By Eye @ Eye and Eer 07/28/2010

Former Ohio State and Oakland Raiders great Jack Tatum passed away from a heart attack today, at the age of 61. Tatum, rightly or wrongly, will mostly be rememberd for the hit that paralyzed New England Patriots wide receiver Daryl Stingley. Tatum was...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/14/2010

If the AJC's Tony Barnhart says it's true then it probably is. But after the "resignation" of Urban Meyer earlier this year, you have no choice but to be skeptical when a coach makes a hasty resignation announcement. Now it appears Vanderbilt's Bobby...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/13/2010

With the defections continuing at USC, is Lane Kiffin really the best person to fashion together enough success to convince recruits to keep coming to Southern Cal? We're not sold he's the man. It won't help Kiffin's long-term plans if Mike Garrett is...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/12/2010

If you love SEC football then the past four seasons have been magical. Starting with Urban Meyer’s Florida Gators in 2006, the chant of S-E-C has been heard at the conclusion of the past four BCS Championship Games. Last year, it was Alabama handing...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/09/2010

If you think you can believe him, Seantrel Henderson, the highly recruited offensive lineman out of Minnesota, will be a Miami Hurricane this fall. Now the commitment-phobic Henderson will land on South Beach about the same time as LeBron James. OK, ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/07/2010

Alabama’s Mark Ingram and Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor are both considered Heisman favorites entering the 2010 season. But they have something else in common … neither are among the best home run hitters in College Football. Shocked?...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 07/06/2010

I wonder how the freshmen who already enrolled at USC feel about the latest news on uber-recruit Seantrel Henderson, who was released from his letter of intent. Henderson, out of Minnesota, was ranked as the best high school offensive lineman in the ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/03/2010

Since the impetus of this site came from one blogger's love of Ohio State and the other's love of WVU, once in awhile it's our obligation to provide the readers with posts from one of these programs. For those who think that's all we should talk about...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 07/02/2010

I remember when I heard Pat Tillman was leaving the NFL to enlist in the U.S. Army. I also remember how sad it was to learn of Tillman's death while he was serving in Afghanistan. Now there is a movie that should help us all understand a little better...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 07/02/2010

In a what smells like a political human sacrifice, Reggie Bush's coach/buddy/only connection to marketing lawsuit people, Todd McNair, is no longer on the USC coaching staff. Lane Kiffin waxed eloquently for 12 words about the decision. “Todd ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/30/2010

It started with Oregon State's Jacquizz Rodgers and now it appears Florida State is going put on a Heisman blitz for Christian Ponder. That's right Christian Ponder. The same Ponder who was 4-5 as a starter last year before a season-ending shoulder injury...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/29/2010

It used to be every college coach was looking for the next Dan Marino or Peyton Manning. You know the type. Big strapping, prototypical quarterbacks who can zip the football down the field. Now if there is another Marino or Elway available, there’s...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/28/2010

Seriously, we tried to come up with something to talk about other than USC's public spat with the NCAA and expansion, but it's not easy. We hope we offer you some good analysis on those on-going topics, though. We did offer some thoughts on areas outside...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/25/2010

For almost an hour tonight, my 4 1/2-year-old daughter yelled, whined and pouted over everything. When she was done, she tried to reason with me on the ride home from her grandparents. She felt she had been treated unfairly by her mother and me, and ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/24/2010

After witnessing the vitriolic criticism that was hurled at Rich Rodriguez in 2008 when he unceremoniously departed West Virginia for allegeded greener pastures in Ann Arbor. WVU fans were called childish, and told to let it go. Now it is the Tennessee...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/23/2010

Wide receivers hold a special place in my heart, not necessarily because of their brilliant playmaking on the field, but mostly just all the dumbass things they'll do and say. More dumb WRs emerged this week, led by Ohio State sophomore Duron Carter,...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/22/2010

