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July 30, 2012 · 9:59 pm

ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE MATADORS TOP BALLADEER’S BLOG’S NJCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

 Welcome to Balladeer’s Blog’s FIRST EVER preseason college football poll! The NAIA, NCCAA, D2, D3 and CCCAA will also get preseason polls from yours truly in the coming weeks.

As much as I hate to see summer come to an end I’m with the rest of you in waiting impatiently for August 22nd, when the 2012 college football season kicks off in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

The Arizona Western College Matadors (logo at left) top this NJCAA poll. The Matadors may have fallen to the East Mississippi Lions in last year’s NJCAA Championship Game in the El Toro Bowl, but have enough talent to convince me they could be playing for the title once again.

1. Arizona Western College Matadors   ###   2. Iowa Western Reivers   ###   3. East Mississippi Lions (defending champs)   ###   4. Blinn College Buccaneers   ###   5. Butler (KS) Grizzlies   ###   6. Hutchinson Blue Dragons (won the last 3 Salt City Bowls)   ###   7. Continue reading →

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July 29, 2012 · 12:07 am

THE COOLEST HELMETS IN SCFA COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 Balladeer’s Blog would like to help all of us hang on until the 2012 college football season kicks off. My latest method has been by treating readers to some of the coolest helmets in the divisions of college football covered here.

Today’s installment highlights teams from the SCFA. The Antelope Valley College Marauders (logo at left) would have made the list but, like last week’s ASA College Avengers, their cool logo doesn’t show up well on their football helmets.

 8. SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE OLYMPIANS

Location: San Diego ,CA

Conference: Mountain Conference

Comment: Olympians is a timely team name what with the Continue reading →

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July 25, 2012 · 10:10 pm

THE TOP FIVE WILD WEST-THEMED COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS

 The Frontierado holiday is fast approaching! Friday, August 3rd is the big day so Balladeer’s Blog is right here with another seasonal post.

This one will honor the Top 5 western-themed college sports teams from the divisions covered here. The award is named after the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers, the official college sports team of Frontierado every year.

You can soak in the grandeur of the USAO logo at left, then revel in this year’s standings for “The Drovey Award”.

5. YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS – Not just Teddy Roosevelt’s unit from the Spanish-American War but various outfits of Wild West outlaws and bounty hunters also went Continue reading →

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July 22, 2012 · 12:23 am

THE COOLEST HELMETS IN NJCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ASA College Avengers

ASA College Avengers

To help us all hang on until the 2012 college football season kicks off Balladeer’s Blog has been examining some of the coolest helmets in the divisions of intercollegiate football covered here. This time around it’s the NJCAA’s turn.

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 15, 2012 · 1:00 am

THE COOLEST HELMETS IN NCCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 As a public service to all of us college football fans eagerly awaiting the start of the 2012 season Balladeer’s Blog presents another look at some of the coolest helmets in the divisions covered here.

Last week I covered the coolest helmets in NAIA  college football. This time around I’ll feature the coolest helmets in the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association). Each year the NCCAA’s premier gridiron event is the Victory Bowl and Balladeer’s Blog brings you coverage right here. 

 6. SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM

Location: Bethany, OK

Comment: Southern Nazarene University just moved back to the Continue reading →

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July 8, 2012 · 2:18 pm

THE COOLEST HELMETS IN NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 Recently the College of Idaho Coyotes, or “Yotes” for short, announced they are relaunching football for the first time since the 1970’s! At left you see the preview of the new helmets the Coyotes will be sporting.

And NAIA college football continues to grow and grow! This coming season the following teams will be playing their first intercollegiate football games: Point University Skyhawks, Belleville Lynx, Bluefield College Ramblin’ Rams and the Wayland Baptist University Pioneers.

Balladeer’s Blog presents its look at the coolest football helmets in NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) football. Feel free to let me know whose helmets you feel I left out or who should have been rated higher or lower.

8. BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES

Location: Lindsborg, KS 

Comment: Like the Florida Gators the Bethany Swedes have one of those iconic helmets with stylish lettering and an overall eye-catching appeal. This Continue reading →

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July 5, 2012 · 9:58 pm

WNBA RESULTS FOR JULY 5TH TO 8TH

 The Washington Mystics (logo at right) notched a 3rd win, making their record 3-11 now and leaving the Tulsa Shock as the only WNBA team with just 2 wins so far this season. The Connecticut Sun retain their lead in the Eastern Conference standings and in the Western Conference the defending champion Minnesota Lynx retain the top spot, followed by the San Antonio Silver Stars.

For updated scores and the latest standings keep checking back here at Balladeer’s Blog.

JULY 8TH – San Antonio Silver Stars (11-5) win their 7th in a row, defeating the (H) New York Liberty (6-10) by a score of 94-81   ***   Tulsa Shock (3-13) over the Continue reading →

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July 1, 2012 · 1:31 pm

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY

PBU Crimson Eagles

PBU Crimson Eagles

PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY CRIMSON EAGLES

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Division: NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)

Comment: PBU is a perennial power in NCCAA baseball and is Continue reading →

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June 27, 2012 · 8:46 pm

WNBA RESULTS JUNE 26TH – 28TH

 The Connecticut Sun (logo at left) are (for now) comfortably in control of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference with a 9-3 record. Meanwhile the Minnesota Lynx top the Western Conference standings at 12-1 headed into tonight’s game against the Phoenix Mercury. 

WHOSE TURN WAS IT TO BEAT THE MYSTICS? – Last night it was the Seattle Storm’s turn to beat the struggling Washington Mystics. The Storm came out on top 79-71 for their Continue reading →

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June 24, 2012 · 10:02 pm

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY PENMEN

Location: Manchester, NH 

Conference Affiliation: Northeast 10 Conference 

Site: http://www.snhupenmen.com/landing/index 

Comment: SNHU is noted for its business and accounting programs and the giant quill pen that serves as the flagstaff borne by the Penmen mascot is a Continue reading →

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