Welcome to The Sports Bank 77 in 77. We’re previewing one team a day everyday as the college football season approaches. And we’re doing it in rapid fire sequence. Today, the Oklahoma Sooners … [Read more...] about #5 Oklahoma Sooners: College Football 77 in 77
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#42 Texas Tech Red Raiders: College Football 77 in 77
Yo ho yo ho! a pirate's life for me! For the Texas Tech Red Raiders a pirate's life consists of lots of passing, not a lot of running, and not a lot of defending. Last year was a bit more extreme as they did all those things, only more so. Usually the defense is more serviceable and the running game has a little more punch than they did in 2011. We expect more of the same in … [Read more...] about #42 Texas Tech Red Raiders: College Football 77 in 77
SEC Football: Oversigning (“Cheating”)=More Championships
As Wes Bynum’s 19-yarder sailed through the desert air to split the uprights and down Oregon in the Tostitos BCS national championship there was no question Auburn was the best team in college football. There was also no doubt which conference was at the top of the summit. The cheers of “S-E-C” that rained down like ticker-tape on the Auburn players and coaches was evidence … [Read more...] about SEC Football: Oversigning (“Cheating”)=More Championships
West Virginia to Replace Missouri in Big 12
The carousel keeps moving in college football conference expansion and relocation. Today it leaked that the West Virginia Mountaineers have been approved to replace Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 conference. The conference board of directors approved the move to take place once the Mizzou move to the SEC is complete. WVU leaving the Big East obviously leaves an already very … [Read more...] about West Virginia to Replace Missouri in Big 12
Big 12 Trying to Avoid Dissolution by Potentially Adding TCU
Today, Big 12 Conference brass cleared the way to potentially add TCU, a maneuver that could honestly save a league that seemed ready to collapse a few weeks ago. The Big 12 fired commissioner Dan Beebe a couple weeks ago, the first step in trying to rehab the league. Instead of just dissolving, the move would counter-act the rumor that Mizzou is jumping to the SEC. Although … [Read more...] about Big 12 Trying to Avoid Dissolution by Potentially Adding TCU
