by Travis Normand
Apparently we can’t have an opening Saturday of college football without branding almost every game played. Are big-time non-conference match-ups such a thing of the past that they will only happen with corporate sponsorships?
by Travis Normand
If you are anything like me, you appreciate the history of this beautiful game as much as the game itself. It is for this reason that I consider people like Beano Cook one of my “college football idols.”
by Travis Normand
You know that college football is finally back when:
by Travis Normand
A few months ago, ESPN’s College Gameday held an online voting contest to determine where they should film their 2012 commercial. Texas A&M won that contest and Gameday filmed the commercial on the A&M campus in late July 2012.
Here is what appears to be the final result.
by Travis Normand
When I saw this story on August 23, I immediately thought “when will the big schools ever learn?”
The University of Alabama is not the only school to protect its logos and trademarks by taking (or threatening to take) legal action against local retailers. Such a practice is necessary when a logo or trademark is threatened; or when it is used in such a way that could reflect poorly on the university. However, such protection practices need to be balanced against the idea that fans are going to want to use school logos on their personal and business related ventures. While not all instances can go unchecked, the universities need to realize that this can be a good thing.
27 August 2012
Press Release
FWAA
Trojans garner 9 of 16 first-place votes
DALLAS (FWAA) – If the 2012 Grantland Rice Super 16 Preseason Poll is correct, the Southeastern Conference will finish out of the top spot for the first time since 2005 and USC will win its sixth Football Writers Association of America national championship.
27 August 2012
Press Release
Posted by Rachel Margolis
ESPN.com
The spirited trio of ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depotanalysts – Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard tested each other’s expertise during Saturday’sCollege GameDay Season Preview. They predict the winners of the six automatic qualifying BCS conferences and the teams that will square off in the Discover BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio). An additional 15 ESPN college football analysts weighed in with their conference predictions as well as the teams competing for the national title.
by Travis Normand
On 24 August 2012 it was reported that former LSU women’s soccer player, Mo Isom (@MoIsom), did not make the LSU football team as a place kicker.
However, what was not reported was that Mo Isom had apparently (at least briefly) considered transferring to another SEC school in order to increase her chances of making a football squad as place kicker.
by Travis Normand
According to USC QB Matt Barkley [@MattBarkley], the Trojan’s have some new Nike football cleats for the 2012 season (as always).
Have a look:
by Travis Normand
Thanks to the guys and girls in the sports information department at Notre Dame for sending me their 2012 football media guide. Not many schools still send out media guides any more, but I always say “thanks” to the few that do. Media guides are an extremely helpful resource and they make covering a team a thousand times easier.
Further, Notre Dame has made their guide a little smaller in size (instead of the traditional larger magazine size). Personally, I prefer the smaller size and find that it is easier (and thus more likely) to take with me when I travel.
Thanks again!
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