TifttonInfo

I'm listening to the Republican reaction to President Obama's first speech to Congress, and not hearing anything new: lower taxes, stimulate the economy, and we need less government. Didn't we just have less government in the form of deregulation of banking, and everyone is now feeling the results? We may as well have handed all those executives blank checks in the name of their companies, with the instructions "here's billions to play with, and no federal oversight - go stimulate the economy". Of course, a lot of the money went overseas, stimulating other economies at the expense of our own. Call it outsourcing, or investing in emerging economies, the simple fact is that our money flowed out and...

The Memory Loss Tapes is the first part of the HBO series The Alzheimer's Project, and it's an extremely powerful documentary that touches on the most basic human emotions, those that flow naturally from love, caring, and mortality. The film was brilliantly constructed by producer-directors Shari Cookson and Nick Doob to slowly reveal the progressive stages of Alzheimer's in seven different patients, and just as importantly, to show how the families of each have to cope with different aspects of the disease. The first patient, Bessie, has only mild symptoms, so we get to see her as a lively, outgoing, and funny person. She knows what's coming eventually but is still enjoying every day to its fullest...

Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, have revolutionized the way individuals can now invest. Rather than a traditional mutual fund, these are mutual funds that are on a stock exhange that look, trade, and work just like stocks. There are several advantages with ETFs over mutual funds: - They trade instantly, there's no waiting for the day's closing price at 4 p.m. - You can buy or sell them with limit orders and place stop loss orders on holdings to protect your investment from a large drop - Many are offered that give you double or triple the underlying index value's daily change, so you have additional leverage with your money - Many allow you to short either a market index or a stock sector - You can...

You can double your business in the next 30 days by simply calling all of your old customers. If you do not have many old customers then call everybody you know in the next 30 days. The first thing you want to do in the conversation is thank them for being your customer or friend. Then spend the rest of your time sort of interviewing them about their business and personal life. What you are looking for is PAIN. Do they need new customers or do they need a tutor for their kid in math? You want to found out what is painful and then solve it. The way you solve it is by calling other people you know which starts the cycle all over again!!! So you call John and tell him thank you for his business and...

Day 1 // Arrival to Istanbul & Transfer to Hotel Your personal Agent will meet you at the A/P and you will get the tour documents and briefing about your tour. Overnight in Istanbul. Day 2 // Full Day City Tour // Byzantine & Ottoman Relics (B-L) Your Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00 and you will have a full day city tour. (Topkapi Palace, St.Sophia, Lunch at a charming restaurant, Blue Mosque, Hippodromme, Grand Bazaar) Topkapi Palace: The former imperial residence from where the Great Ottoman Empire was ruled. Today a spectacular museum that has one of the largest collections of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and the very famous treasury of the Royal Family. St.Sophia...

Phantom Reverb:  Taming Time-Based Audio EffectsBy Clay Butler       Ok, I’ve got to be honest.  Growing up in the 80’s, I love reverb.  There, now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I’m going to address something in this issue that I refer to as Phantom Reverb.  Everything was huge the back in the 80's:  huge drums, huge guitar solos, huge hair, and so…huge reverb.  I suppose the mix had to make room for the band’s big hair.  But, alas, gone are the days of expansive, cavernous ‘verb in favor of a more natural room sound, focusing more on early reflections rather than long decay times.  Today’s trend is to make the listener sense as though the band is right in his or...

Everyone lives by their basic philosophy of life. Children have their own innocent yet wacky view of reality. Here are some of the things we believed when we were kids, so I assume many still do. Hey, maybe we were right! 1. Santa Claus knows more than mom or God 2. If someone "triple dog dares you", then you have to do it, it's in the Constitution 3. When you get to heaven (a) everyone wears white (b) you get to live with all your pets again (c) God speaks English (so does everyone there) 4. When you're grown up, everything is free 5. Everything will be OK when I'm: pick an age: 16, 18, 21... 6. If my parents keep punishing me I'll run away and (a) join the circus (b) become a pirate (c) go to the...

Slowly, hopefully inexorably, the misguided loyalty on the University of Washington football staff is getting a facelift and some actual competence. The defensive disaster that has permeated the U-Dub campus could actually improve next season with the recent addition of defensive coordinator Ed Donatell and now former offensive coordinator Brian White. White was the latest addition to Ty Willingham's Husky staff. The powers to be lit a fire under Willingham's backside after last year's season of promise degenerated into an unacceptable string of losses. The message was short and to the point: you can stay another season but fix the defense, and for God's sake, win more games than you lose before we...

