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Archive for September, 2011

Luke Fickell Turns to Freshman Braxton Miller at Quarterback to Lead Ohio State Buckeyes

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Luke Fickell and the Ohio State Buckeyes have dealt with plenty the past few months.  The NCAA investigations, suspensions to players, and the coaching changes in the wake of Jim Tressel's departure -- it's all been a whirlwind for the young head honcho in Columbus. Now you can add a ...

Luther Campbell Sues Nevin Shapiro for Defaming his Name in Yahoo Article that Broke Miami Hurricanes Scandal

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Luther Campbell, the longtime Miami Hurricanes supporter and former 2 Live Crew frontman, is suing Nevin Shapiro for slandering and defaming his name in the Yahoo! Sports article that exposed the scandalous behavior of the Miami Hurricanes football program. Campbell apparently is taking issue with how Shapiro cited him as ...

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on Eagles-Giants Rivalry: “I see a lot of trash talking going on, so I know it’s a big game.”

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had to have been shocked when he learned in late July that Arizona was trading him and a second round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Kevin Kolb. Rodgers-Cromartie had been a solid corner in his time with the Cardinals, and one of the better pieces on the ...

Terry Francona Hasn’t Lost Faith In His Team As the Red Sox Slide Continues

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Their payroll is enormous, their lineup is loaded with All-Stars and MVP candidates, but the Red Sox are in the middle of a free-fall for the ages. The Sox have already lost the chance at the AL East crown and now they are looking to just get in the playoffs ...

Looking Back, Mike Gundy Can’t Believe He Was Hired as Head Coach at Oklahoma State

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Watching Mike Gundy's famous rant of nearly a half decade ago will never get old. All you have to do is punch the Oklahoma State coach's name into YouTube and his fiery speech lashing out against a reporter is in front of you once again. will remind you of the ...

Longtime Basketball Coach Tom Penders Sounds Off on Conference Realignment

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

I'm still trying to digest what former college basketball coach Tom Penders throws out in the following interview. On the one hand, he's got some pretty funny and witty one-liners that come across as making some sense. On the other hand, some of the ideas he throws around sound flat-out ...

Larry Scott: “We haven’t said that we’re against the concept of expanding the conference, but it would have to be right.”

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

After orchestrating the richest deal in college sports there is even more surprising news still coming out of the Pac-12 according to Max Kellerman. An even more far-reaching Armageddon scenario across the country was avoided with the Pac-12 telling Oklahoma and Texas they will take a pass for now. The ...

Ndamukong Suh and the Detroit Lions Look Aim for 3-0 Start and Team’s First Victory over Vikings in Minneapolis Since 1997

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

The Detroit Lions have forced people to take notice after their impressive 2-0 start to the 2011 NFL season. Despite the Lions' solid finish to the 2010 season, not many expected them to be 2-0, and certainly not to look as good in the process. The young core of Matthew ...

Jim Boeheim on moving to the ACC: “This is not the Big East that we founded. This is 17 teams spread throughout the country.”

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

It's definitely going to be strange to see Syracuse in the ACC.  They're synonymous with the Big East. What better man to ask about the emotions swirling around the Syracuse basketball program then Jim Boeheim? The face of the Syracuse basketball program initially seemed upset about the move but now ...

Chad Henne: “We expect to win and we will in these next couple of weeks”

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

After yet another under .500 season in South Beach, the Miami Dolphins made some improvements this offseason and they were hoping to turn things around. Week one they came out swinging against the New England Patriots but they fell short as Tom Brady carved their defense apart. Then last week ...