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Common Sense College Football Part IV: Big East Preview
In recent years, the Big East has improved from being a joke of a BCS conference (now the Big Ten) to the fourth best conference in college football. Other than Syracuse, every team in this league has a shot at the Big East title.
Winner: West Virginia
Despite losing coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia still has […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 under steve slaton, College Football, Big East Football, WVU Football, NCAA, Rich Rodriguez, Matt Grothe, Pitt Football, Football, Dave Wannstedt, Greg Schiano, Orange Bowl, NCAA Football, Preview/Prediction.
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Common Sense College Football Preview Part IV: Big East Preview
In recent years, the Big East has improved from being a joke of a BCS conference (now the Big Ten) to the fourth best conference in college football. Other than Syracuse, every team in this league has a shot at the Big East title.
Winner: West Virginia
Despite losing coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia still has […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 under steve slaton, College Football, Big East Football, WVU Football, NCAA, Rich Rodriguez, Matt Grothe, Pitt Football, Football, Dave Wannstedt, Greg Schiano, Orange Bowl, NCAA Football, Preview/Prediction.
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WVU-Syracuse: Lessons from the South Florida Autopsy
West Virginia travels to Syracuse to play l'Orange in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.
Statistically speaking, Syracuse is one of the worst teams in the NCAA. In particular, they're dreadful against the run—which WVU typically excels at.
In last year's victory over Syracuse, WVU QB Pat White ran for 247 yards and four TDs. Coach Rich […]
Posted: October 6th, 2007 under steve slaton, College Football, Big East Football, WVU Football, NCAA, South Florida Bulls Football, Syracuse Football, Rich Rodriguez, Patrick White.
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Heisman Overview: Separating the Pretenders and Contenders
At this point, it's probably silly to rank the Heisman candidates.
Most players have only played two games, and big-time Heisman hopefuls Darren McFadden and John David Booty were inactive this past weekend.
Still, here's my take on the players who've made the biggest splashes in the race to date…
It looks like Oklahoma QB […]
Posted: September 13th, 2007 under steve slaton, College Football, NCAA, USC Football, Cal Bears Football, DeSean Jackson, John David Booty, Brian Brohm, Darren McFadden, Ray Rice, Tim Tebow, Arkansas Razorbacks Football, Nebraska Cornhuskers Football, Oklahoma Sooners Football, Louisville Cardinals Football, Hawaii Warriors Football.
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Big East Preview: West Virginia Chases Perfection
1. West Virginia Mountaineers
Projected Record: 11-1 (6-1) Loss: at Rutgers (10/27)
Key Players: QB Pat White, RB Steve Slaton, FB Owen Schmitt, WR/KR Darius Reynaud, T Ryan Stanchek, T Jake Figner, DT Keilan Dykes, LB Reed Williams, CB Antonio Lewis, S Eric Wicks, S Quinton Andrews
Newcomer: RB Noel Devine
The best move the […]
Posted: September 1st, 2007 under steve slaton, College Football, Big East Football, WVU Football, NCAA, South Florida Bulls Football, Syracuse Football, Brian Brohm, Louisville Cardinals Football, Rutgers Football, Cincinnati Bearcats Football, Pitt Football, UConn Football.
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