I'm going to say this up front - I am obsessed with Michigan. Proof: my newborn son was wearing a Michigan hat within minutes of his birth. It was the first thing he wore other than a diaper. And I wouldn't have had it any other way. That means two things: First, like all Michigan fans I shouldn't be left alone with anything sharp after the emotional toll of the last few years in both major sports. Second, I am, like any fan of any team, going to be more likely to be optimistic about the team than the average college football fan. That being said, I think that Michigan isn't getting quite enough credit in the media heading into this season. It has become popular to note that Rich Rodriguez is under...

As Florida Governor Jeb Bush, set in his second campaign, tries to carry out his daily route, he is seemingly bombarded with offers on new and enticing positions. The National Football League has recently added a most interesting offer. Not only does US president and brother George Bush feel Jeb should run for the Oval Office in 2008, he is being persued by the NFL for the position of NFL Commissioner when the spot comes available in July. The funny thing about this is that Gov Bush feels people are trying to plan what it is that he is going to do once he leaves office, and the NFL commissioner's job is an uncertainty. He feels that he made a commitment in office and that is the only thing that is...

The top two teams for the up and coming NCAA College Football season are the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Whether you enjoy watching college football, NCAA football or watch football online this will be an amazing year. The Crimson Tide will start the 2010 football season ranked #1 under head coach Nick Saban who is entering his 4th year as head coach of this very athletic team. The Buckeyes will start the 2010 football season ranked #2 under head coach Jim Tressell who is entering his 10th year as head coach of this very talented team. The word on the street for the top conference for this season is the Big 10. The Big 10 has many outstanding schools that are in the Top 25...

It seems that many people are under the impression that you have to be a certain age in order to participate in the sport of football. The thing is however, that whether or not you are ready to play should have nothing to do with a number. What it should have to do with is your understanding of the game and whether or not you are healthy enough to handle it. Some might say that a five year old is too young for football. Well, if you are talking about full tackle football then you are probably right. However, if the five year old is simply learning the basics of the game, it can be a lot of fun and great exercise as well. Same with older people. A sixty year old can still play the game, but may not...

Nick Saban recently became the University of Alabama football coach by signing the richest contract ever awarded to a college football coach. His 8-year, $32 million deal with the Crimson Tide has a base salary of $225,000 that will be supplemented by a personal services fee of $3.275 to $3.975 million per year. College football supporters are awash with money for winners who they believe can put their team on top. Saban's deal does not include a buyout clause if he leaves, but it does cap public appearances at 15 per year (for alumni and booster clubs) that are unrelated to endorsements. The contract also has incentives that could generate another $650,000 for on-field and academic success with his...

There were nine players from the University of Florida (UF) Gators football program taken in the 2010 NFL Draft that was held in April. The nine men that were led by Florida head coach Urban Meyer before entering the NFL in 2010 are: - Joe Haden (cornerback) - number 7 overall selection in the first round by the Cleveland Browns - Maurkice Pouncey (center) - first round choice by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 18th overall pick - Tim Tebow (quarterback) - Denver Broncos first round pick up with the 25th pick of the draft - Jermaine Cunningham (defensive end) -selected by the New England Patriots in the second round as the 53rd overall player taken - Carlos Dunlap (defensive end) - taken in the...

The LSU Tigers are in a bit of a rebuilding stage after they lost to a team in Penn State in their bowl appearance to cap off a disappointing season by recent LSU standards. The people at LSU certainly expected Les Miles and his Tigers to defeat Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions, but some injuries on the defensive line seemed to prevent this from happening in my estimation. The signing of a guy like Cassius Marsh should be able to cure some of the worries LSU fans have about their defensive line going into the future. Les Miles knows he has to reload and make sure some of those top notch recruits he has signed over the last couple of years truly begin to develop and develop quickly. According to...

Head coach Gene Chizik generated a lot of buzz when he led the Auburn Tigers to a 5-0 start in his first season, and there was reason to be excited as the program managed only five wins the year before. But some of that excitement faded down the stretch when the Tigers lost five of their last seven regular season games. They finished 3-5 in the SEC, just one game better than in 2008, providing a harsh realization that Chizik still has a lot more work to do before Auburn will be ready to contend for a title. Whether fair or not, the expectations have been raised in Chizik's second season. The offense should remain one of the best in the league. This means the defensive side of the ball will make or...

