What to watch, St. Petersburg Bowl edition
Brian Bennett, Big East...some things to look for in Saturday's magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl: 1. Speed on the basepaths: Memphis and South Florida are athletic teams that like to spread the ball out and play fast on...
Blog | December 19, 2008Big East lunchtime links: Looking for magic
Brian Bennett, Big East...000 tickets have been sold for Saturday's game at Tropicana Field, which will hold 33,000. Memphis sold only 2,000 tickets, while South Florida gobbled up its 10,000-seat allotment. Thirteen bus...
Blog | December 19, 2008St. Petersburg Bowl pick: South Florida over Memphis
Brian Bennett, Big East...Big East flavor: Saturday's magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. More to come next week. South Florida 24, Memphis 10: Neither of these teams inspires much confidence. South Florida finished the year 2-5, while Memphis...
Blog | December 19, 2008Bowl schedule begins tomorrow, I can't wait
Tim Griffin, Big 12...and Pioneer Las Vegas bowls will be intriguing for me. And not just because I graduated from Memphis, am curious about what Mike Stoops might have to say about the vacant Iowa State job or...
Blog | December 19, 2008First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJason Quick of The Oregonian: "If there has ever been a finer performance at the Rose Garden, somebody find it, because no one who was in attendance T...
Blog | December 19, 2008Starting O-lineman ineligible for South Florida
Brian Bennett, Big East...Matt Huners has been declared academically ineligible and will not play in South Florida's game against Memphis in Saturday's magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. Huners started all 12 games this season and actually graduated...
Blog | December 18, 2008Bulls feel at home for bowl game
Brian Bennett, Big East...in the nonconference slate, including wins over bowl teams Kansas and N.C. State. St. Pete opponent Memphis (6-6) isn't entirely unfamiliar to the coaching staff since the two schools played each other...
Blog | December 17, 2008Peterman wins national sportsmanship award
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...recipient of the award, joining Washington State quarterback Alex Brink (2007), Rutgers fullback Brian Leonard (2006) and Memphis running back DeAngelo Williams (2005). Edwards said Peterman's résumé of accomplishments in football, academics and community...
Blog | December 17, 2008Big East lunchtime links: Devine in danger?
Brian Bennett, Big East...the St. Petersburg Times. The Bulls have come a long way since the last time they played Memphis, in their final Conference USA game, Brett McMurphy says in the Tampa Tribune. • Rutgers defensive end...
Blog | December 17, 2008Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIf you wanted to hear some guffaws, get some real deal basketball experts together and have them watch the closing minutes of last night's Bulls vs. B...
Blog | December 17, 2008SEC mailbag: Chizik faces a daunting challenge
Chris Low, SECPosted by ESPN.com's Chris Low I was away last weekend when the Gene Chizik hire went down at Auburn, but I'm back in the saddle now and the SEC blog ...
Blog | December 17, 2008Rated PG
Chris PalmerWhat's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...let you know in advance if the game was close or not. Scott Cacciola of the Memphis Commercial Appeal talks to Roland Beech of 82games about stats: "It would be unfair to blame the...
Blog | December 16, 2008Big East lunchtime links: Kicking it on the catwalks
Brian Bennett, Big East...wanted to find out. So he ran a test in advance of South Florida's game against Memphis, using former USF goalkeeper Mike Pepper as his guinea pig. Here's what Auman learned: "Pepper hit...
Blog | December 16, 2008Season review: South Florida
Brian Bennett, Big East...play their bowl game just about 30 miles from campus in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl against Memphis. Perhaps playing a nonconference opponent again will rejuvenate them. Selvie seems likely to go to the NFL...
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