Category Archives: college football

August 7, 2016 · 11:06 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PRESEASON RANKINGS

The divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off their 2016 season on August 25th.

Morningside MustangsNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS (Defending Champions)    ###    3. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS    ###    4. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS    ###    5. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS    ###    

Montana Tech Orediggers6. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS    ###    7. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS    ###    8. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS    ###    9. REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES (I still say they should be called the Rottweilers)    ###    10. DOANE COLLEGE TIGERS    ###   Continue reading →

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August 3, 2016 · 9:47 pm

NJCAA FOOTBALL’S COOLEST HELMETS

ASA College Avengers

ASA College Avengers

To help us all hang on until the 2016 college football season kicks off Balladeer’s Blog looks  at some of the coolest helmets in the NJCAA.

The ASA College Avengers (logo at left) have the coolest helmet logo in the NJCAA, but it fades in a little too much against their purple helmets to be sufficiently visible in pictures.

A white helmet might make it show up better, but at any rate their decal will instead serve as this article’s main pic to open things up with everyone’s favorite purple-flamed Goth android skull logo.

Now with your appetites whetted, dive in and sample the coolest helmets in NJCAA college football:

 9. HIGHLAND COLLEGE SCOTTIES

Location: Highland, KS

Comment: As a lifelong dog lover I’m a sucker for Continue reading →

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July 26, 2016 · 8:35 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS JUST GOT INTERESTING

 college football playoffCollege Football Playoffs-Could The Big Ten Football Champion Miss out?

The annual post-season tournament in American College Football is now more interesting than ever. Below is a scorecard of how many representatives each major college football conference has had in the first two years of college football playoffs, it could be of help while using the NCAA football betting lines;

Southeastern Conference (SEC):2 representatives

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC):2 representatives

The Big Ten: 2 representatives

Big 12: 1 representative

Pac-12:1

As the race for the title gains momentum, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) doesn’t seem like it is going to be left out of the playoffs any time soon. Between Alabama, LSU and Tennessee, it is evident that the SEC has a firm grip. Continue reading →

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July 22, 2016 · 10:44 pm

COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES: NEW FOOTBALL HELMETS

College of Idaho Coyotes NEW HELMETThe divisions of college football covered by Balladeer’s Blog kick off their 2016 season on August 25th!

To help satisfy our gridiron hunger between now and then here’s a look at the brand new helmets for the College of Idaho Coyotes. Pretty sharp!  

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July 21, 2016 · 8:17 pm

FIVE TRAINING CAMP BATTLES TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON

Mile High Stadium

Home of the defending champions – The Denver Broncos

The NFL training camps are almost here. That means there are a lot of hot positional battles for fans to look forward to. The teams have a lot to evaluate, from depth charts to free agent additions. One thing is for sure, the NFL week 1 betting odds are going to change dramatically once the training camps begin, the hottest upcoming NFL training camp battles including the following:

1). Robert Griffin III VS Josh McCown (Cleveland Browns)

The Browns probably intended Griffin to become the starting Quarterback when they took a flyer on him during free agency. Head Coach Hue Jackson has nothing but praises for Griffin whose inconsistent preseason practices might cause concern for some people. 

The front-runner for the starting position, Griffin is coachable. He will slide and throw the ball away when asked to do so. McCown, on the other hand, has greater familiarity with this territory. Continue reading →

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July 9, 2016 · 5:06 pm

NAIA & OTHER DIVISION FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON TO THE NFL IN 2016

Here’s a look at 2016’s crop of NFL players taken as draftees and free agents from the NAIA and other divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

Missouri WesternSchool – UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS

Name – MIKE JORDAN

Position – Safety  

NFL Team – Rams  Continue reading →

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April 6, 2016 · 8:37 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE AND THE SUN CONFERENCE MERGE

MidSouth Conference expansionThe NAIA’s Mid-South Conference and the Sun Conference are merging to form the nation’s largest football conference at any level. There will be 20 teams competing for three automatic bids to the NAIA playoffs. 2017 will be the debut year of the combo.

Read on for details. Best of all, those teams called Eagles in the MSC and the Sun Conference will be forced to change their names to something less overused. (I’m kidding. If only it were true.) Back to the facts … Continue reading →

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February 5, 2016 · 11:30 pm

WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS SIGN RECRUITING CLASS

west florida argonautsThe debut season of intercollegiate football for the University of West Florida Argonauts draws ever nearer! They just signed their second recruiting class. 

PENSACOLA, FL – University of West Florida football coach Pete Shinnick announced a class of 16 high school standouts on Wednesday, marking the second full class of recruits since the program was established.

Shinnick’s second class includes five offensive players, 10 on defense and one dynamic kicker/punter. Additionally, the staff announced eight mid-year transfer student-athletes who enrolled at UWF in January. Continue reading →

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January 1, 2016 · 8:52 pm

NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPS BEAT THE NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS AGAIN

Marian Knights helmet newBalladeer’s Bowl results are in, and for the sixth year in a row the NAIA football champions – in this case the MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS – defeated the NCAA D3 champions – the UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS.  Continue reading →

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December 26, 2015 · 4:01 pm

BALLADEER’S BOWL SIX: KNIGHTS VS PURPLE RAIDERS

As always Balladeer’s Bowl pits the National Champions of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) against the National Champions of the NCAA Division Three.

Marian Knights helmet newThe MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS are the NAIA champs and the UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS are the champs of D3.

Mount Union Purple RaidersReaders of Balladeer’s Blog get to vote on the winner over the next week, so NAIA and D3 boosters can begin their annual deluge of emails to me arguing for their choice. Continue reading →

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