LSU…then who? A look at the national championship picture
As the College Football season hits the homestretch, we take a look at some teams who find themselves in the middle of the National Championship conversation. Pretenders: #9 Stanford Cardinals (9-1): Remaining Schedule- vs. Cal, vs. Notre Dame The Andrew Luck magic could not sustain against a faster and more dynamic #4 Oregon Ducks team [...]
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Charles Pierce H-bombs Penn State over scandal, and kinda has a point
Oh hello and welcome back! Apparently, while I’d been missing (out of the country if you must know and therefore oblivious to American news and communication devices), Joe Paterno was forcibly removed as Penn State head football coach. From what I gather, that was only the tip of the shock iceberg. Judging from what Charles [...]
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From the Dept of 2 Little 2 Late: NCAA Pondering $2K Grant Increase for Athletes
The latest from the worldwide leader has NCAA president Mark Emmert banging his fist and preaching reform. Um, Mr. Emmert, where the hell have you been? Two thousand dollars. That’s the best you can come up with? College football is a one billion dollar industry and the NCAA is proposing an increase of a measly [...]
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The Best Ref in Pac-12 History
We’re going streaking! First we’re going to go through the quad … and then the library … and then we’re going to jail …. but not before we call an illegal procedure on #72 just before halftime! (Ok, ok, just watch the video.)
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Finally, tailgating has it’s own monthly magazine
Yup, the sport anyone can play finally has a magazine anyone can own. Want to brush up on your barbeque? Want to find the hottest spots to funnel yourself into oblivion? Well, peep this, shawty. Tailgater Monthly to the rescue. According to the digital edition’s ‘about’: Tailgater Monthly is the only magazine written by tailgaters [...]
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Top 10 Most Badass D-1 College Nicknames
The BCS rankings came out this week, and the run to the National Championship is officially upon us. But what if rather than wins-and-losses, the national champion was decided by the wildest, most intimidating school nicknames? We unveil our first (and only) BCS standings of school mascot general badassery. Who runs roughshod over the FBS? [...]
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Conference realignment done practically and professionally
None of it makes sense. It’s all being done for the wrong reasons. There is no logic involved; everyone is just looking out for themselves. No, I’m not talking about Wall Street, or presidential politics. I’m talking about college conference realignment. Traditions over a century-old are being thrown out like rotten banana peels. Geographic considerations [...]
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IMG College: The quiet devil behind conference realignment
Welcome to Tin Foil Cap Corner, where today we’ll discuss incredibly coincidental events that may or may not be nominees for “World’s Greatest Conspiracy Theories Lifetime Achievement Award.” Today, we dig into this thesis. “ESPN, in conjunction with IMG, wanted superconferences, and has done everything possible to make them a reality.” Ready? Consider these cobbled-together [...]
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The Atlantic burns the house of college sports down
Sometimes you read something and you feel you need to share it with everyone you know. Well, we did, and we are.
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The ACC Will Fold Someday, and that Someday Might Be Soon
The Big 12′s troubles have been well-documented, but there’s another formerly powerful conference teetering on the brink of collapse. And it’s the cradle of college basketball. What’s next for the ACC? The answers are as murky as the tidewater on which it rests.
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