The General’s College Football Preview: 2010 Edition

College football is 30 days from kicking off. Here’s who to watch for, who’s getting voted off the island early, and who wins the “Florida v. Alabama” debate.

Written on August 3, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,Sports | No comments

Butch Davis Jacks Up Another Tradition

Butch Davis killed the Cleveland Browns and it seems he’s trying to kill another proud tradition: The University of North Carolina. A Tar Heels player may have spent time in “South Florida” on the school’s dime, and more is certainly going to come of this. Butch strikes again!

Written on July 19, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,Features,Industry Chatter,Sports | 2 comments

College Football Gets An “Expansion” Workout

Colorado has accepted an invitation to leave the Big-12 and join the Pac-10. Is the Pac-10 in training to become “super”? Does this spell doom for the Big 12–or even the Big East? Conference expansion just got ugly.

Written on June 12, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,Industry Chatter,Sports | 1 comment

Can We Escape Urban Meyer’s “Vulcan Death Grip”

Urban Meyer has such a skewed view of the world that it confuses even me.  I’m not surprised by a lot of stupid behavior in the world of sports, but Meyer’s stupidity is VAST.  The story goes that Florida Wide Receiver Deonte Thompson said to a reporter: “You never know with Tim.  You’ll think he’s [...]

Written on March 26, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,Sports | 4 comments

Colt McCoy Has A Decision To Make

Colt McCoy’s arm stopped working in the 1st Quarter of the BCS National Title Game.  Now he won’t throw for scouts at the Indy Combine, but he’ll still attend? Colt McCoy has a decision to make:  Honesty or dishonesty.  I’ve seen words like “alerted” attached to him NOT throwing at the combine.  Does he know [...]

Written on February 25, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,American Football - NFL,Features,Sports | No comments

NFL Conversations That Never Happened This Offseason

It’s been a while since I’ve put in an installment of “Conversations That Never Happened”.  Considering the recent offseason events in the NFL it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t speculate the heck out of them, right?  Who are we without a little salacious fantasy? I figure that we’ve got three really interesting storylines going [...]

Written on February 22, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,American Football - NFL,Sports | No comments

The General’s NFL “Open Letters”

This isn’t just one, big “open letter”; It’s a couple open letters to teams that really need someone to speak the truth. I’m not saying that journalists in their towns aren’t doing a good job, but they also have to be politically correct—I don’t.  I’m not going to be nice to these teams because they [...]

Written on February 15, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA,Sports | No comments

The BCS Doesn’t Need a Bailout

Have you ever played the game; one of these things is not like the other? If not, here is how it works. I give you a list and you tell me what doesn’t belong. Ready? A. Universal Health Care B. Rising Unemployment Rate C. Removing Soldiers from War D. College Football BCS Ranking system Alright [...]

Written on February 1, 2010 | Posted in American Football - NCAA | 3 comments