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Find out what the CFG's think about USC/OSU, ND/Mich, Houston/Okie State, UCLA/Tenn. How does the outcome of Notre Dame/Michigan affect the two programs going forward? Does Houston have what it takes to make it to a BCS Bowl game? Can any non-BCS program make it to the title game? What is going on with the Almost College football Conference?
Finally, which crazy CFG thinks Tennessee will beat Florida this weekend?
All that and more! You know the drill, click here, press play and enjoy!
The Emerald Nuts Bowl is tonight! While Cal and Miami might be playing football in a baseball stadium on a field that is only big enough for one side line, the real excitement lies in the EN commercials. Just to get you in the mood for tonight's festivities we thought we would give you a taste of some of the EN classics.
Enjoy the game. Enjoy the commercials more! Every Miami Enthusiast Rallies Around Lost Dynasty
Oh and we can't forget this one. It's an ad for ACC football and Lemon Lime Gatorade shot the last time Cal played a Big East team. (Good stuff at 1:00)
We knew August 28th, the day the season started, that this day would come.
Alas it is on the horizon. A Saturday with no football!
No more tailgates. No ESPN College Gameday. No beautiful co-eds. No band playing our favorite song! It is all gone.
What to do? It has been over three months since we have been without. We are all at a bit of a loss here. How is a man to fill his Saturday without college football?
Let us help you out and offer a few suggestions.
First and most important, if you value your companionship with your significant other, do something with your wife, girlfriend, fiance! Who is that you ask? That is the cute little thing (way to cute for you we might add) that has been patiently waiting to get you back on Saturdays.
She has listened to you yell at the TV. Put up with your drunkenness at all the tailgates. Limited her comments when she caught you drooling over a young co-ed and even fixed you dinner a time or two.
TAKE HER OUT!
Now if you don't have a "significant other" and you:
a. Don't have finals to study for. b. Live in an area of the country where it is too cold to do anything outside. c. Believe the only joy that comes from the holiday season is shopping on Christmas Eve. d. Have already defended your favorite program's NCAA '09 National Title 10 times. e. Live in a spotlessly clean home.
and
f. Are hopelessly addicted to your 47" flat screen HDTV.
Here is some TV programing that might cure your withdrawal symptoms. Please check your local listings for times in your area.
Are you an ACC fan? Now is your chance to scout next year's schedule. This weekend is the semi finals for the FCS championship. Richmond plays at Northern Iowa, 4pm EST on ESPN. Just in case you are lost Friday night, Montana plays at JMU, 8pm EST on the "Deuce."
Big 12 fans - Storm Chasers; Sean and Reed bring their teams closer to tornadoes than ever before, 2pm CST on Discovery and we must never forget King of the Hill, 3pm CST on FX.
For SEC fans, CMT has you covered with the 12 Days of Redneck Christmas, 5pm EST.
CMT is also helping West Virginia fans with Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza at 9:30pm EST. It is rumored that Mountaineer head coach Bill Stewart is co-hosting.
Bill Dance Outdoors on Versus at 1pm EST gives us a nice review of the 2008 Tennessee football season. In case you don't get a chance to catch it, we have posted it below.
Kind of reminds you of Ol' Fulmer, don't it?
Layla Kiffin says goodbye on Bravo's 7pm PST airing of Real Housewives of Orange County.
Auburn boosters call in to CNBC's 8pm EST showing of the Suze Orman Show to ask if paying $5.1 million to buy out one of the most successful coaches in the SEC is a sound financial decision. Suze's reaction is priceless.
Cal fans will find An Inconvenient Truth airing on Discovery at 1pm PST.
For those Notre Dame, Washington, WAZZU, Syracuse, Iowa State, Michigan, SMU, and North Texas fans, Trainwrecks is on Spike at noon EST. If you need something in prime time Mission Impossible III is on TNT at 11pm EST.
For Oregon, Cal, Missouri, Army, Central Michigan and every other programs that donned ugly uni's this year, What Not To Wear is on TLC at 4, 5, and 6pm EST.
Bottom line: Whatever you do, don't forget the Heisman Trophy Presentation is at 8pm EST on (where do you think?) ESPN.
