The 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 Bethany College Swedes. Continue reading
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BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES: NEW FOOTBALL HELMETS
Filed under college football, Cool Helmets
RULE CHANGES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S 2016 SEASON
Unfortunately “Let Your Pet Play Center Day” has been done away with.
In a bid to keep the game competitive, fair, exciting and protect the players from unnecessary risk, the National Football Foundation and College Football Officiating group have released the 2016 season rule changes. College Football lines suggest that officiating will become a much easier task. The big question would be if these changes would affect the college football lines in all major sportsbooks and we will be finding out very soon.
The rule changes include; Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PRESEASON RANKINGS
The divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off their 2016 season on August 25th.
NAIA (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 ###
6. 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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NJCAA FOOTBALL’S COOLEST HELMETS
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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VIRTUAL FOOTBALL BETTING?
William Hill offers you betting on virtual football and other sports. The unusual aspects of the benefits brought to us all via the internet never cease to amaze me! Not only are you now able to keep track of the teams you love almost anywhere in the world but you can enjoy everything that goes along with the sports world!
I’m a huge fan of college football – and I mean ALL the divisions, from D1 to JUCO. It’s always nice to hear from readers who say they use my blog as their one-stop site for the divisions covered here. They tell me it lets them keep an eye on up and coming players who may transfer to a bigger name school and wind up making an impact there. Continue reading
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS JUST GOT INTERESTING
College 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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COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES: NEW FOOTBALL HELMETS
The 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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FIVE TRAINING CAMP BATTLES TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON
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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COOL-NAMED TEAM: VANCE-GRANVILLE COLLEGE
VANCE-GRANVILLE COLLEGE VANGUARDS
Location: Henderson, NC
Division: NJCAA
Comment: Kudos to the folks at this institution for showing some creativity with the name of their sports teams! The Vanguards definitely stand out and their logo is very, very eye-catching! Continue reading
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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.
School – UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS
Name – MIKE JORDAN
Position – Safety
NFL Team – Rams Continue reading
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