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Charlotte 49ers Football Cruising for a Bruising in Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers football is moving up big in the world of college football next year, but their new neighborhood, Conference USA, may prove to be somewhat menacing. Charlotte’s foray into the ranks of the FBS next year, in only their third year of football, is going to be a real challenge for the 49ers. They…
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Army and Appalachian State have Scheduled more than one FCS Game this Season
There are two FBS teams, Army and Appalachian State, that have scheduled more than one FCS game this season, but they are somewhat understandable. Normally, nothing will draw the Evil Eye of the Weak Sister Bogus Schedule Witch Hunt Patrol faster than an FBS team scheduling more than one FCS game. However, both of these…
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Missouri State Spins Weak Non-Conference Basketball Schedule
Missouri State, no stranger to weak non-conference basketball scheduling, has outdone themselves this time with the addition of Avila. Missouri State’s non-conference basketball schedule includes a regular season game against Avila, from Kansas City. The spin doctors were hard at work explaining this atrocity. Apparently, those gullible enough to take this hook, line and sinker,…
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A Couple of Truly Shameful SEC Non-Conference Schedules
Outside of Florida’s trip to Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida and Vanderbilt have plumbed the Mariana Trench of non-conference cupcake scheduling. This is so bad, I will let it speak for itself. No, I lied. These two are so bad, I have to comment. Florida: Idaho (1-11 last year), Eastern Michigan (2-10), Eastern Kentucky (FCS), at…
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UCLA (uh, Purdue) gets High-Quality Hoops Transfer Guard Jon Octeus
Jon Octeus is set to give UCLA a big lift this season in an area of need and is ready to shake-up the PAC 12 and Bruins opponents. Octeus has arrived in Los Angeles to wreak havoc. On the basketball court, that is, and wearing the blue and gold of the legendary UCLA Bruins. Octeus. …
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Watch James Franklin’s Mizzou Highlights with this Link
Since the Detroit Lions made like the Red Wings and put James Franklin on ice for the first Lions preseason game, here is a good package of highlights to tide you over. A number of the specific plays and games I mentioned in my previous post are in these highlights. The killer 20 yard touchdown…
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A Few Things Detroit Lions Fans Should Know About Quarterback James Franklin
As the NFL preseason games are upon us, there are a few things Detroit Lions fans should know about free-agent quarterback James Franklin. I have observed these things from watching virtually all of his games at Missouri. One of Franklin’s greatest assets is his ability to slide around in the pocket and buy time. He…