EDSBS (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!! We present our preview of all that will happen in the upcoming season. All of this will actually happen in the manner described. If you do not want to know more about the script for the upcoming season, please avert your eyes now. –North Carolina State will lose to South Carolina when [...]
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
We confess that this probably is a bit high. You don’t lose your defensive coordinator, the best lineman in the country, three quarters of your secondary, enter the season with zero experienced QBs and expect to contend for the National Title against a challenging SEC schedule. Les Miles (34-6 in the last three years) still has [...]
EDSBS (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Last week’s interview with West Virginia’s Steve Slaton inaccurately labeled the following passage as a quote about Slaton’s roommate and teammate Pat White: The alarm goes off once, but if you hit snooze he jumps off your nightstand (up to 3 feet) and wheels around your room looking for a place to hide before he sounds [...]
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
A few things to look at today: I tell you what - he doesn’t post much at The National Championship Issue, but what does get posted is always a great read. Today, there’s a look at ranking the conferences by percentages of upset wins. Pretty cool stuff. The more I see about this kid, the happier I [...]
EDSBS (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Monday’s Getting to Know U: Pac-10 profile of Cal quarterback Nate Longshore contained the following inaccurate paragraph: “Nate Longshore is a British Overseas Territory, 16 miles long, and 3 miles at her widest point. Boasting 33 white sand beaches with crystal clear waters, a contemporary international style, extraordinary vistas, world-class accommodations and [...]
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Rivals.com has an interesting article up about how the 2005 recruiting class has fared so far. The results to date are somewhat less than impressive, unless you’re a fan of bad news: • DE Melvin Alaeze, the fourth-ranked player in the class, currently is in prison for eight years after pleading guilty to a first-degree assault [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Future bets are out for college football. Updated ones at least. For odds to win the national championship and over/under on wins for the season. Now that we’re about six weeks from kickoff some of...
Georgia Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008 | US
A couple of prediction related articles and links for you to start your morning: Consolidated Pre-season rankings - SECSports.com looks at the early polls from Lindys, Athlons, Phil Steele, The Sporting News and Blue Ribbon magazine. They have Georgia tied for third. I think that's about where we'll start the year. Maybe 4th. We'll get our chances to impress voters. No worries there. Uga VII - He won't...
