Countdown: 74 Days!

74 Days

Ohio St. is looking to make it three straight appearances in the national title game. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes the previous two trips were not very successful. Ohio St. should be in a good position to finally win the title this year, that is unless they have to face another SEC team!

Countdown: 75 Days!

75 Days

Rutgers suffered a slight drop-off last season after their remarkable run the year before. Coach Greg Schiano has turned down Miami, Alabama and Michigan the past two years to remain in the Garden State. Schiano hopes to turn the Scarlet Knights into a national powerhouse. Rutgers loses Ray Rice from the backfield, but in a down year for the Big East, the Knights should compete for the title once again.

What is this, Arena Football??

College football uniforms are some of the more recognizable unis in all of sports. Lately, there has been a disturbing trend to trot out onto the field in complete ass ugly uniforms.

I have listed the ugliest uniforms in all of college football this season. As always my list is extremely biased, so if you don't like it, you should probably stop watching college football, because you are a moron.

The list is in no particular order, the unis are all equally bad.


Oregon's uniforms actually aren't that bad. I think they get more crap than they deserve from the media. I actually like the all white design in this pic. That being said, their bright yellow jerseys are disgusting and the rivets on the shoulder pads have got to go. Overall, this is a step up from previous Oregon designs.



Arizona St. has a horrible color scheme to deal with, so I can't expect much from them. Put a little devil with an over sized dome piece on the helmet? That's a little too much. I think they should just go for the cursive Devils script, that would be much nicer.


I used to like Wyoming's uniforms because I thought they were nice and simple. This all changed when they decided to outline the Cowboy decal with a neon yellow looking color. Why couldn't they just leave simple and plain alone?


I just really don't like the brown and orange color combo. There were plenty of nominees to make this list from the MAC, but I went with the Falcons because they got rid of the original corny Falcon decal for a simple B/G decal. Lame.



The Minnesota Golden Gophers don't just have a retarded nickname, they have some pretty bad uniforms. I really wanted to put a pick up of their mustard color unis, but it seems they have been banned from the Internet. I don't blame the Internet one bit.


When I first saw Southeastern Louisiana's uniforms on T.V., I thought someone was playing a joke on me. When I realized it was no joke, I then thought that perhaps I was watching JV girls football. To my surprise, I found out I was in fact watching real college football. I immediately doused my eyes with kerosene and lit them on fire.



When Temple recently decided to change their uniforms, it looked like they went to the local after school program for mentally challenged kids for it's design. I swear some of the Temple script decals look like they're crooked.



When was the last time lime green could be substituted for mean green? Perhaps North Texas is just warming us up for their upcoming nickname change. Introducing the North Texas Fighting Kiwis!


I would like to know which genius decided it would be cool to put eyeballs onto the side of a helmet. Apparently someone at Western Carolina thought this would be pretty intimidating, because that's exactly what they did.


If North Dakota St. had a better helmet decal, they probably wouldn't even make this list. If your nickname is the Bison, you could come up with way more kick-ass designs than a cartoonish looking Buffalo. Someone from NDSU must have previously worked in the NFL.

Countdown: 76 Days!

76 Days

Frank Beamer may be one of the ugliest coaches in America, but he always has his Hokies ready to play. Virginia Tech might slip a bit this year, but a second straight ACC title game appearance should be attainable. Especially with the ACC having a down year, or down decade for that matter..

One less life for Bobby Petrino to ruin

Bobby Petrino (a.k.a. The Devil's Urinal Cake) has cost the Arkansas Razorback program another top recruit. I don't feel bad at all for the Hogs because they put themselves in this position by hiring Bobby D (as in douchebag).

Top WR recruit Cruz Williams has de-committed from Arkansas to go to national power Louisiana Tech. Williams signed with the Razorbacks when Houston Nutt was still the coach, and he has removed his commitment after the takeover of Captain Ass Clown.

Williams caught 105 passes for 1,306 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas.

I commend this kid for realizing that he wants to play for a coach that actually has a set of morals and values. However, Louisiana Tech??? I like the Bulldogs, but there had to have been better schools out there.

I'm glad the Razorbacks are on the schedule rotation for the Gators these next couple of years. I wouldn't be too surprised if Nutt gets more wins at Ole Miss this year than Petrino gets at Arkansas.

ESPN gets better with addition by subtraction

Bill Curry announced yesterday that he will be leaving the broadcast booth to take over the football program at Georgia St.

