by Travis Normand
The last thing I want to do is “pile on” to the criticism that has been hurled at Coach John L. Smith. However, in terms of empathy, Coach Smith is notorious for not doing himself any favors.
If you are not familiar with the soap opera that is the Arkansas football program you will have to take it upon yourself to get caught up. Why? Because like any soap opera, the story has been going on for so long that I wouldn’t even know where to begin.
by Travis Normand
I am not exactly sure when the “internet” noticed that Texas A&M had added two national championships (1919 and 1927) and two conference championships (1997 and 2010) to their total count. However, when it did notice, the word traveled around the inter-webs like wildfire.
The initial reports (posted by RantSports.com, USAToday.com, Barrett Sallee – SEC Lead Football Writer for BleacherReport.com, and others on/or around 7 September 2012) offered no explanation directly from Texas A&M as to why these championships were added and only speculated as to why A&M decided to claim the 1919 and 1927 national championships.
While I have no idea if the above listed sources actually contacted anyone at Texas A&M regarding the newly added championships, I would guess that they did not. At best, they each decided that speculation was enough and merely cited the RantSports.com article as their source for information and photo credit.
by Travis Normand
On 29 September 2012, the University of Texas Longhorns traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to play the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Late in the fourth quarter the Longhorns found themselves trailing by two points with only about a minute and 20 seconds left in the game. The Longhorns put together an impressive 70-yard drive that apparently got them into the end zone with only 29 seconds left in the game.
by Travis Normand
I didn’t expect to be posting about this again so quickly, however I am happy to do so!
On Monday (Sept. 24, 2012) OnePointSafety.com picked up its 50th follower. OPS also surpassed its previous record for the most follows in one day (which was set on September 7, 2012).
I know, 50 followers is still pretty “small time” compared to a lot of the blogs that are currently out there. However, I am still pretty fired up about it!!
So, thanks to all those who are following OnePointSafety.com. Please know that I really do appreciate it.
Travis
It will be interesting to see how the Aggies handle this expansion.
by Travis Normand
The man who is currently awaiting trial for having poisoned trees on the campus of Auburn University (at Toomer’s Corner) has been arrested again. However, this time his arrest was in Hammond Louisiana (home of SE Louisiana University).
According to the report in the HammondStar.com, Harvey Updyke was apparently returning a lawn mower to a Lowe’s store in Hammond where he expected to receive $150. When a store manager informed him that he would only receive $110, the situation escalated and police were called to the scene.
[H/T: ThaCover2.com] Reblogging this from ThaCover2.com. Great site, and great post.
ESPN is reporting that Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke set the Division 1 single game passing record today throwing for 730 yards in a 64-61 win against New Hampshire.
Heinicke set school marks in pass completions (55), attempts (79), and passing yards (730).
Both schools are in the Football Championship Subdivision which was formally referred to as Div 1AA.
The FBS record is still 716 set by Houston’s David Klingler in 1990.
Earlier this season Sam Durley set the NCAA single game passing record with 736 yards in a Division III game.
Heinicke actually had more passing yards today than Tulane, Massachusetts, Southern Miss, Temple, Hawaii, Kent State, Navy, Texas State and UAB all have passing on the whole season.
QB Vince Young out of the game and out of money
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:59pm
Chron.comDALLAS (AP) — Six years after entering the NFL as the third player taken in the draft, Vince Young finds himself without a team and with just a fraction of the money he received from a contract that guaranteed him $26 million.
The question is, where did it all go?
Click HERE to read the original report at Chron.com.
AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Orchard Park, N.Y., contributed to this report.
by Travis Normand
On September 15, the Utah Utes defeated rival BYU in the 2012 edition of the “Holy War” played at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
However, it’s not the upset that made the end of this game unconventional. In the last five minutes of the game, the Utah football team did just about everything they could to blow their 10-point lead. However, upon finding a way to preserve the upset, the Utah students decide that it is time for them to take matters into their own hands.
[If you don’t want to watch the whole video, jump ahead to about the 13-minute mark]
by Travis Normand
Saturday’s game between Michigan and Notre Dame is shaping up to be one of the more exciting games of the weekend.
It will be interesting to see if Notre Dame can get to 4-0 this season by beating Michigan. However, I am also anxious to see if Denard Robinson (QB, Michigan) can finally have his 2012 break-out game like he did last year against the Irish.
Regardless of what happens, all the coverage you could ever want (from a Notre Dame perspective) can be found over at NDFootball.wordpress.com. This post is reblogged from their site and I highly encourage you to go over and check them out if you are interested.
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