Don't worry. This weekend is just a practice for January as Bowl Season begins bright and early at 11am EST, Saturday, December 20th!
This weekend we learned that the BCS has deemed Florida and Oklahoma good enough to play in the BCS Championship Game. There was a couple other nuggets of knowledge that the College Football Guys picked up this weekend and we wish to pass them on to you. The ACC should find a Florida high school football stadium to host their championship game in. The game's move from Jacksonville to Tampa this year produced an attendance that only a minor league baseball team would be proud of. Which is pretty handy considering they might want to consult some minor league teams for promotional ideas to attract more fans through the gates. Here are our thoughts:
10. Dollar beer. 9. Free Frank Beamer bobble head dolls to the first 8,000 fans. 8. "Michael Vick, Bring Your Dog to the Game Day." 7. Schedule an FCS program. 6. Collectible "Bowden Bowl" T-shirts from the early 2000's. Limited quantity. When there gone there gone! 5. Option to buy 2 tickets to the ACC Basketball Championship Game to the fan that wears the best Mike K. costume to the game. 4. Chance for a fan to win a $100,000 scholarship from Dr. Pepper. Wait. Scratch that. Already tried it. 3. Parachutists that land in Orlando instead of Raymond James Stadium. 2. Doug Flutie #22 Rosaries given to the first 2,222 fans. 1. Winning team splits the ACC conference's share of the $17 million BCS payout with any fan that turns in their used ticket stub.
Auburn showed the world this week how much of an attention seeking, step-brother they are to Alabama. Why would you fire a coach with 8 winning seasons, one 13-0 season, and six straight victories against your rival? The decision seems obvious. Auburn fans don't want the world to think that Arkansas has the SEC's most juvenile and obnoxious fans. It looks as though the lunacy of two programs is Mississippi's gain.
Alabama coach Nick Saban spoke of loyalty this week. Yes, you read that right! Nick Saban, "The King of Loyalty" criticized SEC football programs for being too quick to jump ship. Don't believe us? Here (at 1:35) is the video to prove it.
Nick Saban press conference 12-03-08
Rudy Carpenter taught us that getting thrown out of a girl's high school basketball game is no way to prepare for a rivalry game. However Rudy's lack of focus may have allowed Mike Stoops to take his home off the market.
Steve Sarkisian was named the next coach of the University of Washington. We will see if Husky fans find him an offensive genius when calling the plays for a team that had no player find the end zone more than four times this year.
Best use of a white out: West Virginia players and fans choice to honor Pat White with a "White Out" showed the nation what college football should be about.
Best revival of a uniform tradition: Pete Carroll's decision to bring the crimson uniforms to Pasadena for a UCLA home game. While some schools try soo hard to find the next "hot" thing (Oregon), sometimes all you have to do is reach back in the closet.
Worst new uniform of the weekend: One advantage to the new camouflage and black uniforms Army broke out this weekend is that dirt and grass stains are less obvious. The equipment managers for Army found this particularly helpful this weekend after Navy plowed the field with the Black Knights.
Bedlam. - "A place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion."
Oklahoma State may not have brought true bedlam to college football, but the Cowboys sure helped contribute to the opening of Pandora's box on the BCS.
This week's podcast by the College Football Guys answers the question everyone has been talking about: Did the BCS get it right between Texas and OU?
Plus: What is up with the SEC this year? Preview of the SEC, Big 12, ACC, Conference USA, and MAC Championships. TCFGs Heisman favorites. Notre Dame in crisis. How are OU and Ohio State the same?
All that and more on this controversial edition of the College Football Guys. Just click here. Press play and ENJOY!
Oklahoma's destruction of Texas Tech on Saturday didn't help the College Football Guys figure out the best team in the Big-12 South, or the country, for that matter. However we did learn something this week and we feel that it is our duty to pass the knowledge on to you.
FSN's national broadcast of the Apple Cup, a battle of two teams with a combined 1-20 record, confirmed what your local news already knows - Americans LOVE train wrecks!
NBC knows this too! That's why they continue to renew their TV contract with Notre Dame. What is still unknown is which Notre Dame contract will last longer - Charlie's or NBC's?
Even though San Diego State fired head coach Chuck Long, his words from the beginning of the year may have served as prophesy. Wisconsin, playing at home, on Senior Day, needed a missed extra point attempt to beat Cal-Poly in OT, 36-35. This begs the question, "Is Cal-Poly better than Notre Dame?"
This weekend we figured out how the ACC should crown their champion.
1. Write the name of each program mathematically alive for an ACC division title on separate pieces of paper. 2. Fold them up and place them in a hat. 3. Have Doug Flutie draw a single piece of paper out. 4. The name of the program revealed will represent the ACC in a BCS game. No need for an ACC championship. It would muddy the water further and it doesn't make money anyway. 5. Then it is up to the chosen program to beg for mercy from the BCS bowl selection committee to be match against the Big East champ. This will be the ONLY way to prevent the ACC from losing another BCS game (1-9 since the BCS was created).
Not even the meteorologist in Mike Leach could predict the storm that hit the Red Raiders in Norman.
Did you know Joe Pa is getting hip replacement? Didn't know if you knew since it was only mentioned 412 times before, during, and after the Penn State/Michigan State game.
Minnesota showed us that the only way to close a stadium is the "Golden Gopher Way." After starting the season 7-1, Minnesota has dropped their last four games. Three of which were played in the Metrodome. A stadium that will no longer be the home of the mighty Golden Gophers as they move into their new digs on campus in '09. Iowa's 55-0 victory in Minneapolis, on Saturday was a COLD reminder of the team Gopher fans want to leave behind as fast as the empty Metrodome.
Andrew Aguila, kicker for the CMU Chippewas, is really Inigo Montoya. All six fingered men should be on high alert!
It is official, with a 2/OT loss to the Washington State Cougars, the Washington Huskies became the WORST 2008 team in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) football!
Speaking of NCAA worsts: Another week, another terrible uniform in college football. Vegas Gold? Can anyone tell us why?
Has it really been over 400 days since Mike Gundy gave us a quality tirade?
Join The College Football Guys for our latest podcast! This week we discuss the outcome of two great games, Texas/Oklahoma State and Penn State/Ohio State. Who do we think will beat Alabama or Penn State this year? Can anyone make sense of the Big East or ACC? How bad did the SEC stub its toe this weekend?
Plus we preview of this weekend's biggest games. "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" - Florida/Georgia and has Lubbock, TX EVER seen a bigger game than when Colt McCoy's Longhorns come to town on Saturday?
Check it out and see for yourself why The College Football Guys are becoming the most popular podcast on the web!
We learned a great deal about college football this weekend so without further ado here are our findings.
This week Tim Tebow gave his full endorsement of Colt McCoy for the Heisman trophy. Which raises the obvious question, "If Superman wears Tim Tebow Pajama's to bed, does Tim Tebow wears Colt McCoy PJ's to bed?" Next task: finding Colt a cape.
Seems No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State was only good enough for regional coverage. Nice work ABC/ESPN. The whole west coast enjoyed the thrilling UCLA/Cal game. Can't get enough of that Rick Neuheisel...
For those who were lucky enough to get the top ten match up, you missed the first quarter trying to adjust your TV screen. Even with the new HD TV's it is still hard to translate THAT much orange!
While Georgia piled 52 on LSU, the Bayou Bengals realized how much they REALLY missed their 12th man this weekend.
Vanderbilt's Cinderella season officially came to an end with a 10-7 loss to Duke. The loss combined with Auburn's embarrassing effort at WVU, on Thursday night, gives the SEC a 5-6 record against non-conference BCS schools with 4 match ups remaining. In case you were wondering, the Mountain West is 8-5 vs. non-conference BCS programs.
Went to watch the Ohio State/Penn State game this weekend and a SEC game broke out.
ESPN's College Gameday once again brought us crazy Buckeye fans. Apparently Ohio State's new mantra is "If you can't beat 'em, Boo 'em," as a chorus of boos filled the air every time LSU, Florida, or USC were mentioned on the program. We here at The College Football Guys did a little research and discovered three embarrassing losses by the Buckeyes to these particular programs in the last three years. We were given this advise once and thought we would pass it on to Buckeye fans, "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt." Just food for thought.
Scholarships for college kickers are overrated. Matt Williams was a normal college kid when he started school this year, but that was before the Red Raiders played the mighty Minutemen of U Mass. During halftime of that game Matt hit a 30 yard field goal for a year of free rent. Mike Leach was in need of a kicker and thought to himself, "I wonder if this kid likes pirates?" Four weeks later Matt connected on 9 of 9 extra point attempts against Kansas. We will soon see if the kid can do it in a clutch.
June Jones brought the "Run and Shoot" to SMU. Unfortunately for the Mustangs all Navy needed was the run. Navy ran the ball 77 times for 404 yards without even attempting a pass for a 34-7 victory! The Midshipman's quarterback carried the ball 41 times for 224 yards and four touchdowns. We are still trying to calculate his QB rating. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is soo jealous.
If you think the BCS is confusing try figuring out the ACC. Maybe instead of a championship game that they can't sell out, the ACC should implement an 8 team playoff. Maybe it will be the model for a real playoff.
Just when we thought Oregon had exhausted their ability to look ugly they found this combination from their 384 possible uniform choices. And you thought your girlfriend had a lot of clothes.
In this week's podcast The College Football Guys talk about Texas' big win over Missouri. We address our Heisman hopefuls. Is Washington State the worst team in college football history? How good is Alabama and Penn State? Who is really number one in the ACC?
A heated debate breaks out as we give our thoughts on the year's first BCS standings and how it compares to our own top 25.
We look ahead to next weeks games, including Okie State/Texas, Penn State/Ohio State, LSU/Georgia, Kansas/Texas Tech, USC/Arizona, Va Tech/Florida State and many more!
Plus the answer to the all important question, "What is 'The Battle for the Mitten?'"
The ACC has saved their best "Little Sister of the Poor" for last. This weekend Georgia Tech will play their SECOND FCS school and that program is...wait for it...Gardner Webb.
Who?
Gardner Webb.
Don't know anything about them? We didn't either and one of the main reasons we started this thread of blog entries. We hope you enjoyed and thank you Almost College football Conference for giving America such solid entertainment. Fourteen FCS schools! Into the future don't be afraid to pick on someone your own size. On second thought maybe you already are...
Gardner Webb University Location: Boiling Springs, NC. Boiling Springs? Who says there isn't global warming? Founded: 1905 Mascot: Runnin' Bulldogs. I guess just plain Bulldog wasn't cool enough. Size: 4,000 Conference: Big South Famous Alumni: The "Man in Black" Johnny Cash received an honorary degree from the school. The "A-Train" Artis Gilmore - ABA and NBA great. Interesting facts: The school was chartered as Boiling Springs High School in 1905. It became an accredited four year college in 1971. In 2000 the Runnin' Bulldogs earned a bid to the College World Series. In November of 2007 Gardner Webbs men's basketball program dealt 22nd ranked Kentucky an 84-68 loss in Rupp arena in Coach Billy Gillespie's second game as head coach of the Wildcats. Who says the Bulldogs can't run with the big boys?: In 2002 the NCAA placed Gardner Webb on five years probation for "lack of institutional control." Apparently ordained minister and then president, Dr. Christopher White decided it would be OK to have a star basketball player's "F" changed to a passing grade in order to keep him eligible. Jealous Florida State?
While this is not officially one of the 14 FCS schools the ACC has on its schedule this year, it is close enough.
Western Kentucky is on the path to Division I-A, but they still aren't a member of a conference and are not eligible for post season play until next year. WKU was obviously not a Division I-A when this game was scheduled so we are including it as yet another cupcake (this would make 15) the ACC plays this year.
Western Kentucky University Location: Bowling Green, KY Founded: 1906 Nickname: Hilltoppers. Why? The school is set on a hill over a river, so any student that traverses the hill would of coarse be a "Hilltopper." Makes sense to us! Mascot: Big Red. This red Grimace was created by student Ralph Carey in 1979 to help reflect the spirit of WKU students. We think it worked! Conference: Just left the Missouri Valley, currently Independent and headed into the Sun Belt. Size: 15,000 undergrads Well known alumni: Rod "He Hate Me" Smart - Famous XFL football player who found a home in the NFL. Romeo Crennel - Cleveland Browns' Head Coach. How you might know this school: If you've ever watch ESPN you've seen WKU's Big Red. "He" is in just about every This is Sportscenter commercial.
And don't forget the 2006 Capital One Mascot of the Year Award!
Also, Jack Harbaugh, father of Stanford head coach Jim and Raven's head coach John, coached the 'Toppers from 1989-2002. He left with a 91-68 record and a 2002 Division I-AA National Title.
This weekend it is Boston College's turn to pick on the little ones with their one and only Division I-AA school on the 2008 schedule.
Rhode Island Location: Kingston, RI Founded: 1892 Nickname: Rams Mascot: Rhody the Ram Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Size: 14,500 undergrads Well known alumni: Lamar Odom, NBA play with the LA Lakers. Interesting facts: Their student newspaper is entitled The Good 5 Cent Cigar.
They also have one of the most devout fight songs we've ever heard.
We're Rhode Island born We're Rhode Island bred And when we die We'll be Rhode Island dead
Pretty intense! If BC has their way the Rams will be Rhode Kill.
After suffering a humiliating loss in week one to Saban's Crimson Tide, Clemson has spent the last three weeks in Memorial Stadium licking their wounds. Their path to healthiness has included NC State and TWO Division I-AA programs including this weekend's South Carolina State Bulldogs. So here we are again to help you become better acquainted with the 14 FCS programs the Almost College football Conference is playing this year.
South Carolina State Location: Orangeburg, SC (about 30 minutes southeast of Columbia, SC) Founded: 1896 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Size: 4,500 Well known alumni: Harry Carson - Hall of Fame Linebacker for the NY Giants. Deacon Jones - "The Secretary of Defense," Hall of Fame Defensive Lineman for the LA Rams. How you might have heard of them: This one is a serious one. We promise not to do it too often. During the Civil Rights Movement an altercation arose on campus resulting in the death of 3 people, 2 of which were students. What is now known as the "Orangeburg Massacre" predated the Kent State shootings and Jacksonville State Killings. This was the first incident of its kind and was highlighted by the film Black Magic that debuted on ESPN in March.
After a week one bye Florida State opened its 2008 season last week with a victory over Division I-AA opponent Western Carolina. This week it is time for them to play their SECOND consecutive FCS school, UT-Chattanooga. At the same time the NFL is talking about cutting back on preseason games it appears that Bowden is moving in the opposite direction.
UT - Chattanooga Location: Chattanooga, TN Founded: 1886 Nickname: Mocs Mascot: Scrappy. You are probably as confused as we were about the nickname and mascot. Here is the scoop! The school's nickname was the Moccasins and their mascot was Cheif Moccanooga until 1996 when political correctness made its way to the south. The school decided to change its nickname to the Mocs. Now their Mascot is Skippy the Mocking Bird who rides the "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Everyone knows there is nothing worse than a mocking bird tauting you all game long. We are checking to see if this violates any NCAA "excessive celebration" rules. Conference: Southern Conference Size: about 9,000 undergrads Most well known alumni: Dennis Haskins - Principle on Saved by the Bell. Terrell Owens, aka TO - NFL receiver who wants you to "Get yo' popcorn ready!" Irvine W. Grote - Chemist and inventor of our favorite medicine, Rolaids. Why you might have heard of them: In 1997 the Mocs' made it to the "Sweet Sixteen" in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. No word yet if their victories over Georgia and Illinois busted Neuheisel's bracket that year.
It became painfully obvious last weekend that it is a good thing the ACC decided to schedule 14 Division I-AA schools this year. If they hadn't they might have had a hard time filling all their bowl obligations, including the Humanitarian Bowl and the brand new Congressional Bowl.
This week it is more of the same as the powerful Almost College football Conference takes on five more FCS schools. In case you are in the mood to watch the ACC, let us help you learn more, as we continue to introduce you to the cupcakes of the ACC.
Western Carolina Location: Cullowhee, NC which happens to be 60 miles past the middle of nowhere. Founded: 1889 Nickname: Catamounts, gazoontite! Wildcats that roam the southern Appalachian mountain region. Conference: Southern Size: about 9,000 undergrads Most well known alumni: Paul Johnson - current head football coach Georgia Tech. Gerald Astin - NFL ref. Why you might know them: The Catamounts number one rival is Appalachian State as they play each other every year in "The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug."
Furman University Location: Greenville, SC Founded: 1826 Mascot: Paladins. The WHAT? A paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion; a strong supporter or defender of a cause; and any of the 12 peers of French emperor Charlemagne's court. (American Heritage College Dictionary) However some how they represent this with a knight on horseback. Conference: Southern Conference Size: 2500 undergrads. About 800 students smaller than last week's ACC opponent Charleston Southern Most well known alumni: Sam Wyche - former NFL head coach. Amy Grant - Contemporary Christian Pop artist and wife of country singer Vince Gill. Why you might know them: Who didn't go to high school with a kid that rocked the FU hat?
The Citadel Location: Charleston, SC Founded: 1842 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southern Conference Size: 2000 cadets, 100 civilians Most well known alumni: Tons of military commanders and Paul Maguire - commentator for ABC college football. Also "that guy that talks about the game from weird places in the stadium." Why you might know them: On August 15, 1995, after many legal battles and much controversy Shannon Faulkner, became the first female to joined the Corps of Cadets. She resigned after only 4 hours citing physical exhaustion, and emotional and psychological abuse. The male cadets rejoiced!
University of Richmond Location: Richmond, VA Founded: 1830 Nickname: Spiders, the only college in the country with said mascot. Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Size: 2795 undergrads Most well known alumni: William K. Howell - former President, Miller Brewing Company. Sean Casey - first baseman, Boston Red Sox. Why you might know them: On October 15, 1992, candidates George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot came to campus for the first-ever "town hall" televised presidential debate. William & Mary Location: Williamsburg, VA Founded: 1693 Nickname: Tribe Conference: Colonial Athletic Conference Size: 5,700 undergrads Most well known alumni: No one you've heard of, just Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, James Monroe, Henry Clay. Jon Stewart - host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. Bill Lawrence - creator of TV show Scrubs. Marv Levy - former head coach Buffalo Bills. Mike Tomlin - current head coach Pittsburgh Steelers. Jaycee Chan - Hong Kong actor/recording artist and son of Jackie Chan. Why you might know them: In high school you received a rejection letter in the mail from this school. With a acceptance rate of 32% makes it one of the most selective schools in the nation. Also have some interesting traditions and legends.
Week two podcast for The College Football Guys is here and ready for your enjoyment!
Listen to this week's podcast as we discuss how pathetic the ACC is? Why the 12th game has been bad for the game of college football. Plus we talk about the upsets of Clemson, Michigan, Virginia Tech and Pitt and look forward to Miami @ Florida and WVU @ ECU.
Oh, and ECU's heart is indeed "Purple and Gold!" Enjoy!
If you thought after you turned off the Alabama/Clemson game that things couldn't get worse for the ACC you haven't read this article.
At the UNC home game this Saturday against McNeese State the following calamity of errors took place:
Lightning struck the press box of Kenan Stadium, shorted out the circuit board in the PA's announcing box, caused problems with cable and wireless connections, and delayed the game 2 hours in the second quarter.
A large chunk of concrete fell from the stadium stands to the ground, luckily hurting no one.
The men that were supposed to parachute the game ball into the stadium landed at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium instead. The two parachutists touched down about an hour before the Blue Devil's kickoff against JMU. The act puzzled players warming up on the field, and brought back bad memories of "fan man."
Finally, the lone beat reporter for McNeese was stuck in the press box elevator for about two hours after the game. He was freed around 1 am, Sunday morning. Now the poor guy has to go back to Lake Charles, Louisiana and deal with Gustav!
This weekend marks the start of college football, FINALLY! It also marks the first weekend of our weekly blog entry, Meet the "ACC's Little Sister's of the Poor."
While we know that most schools schedule programs from the FCS, Division I-AA, ranks the Almost College football Conference takes the cupcake to a new level this year with a collective 14 on the schedule. (This count doesn't include the mighty Hill Toppers of Western Kentucky that still are in a transition between divisions). The next most is the SEC and Big 12 with 10, from there it is the Big Ten with 9, Big East with 7 and the Pac Ten with 2.
It might not be soo bad if it wasn't for the fact that the "leaders" in the conference, Clemson, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech are playing 2 a piece (if we count WKU). Compounding the issue is the fact that the conference coaches and AD's said no to playing a 9th conference game.
So in order to help drive some sort of TV ratings and interest the ACC's way allow us to introduce to you this week's "ACC's Little Sister's of the Poor."
Delaware Location: Newark, DE Founded: 1743 Mascot: Fightin' Blue Hens Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Size: 16,000 undergrads Most well known alumni: Rich Gannon - NFL Quarterback, George "Bad to the Bone" Thorogood Why you might know them: Not only do they share nearly the same colors as Michigan, they also have the same helmet look as the Wolverines. Something else they have in common with the boys in Ann Arbor, they couldn't beat App. State last year either.
McNeese St Location: Lake Charles, LA Founded: 1939 Mascot: Cowboys Conference: Southland Size: About 7000 undergrads Most well known alumni: Besides TCFG's co-host Ethan Bush, Joe Dumars - guard for the Detroit Pistons. Interesting facts: The Cowboys played in the inaugural Independence Bowl in 1976. In the early part of this decade the University of Wyoming sued McNeese for having similar looking logos. You can see that the school from Lake Chuck lost that match up.
Charleston Southern Location: Charleston, SC Founded: 1969 Mascot: Bucky the Buccaneer Conference: Big South Size: 3,300 Most well known alumnus: Terry Mooney - You don't know who he is? Well he is one heck of a golfer because he won a "spiffy pre-owned Saturn sports coupe" at the 15th Annual Buccaneer Club Corporate Cup Golf Tournament. Interesting fact: CSU's enrollment is just about 1000 undergrads smaller than ACC member Wake Forest. At 4,300 the Demon Deacons have Division I-A's (FBS) smallest student body.
Jacksonville State Location: Jacksonville, AL Founded: 1883 Mascot: Gamecocks Conference: Ohio Valley Enrollment: 9,000 Most well known alumni: Randy Owen - lead singer for the country group Alabama. Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey - Co-hosts of the "Rick and Bubba: Morning Show" Why you might know them: On August 30, 2001, Ashley Martin became the first female football player to score a point in a Division I kicking 3 extra points in a 72-10 drubbing of Cumberland University. School set in the Appalachians of Alabama also happens to be the new school of former LSU QB, Ryan Perrilloux.
James Madison Location: Harrisonburg, VA Founded: 1908 Mascot: The Dukes, Duke Dog Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Size: 16,000 undergrads Most well known alumni: Charles Haley - LB/DE won 5 Super Bowls for Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. Scott "wide-right" Norwood - K, Buffalo Bills. Elliott Sadler, NASCAR driver. Why you might know them: Became a co-ed school in 1966 only 19 years after ACC member Florida State. In the fall of 2006 the JMU Board of Visitors received much attention and criticism for cutting 10 sports to comply with Title IX. Even a letter from the US Olympic Committee. Objectors felt it was unfair that football wasn't touched. Maybe they shouldn't have invited the boys to school in the first place?
Good news for gamblers! The ACC is releasing NFL style injury reports!
In case you had no interest in betting on Furman@VT, The Citadel@Clemson, Gardner Webb@GT, South Carolina State@Clemson, and other EXCITING ACC non conference match ups, now you have something that might bring you to the table!
The ACC announced at their media day this week that ACC training staffs will release twice-weekly injury reports. The coaches claim that this is an easier way to get the information out to the media, or as Al Groh puts it, "I don't have to answer those stupid questions during the week."
Sorry to bother you Al, but we all just wanted to know which way to lay the money...
Is this process really for the coach's convenience, or is it a way to encourage betting on the games? What do you think? Conspiracy crazies - enjoy!
Week three is here for the College Football Guys!
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