Larry Blakeney has really built up an impressive program at Troy. The Troy Trojans have at least tied for the Sun Belt title in five consecutive seasons. Blakeney has instilled a very positive attitude in this program.
Rickey Bustle was the head man at Louisiana-Lafayette for nine years, but last year’s disappointing season was enough to push him out of that job. Bustle’s team never won more than six games in a season.
The New York Giants are a difficult team to figure out – they have good players at every position but lack greatness in any one area. Eli Manning is OK – certainly not elite, and the running backs have proven decent at times.
Something is different in Dallas this offseason! Not once have I heard any talk of the Cowboys representing the NFC in the Super Bowl February 5.
The Redskins Rebuild continues! Well, scouring the lineup, there still seems to be a whole lot of overrated talent – talent that wore out their welcome on other teams. Tim Hightower was brought in to compete and possibly take over the feature Running Back role – ugh!
We continue our look at college football Week 1 with four more games to chew on.
Wigan Athletic was a popular dark-horse pick to finish the season in the upper half of the table last year. Unfortunately, they never showed up and finished the season in 16th place with a record of 9-14-15, barely escaping relegation.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers finished the 2010-11 season on a high note beating out relegation by just one point on the last day of the season to finish in 17th place. They now return, trying to improve upon that in their third year in the Premier League.
The only rational goal West Bromwich could have for this season would be to avoid the cut that would send them packing back down to the Championship League.
Following a superb 2009 season that saw the Hotspur finish fourth on the Premiership table. The Lilywhites dropped to a disappointing fifth place finish, six points behind as resurgent Manchester City in 2010.
Well once again an SEC team won the BCS title last season. It may have been a surprise that it was Auburn but they earned it by going undefeated in the toughest conference in America.
We don’t see many massive shifts in the power rankings this week. It’s interesting to notice, though, that virtually every division has become a two-team race.
Our look ahead to Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season continues with NFL betting picks for four more early games.
There’s a shift at the top of the Week 7 CFL Power Rankings, as last week’s top two teams went head-to-head and saw the balance of power shift.
Western Conference foes do battle on Friday night when the Calgary Stampeders travel to Regina to take on a reeling Rough Riders squad.
The “Battle of Ontario” writes another chapter on Saturday when the woeful Toronto Argonauts visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
