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2012 Sundry: Under Armour, Holgo vs Diaz, Jerry Jones, Kirk Bohls Drinking Game, and More!
Hail to the (yaawwwwnnn) Victors! yeah. Since you probably didn't watch it, Michigan beat Virginia Tech 23-20 in Tuesday's Sugar Bowl despite only gaining 183 yards and possessing the ball for 23 minutes. Brady Hoke and Michigan fans will take it. It's a hell of a long way from Rich Rod. srr50...
Football Recruiting In Ohio, Another Semi Scientific Breakdown
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. Back for a second time, even though you might not want it. Football has a long and storied tradition in the state of Ohio. The state also has a well deserved reputation for producing top notch Football players for colleges across...
2012 Sugar Bowl: Virginia Tech and Michigan Handle Curfews Differently
Tuesday I talked about Virginia Tech's motivation and sometimes lack-there-of in bowl games, citing last year's performance on and off the field at the Orange Bowl as an example of the latter. Apparently last year's experience, which saw two players suspended for a quarter and another six sent...
On The Recruiting Trail With B1G Coaches
Oh my, has the recruiting business ever become a popular endeavor these days. Back in the day, these recruiting battles were more along the lines of a special operations type mission. They were behind the scenes, in the shadows, and regardless of mission success or failure, you never even knew...
Five Finalists Announced For Coach Of The Year Award. Who Is Your Finalist And Why?
The floor is open for discussion as to who should be the Eddie Robinson Coach Of The Year. The Football Writers Association of America has named a Coach Of The Year since 1955 and in 1997, the award was named in honor of the legendary Grambling University football coach. 2011 saw insurgency among...
Mountain West 2010 Retrospective: The Middle’uns
Air Force, San Diego State, and BYU each beat all of the four bottom feeders in the conference. What San Diego State, BYU, and Air Force could not do was beat TCU or Utah, and that is what made them all "middle'uns" in 2010. AFA and SDSU would tell you they also both beat BYU, but the record...
Q&A with AztecSportsReport.com
Tom Shanahan writes exhaustively about Aztec football at AztecSportsReport.com. He kindly answered these questions from the Purple Wimple, about SDSU and the upcoming match with TCU. Purple Wimple: What strengths for SDSU play into TCU weaknesses? Aztec Sports Report: Does TCU have a weakness?...
Opponent Preview: SAN DIEGO STATE
San Diego State is a football team transformed. It is two bad calls and six points removed from 9-0. How has Brady Hoke's crew accomplished what so many coaching staffs had failed to do? Its newfound success begins (and perhaps ends) on the ground. SDSU's ypc figures from 2005—Chuck Long's...
Nebraska vs Michigan - Similarities Go Beyond Martinez, Robinson
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CORN NATION MAILBAG IS BACK --- BROTHER!!
SEND YOUR QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, STORIES OR GENERAL WEIRDNESS TO: CORNNATIONMAIL@GMAIL.COM Probably the most shocking thing about starting this mailbag is the lack of Taylor Martinez questions. I figured I'd get at least a few "What's gonna happen with Taylor this year?" inquiries, but nada. The...
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