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Brandon Boykin/Brian VanGorder/Jordan Jenkins/BCS National Championship Game Open Comment Thread
So, what would you like to discuss? Brandon Boykin has been honored with the Paul Hornung Award. Brian VanGorder has been dishonored with the defensive coordinator’s job at Auburn University. Harris County linebacker Jordan Jenkins is scheduled to announce his college choice at 7:00 p.m. Eastern...
Penn State Was Right to Fire Joe Paterno
The wins will survive, obviously. Six undefeated seasons, two national championships, three Big Ten titles, etc. His philanthropy will survive. They're not going to take his name off the library. His sheer longevity at Penn State — 46 years as a head coach, 62 years altogether — will be in there,...
Fourth and Wrong: Mark Richt, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Difference Between the Plays That Win SEC Titles and the Plays That Lose Liberty Bowls
My initial gut reaction was to punt it, but we had two time outs. I just felt confident that we could get what I thought was about 10 inches. Mark Richt (August 31, 2002) With 103 seconds remaining in the Bulldogs’ 2002 season opener against Clemson between the hedges, the Georgia offense trotted...
Today in Sports History: August 9th
(Nixon gives a final salute before leaving the White House for the last time) 8/09/1974 - Richard Nixon resigns In one of the most infamous moments in political history, Richard M. Nixon resigns from the White House in disgrace, having been outed for his role in the Watergate break-in. The final...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1971
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1971 season. In 1971, the 49ers moved into Candlestick. Read on to see how their first season in a new stadium went, returning almost every single one of their starters from a 1970 team that came a game away from the Super...
Iowa Basketball Prevukakke: Our long statewide nightmare is over
Believe it or not, the 2007-2008 basketball season is almost upon us. Iowa will tip off against perennial powerhouse Idaho State tonight. The Bengals are the first of four straight home opponents to open the year for Iowa, then the Hawkeyes travel to South Padre Island for a two-game quickie with...
Has the Husker Defense Found A Leader?
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity." - Richard Nixon. After last week's Ball State game Senior linebacker Steve Octavien stated that "If...
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