: Both Temple and Xavier bring four-game winning streaks into the tilt. Sub-plot: This is the Musketeers lone road game for the remainder of the month. Xavier is coming … [Read more...] about Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape