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2010/2011 CFBB Part 7: Independence Bowl Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 30, 2010

Independence Bowl LogoThe Time: 5pm ET, December 27, 2010

The Place: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

The Bowl: AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl

The Teams: Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech. Yellow Jackets

The Result: AFA 14-7 (more…)

2010/2011 CFBB Part 6: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 30, 2010

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Logo

The Time: 8pm ET, December 26, 2010

The Place: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

The Bowl: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

The Teams: Florida International Golden Panthers vs. Toledo Rockets

The Result: FIU 34-32 (more…)

2010/2011 CFBB Part 5: Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 30, 2010

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl LogoThe Time: 8pm ET, December 24, 2010

The Place: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

The Bowl: The Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl

The Teams: #24 Hawaii Warriors vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

The Result: TLSA 62-35 (more…)

2010/2011 CFBB Part 4: Poinsettia Bowl Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 30, 2010

Poinsettia Bowl LogoThe Time: 8pm ET, December 23, 2010

The Place: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

The Bowl: The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

The Teams: Navy Midshipmen vs. San Diego State Aztecs

The Result: SDSU 35-14 (more…)

2010/2011 CFBB Part 3: Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 30, 2010

Maaco Bowl Las Vegas LogoThe Time: 8pm ET, December 22, 2010

The Place: Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

The Bowl: Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

The Teams: #19 Utah Utes vs. #10 Boise State Broncos

The Result: BSU 26-3 (more…)

NFL Week 17: Playoff Storylines

Posted in Playoffs by Oliver Probert on December 29, 2010

 

Seattle Cheerleader

The only good NFC West-related item I could find.

In week 17, there are 16 games scheduled. Call it luck, call it good scheduling technique, but only five of those games have no possible playoff implications whatsoever.

New England host the Dolphins, but they’ve locked up AFC’s number one seed and Miami are out. Philadelphia hold the No. 3 seed in the NFC, and can’t move up nor down with a win or a loss against Dallas, who are also out. There’s three games this week being played between two teams definitely out of the playoffs. Those are MIN@DET, ARI@SF and SD@DEN.

The other 11 games form four key storylines in the 2010 playoff race. (more…)

2010/2011 CFBB Part 2: Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg Review

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 24, 2010

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl LogoThe Time: 8pm ET, December 21, 2010

The Place: Tropicana Field, Saint Petersburg, Florida

The Bowl: Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg

The Teams: Southern Miss. Golden Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinals

The Result: LOU 31-28 (more…)

2010/2011 College Football Bowl Bonanza (CFBB) Part 1: December 18 Bowls Reviewed

Posted in CFBB by Oliver Probert on December 23, 2010

New Mexico Bowl Logo

The Time: 2pm ET, December 18, 2010

The Place: University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

The Bowl: The 5th Annual New Mexico Bowl

The Teams: Brigham Young Cougars vs. UTEP Miners

The Result: BYU 52-24

BYU’s head coach is called Bronco Mendenhall. Thinking he might be a direct or distant relative of kickass NFL back Rashard Mendenhall, I googled the man, but was vastly disappointed. Not only is he a dorky looking white guy, his kids are called Raeder-Steel, Breaker and Cutter. What a fuckin’ disappointment. (more…)

College Football, An Explanation (Part 1): The NCAA, FBS and Conferences

Posted in College Football Walkthrough by Oliver Probert on December 22, 2010

NCAA Football LogoI’ve been a fan of the NFL for a while now, but it was only toward the end of last College Football season that I became interested in the NCAA version of American Football.

As interested as I was, there was phrase that kept spinning around in my head: “Good god, this is confusing.”

Not the plays, nor the games themselves, but the organisational structure of College Football itself.

So, in an effort to educate both myself and anyone else who wants to know, I’m going to research, prepare and produce an explanation of College Football. From the basics, to the intricacies.

This is Part 1 of god knows how many. Today, we’re tackling the NCAA, the FBS and the Conferences.

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The NFL Playoff Picture: How I See it Panning Out; NFC Edition

Posted in Playoffs by Oliver Probert on December 9, 2010
Jim Mora

Playoffs?!

The NFL Regular Season is 75% over. Time to make some playoff predictions. This is the NFC Edition. (more…)