Tennessee Is Boring Again

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Tennessee just hired the exact opposite of Lane Kiffin, who himself replaced his exact opposite when Phil Fulmer was run out of town. Tennessee fan, meet Derek Dooley, the least exciting hire ever. This doesn't mean he'll suck, mind you, just that I can think of about 50 people who ...

Your Week Five College Football Picks

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Record after week four: 50-28, 39-38-1 AS 12 pm ET (22) Michigan (4-0) at Michigan State (1-3) (+2) Wow, MSU got way worse in one season. Who knew Brian Hoyer was so valuable? Actually, I'm not even sure that's his name. It was some dude for State last year who was super mediocre, ...

The Ten Worst Coaches In College Football

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

We just finished Week One of college football and I'm already calling for coaches' heads. The law of averages tells you that if you have 120 schools in Division I the Football Bowl Subdivision, at least 35 percent of those teams are going to blow. And for those blowing teams, ...

McD’s College Football Preview Part One: 9 Predictions For 2009

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Before I get started, congratulations to Phillips' sister and baby-daddy (I kid, I kid) Eric on the birth of their daughter. I don't get to do my Luca Brasi impression until her wedding, I guess, but in any case congratulations to everyone. Now on with the college football-related wrongheadedness. 1. Colin Kaepernick will ...

The Year of The Loser

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Way back in '08, we here at Rumors and Rants proclaimed it the Greatest Year in Sports History. I know what you are thinking -- big deal. So did Sports Illustrated and ESPN and everyone else who makes widespread proclamations. Only we made the call in July. Basically, when something's up, ...