The Oklahoma Sooners would like to forget about the 2009 season. Oklahoma was an emerging favorite to win it all, but after numerous key injuries they sputtered to an 8-5 record and weren't even ranked at the end of the season. Three of the first four football picks in the NFL Draft were Oklahoma Sooners players from last year, so they clearly have lost their talent base. Regardless, Oklahoma still has one of the most stacked teams in the country. Expectations are high in Sooner country, and fans are looking for a quick rebound from last year's disappointment. The fact that so many youngsters were put on the field last year may have hurt their 2009 record, but it should help their chances in 2010...

For quite some time now, there has been a big debate about whether or not college athletes should be paid. Some people believe that a scholarship should be payment enough. After all, a scholarship can be easily worth $15,000 - $25,000 or more per year, plus a career after college that can be worth a million dollars over a lifetime. Additionally, student athletes receive all kinds of perks while they are in college, like staying at fancy hotels, being seen on national tv, and all of the notoriety that goes with being a stare athlete. Its hard to put a price tag on all of that. However, considering the fact that certain college sports generate millions of dollars for college athletic programs, many...

The University of Miami (UM) Hurricanes college football program has won a total of five national championships. The five championships occurred in three different decades in the following years: - 1983 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 2001 The first championship was for the 1983 football season and was sealed with an Orange Bowl victory over the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Hurricanes had a 10-1 record coming into the contest against then number one ranked University of Nebraska that brought an undefeated 12-0 record into the de facto national championship game. The Hurricanes had the benefit of playing in their home stadium of the Miami Orange Bowl and were able to squeeze out a 31-30 victory...

Replacing what was known as the Bowl Alliance, the Bowl Championship Series is the most recent effort to crown a National Champion. The Conference commissioners and the Notre Dame AD are the administrators of the BCS. Through a rating system that identifies the teams who are to play each other at the end of the season for the National Championship are the two teams who got the highest ratings. Originally, the BCS consisted of four bowls namely Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta but since the beginningof the season in 2006, a fifth BCS game, serving as the championship game has been added. This system simply means that instead of the original eight teams who will be playing in the BCS games, with the...

Have you ever heard "I don't see your offense being run in the pros or college"? Well if you look hard enough you do see it lots of places. They may not call it the Single Wing, but it's part of nearly every football game you watch on Saturdays and even a few on Sundays. Mind you there are lots of fundamentals that do not change at any level of football, but youth football is not High School football, High School football is not College football and College football is not the pros. Each has its own different set of goals and limitations and should never be compared as equals. While Mr. Tebow may look like your typical spread passing attack QB, he is just an old fashioned Single Wing Tailback. Look...

College football mini helmet is a cute memorabilia to have since they are half the size of the original helmets worn at matches. These are also innovative gift articles to a person fond of sports and of a particular team. In sports, most people are keen on having some form of memorabilia in their house, and the college football mini helmets are an affordable option to many. They are small in size, so take up less space in your house or apartment, and are as good as the big thing, so completely totally worth having one. And then, when you have made enough money to afford for a normal sized helmet, you can always buy that. There are many websites, from where you can buy your mini helmet and if you are...

1) Okay, 59 can still be had at -115 at matchbook, the exchange backed by WSEX. Went ahead and grabbed it up. Both these defenses looked stronger past the 1st quarter of their repective games last week. Michigan is a lot more physical than Pittsburgh, and will make plays and not miss the kind of tackles the Panthers did. The Michigan D struggled with mobile QB's like Troy Smith and Vince Young, but this won't be as much a problem with Brady Quinn who is a classic drop back passer. On the other side, Michigan has some nice weapons with Hart, Avant, and Breaston, but Carr is still a stubborn guy who likes to establish the run. These two offenses are more ball control than meets the eye. I believe the...

College football is one of the most pursued sports in the country. There are literally hundreds of thousands of high school players trying to get there. This is one sport where college recruiting is fierce and the competition is enormous, especially at the DI level. This article will give you 3 major things you will need in order to bypass the competition for one of those roster spots. THING 1 - ATHLETIC ABILITY You will need to know what your athletic ability in comparison with where you want to play. Make sure you can compete at the level of school you want to go to. Compare your size, strengths, speed and so on when looking at college programs. To be real honest, if you aren't being courted...

Les Miles is 51-15 with a national title under his belt in five seasons at LSU, but the school is far from satisfied. LSU is not at all happy about playing second fiddle to Alabama in the SEC West, especially since former LSU coach Nick Saban is the reason for Bama's re-emergence. Since winning a national title in the 2007 season, LSU has had no answer for Alabama, Florida or Ole Miss. In fact, the Tigers are 0-6 against these three schools the last two years. With Auburn and Arkansas also on the rise, 2010 is a critical season for Miles to show the school that he's capable of getting back to the top of the mountain. Offense: LSU's offense was atrocious in 2009. The Tigers ranked dead last in the...

Has the question of how to get recruited for college football been on your mind lately? The chance to play football at the college level is a big opportunity and a big source of pride for many high school football players. The real question is, how can you make it happen? Five Critical Steps If you want to play at the college level, it's time to stop wondering how to get recruited for college football, and take some concrete steps toward making it happen. Here are five steps I highly recommend: 1- Develop A Football Resume Make sure you are tracking your stats and your major accomplishments. You will need them when you put together your football resume to send out to college coaches. 2- Start...

Other than the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, every other division of college football has a playoff system. It is time for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1-A, to adopt a playoff system; otherwise, the coaches, players, and alumni of certain institutions should never argue about who deserves to be in the BCS National Championship Game. As a former NCAA Division III football player, I can appreciate the value of a college football playoff system. During my years at Oberlin College, I followed every minute of the Division III playoffs, even though my college did not make the playoffs while I attended in the 1990's. After the Division III playoffs concluded, there was...

Paul Rhoads made headlines for his post game speech after an emotional win at Nebraska for the first time since 1977. The second year Iowa State head coach has built a little momentum in Ames following a 7-6 season that was capped off with their first bowl win since 2004. Cyclone fans are glad to have "one of their own" calling the shots after Gene Chizik left the school high and dry for Auburn. Odds are +1200 for Iowa State winning the Big 12 North division. View the full conference breakdown in our 2010 Big 12 college football predictions article. Iowa State's offense was built on the run last season averaging 180 yards on the ground compared to just 185 yards through the air. A balanced attack...

If you have ever been a Razorbacks fan, or if you ever plan on being one, this year you may hold your head up high. Recent years have not been kind to Fayetteville's team, and their reputation is in the mud. However, tired of being a laughing stock, they seem to have pulled themselves together this year and are geared to aim for the very top. Their passion and determination this season will take them a long way, and their hard work is returning some excellent football. In the conference as well as at the national level, in the 2010 season it is certain that everyone will sit up and take notice of the Arkansas Razorbacks. What has changed? What is giving the Razorbacks this chance at the big time in...

No more eye-black messages? Taunting can now result in a loss of points! What the what?! Every year major sports, professional and amateur, inflict rules changes on players, coaches, and most importantly, fans. Many are in the sport of football and are changed in the name of safety, which always makes me snigger under my breath. I'm just certain one of these days I'm going to wake up to discover that defensive players can no longer touch the quarterback. Mark my words. Anyway, college football made three rules changes today, and they must have felt quite strongly about them because this is an off-year for rules changes in the NCAA. Call it an emergency meeting of the rules committee to address the...

People claiming they are fans of the Miami Hurricanes may have been dismayed over the last seasons' results. The team accomplished 9-4 runs just to end up losers in their bowl game. We should not be hard on them as they are not the only ones having this kind of reputation. What we see here is a team with a good performance and has been having a great season, everything seemed to go well in their favor and we can't seem to see how a good team lost their bowl to an average team in comparison. Some people cannot accept this and it indeed is a shame. So what went wrong with the hurricanes last year? Well it's too late to repair a damage that has already been incurred. Important thing right now is to...

There is some good news for the 10 worst Sagarin-ranked Division 1-A teams in the nation-they are not the worst team in the nation. When we pose the question, "So who are the current worst players in Division I-A football in the nation?", Army (ranked 190th among 119 Division 1-A teams), Idaho (180th), Eastern Michigan (171st), North Texas (152nd), Southern Methodist (148th), Kent State (145th), Alabama-Birmingham (140th), Louisiana-Monroe (138th) and Washington State (136th) can all breathe a sigh of relief. The spotlight will not be on them. There are actually 31 other teams (too numerous and irrelevant to mention here) ranked lower than the current worst team in 1-A football. The worst team after...

Do you want to play college football? It is the dream of thousands of high school players every year to make it too the next level. There are over 306,000 senior high school football players every year. Of those only 17,500 on average will make it to the NCAA. That number includes all freshman from DI, DII and DIII. Less than 6% take the step and play in college. That number may seem low and it is. The main reason high school players don't play in college is simply because they don't want to. That means if you have the desire and a little talent, you will be able to find a college to play football at. If you just want to play in college, enjoy your social life and have a great overall experience...

The Cal Golden Bears will try and build on the 8-5 season in 2009 with plenty of experience returning along with a nice mix of new players. Many projections have the Bears finishing in the middle of the Pac 10 this season, but with a few breaks they could be challenging rival USC for the conference crown. Last season ended with a 10 point loss to Utah (future conference member) in the Poinsettia Bowl. Jeff Tedford enters his 9th season as head coach and has compiled a 67-35 record. Cal is +700 to win the Pac 10 this season. Running the ball was a major factor in the success of the offense last season. Jahvid Best teamed with Shane Vereen to accumulate over 1800 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns...

Unfortunately, many student athletes are under the impression that all they have to do is be the best at playing their sport during their high school sports career and they will be the proud recipients of a slew of full ride college athletic scholarships. This myth is equally prevalent whether we are talking about football scholarships or track and field athletic scholarships. This one erroneous idea firmly planted in the heads of countless student athletes by their local media, their parents, their coaches, and their communities is primarily responsible for thousands upon thousands of kids not getting college sports scholarships, and even worse it is responsible for them failing to obtain any type...

Jay Cutler is arguably the most accomplished football player in the history of the Vanderbilt University Commodores football program that dates back over 100 years. As a highly touted quarterback prospect from southern Indiana Jay Cutler decided to make Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee his home while he fine-tuned his skills in preparation for a successful career as a professional quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). During his four year career at Vanderbilt Cutler started every single game that he played in at quarterback. His mark of 45 career starts at the quarterback position while in college set a school record for the Nashville based university. Unfortunately for...

If you are trying to play football at the next level, then college division 3 football may just be the way to make it happen. Football at this level just may be the answer you have been looking for. This article is going give you three reasons why it may just be the right answer for you. 1- Great Competition If you have ever been to a college division 3 football game, you know the competition level is extremely high. The athletes who play at this level are very talented and skilled. In fact, many of them are just as skilled as their Division 1 rivals, but many of them just did not have the size requirements to play at the highest level. 2- More Opportunity Scholarships are not given in college...

Long before college football was the multi-billion dollar twenty-first century business that it is today the very first college football game ever played took place on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University. Interestingly enough this particular game not only marked the first intercollegiate American football game but it also represented half of the first college football season which was comprised of a mere two teams that played each other twice. The final results of the inaugural college football season resulted in both Princeton and Rutgers each finishing with one win and one loss as Rutgers won the first game (at home) and Princeton won the second (at home...

Football is one extreme contact sport. It may not be as fast or as furious as the usual racing games you seen but it definitely has a unique notch of action on its own. This is precisely why helmets are necessary when playing football. Both amateurs as well as professional players of the said sport can be seen donning this specific protective gear on before setting off to play the game. However, there are specific characteristics possessed by football helmets. They generally have a face mask, a chin strap, and even a mouth guard that comes as an optional feature. All that have been mentioned goes the same with college football helmets. Apart from being just a protective gear, it can also be said...

If last season's Rose Bowl performance against Oregon is any sign of things to come, the Ohio State Buckeyes could be on their way to a sixth straight Big Ten title and maybe even a national championship. The Buckeyes bring back a lot of talent on both sides of the football, and they should benefit from a kind schedule. Ohio State gets all four of its non-conference games in the horseshoe, and, of those four, Miami appears to be the only challenge. Late in the season, either Penn State or Iowa could potentially trip up the Buckeyes, but they would still likely earn a share of the conference title with just one loss. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor is a gifted athlete at the quarterback position who...

Antwaan Randle El is a unique football player because of the fact that despite being an exceptional quarterback at Indiana University he went on to be a very effective NFL player at the position of wide receiver. It is rare for an athlete to be gifted enough to play multiple positions at such a high level. Being able to excel at multiple positions on the football field is indicative of an athlete that is capable of excelling at multiple sports. A little known fact about Randle El is that in addition to his impact on the football field he found time to contribute to other athletic programs while in school at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. While in college the high profile athlete also played...

