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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers: Curt Cignetti Why the job was open: Indiana football is such a tough job. Success here is very difficult to find for even a season, and sustaining it is even more difficult. Tom Allen found some success, he nearly got Indiana to 9 wins in 2019 but they blew a late lead against…

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June 13, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans: Jonathan Smith Why the job was open: The Mel Tucker era at Michigan State was a strange one. It got off to a slow start in 2020 but thanks to his portal usage they had a great 2021 season that included beating Michigan and winning the Peach Bowl. It seemed like the…

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June 11, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Washington

Washington Huskies: Jedd Fisch Why the job was open: Washington had absolutely nailed it by hiring Kalen DeBoer. He immediately got the Huskies back on the national stage and made a national title appearance in just his 2nd season. He had something special cooking and it was inevitable he’d win a national title for Washington…

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June 6, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Michigan

Michigan Wolverines: Sherrone Moore Why the job was open: This one is in the eyes of the beholder. Did Jim Harbaugh leave to avoid further game suspensions for the multiple investigations ongoing, or did he simply accomplish what he planned to at Michigan? I’m inclined to believe it’s the latter, but I still want to…

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April 10, 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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College Basketball Roundup Part 2

Big East Conference: Headline: UConn is one of the championship favorites once again, but who else can emerge from the battle royale that is this conference? UConn might be even scarier this year, last season they actually went on a slide in Big East play but they’ve been above it this season. Marquette and Creighton…

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January 21, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Jan 1st)

Reliaquest Bowl: LSU Tigers (9-3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) What you need to know: LSU didn’t have the season they expected this year, but don’t blame the offense. Jayden Daniels was absolutely incredible all year, he basically was the team throwing for a lot of yards and running for nearly twice as many yards as…

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December 17, 2023

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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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