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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 26th)

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Toledo Rockets (7-5) vs Pitt Panthers (7-5) Key Facts: Bowl season hasn’t been kind to either program lately. Toledo has lost 5 of their last 6 bowls and Pitt has lost 5 of their last 7. Both teams are cold entering this game with Toledo losing their last 2 games and Pitt…

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December 18, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 21st)

College Football Playoff 1st Round: SMU Mustangs (11-2) at Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) Key Facts: This matchup will come down to a few key factors. How is Penn State going to handle SMU’s speed? We saw Oregon’s in the Big Ten championship give Penn State’s defense tons of issues, SMU is very similar to…

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December 16, 2024

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College Football Roundup Week 4

This season is already flying by, and even though it doesn’t feel like it (because of so many weird matchups) conference play has begun for most. It’s time for things to ramp up. American The American had a lot of teams mentioned as playoff favorites and none of them really panned out. Suddenly it feels…

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September 23, 2024

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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: East Region

1: Connecticut Huskies Best Tournament Moment: Tough to pick just one. Just recently they’ve had Kemba Walker’s incredible run, the time they were the first ever 7 seed to win it all and then last year when they absolutely blasted everyone in their path. Why they can win it all: This team is a wagon.…

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March 21, 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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