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The Petty, Thin-Skinned Bravado Of Bo Pelini: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. Last week's rankings were not consulted. ...
We Are Marshall
Here's a cool archival site for those of you who care about Marshall. The Herd Vault: Sons of Marshall. ...
Goal-Line QB Sneak Works Out As Poorly As Possible
Hot, steamy D-III action here for your consumption. Albright College lined up on Stevenson University's one-yard line, ready to punch it in and tie up the score. Someone would score a touchdown, all right....
Infographic: Are College Sports In The Midst Of A "Shaq Boom"?
Over on his blog, Ken Pomeroy makes a convincing case that we're in the midst of a "Shaq Boom." The babies named "Shaquille" that were born in O'Neal's heyday in the '90s are now turning 18 and entering college basketball. The name "Shaquille" first entered the list of top 1,000 baby names in 1991 (...
How We Acquired That Bo Pelini Audio Recording
That audio of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini venting and cursing (and cursing and cursing) about fans and some members of the media has existed for two years now. But it was made public yesterday because that's when we first learned of it. In fact, the source who gave us the recording reached out...
Texas A&M Raised A Record $740 Million In Donations Last Year
For the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, Texas A&M received a mammoth $740 million in pledges and gifts, according to an email sent out by chancellor John Sharp. When it's all collected and finalized, it should be an all-time record for a public university. And make no mistake: it's about football....
So What Was That All About? Ask <em>SI</em>'s Editors About Their OSU Series
A week ago, Sports Illustrated began publishing its much-discussed, much-criticized five-part investigative series on Oklahoma State's football program. Yesterday, SI managing editor Chris Stone and executive editor Jon Wertheim provided a coda, explaining the intent of the package:...
CU Football Player Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Mud At Girlfriend
University of Colorado running back Terrence Crowder was arrested on domestic violence charges early Sunday morning after getting into an argument and physical altercation with his girlfriend. Mud was allegedly involved....
Bo Pelini On Nebraska Fans: "Fuck You, Fans. Fuck All Of You."
This is fun. Here we have an audiotape of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini flipping his shit about both the media and the Cornhuskers' fans after a 2011 game. Why are we getting this now? Well, our tipster was particularly exercised by Nebraska's flameout against UCLA on Saturday, which has led to ...
Pac-12 Reprimands Officials Who Botched End Of Wisconsin-ASU Game
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is sanctioning the crew that officiated Saturday's disaster of a game at Arizona State for "failing to properly administer the end of game situation."...
There's A New Contender For The Worst Mistake On A Kickoff Return
Less than a week after the Titans' Darius Reynaud started the NFL season with a safety on an opening kickoff, Marshall's Steward Butler gave us an even more derp-tuoso performance during a college game Saturday night....
LSU Frat Makes Fun Of Kent State By Referencing 1970 Campus Shootings
College football fans are superb at being dicks, huh?...
A.J. McCarron's Stability Tops Johnny Football's Flying Circus
A.J. McCarron gets slapped with the pejorative "game manager" label, as if taking care of the football and involving the ground game are bad things. Johnny Manziel? Spectacular as always....
Oklahoma State Pregame Features Thayer Evans Effigy Full Of Knives
The Oklahoma State fan responsible for this Thayer Evans effigy peppered with knives seems to be taking the Sports Illustrated report about the Cowboys with less than a level head....
Wisconsin-Arizona State Game Ends In Bizarre Fashion
With time winding down and Wisconsin facing a two-point deficit tonight in Tempe, the Badgers attempted to set themselves up for a game-winning field goal attempt. That attempt never came, though whether that's their own fault, the officials', or Arizona State's is still unclear....
Ole Miss Fans Make Blowjob Faces Behind Longhorn Network Set
It's been a rough week for Longhorns fans. At least the pain of last week's blowout loss to BYU can be soothed by a nice home game broadcast on Texas's own personal ESPN network, right?...
Confused Ref In Cal-Ohio State Doesn't Know What The Hell's Going On
Ohio State fumbled mid-way through the first quarter against Cal and before the Golden Bears recovered, two flags were thrown for personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct. Sifting through the bodies and change of possession, our poor ref had the penalties, numbers and even sides of the field all ...
USF Gives Up Touchdown When Own Running Back Forces QB Fumble
Look, USF is bad. But so is FAU! We can't think of any better example of Bulls futility than this play early in tonight's matchup between the two teams in Tampa, when the Owls score a touchdown thanks to USF forcing a fumble against itself. The bus, it has a broken axle. ...
Football Powerhouse Wins With Thrilling Hail Mary
The Fordham Rams (FCS) wrapped up a stunning upset win over the Temple Owls (FBS) with this—there is simply no other word for it—breathtaking hail mary that traveled 125 yards in the air if it went 29. ...