Tag: football

• 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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• 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: 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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• CBB: MAC Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) Akron Zips (+200): Akron has been the odds on favorite to win the MAC all season. They were the last unbeaten team, and they have a group of players who have been there before. The Zips have a strong defense and the most experienced team in the conference. The challenge is…

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  March 13, 2024

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• CBB: Big West Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) UC Irvine Anteaters (-195): This league originally appeared to be wide open, but it wasn’t. UC Irvine took command, only losing 3 conference games all season. The Anteaters have been strong all year, they made early headlines with a win over USC and came so so close to beating San Diego…

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  March 12, 2024

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• CBB: SWAC Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) Southern Jaguars (+290): Southern has periods where they get cold but generally this has been one of the best teams in the conference. The Jaguars picked up some notable non-conference wins beating Mississippi State and UNLV. Consistency is their biggest issues, they could roll through this whole thing or lose immediately.…

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  March 12, 2024

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• CBB: CUSA Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (+110): At first glance, it’s very shocking to see Louisiana Tech have a much lower number compared to everyone else in the conference. A deeper dive shows that this team is the best rated by the metrics, and in a conference where everyone struggled on the road they…

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  March 11, 2024

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• CBB: Summit League Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) South Dakota State Jackrabbits (+155): No surprises here, Oral Roberts challenged the Jackrabbits run for the last few years but with the Oral Bobs in transition South Dakota State has once again taken command of the Summit League. It felt like their usual one seed was in danger in early February…

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  March 6, 2024

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• CBB: Sun Belt Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) James Madison Dukes (+140): James Madison is well known for getting this season started off with a bang when they went to East Lansing and beat Michigan State. The Dukes spent a lot of time in the Top 25 and only lost 3 games all season one upset to Southern Miss…

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  March 3, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: Nevada

  Nevada Wolfpack: Jeff Choate Why the job was open: Nevada is known for the pistol offense, Colin Kaepernick and the man who orchestrated it, former HC Chris Ault. Ault’s success in recent history made a lot of folks forget that this is a tough job, but it’s starting to become more apparent in recent years…

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  February 29, 2024

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