Month: January 2012
BUCSTOP.COM puts their support in for MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER!
The candidates have been mentioned, some have been interviewed. Personally, I’m done. I can live with, and can be happy…
Read more »Arniel Removed as Blue Jackets Head Coach
After a half season of enormously underwhelming hockey, Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson has decided to remove Scott Arniel…
Read more »Could a Buffalo-centric sports station work?
Updated:Remember the glory days? The Empire Sports Network broadcast Sabres games, had a handful of talk shows and a nightly…
Read more »Of all the geriatric interviewees, Marty Schottenheimer is one I can live with
These aren’t coaching candidates, this is the NFL unemployment line getting interviews to keep their unemployment checks coming. The only…
Read more »Gamecocks Football Recruiting Targets Chris Moody
With National Signing Day approaching, the South Carolina Gamecocks are still looking to fill some spots within its 2012 class. …
Read more »Your Morning Dump… Where Doc ran the guys out of the gym
Getty Images Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because…
Read more »The Morning Skate: Losing streak slides to Toronto
There doesn’t seem to be an antidote for the goal scoring woes or the porous goaltending or the injury bug….
Read more »Sabres After 41: Looking back
Few expected the Sabres to be in this sort of hole at the halfway point of the 2011-12 season. Perhaps…
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Wisconsin Badgers: 2011 Exit Survey
After securing the services of senior transfer QB Russell Wilson, the Badgers had very high hopes for this year. Wilson…
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The Star Was Bright, Fernando
So in about six years, when Fernando Martinez is hitting big home runs in the World Series for the Kansas…
Read more »Raiders 2011 season: Ballers & Busters
It was an up and down season for the Raiders. Early it seemed like the ups would outnumber the downs…
Read more »Ohio State All Time Basketball Tournament
I began a journey to do a comparison of the two greatest teams in Ohio State Basketball history. At first…
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The hardest days to win
Back in August during fall camp, Fox Sports announcer Gus Johnson addressed the Oregon football team. “You are the CEO…
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Texans vs. Ravens Game Preview by Ron Benamor…
The excitement mounts in Baltimore as the football gods seem to be paving the way to a Super Bowl appearance for…
Read more »234 Days Until Cougar Football
With the conclusion of the 2011 college football season last night, it’s officially apropos to begin the countdown to the…
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Jason Kelce makes “Football Outsiders” All-Rookie Team at center for Eagles….
Jason Kelce was on my All-NFL Rookie team for 2011 at center despite the drums pounding for Miami’s Mike Pouncey……
Read more »2011 Tennessee Titans and play-calling by quarter
The Tennessee Titans were not a great offense in the first quarter. They struggled to sustain drives, and even in…
Read more »NFL Team Needs: AFC South
There was a time when the AFC South was one of the league’s best. But with the Peyton Manning era…
Read more »Big Blue trademark has surfaced
Several weeks ago we were asking what happened to the Giants’ trademark. The tradition of Giant’s football is a stingy…
Read more »Saints Nation: Defensive and Special Teams’ Player Grades vs. Lions (playoffs)
Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson mostly embarrassed the Saints‘ defensive backfield and there’s really no other way to put it. Those…
Read more »Whatever Happens, Happens
The knock on Ottawa coming into this season was the familiar refrain, “Where are the goals going to come from?”…
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BCS National Championship Final: Alabama 21 LSU 0
In the re-match that created so much controversy it would be the team that lost the first game that would…
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Auburn Hires Former Georgia DC Brian Van Gorder
It would be just like Auburn to try and steal a little thunder from Alabama on the day of the…
Read more »Video: Highlights of UConn Men’s 64-57 Win Over West Virginia
Updated:Here are the highlights of the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team’s 64-57 win over the West Virginia Mountaineers at the…
Read more »Cincinnati at Georgetown: The Recappening
Literally thousands of people (actually zero) have sent me emails and tweets and text messages saying that they needed a…
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Gamecocks Football: Devin Taylor Stays in School
Junior defensive end Devin Taylor has elected to return to the University of South Carolina for his senior season, he…
Read more »Lyle McCombs Named To FWAA Freshman All-America Team
Here’s the press release from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) that names UConn Huskies redshirt freshman running back…
Read more »DC United Looking To Build Depth in 2012 Draft
January is a busy month for many MLS clubs, and DC United are no different. This Thursday, the annual MLS…
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