College football scores, Top 25 review: Texas A&M wins the walk-off
1. Oregon. Cal deserves some kind of medal for only being down 24-10 at the half and holding Oregon to one of their worst rushing performances of the year. Then that medal should be melted down in...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 11/13/2012
KIDS AT HOME, PAY ATTENTION, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOU HAVE A VERY LONG CAREER. We've tweeted this out twice already, but you really can't share something enough when it still reduces you to teary...
View ArticleELEMENTARY, MY DEAR SUMLIN
[Alabama spits at the back of Johnny Manziel's head.] This mustn't register on an emotional level.In summary: giant ears ringing, left jaw fractured, three ribs cracked, four broken, diaphragm...
View ArticleA WORD FROM THE FAILED SLUT PARTY
It is perfectly fine to note something like this because it is deeply unusual, and thus by definition "noteworthy.""When he was 14, Collin Klein promised himself he would not kiss a girl until his...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 11/14/2012
IT'S WEDNESDAY WE SHOULD REALLY MOVE ON FROM THIS WEEKEND. Or not, since Yony Futbol is still floating around our cabeza completing passes off his back foot against the Crimson Tide defense, and...
View ArticleYOU HAVE DRIVEN THEM TO MADNESS
The Fourth Estate's mandate is simple: to serve as the last voice of reason when all else has gone mad, and serve the public interest even when the public does not want to hear it. It should also...
View ArticleThe Alphabetical, Week 12: Texas A&M continues to confound Gary Danielson
Texas A&M confounded both Alabama and Gary Danielson at the same time, Nick Williams is returning punts for the wrong team, and the SEC schedule week is horrible.Anguish. Pitt's punter Matt Yoklic...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 11/15/2012
SO EXCITED. Lane Kiffin is being held hostage. Someone please tell Ed Orgeron to put the pitchfork down, and he will get the five racks of ribs for lunch that he is accustomed to receiving.AN EPIC TALE...
View ArticleCALEB, I'VE GOT SOMEONE I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
Bob Stoops doesn't say hello in this commercial. He mouths it, and may have said it in person when they filmed this commercial during the second bye week of the Sooners' season, but be clear: that...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 11/16/2012
DAN LIKES MAKING YOU MONEY. What does being a budding online media entity means? It means we not only embrace gambling FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, but also have someone telling you explicitly...
View ArticleThis is most likely a finger injury
It's irresponsible to speculate about injuries. However, it appears a Georgia Southern player is injured, and we feel confident saying it is most likely an injury to his ring finger..@edsbs a Georgia...
View ArticleThe four stages of a Les Miles postgame press conference
Les Miles' press conference after a thrilling win over Ole Miss isn't one long amazing ramble. It's like four separate stories in one, each with its own wisdom. Listen to Les; learn from Les.1. Les is...
View ArticleCollege football scores, Top 25 reviewed: Oregon eats its grief
1. Oregon. Standing on the precipice of a BCS title shot and an undefeated season, Oregon peered over the edge, sneezed, and after slipping plummeted headlong into the abyss with a 17-14 loss to...
View ArticleANTHEM FOR A DOOMED COACH
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?--Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.No mockeries for them from prayers or...
View ArticleTOM RINALDI BY THE NUMBERS
Tom Rinaldi is the glint-eyed leprechaun of ESPN, the poplin clad popinjay of purple prose with two freshly unthreaded pockets in his well-tailored jacket. In one he has inspiration. In the other, some...
View ArticleTHE BIG TEN EXPANDS: A Q&A WITH ANGERBRIAN RAGECOOK
We were unsure of what to do about Maryland and Rutgers coming to the Big Ten, so we asked someone who voluntarily watches Big Ten football all the time: Brian Cook of MGoBlog. He sounds pleased! SH:...
View ArticleThe List: Economy party beverages of the Big Ten conference
With the expansion of the Big Ten to include Maryland and Rutgers, the map and listings of most fearsome native party beverages in the Brewer's Conference must be updated. The new list, in no...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 11/20/2012
HE'S GOT THE HANDS OF A GORILLA AND THE HEART OF A LION. Most offensive linemen go down like a felled tree when they get the ball, terrified of fumbling and making an already strange situation even...
View ArticleMaryland and Rutgers know what it is
We all have ways of celebrating Maryland going to the Big Ten. The internet's? I won't spoil it for you, but it does get a NSFW tag for a sexy image of Jim Delany humping a pile of money. Proceed at...
View ArticleWHY OH WHY DO YOU WANT THIS MAN TO COACH YOUR TEAM
HEY. Ol' coach got a few things to look at in the film room. THIS GUY's phone has been ringing off the hook. Seems a certain old muchacho who just might favor a tanga cut in his manderpants is floating...
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