Orange Bowl Breakdown: The Running Game

Last week, I previewed the Orange Bowl by comparing passing stats for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Virginia Tech Hokies. I am doing this to occupy my mind in the lengthy interval between the last game of Kansas’ season and the bowl. And also, hopefully, to give myself some evidence of equality, if [...]

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Kansas is 11-1: Hello…. ORANGE BOWL?!?!?!?!?!?

I’m going to simmer down the haters right quick by saying that I think Missouri got hosed. They proved they were a better team than Kansas a week and a half ago, and a second loss to Oklahoma doesn’t change that.
That said, I am also irrationally afraid that Kansas is going to get pantsed [...]

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Kansas is 11-1: Hello, Waiting Game!

I’m man enough to admit that my team got handed an ass-whoopin’ by a superior opponent. And really, we should probably thank the Tigers (if we didn’t hate them so darn much), since they spared us the embarassment of being exposed on an even bigger stage – the Big 12 title game.
I will say [...]

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Kansas is 11-0. Missouri is 10-1. Hello, Border War!

This is always a big game for people in Kansas and Missouri. It’s usually just for bragging rights, though. This year it’s for a shot at the Big 12 title and eventually, hopefully, the national title. But it’s always been a big deal, ever since John Brown hacked a few pro-slavery settlers [...]

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Porn Name All-Stars – The SEC

The short-lived and much-mourned website SECpoon.com had more to say about this issue than I ever could, so I’ll just make one observation and then forge ahead.
There are ‘Cocks, Bammers, and an old ball coach. What else can a conference ask for?
Here are your SEC Porn Name All-Stars:
Offense
Casey Dick – QB – Arkansas
Billy Tapp – [...]

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Kansas is 10-0: Bring on Hawaii!

The headline of this post is an admission. Yes, I realize that Kansas is not really ready for prime time, not yet. The Jayhawks are #3 in the BCS, and that accomplishment is real and should not be diminished. But either of the teams tabbed 1/2 could beat Kansas, as could several [...]

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Kansas is 9-0: Hello, Top Five!

I’ve never experienced college football vertigo before. It’s actually kind of disquieting. To see my team, which I have suffered with during most of my adult life, is in the top five of every poll, sitting right behind the likes of Ohio State, LSU, and Oklahoma. I thought I’d feel giddy, but [...]

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Porn Name All-Stars: The Pac Ten

You’d think a conference boasting Trojans and Beavers would yield a little more talent. But I had to really scour the rosters to come up with enough WRs to fill the slate this week. Thank goodness for Washington State, is all I can say.
In a related note, there’s no USC QB controversy here – John [...]

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Kansas is 8-0: Hello Cotton Bowl!

I promised to be a believer if Kansas came back from a two-game road swing undefeated, so here I am, in the unaccustomed position of believing that a Kansas football team can and should win every game they play in.
Some will look at the final score of 19-11 and say it was closer than it [...]

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Double Talk: Division 1-A vs. Bowl Subdivision

I won’t lie. As much as I try to be flexible and open-minded, I hate change. When the NCAA started monkeying with the nomenclature of Division I football, I thought it was stupid. I felt that everyone knew and understood the old way. I felt it was a valid concept. [...]

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