Posted on January 16 2009 by Tom Ferda.
LOS ANGELES – USC Trojans’ quarterback Mark Sanchez has made the decision to leave Southern California and enter the NFL Draft. Normally people close to these athletes line up and pat them on the back, wish them well in their challenging journey, the ticker-tape parade ensues and the player rides off into the sunset.
That is, unless you have a selfish coach who’s team failed to win the national championship he was predicted to win at the start of the season.
Posted on January 06 2009 by Tom Ferda.
GLENDALE, AZ – In a rematch between two NCAA powerhouses, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns defeated the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona and they did it in dramatic fashion.
Posted on October 24 2008 by Tom Ferda.
The No. 1 Texas Longhorns are coming off back-to-back victories against then-No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 11 Missouri while scoring a total of 101 combined points. They were rewarded for their performance; becoming the first team since the 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes to receive all 65 votes from the media and becoming a unanimous No. 1choice in the AP poll.
Posted on October 20 2008 by Tom Ferda.
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State University will be anxiously awaiting an upcoming NCAA hearing on October 18. At that meeting, NCAA officials will be discussing the cheating scandals that have rocked the university and put another ding in their athletic program.
The good news is, this time the rap isn’t an athlete raping or getting busted with weapons and drugs. This bad news is, the scandal involved university personnel; more like a corrupt white-collar offense; and higher-ups must surely have known about it.
Posted on September 26 2008 by Mateo Ferda.
For the second week in a row the SEC has the game of the week. Nick Saban’s 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide travel to Athens to play the 3rd ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Expect much of the same of what took place in the Auburn/LSU matchup last week. Heavy hitting on defense with a great balance of rushing and passing from both offenses. Football fans call this the best brand of ball in the country.
Posted on September 26 2008 by Mateo Ferda.
How about some serious love for those pesky Oregon State Beavers and their 5 ft. 6 in. freshman hoss-of- a-halfback Jacquizz Rodgers. Rodgers was a workhorse and ran the ball 37 times for 186 yards and two TD’s.
Props to the offensive line of the Beavers too . . . they looked awesome pushing around and out-manning Petey Carroll’s so-called “best defense he has ever had at USC”.
Posted on September 19 2008 by Mateo Ferda.
ANN ARBOR – In the infant stages of this NCAAF 2008 season, we’ve learned something about the Big Ten. They may soon be referred to as the “Little Ten” if their powerhouse teams don’t get off their asses and start playing some head-banging, Big Ten ball.
Posted on September 15 2008 by J. Donetelli.
Reminiscent of the gladiator days, 93,607 belligerent fans packed the stadium to watch their No. 1-ranked Trojans slaughter their “Little Ten” opponent 35-3.
Jim Tressell’s Buckeyes, who were hoping to redeem themselves after having their asses handed to them in two recent national title games, were bitch-slapped, spanked and hung out to dry.