All I can say is, thank god! Curry was horrible as a college football analyst for ESPN. Good 'ol Bill has spent the last 11 years verbally ravaging my ear canals as I watched my beloved sport.

College football fans everywhere can thank GSU athletic director Mary McElroy for getting Curry off the airwaves.

Bill Curry has previously ran the Alabama and Kentucky programs into the ground, and he will now get a chance to do the same to a program that hasn't even started playing yet. The Georgia St. Panthers are looking to begin football play in 2010 in the Colonial Athletic league.

I have always likened Bill Curry to John Madden. They are both former coaches that get waaayyy too much credit as analysts. All Madden and Curry do is point out the obvious. Curry always got on my nerves more because he had that damn drawl. I once heard Curry say during a telecast that the team on offense had to try to gain 10 yards in the allotted amount of downs or they would have to punt. Are you serious? You think that is what needs to be done?

I kind of take it as an insult to my intelligence that this ass plunger has been on the air for 11 damn years.

Now we just need for George Mason to start a football program and hire Larry Coker out of the booth. While I actually like Coker as a commentator on ESPNU (the man usually makes good points), I cannot stand his damn voice. Maybe they could have Coker write some material for Andre Ware or Todd Blackledge. Of course this would force Blackledge to NOT mention the fact that he played QB at Penn St. during an entire game.

Countdown: 77 Days!

77 Days

I have been absent the last few days due to a vacation. I was at the beach and I had other things more pressing to accomplish than updating this already perfect blog. This layoff was a good thing however, as I was able to adjust my CFB countdown accordingly. So here it is. There is only 77 days until the start of college football season. For Real!

The greatest coach you never heard of.

Growing up in the South, I was raised on football. Especially college football. College football and hot sauce to be exact. This has afforded me the opportunity to witness some great teams, players and coaches that most people have never heard of.

One of these individuals was a coach by the name of Marino "The Godfather" Casem. Casem was the coach of three historically black colleges: Alabama State, Alcorn State and Southern.

Casem was too awesome to have his picture taken, because the camera would instantly self-destruct. There are some artists renderings out there of what he might look like.

These are the two most widely accepted portraits of the man:



As you can see both drawings are similar. I suspect both contain aspect of the true Marino Casem.


The reason why Casem is the man is because he gave the truest definition of Southern football to ever be recorded. The Godfather was once quoted as saying:

"In the East, college football is a cultural exercise.
On the West Coast, it is a tourist attraction.
In the Midwest, it is cannibalism.
But in the South, college football is a religion, and every Saturday is a holy day."

Now that is the truest shit I have ever read in my life! In case you are thinking to yourself, "Has this genius of a man ever received the credit that is befitting him?" The answer is yes.

Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Here is his membership profile given on their website:

Known as the "The Godfather, " Marino Casem's coaching career began as an excuse to visit his girlfriend. His fiancee had a job at Utica Junior College, and Casem traveled from his Memphis home to Mississippi to interview for a coaching position simply as a reason to see his future wife. He got the job, and after a stint in the military returned to coaching as the head coach at Alabama State. After one season he moved to Alcorn State where he coached for 22 seasons. With the Braves, he won seven Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships. In 1968, he won the first of back-to-back Black College National Championships. He added a third crown with a national title in 1974 and yet another in 1984. The 1984 team finished the regular season as the top team in all of Division I-AA football. He resigned from Alcorn to accept the job as Athletic Director at Southern. In 1987 and 1988 he doubled as the school's head coach and was interim coach in 1992. As an administrator, he guided Southern to become the top overall program in the conference, winning numerous all-sport championships. Throughout his career he served on many national committees including the NCAA Football Rules, and the NCAA Executive Committee.

Everyone pay homage to a true coaching legend. There are hundreds of other "Godfathers" out there that make up the great sport of college football. Do some research and learn more about the history of the sport.

Countdown: 79 Days!

79 Days

The USC Trojans are looking to smack the rest of the PAC-10 in the face once again this season. Pete Carroll's bunch are once again the consensus favorites to win the conference and secure yet another BCS bid. It will be up to the Trojans to not slip up like last year's Stanford debacle if they want a chance to play for it all.

Countdown: 80 Days!

80 Days

Michigan St. looks able to finally supplant the Wolverines as top dog in the state of Michigan. Coach Mark Dantonio needs to improve the Spartans defense if he hopes of going to a bowl game better than the Champs Sports Bowl.