Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Any chance of Indiana football becoming relevant in my lifetime went kaput on Tuesday when top quarterback recruit Gunner Kiel of Columbus, Ind. committed to LSU.
Kiel had originally given Hoosier fans their first glimmer of hope since the Anthony Thompson Era -- or at least since the death of Terry ...
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
The only picks by an actual Indiana grad who prefers Indiana football to Indiana basketball. It's an acquired taste.
What I'm watching this week (with my dad edition):
12 pm - Indiana at Iowa - I guess so my Hawkeye-fan dad can watch with me and make snarky comments the whole time. ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Three LSU players, including "Heisman candidate" Tyrann Mathieu, tested positive for synthetic marijuana and are most likely suspended for the LSU-Auburn game on Saturday. According to the ESPN report, synthetic marijuana played a role in the death of Lamar Jack, a college basketball player and has been on the NCAA's ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
What I'm watching Saturday:
12 pm: Baylor/Texas A&M - I know I'm supposed to be a Big Ten honk, being an Indiana grad and all, but after I watch the first quarter of the IU/Wisky game and the Hoosiers somehow give up 42 unanswered points again, I'm done with the B1G ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Remember when LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson got all brawl-y and got himself suspended for being a part of an assault on what has regularly been described as a defenseless man. Well, that happened way back on August 19th, so maybe Jefferson has forgotten all about it. And now he thinks ...
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Oklahoma and LSU both won on Saturday night, Oklahoma is 3-0, LSU is 4-0 and now both can say they've been No. 1 in the polls this season. As a reward for beating three ranked teams in four games, the Tigers get to be No. 1 in the AP's poll ...
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Friday, September 23rd, 2011
What I'm watching on Saturday:
12 pm - San Diego State at Michigan: We'll see if SDSU can handle Denard Robinson or not. If French literature has taught me anything, it's that revenge is a great motivating factor. Then again, a lot of the SDSU players probably have positive memories of ...
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
I couldn't think of the right exclamation to start off my fifth season of gambling on college football for this site, especially since the last two years went so damn well. No seriously, I was over .500 both years, which if you knew me, you'd be shocked I could do ...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson has gotten tons of ink since the college football season kicked off in the fall of 2010. Hell, the guy even got Heisman hype for a while. But in the lead up to the 2011 NFL Draft most experts have assumed Peterson would go in the ...
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