LSU football could return to national prominence in 2015. As Coach Les Miles pointed out in the postgame presser yesterday, the team is very freshmen and sophomore heavy. So they'll be sophomore and junior heavy next year and figure to be a major power in the always loaded SEC West. First there are some major questions to be resolved for LSU football. What happens with their … [Read more...] about LSU football: top 10 team in 2015?
Archives for 2014
Monica Lewinsky leads 5 most popular news/entertainment stories of 14
In 2014 Monica Lewinsky returned from obscurity back to the home pages. Lewinsky ended her almost 20 years of silence by telling her story of that saga which dominated news cycles back in 1998. In what was an even crazier coincidence, totally unrelated, Monica Lewinsky returned to relevance just two days before a guy named Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was drafted by the Green Bay Packers … [Read more...] about Monica Lewinsky leads 5 most popular news/entertainment stories of 14
Arturo Vidal to Manchester United rumors were most popular stories of 14
The Arturo Vidal to Manchester United rumors were by far the biggest hit-makers for The Sports Bank. This transfer obviously never materialized, but it took home the #1, #3, #7 and #9 spots on our list of the year's ten most popular stories. The Arturo Vidal narrative even brought us the first 100,000 visits single day in the six year history of the site. That occurred back … [Read more...] about Arturo Vidal to Manchester United rumors were most popular stories of 14
LSU Def Coordinator John Chavis might leave for Texas A&M
Something seemed off about the LSU defense today. Not to take anything away from Malik Zaire, Everett Golson and the Notre Dame offense, but the Bayou Bengals D just weren't themselves. LSU came in as 7.5 point favorites, but they couldn't seem to stop the Irish at all in the first half. The rumors surrounding LSU Defensive Coordinator John Chavis could be the reason why. … [Read more...] about LSU Def Coordinator John Chavis might leave for Texas A&M
Malik Zaire: new Notre Dame QB arrives with authority
(Update: NFL Draft decisions for Notre Dame's Sheldon Day, Ronnie Stanley) Newly minted starting quarterback Malik Zaire won both the bowl game and the postgame press conference. Zaire and company started this bowl season's hottest trend, beating up on the big bad SEC West. In splitting time with Everett Golson, Zaire completed 12-15 passes for 96 yards, no interceptions, … [Read more...] about Malik Zaire: new Notre Dame QB arrives with authority
Formula to stop Johnny Manziel; provided by LSU
The Johnny Manziel hot takes are flying fast and furious right now, and some of them are truly SCORCHING HOT. And unless Manziel really takes a really long hard look at himself this offseason, his pro career will be over before you know it. The blue print to stop Johnny Manziel is right there, hiding in plain sight. Les Miles and LSU figured it out in college, and the … [Read more...] about Formula to stop Johnny Manziel; provided by LSU
Les Miles on Jim Harbaugh to Michigan: “Go Blue”
Les Miles is known for doing some crazy things on the football field every now and then. "The Mad Hatter" has also a reputation for making post game press conferences interesting for a change. He often deviates from the boring "coachspeak" script and likes to be funny and compelling during his media availabilities. Those media sessions will remain in Baton Rouge. He will not … [Read more...] about Les Miles on Jim Harbaugh to Michigan: “Go Blue”
Big 10 Basketball predictions (“power” rankings)
There are plenty of Big 10 basketball teams that owe us an apology right now. We tracked all of the losses that the league suffered to low-majors and mid-majors up until a couple weeks ago (results here). Then the number hit the high teens, and we just gave up. Getting people to care about college hoops during the holidays is always difficult. When Big 10 basketball is having … [Read more...] about Big 10 Basketball predictions (“power” rankings)
Notre Dame vs LSU: Music City Bowl news and notes
From a branding and/or marketing perspective, Notre Dame versus LSU is as good a bowl match-up as it gets. Forbes recently rated Notre Dame’s football program the second most valuable in the country at $122 million, behind only Texas ($131 million value), with the notation: “A single home game attracts almost 62,000 visitors from outside the South Bend area; on average, each … [Read more...] about Notre Dame vs LSU: Music City Bowl news and notes
Notre Dame football Bowl game nuggets, tidbits
The Notre Dame football community has a bowl game to get geared up for. In just over 24 hours or so the Music City Bowl versus LSU will kick off. There's story lines galore, as we profiled in our previewish-kind of thinggee which we published yesterday. Also, there's a lot of "first day guys" in the 2015 NFL Draft and 2016 NFL Draft, as profiled here. That said, let's move on … [Read more...] about Notre Dame football Bowl game nuggets, tidbits