2012 PAC-12 PREVIEW: COLORADO BUFFALOES
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | In the world of sports there are two kinds of transition seasons, reloading and rebuilding. Without a doubt 2012 will be a rebuilding season for second year head coach Jon Embree. Injuries and personnel turnover have decimated an already thin roster. Will the storm clouds of failure finally break along the peaks of the majestic Rocky Mountains? Let’s look at what Embree will be dealing with.
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2012 PAC-12 PREVIEW: CAL GOLDEN BEARS
By Rock Mayock 1:30 p.m. | The start of a new football season in Berkeley means only one thing: When does the “Will Jeff Tedford Get Fired Watch” begin. Although extremely cynical, the Tedford Watch is not without merit. The past 8 years in Berkeley have been excruciating to watch. So much hope, so many good prospects but it never translates on the field. Will 2012 be any different? Let’s take a look at the prospects.
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UPDATING THE FOOTBALLPHDS’ PAC-12 COVERAGE
By Rock Mayock 10:45 p.m. | As we know the 2012 Pac-12 football season starts a month from today on Saturday, September 1, 2012. To prepare our wonderful readers for the season kickoff we will provide a crash course for every Pac-12 team. If time permits we will also offer a Reader’s Digest overview of our other West Coast based conferences, namely the WAC and Mountain West Conferences.
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LANE KIFFIN KEEPS WINNING THE NATIONAL RECRUITING BATTLE: SILAS REDD, WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES
By Rock Mayock 10:54 p.m. | In 2010 outgoing USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett announced his hiring of former USC assistant coach, former Raider’s head coach and then current Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin as Pete Carroll’s successor. At the time the entire land of Troy let out an audible gasp of shock and despair. It’s quite remarkable what a difference two years can make.
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RECAPPING THE 2012 PAC 12 MEDIA DAY
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | The mood around the FOOTBALLPHDS’ office has been festive because today the Pac-12 held its media day at Universal Studios’ Gibson Amphitheatre. Think of media day as the football equivalent of a new teaser trailer for a blockbuster movie. It is designed to whet the appetite of already ravenous college football fans.
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ROCK MAYOCK UPDATES THE 2013 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
By Rock Mayock 12:00 a.m. | A couple of weeks ago The Oracle of Mayock issued his early pre-season favorites to win the 2013 BCS Championship. During my recent visit to Las Vegas I had an opportunity to stop in at the FOOTBALLPHDS’ sports book of choice, the MGM Grand, to assess whether or not The Oracle’s prognostications showed any semblance of promise. Shockingly The Oracle was fairly accurate.
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JALEN RAMSEY COMMITS TO USC AS LANE KIFFIN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE LOS ANGELES RECRUITING BATTLE
By Rock Mayock 9:00 a.m. | Surprise! We are taking a departure from our normal fodder of mustaches and shirtless hunky men and revisiting USC football. It was late May the last time we checked in on Lane Kiffin and the boys. The National Letter of Intent Day had recent passed and Spring Ball was coming to a close.
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THE COMPLETE 2012-2013 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
By Rock Mayock 10:30 p.m. | There is great news for college football fans and degenerate gamblers everywhere: The complete 2012-2013 college bowl game schedule has been released and converted into a handy image format by your friends, the FOOTBALLPHDS. Feel free to do your part to help spur the economy and book your winter travel plans to any one of the below listed sunny bowl game destinations:
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