Big East votes to expand to 10 football members

Admin | December 31, 2010

And the conference shuffle begins anew. The sixteen Big East conference presidents agreeing unanimously to expand from eight football members to ten football members. Yahoo’s Matt Hinton breaks down the potential candidates, including TCU, Houston, Memphis, and Central Florida. Invitations to new members could be extended before this year’s season concludes. My two cents? Expansion [...]

Should Belichick sit Brady in Week 17?

Admin | December 31, 2010

Should teams with nothing to gain sit their top starters — particularly quarterbacks — in preparation for the playoffs? NFL.com Blogs

Report: Tony Sparano to Stay as Coach of the Dolphins

Admin | December 30, 2010

Despite another season of not making the postseason, it appears that Tony Sparano is sticking around as head coach of the Dolphins. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports Dolphins consultant Bill Parcells has convinced Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to keep Sparano as coach for 2011. NFL Network reporter Mike Lombardi reported on Inside the [...]

I believe Kubiak will return after all

Admin | December 30, 2010

Brett Coomer / Chronicle After the Texans blew the Denver game 24-23, I didn’t see how owner Bob McNair… NFL

Dirty Dozen: Who Belongs — and Who Doesn’t — in the Pro Bowl

Admin | December 29, 2010

Filed under: AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West, NFL Live Blogging, NFL Analysis, Pro Bowl On Brent Grimes‘ stat page, as on all stat pages on NFL.com, is the web site’s standard promo: “cast your Pro Bowl vote.” Not enough were cast for Grimes (right), [...]

NFL Coaches Must Adapt To New League

Admin | December 29, 2010

After being officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, the talks are bound to begin on Head Coach Jeff Fisher. Tennessee has now lost seven of their last eight after starting the season 5-2. The Titans have seen the complete opposite end of the spectrum from last year, where they started the season 0-6 and [...]

East Kilbride Pirates’ announce new American Football try out date

Admin | December 28, 2010

After being forced to cancel their planned team try out sessions earlier this month due to snow, The East Kilbride Pirates have announced a new date in January to put prospective new players through their paces. The recruitment sessions will now take place on Sunday 16 January at Duncanrig High School, with Senior team try [...]

Turnovers Doom Georgia Tech as Air Force Wins Independence Bowl

Admin | December 28, 2010

Filed under: Air Force, Georgia Tech, ACC, Mountain West, Bowl Games In a game that saw 106 rushing attempts compared to just 37 passes, it’s only fitting the winner was the one who held onto the football. Air Force ran for 170 yards on 49 attempts and was outgained on the ground significantly by Georgia [...]

Agent Shopped Cam Newton?

Admin | December 27, 2010

ESPN is reporting that after Auburn QB Cameron Newton came out of junior college last year that his services were allegedly shopped by a former Mississippi State player named named Kenny Rogers, who is a Chicago based sports agent. His company, Elite Football Preparation, puts on various football camps in Chicago, Mississippi and Alabama. The [...]

Best College Football Playoff System

Admin | December 27, 2010

Ever since Mark Cuban got us all talking about getting a playoff in college football, the Internet has been buzzing about the best college football playoff system. Of course there are several ideas out there, some with merit, some just nonsense. Anyone who has read “Death To The BCS” knows some of the hurdles to [...]