A quick look at PAC-12 football injuries prior to opening games

You know how life is. The glitter guys get all the headlines. They strut and rut and make it look so easy. But sometimes, it just doesn't pay to be a limelighter. For example, already this month, Don Best is reporting that all PAC-12 injuries to-date are skill guys. It's enough to think that some … Continue reading A quick look at PAC-12 football injuries prior to opening games

Weird tales from the world of college sports

From time-to-time, I snoop the dusty pages of college sports to find those things that are bizarre, extraordinary, forgotten, or just plain strange. I’ve been at it again and I thought I would share some of what I found. A player with eight years in college football? Yup. Linebacker Jared Folks signed with Temple University … Continue reading Weird tales from the world of college sports

Who will win the PAC-12 Conference in 2022?

Getting all of the pieces together to produce rankings for all 131 college football teams is a dizzying task that makes me often question if perhaps I've gone crazy. Sometimes I feel like the unnamed person who Douglas Adams once described: "He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher. Or, as his wife would … Continue reading Who will win the PAC-12 Conference in 2022?

The valley of dry bones . . . thoughts on the chaotic transfer portal

March 8, 2022 The entire town of Creswell, Oregon is gone. Vanished. Sadly, never to be heard from again. Sound preposterous? Indeed, but essentially, that is what has happened since college sports uncorked the transfer portal in October of 2018. Since then, a population of more than 15,000 players have entered the portal yet only … Continue reading The valley of dry bones . . . thoughts on the chaotic transfer portal