Just a friendly reminder from Balladeer’s Blog that TONIGHT is the start of the 2016 season, no matter how much the weasels at ESPN try to pretend NEXT weekend is the opening weekend for college football.
The action tonight includes games between the UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN JIMMIES and their hosts, the VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS … The LYON COLLEGE SCOTS and the visiting WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (should be the Flying W’s as in the cattle brand) … Continue reading
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Ragnar loves his peeps, especially his Mom – my sister Rosemary
Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my sister Rosemary’s dog Ragnar. Since he’s a Terrier he offered to give his expert opinion on the football helmets used by college teams with Terrier names.
School: Wofford College
Team Name: Terriers
Ragnar Says: Wofford hasn’t used this particular helmet design since the late 1980s. They’ve been using incredibly boring BLANK helmets instead. Now what kind of message does that send?
School: Highland College
Team Name: Scotties
Ragnar Says: How can you not love this helmet? That handsome fellow is wearing his game face but still conveys what lovable and irresistable scamps we Terriers are. Continue reading
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SAN DIEGO PADRES picks
Chris Mattison – Southeastern University Fire
Will Solomon – Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies
Luis Anguizola – Loyola (LA) University Wolfpack
Benjamin Sheckler – Cornerstone University Golden Eagles Continue reading
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The wait is nearly over for the start of the debut intercollegiate football season for the UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS!
This Division Two team will play in the Gulf South Conference – often called the SEC of D2 football. The very first game for the Argonauts is scheduled for Noon on Saturday, September 3rd against the Ave Maria University Gyrenes. AT the Gyrenes. The rest of the schedule for UWF’s inaugural season goes like this: Continue reading
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Yes, the most wonderful time of the year begins next Thursday, August 25th! The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) kicks off the 2016 college football season with a slate of four Thursday night games.
The LYON COLLEGE SCOTS (helmet at left) start their second season of intercollegiate football by hosting the WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (should be the Flying W’s).
The other three games: Continue reading
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The NFL has been attempting to make the game safer for players over the last few years, and one of the ways the league decided to do so was to try and eliminate the kickoff. While the league didn’t end the kickoff, they moved the spot closer to the opposing end zone to increase the chances of touchbacks, which eliminates a return by the receiving team. As expected, the changes weren’t appreciated by some players, one of whom is Chris Maragos of the Philadelphia Eagles. After the disappointing season the Eagles had last year, they won’t be favored in a lot of NFL spreads this season, so be careful when placing bets on the team. Continue reading
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LANDMARK COLLEGE LANDSHARKS
Location: Putney, VT
Comment: “This was no boating accident!”
What’s not to love about a Continue reading
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Professor Fever fighting his teammates in Infinite Horizon – Gazelle, Dr Z’Roa, Splendor, Titan and Monitor.
Infinite Horizon, the Israeli super-team that Balladeer’s Blog examined recently, are proving pretty popular with readers! Continue reading
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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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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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