by Travis Normand
It has been slow and steady but the OnePointSafety.com is continuing to grow. Thanks to all who have visited the site, come back for more, liked a post, posted a comment, etc. I really appreciate it.
As of right now the OnePointSafety.com has received over 100+ “likes” and 20+ “comments.” That isn’t a lot by any measure but it is a start.
Thanks again!
Travis
by Travis Normand
Division III Buffalo State uses a hook-and-double-lateral to convert a 4th-and-19 on their final drive of the game in order to upset (No. 1 ranked) UW-Whitewater on 15 September 2012. After converting the fourth down, Buffalo State continues their drive and caps it off with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Casey Kacz to Ryan Carney with only three seconds remaining.
by Travis Normand
In case you missed it, Stanford defeated USC 21-14 on Saturday evening 15 September 2012, marking the fourth straight win for the Cardinal over the Trojans (and the fifth win in the last six years).
Yes, the Stanford Cardinal defeated USC in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and now 2012. With such success on the field, one might think that Stanford would be considered a preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 Conference — but they weren’t.
by Travis Normand
Upon checking the mail this afternoon, I found a copy of the 2012-2013 BCS Media Guide in my mail box. The media guide was mailed to me in a Big East Conference envelope.
So, as always, I wanted to say thanks to both the BCS and the Big East Conference.
Thanks to the BCS for sending out a copy of their media guide and thanks to the Big East for picking up the shipping.
by Travis Normand
The obnoxious Arkansas Hog lady is back and has made another embarrassing YouTube.com video.
by Travis Normand
In October of 1989 the University of Houston (UH) dismantled SMU by a score of 95-21. UH’s quarterback Andre Ware threw for 517 yards and six touchdowns in the first half (setting the NCAA FBS record for the “Most Yards in a Half,” see 2011 NCAA FBS record book, page 7). UH finished the game with an astounding 1,021 total yards (of which 771 were passing and 250 were rushing).
How did UH run up such gaudy offensive numbers? Simple. They took advantage of SMU’s inferior situation — being that 1989 was SMU’s first year back from serving a two-year “death penalty.”
by Travis Normand
Earlier today University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Athletics Director Ross Bjork [@RossBjorkAD] tweeted this message:
Great to honor our 1962 national champs with new rings! Love seeing our former athletes on campus.
Most college football fans remember that it was USC that won the 1962 National Championship as USC was awarded the National Title by the AP, the NFF, the FWAA, and the UPI. However, Ole Miss has claimed a share of the 1962 title by virtue of some other polls and lists the 1962 National Championship on their website.
While the 1962 National Title is up for debate, the 1962 SEC Conference Championship is not. Ole Miss claimed the SEC title in 1962 with an overall record of 10-0.
So why did the 1962 team get new rings? Well, I am not 100% sure but I think I have a pretty good guess. My guess is that whatever ring they received in 1962 only said “SEC Champions,” and did not say “National Champions.” Now that Ole Miss claims the 1962 national title, they figured it was only right to give the players from that squad a ring that reflected the same accomplishment.
*Note: I asked Ross Bjork, via twitter, for more information on the new rings. I will update this site as soon as I hear back from him.
by Travis Normand
According to TheOzone.net columnist Tony Gerdeman [@GerdOzone], 2006 Heisman Trophy winner and former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith will be working for The Ohio State University Athletics Department. Smith is also currently preparing to take the GMAT, presumably as part of his application for graduate school.
Follow Tony Gerdeman on Twitter at @GerdOzone and check out TheOzone.net for more news concerning The Ohio State University.
Associated Press
Press Release
September 2012PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Joe Paterno will remain in Brown University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Ivy League university announced Friday that an independent board that oversees the hall has voted not to remove the late Penn State football coach, who graduated from Brown in 1950.
by Travis Normand
If you haven’t heard by now, Arkansas lost at home to UL Monroe last Saturday night. I am not here to re-hash the loss, so if the upset by ULM is news to you, please read more about it here.
Today I am here for one simple reason–to ask a question.
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