Have you given any consideration to playing college division 2 football? If not, you should! Thousands of high school football players from around the country, perhaps even the world, are competing for scholarships and playing opportunities at the next level. Pursuing opportunities at the division 2 level can give an opportunity to step out from he crowd and be noticed. Everyone Wants To Play Division 1 It's no secret to you or anyone else that most (99%) of all high school football players want to go on and play division 1 football. Everyone wants to play for Florida, Alabama, USC, Texas, or any of the other elite schools. However, not everyone has what it takes to be recruited by these schools or...

After a promising 6-2 start, Notre Dame lost its final four games in 2009. That was enough for the program to finally cut ties with Charlie Weis. But it is worth noting that Notre Dame didn't lose a single game by more than seven points, and four of its losses came by five or fewer points. If a few or those would have gone the other way, Weis may have been able to keep his job. Now, one of college football's most storied programs is hoping Brian Kelly can succeed where Weis failed. Kelly was a miracle worker at Cincinnati, leading the Bearcats to three straight 10 win seasons, but he has never had the kind of pressure to win that he now faces. But in his favor, he has also never had this much talent...

Many people will watch the college bowl games and criticize the game of football for being violent. However, there are many lessons that can be learned by participating in football. As a football coach and the father of four boys, I think every young man who is able to play football should play football. Even though my sons have many interest, I believe they need to play football in order to learn the lessons that football teaches about life. Such as: - perseverance - commitment - responsibility and - life isn't fair "That's not fair!", is one of the most common statements repeated continually by young people today. Well, it's time our young men learned that life isn't fair. You will get knocked...

The LSU Tiger fans are growing impatient with head coach Les Miles, 3 years removed form a national championship. That was then and this is now, it doesn't help that former LSU head coach Nick Saban has already won a College Football Picks title at Alabama in just his second season at the school. LSU finished 9-4 in 2009 and ended the season with a bowl loss to Penn State. In 2009 the team finished 2nd behind Alabama in he SEC West, the Tigers went 5-8 against the spread, going over the total 5 times and under 8 times. The 2009 team was ranked 111th nationally in total offense, ranked 76th in scoring with 24.6 per game, 97th in passing yards with 181.8 yards per game and 90th nationally in rushing...

College football jerseys are the perfect answer for fans who want to show spirit, enthusiasm, support and loyalty for their favorite college football team. Football is a very popular sport, one that dominates the sports industry. Most colleges have football teams that work and play hard to excel at their favorite hobby: football. Teams, fans and family members and friends of team members and fans all love to show their pride and spirit by wearing football jerseys that represent the team's colors and numbers. Millions of fans all over the world love the idea of showing their support for their favorite college team by wearing college football jerseys and college sweatshirts. While the cost of a high...

College Division II football offers some of the best competition in the country. Don't let the title fool you, Division two football athletes are extremely athletic and have great talent and skill. These kids are often just a little exposure away from playing at the Division I level. College Division II football is played all across the country. Many mid-size and smaller colleges have added football in recent years to help fund all their other sports. For athletic department fund raising purposes, football is hard to beat! Also, having a football program just like the bigger schools is also a matter of school pride. If you are a high school football player hoping to make it to the college level, you...

When it comes to making college football picks, keep in mind that everything old is new again. Or what goes around comes around. Or you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Okay, maybe that last doesn't quite work, but the point is that some longtime college football powers will meet up this weekend with the outcomes possibly going a long way toward determining this year's national champion. Snatching the national spotlight going into the weekend is Miami's trip to Ohio State, a reprise of the 2003 Fiesta Bowl - a game won by the Buckeyes to earn them a BCS Championship. In the years since, both schools have seen quite a bit of change, but have both returned to national prominence. This Hurricanes...

Texas A&M finished just 3-5 in Big 12 play last season, but don't be surprised if the Aggies compete with the likes of Oklahoma and Texas for a spot in the Big 12 title game this year. Led by quarterback Jerrod Johnson, A&M put one of the most explosive offenses in the nation on the football field in 2009. The Aggies ranked No. 2 in the Big 12, and No. 5 in the country, in terms of total offense with a 465.8 yards per game average. A&M also ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 (19th nationally) in scoring offense with a 32.9 points per game average. A&M was an inconsistent football team because of its defense, but I was very impressed with the way it competed against the likes of Oklahoma State, Texas Tech...