A few days ago I wrote about the simple, but classy poster promoting the 2010 season for Penn State. Then I ran across this thing today. Hey Joker Phillips, I know you're a first-year coach but I know you realize this is a bad idea. Kentucky's blue jerseys...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/21/2010

Predicting the future of college football right now is about as easy as guessing when the BP oil spill saga will end for the folks of the Gulf Coast. Think about it. About eight to 10 days ago almost any informed fan would have said the Pac-10 was more...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/19/2010

Just sitting here wishing I had some college football to watch today. So 78 days isn't too bad. OK, I have the US Open and some World Cup, but I'd rather be watching D2 game between Shippensburg and California (Pa.) on Fox Sports Pittsburgh right now....
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/18/2010

File it under the "Hey, we were totally going to invite you anyway" category, but the PAC 10 added its 12th team today, as the Utah Utes continued the league's expansion into the mountains. Utah adds the vibrant Salt Lake City market while Colorado adds...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/17/2010

OK, you have to wait until mid-July when they ship, but the 2010 Penn State Football Schedule Poster is for sale. Why write about this? As a child my father used to get these all of the time as a high school coach at an inner city school loaded with ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/16/2010

When it comes to talking college football in June, Phil and Tom are normally struggling for topics. Not this summer. Thanks to expansion, the Texas Longhorns, the Pac-10 and USC's sanctions we have plenty to discuss. So of course we dissect the non-expansion,...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/15/2010

Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott took a big gamble by going after six Big 12 teams. It netted him Colorado, but not the other five. Of course he really wanted Texas and Oklahoma, but now it appears the Big 12 will survive as a 10-team league. However,...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/15/2010

So maybe Oregon State's scatback Jacquizz Rodgers is still a Heisman Trophy candidate, but whenever a sports information office puts together one of these videos it almost never works. Remember Tennessee's weekly videos of safety Eric Berry last year?...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/14/2010

With all of the conference expansion talk it seems odd to be doing a Way-too-early conference prediction. But the ACC is our final one and here's what we have. If this holds true we'll have Florida State facing Virginia Tech in a decent championship ...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/11/2010

USC and athletic director Mike Garrett has been oddly silent in light of the NCAA infractions and penalties announced yesterday.  Now we know why. Garrett opened his sizeable yap to some USC boosters last night. “As I read the decision by...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/11/2010

With the Pac-10 and Big Ten taking on new league partners through expansion the potential for positive change is endless. One of the most promising developments is the possibilities for burgeoning rivalries. It’s unlikely any of these would replace...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/11/2010

So I've been away from my computer, anything interesting happen today? I kid, I kid. The world of college football is melting down. The expansion update has Colorado in the Pac 10 (or whatever it's going to be called), Nebraska is about to join the Big...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/10/2010

So, if you've been following the internet today, it goes something like this: - Nebraska is set to join the Big 10. - Texas, Oklahoma and the five attached sheep (Okie State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas A&M) will then join the Pac 10. ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/10/2010

If your team is lucky enough to be one of the favorites for conference expansion in the Big Ten or Pac-10 (and possibly in future months in the ACC and SEC) then the back-and-forth discussions over the past six months have been exciting. Now, if your...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/08/2010

How many times have you heard a coach say, “If we win the turnover battle we’ll win the game”? Take a look at last year’s Top 10 (really 11 since North Texas, Purdue and Minnesota all tied for 10th) teams in most turnovers and...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 06/07/2010

Want to know what's going on with the latest round of expansion? yeah, you and me both. Here's Teddy Greentstein of the Chicago Tribune's latest take which essentially says the Big Ten has to pick it up a bit. (Of course, Jim Delaney has noone to blame...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/05/2010

College football expansion has become a lot clearer. Texas is in the driver’s seat (sorry Notre Dame) and everybody else is waiting to see where the chosen one decides to go. The Longhorns’ decision will impact the Big 12 (what’s left...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/04/2010

