Archive | August, 2013

UCLA Bruins 2012 Recap: After years of mediocrity and a few coaches unable to get the program over the hump, the Bruins broke through with Jim Mora Jr. UCLA went 9-5 although they did lose their final three games of the season including the Holiday Bowl 29-26 to Baylor. It was a season that exceeded […]

Northwestern Wildcats 2012 Recap: To say 2012 was a smashing success does not do justice for the Northwestern Wildacts. The team went 10-3 with a pair of road losses at Penn State and Michigan while their only home loss came by 1 point to Nebraska. Notice I didn’t talk about a loss in their bowl […]

TCU Horned Frogs 2012 Recap: A 7-6 record is not what TCU has been accustomed to over the last 10 years but it was their first as a member of the Big 12. The defense finished in the top 20 nationally as they seem to do every year and there are plenty of bright spots […]

Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes 2012 Recap: Miami (Fla.) has yet to return to prominence as the once vaunted “U”. Al Golden is 31-11 in his two seasons at the helm and he is slowly turning around the culture and winning the recruiting wars you need to in the hotbead of talent that Miami (Fla.) is located […]

Michigan State Spartans 2012 Recap: Michigan State finished 7-6 and only 3-5 in the Big Ten but they had one of the best defensive units in the country and lost a handful of games by 4 points or less. The season did finish on a high note with a come-from-behind 17-16 win in their bowl […]

USC Trojans 2012 Recap: This team was ranked #1 by many in the preseason poll and ended the season on a three game losing streak and with a 7-6 record after losing to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. This qualifies as one of the most disappointing seasons in recent years for a team that […]

BYU Cougars 2012 Recap: BYU had a mediocre season at 8-5 but they won four of their last five and walked away with a 23-6 victory in the Poinsettia Bowl. There were injury issues on offense and some shuffling of lineups and inconsistency but the defense was about as solid as could be. BYU was […]