McD’s Week Six College Football Picks

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Still the only weekly picks by an Indiana alumnus who likes college football more than college basketball... Week Five Record: 8-6 W/L, 7-7 AS 2011 Season Record: 47-19 W/L, 33-30-3 AS What I'm watching: 12 pm - OU at Texas: What kind of idiot from Oklahoma agreed to play this game in Texas every ...

McD’s Week Five College Football Picks

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Still the only weekly picks section by a real, live Indiana alumnus/fan who prefers college football to college basketball... What I'm watching this Saturday: 12 pm - Penn State at Indiana until it's a blowout in the second quarter, then probably Aggies/Razorbacks with a side of Air Force/Navy 3:30 pm - Baylor/Kansas State ...

Six Reasons Not To Gamble On Florida State vs. Clemson

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

(11) Florida State (2-1) at (21) Clemson (3-0) (-2) Usually, when I write game previews, I try to approach it like I would if I were betting real money on it even though most of the time I'm not...as far as my wife knows. But with Florida State at Clemson on ...

Week Three College Football Roundup

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

College football in the state of Indiana is just fine, thank you. You can shut up if you're about to say that Notre Dame, Indiana, and Purdue only beat one FBS team between them on Saturday. They're still 3-0 on the weekend, f**kers. And yes, I went back on my word ...

Auburn’s Eagle Is Doing Just Great

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

As some of you may know, Auburn University's official mascot is a Tiger named Aubie. Yet, they also have an Eagle that flies around the stadium before football games. And this past Saturday that eagle almost died thanks to a collision with a plexiglass window on a luxury box. We're happy ...

Auburn’s Trees May Survive

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Remember those trees at Auburn that got poisoned by some guy for some reason or another? Yeah, those. Apparently they're not dead after all. Despite being a mix of yellow and brown at this point, the oaks at Toomer's Corner still have a chance at survival. Um, yay? I guess? "I don't ...

Sources: Carolina Panthers To Draft Cam Newton With No. 1 Pick

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

According to a source close to the situation, barring a miracle, the Carolina Panthers will make Auburn quarterback Cam Newton the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft tomorrow night. We have since heard a similar story from another source. While it has been rumored for weeks that Newton was ...

Why Nick Fairley’s Stock Is Dropping

Monday, April 11th, 2011

While he was once firmly in contention to be the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, Auburn tackle Nick Fairley has been dropping down draft boards over the past few weeks. So why has Fairley been dropping while another defensive tackle - Alabama's Marcell Dareus - has ...

Cam Newton Disappoints At The Combine

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Cam Newton took a huge risk by attending the NFL's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis this past weekend. He may be regretting that decision today. While his draft stock probably didn't take as big a hit as some are saying, Newton was underwhelming on Sunday. He ran a 4.59 40-yard dash ...

Cam Newton, Guilty Of…Something

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Let's be real here, with all the rumors, reports and investigations going on can we just all be honest about this? Cam Newton and his father Cecil did something wrong. Did Cecil ever specifically mention pay-for-play? Maybe not. Did Cam know it was going on? Maybe not. But all of ...