If the rumors coming out today about the Pac-10 are true, then hats off to commissioner Larry Scott. The Dallas Morning News and Associated Press are citing anonymous sources close to the situation that the Pac-10 is poised to invite Texas, Texas A&M,...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/02/2010

Phil and Tom are finally back on the podcasting airwaves with another 30-plus minutes on college football. Here is what we cover in Episode No. 67: Michigan has released its findings and institutional sanctions on the program following practice-gate....
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/02/2010

With EA Sports getting close to releasing NCAA Football 2011 soon, I'm curious to find out if having Tim Tebow on the cover will affect sales. At least one South Florida Bulls fan (The Bulls Report) has a solution. If you don't want to look at Tebow ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 06/01/2010

It seems everyone has a playoff scenario they’ve jotted down on bar napkins or documented on blogs. Some tournaments are as small as four teams and for the most part none are larger than 16 teams. If limited to just four teams, very few programs...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 05/31/2010

No surprises in the Big 12 this year, much like any other year. Texas and Oklahoma dominate the South and a potentially resurgent Nebraska in the North. After those three, though, it becomes a bit muddled. North 1. Nebraska (10-2, 6-2) Only questions...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/27/2010

I've attended a few Ohio Bobcat football games over the past 18 years. Almost every time I've had a great time. Mid-American football isn't top shelf, but it's underrated. But what I received in today's mail—something very similar to this photo—is...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 05/26/2010

After eight wins in two years, Rich Rodriguez continued re-writing the Michigan record book, as the Wolverines admitted to their first-ever major NCAA violations Tuesday. UM even offered up self-punishment in hopes of keeping satisfying the NCAA. There...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/24/2010

Some person who goes by the moniker WolverineHistorian on YouTube must be cleaning the VHS tapes out of the basement. Give him/her credit for reminding me a little of my childhood and into my college years with some of these college football introductions...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/24/2010

To the casual college football fan the only championship that matters is the BCS Championship. Any real fan will tell you that winning a conference title is the first step toward a bigger prize. Even non-BCS teams have hope now. Just ask Boise State,...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/21/2010

Since I already did power rankings for the Big Ten if Notre Dame, Rutgers, Missouri and Nebraska were to join the conference immediately, it feels like I've already done this. But power rankings and predictions are totally different. While I like the...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 05/19/2010

As much as I hate to admit it, 2010 should be a great year for the Big East. This is a deep, balanced conference. No team is going to run the table the way Cincinnati did in 2009, but four teams have a very good chance at the league title and Rutgers...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/19/2010

While meeting with members of the media in Chicago Tuesday as part of the Big Ten spring meetings, Commissioner Jim Delany said a lot and really didn't say that much. He said the conference may get to the end of the 12-18 month evaluation period and ...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/18/2010

So the Big 12 officials are saying everything is fine and dandy in their conference and no one is looking to leave for another conference. Has anyone told Missouri this? Seems to us that the Big 12 is trying to put up a nice united front, but it doesn't...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/17/2010

If you want to get paid as a college football coach it’s best to be in the SEC. In 2009, eight of the top 25 paid coaches (who are still coaching this year) were in the SEC—and this doesn’t count Lane Kiffin since he bolted Tennessee...
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By Eye @ Eye and Eer 05/17/2010

In this fascinating article by SI.com's Andy Staples, new Florida State coach calls retired coach Bobby Bowden "my hero." That's pretty much where the praise stops. Fisher, with some help from Staples, proceed to pretty much rip everything the Florida...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/15/2010

Apparently a photo emailed to a Bleacher Report columnist depicting a new-look Notre Dame home jersey is not being well received. There are concerns over the large numbers, the size of the ND logo, the funny shaped collar and the addition of an Adidas...
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By Eer @ Eye and Eer 05/13/2010

As the Eye noted in an earlier post, every May we break down each conference to see how they may shake out in the fall. The SEC may actually live up to its reputation this year as the strongest conference in the country with three legitimate championship...
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