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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Syracuse

Syracuse Orange: Fran Brown Why the job was open: Syracuse is such a tough job, some coaches have found success for a period of time but sustaining it has proven to be more difficult. This program isn’t located in a great recruiting pipeline and it’s difficult to keep getting talent each year. Dino Babers ran…

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May 14, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Boston College

Boston College Eagles: Bill O’Brien Why the job was open: Jeff Hafley was learning as his time with the Eagles went on, but thanks to an easier schedule he found a breakthrough winning season. Still he grew tired of the demands of being a college head coach and moved on to become the DC of…

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April 11, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: South Region

1: Houston Cougars Best Tournament Moment: The Phi Slama Jama teams for Houston were of course the best period of Houston basketball. They made 3 straight final 4s and 2 straight national titles, but of course you can’t forget 1983 when they lost at the last moment to Jimmy V and NC State in one…

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March 20, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: West Region

1: North Carolina Tar Heels Best Tournament Moment: North Carolina has 6 national titles so there’s several moments to pick from, but their 1982 National title was a moment that created legacies. As all of us know, then freshman Michael Jordan hit the game winning shot to beat Georgetown. North Carolina has been a truly…

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March 19, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: Midwest Region

1: Purdue Boilermakers Best Tournament Moment: Purdue’s first ever tournament appearance in 1969 was a rousing success. The Boilermakers were the top seed in the Midwest region and beat Marquette in a tight battle to make the final 4. They destroyed North Carolina but were leaking oil by the time they got to the championship…

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March 18, 2024

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2023 College Basketball Roundup: Part 1

American East Conference: Headline: This isn’t a Vermont walk away this year. Sure the Catamounts are good as always, but they’ve got a new challenger in the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks who beat Georgia Tech and nearly took down Arizona State in non conference play. They are joined up top by Bryant. The Bulldogs had some early…

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January 20, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 30th)

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) vs Mississippi Rebels (10-2) What you need to know: Both programs find themselves in the same spot. Wanting to break through and beat the teams in the upper echelon but can’t even get close to doing so. Yet it’s opposite sides of the ball holding each one…

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December 16, 2023

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 29th)

Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Clemson Tigers (8-4) vs Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) What you need to know: Clemson entered this season hoping to get back into College Football Playoff contention. Thanks to a promising QB in Cade Klubnik and Garrett Riley brought in to refresh the offense it seemed like they could return to the top of…

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December 15, 2023

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 28th)

Wasabi Fenway Bowl: SMU Mustangs (11-2) vs Boston College Eagles (6-6) What you need to know: SMU enters this game on a roll, the Mustangs brought in a lot of transfers before the season and early on it took time for their offense to find a rhythm but once it did they had liftoff. The…

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December 14, 2023

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 27th)

Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling.com: Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6) vs Tulane Green Wave (11-2) What you need to know: These teams have gone in opposite directions as the season has gone on. Virginia Tech struggled a lot early on, starting the season 1-3, and even 2-4. The Hokies quietly started to figure things out on…

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December 13, 2023

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