NFC East Game Previews- Redskins vs Eagles
The Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles both close-out their 2011 campaign when the two NFC East rivals square-off at Lincoln Financial Field on New Year’s Day.
The Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles both close-out their 2011 campaign when the two NFC East rivals square-off at Lincoln Financial Field on New Year’s Day.
Bo Ryan’s Badgers are right around the top of the Big Ten every single year. Wisconsin’s solid fundamental play is a testament to their coach’s game plan. Nebraska is in its first year in the Big Ten.
The annual classic Big Ten-SEC showdown in the Outback Bowl features Michigan State and Georgia duking it out in south Florida in the New Year.
Every college football fan eagerly awaits early January and the BCS bowls. This year’s Orange Bowl features two of the best teams from two rather battered AQ-conferences in the Big East (West Virginia) and the ACC (Clemson).
Jerry Jones’s cavernous crown jewel in north Texas will be the site for this year’s AT&T Cotton Bowl, which features the upstart Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 taking on the prolific Arkansas Razorbacks. There could be no shortage of scoring in this battle in the Lone Star State.
The Big Ten’s Michigan Wolverines invade the Superdome in New Orleans on Tuesday, Jan.3 to tangle with the ACC’s Virginia Tech Hokies in this season’s Sugar Bowl. The game is set to get underway at 8:30 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
College football’s Holy Grail will feature a re-match of the two best teams in the nation; all the BCS whining and quibbling aside, that ought to be the aim of this match-up. Oklahoma State fans and SEC haters might disagree with me, but if you watched Alabama and LSU extensively this season, you know it is the truth.
As the New Year approaches, college basketball dishes up an anticipated Big East opener between the No. 12 Georgetown Hoyas who vaulted four spots in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, and the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals this Wednesday on ESPN2.
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How will the Pittsburgh Panthers respond to a shocking loss this past week? Pitt was rolling along in the top ten before falling at home to unranked Wagner. The Panthers must put the pieces together quickly as they travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame Tuesday night.
Usually Big Ten vs MAC matchups happen in September, this is a rare December chance for the little sister conference to exact some revenge for early beatdowns.
The 2011 Alamo Bowl presents what appears to be an epic battle of David vs. Goliath, as Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and a revamped No. 16 Baylor Bears take on the Washington Huskies who bring the worst pass defenses in the FBS into the matchup.
A lot of things have changed since the Bruins and Illini met over five seasons ago.
And now what in the past would have been a matchup of two very good teams, has turned into a meeting of the worst that college football has seen in a bowl meeting in the past several seasons.
Iowa State lost their last 2 games of the season, but they scored 2 wins facing ranked teams including beating an undefeated Oklahoma State team in one of the biggest upsets in the nation this season.
The Bulls locked up MVP Derrick Rose with a long-term contract and Chicago will be back in the mix for the NBA title this season, but there are some question marks.
The Hawks made a few decent pick-ups in the off-season, but lost 6th man scorer Jamal Crawford and his loss may really hurt.