Admin | May 21, 2012
Peyton Manning is on target and there’s plenty of zip on his throws at the Broncos’ first OTA workout. Manning ran the offensive practice, lining up receivers, running backs and even fellow quarterbacks during the Broncos’ workout Monday that marked the first time the media witnessed Manning throwing the ball since last year’s training camp. [...]
Admin | May 21, 2012
Taking a break from the Florida State, Big XII, Conference expansion stuff to look at some actual football. Bill O’Brien at Penn State has decided that very soon he will name a starting quarterback. Whether it is Paul Jones, Matt McGloin or Rob Bolden is a moot point; he’s doing the smart thing by picking [...]
Admin | May 20, 2012
Yesterday we hit on picking a quarterback, today we’re going to stay “on the field” so to speak and talk about something else that I’ve always found interesting in the college football space: position changes. Prentiss Wagner at Tennessee and Malcolm Mitchell at Georgia are two of the more notable position moves on the college [...]
Admin | May 18, 2012
Bill Belichick has won a couple Super Bowls, and it’s helped him as he leads an NFL-dominated list of the highest-earning coaches in sports. Belichick, one of eight NFL coaches in the Forbes top 10, earns an estimated .5 million annually. The value, length and other terms of his contract have long been kept under [...]
Admin | May 17, 2012
A judge has found Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain guilty on all charges in his trial in Decatur Municipal Court. His charges include assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, and unlawful discharge of a firearm. He has been sentenced to 180 days in jail. All of the charges are misdemeanors. McClain is charged in an attack from November [...]
Admin | May 16, 2012
We’re podcasting folks! Today’s topic? We’ve got Florida State set up on a platter. If you were like me this weekend, totally disconnected and enjoying your real life (I was at a dope ass wedding in Albemarle!), then let me catch you up with some articles. Here’s the Andy Haggard bomb that started the Florida [...]
Admin | May 16, 2012
A great article over at Tomahawk Nation that breaks down the viewership valuation of football versus basketball and where the ACC teams stand based upon television draw. Definitely worth a read and it is the opening point of discussion here on the Shorts today. It seems, at least in 2011, that Florida State is the [...]
Admin | May 15, 2012
The college football bubble is swelling. FBS teams like UT-San Antonio, Texas State and South Alabama have decided to step up to the big plate. Now Liberty is seeking to do the same. My guy, Kyle Kensing over at Saturday Blitz, wrote a pretty compelling article about this “boom” mentality and the idea that they [...]
Admin | May 12, 2012
Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle and will undergo surgery next week, coach Pat Shurmur said Friday, meaning it will be almost a for sure his season will be over before it even gets started. Shurmur acknowledged that the injury “could be” season ending. Taylor suffered the injury while lifting weights [...]
Admin | May 11, 2012
In an era when most linemen hovered around the 6’3″ and 265-lb. range, Ernie Ladd was a giant among men. Standing 6’9″ tall, and tipping the scales between 325-340 lbs, Ladd would have stood out in any era, but he was a man among men in the 1960s. Under the tutelage of legendary college coach, Eddie [...]