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2008 Missouri Football Preview - State of the Union

When Gary Pinkel arrived at Missouri, he shook up the Big 12 North by being the only head coach to wear a visor in December. The resulting brain freeze explained his 13-17 record at Missouri in games played after November 1st. It’s cold up there, Gary. He turned the corner against Kansas by slicing open […]

2008 Nebraska Football Preview - State of the Union

Nebraska stares into the college football abyss. They see Bo Pelini staring back at them. That’s when Nebraska finds their new head football coach, and that’s what keeps them out of the abyss. That’s the task at hand for Pelini. The once dominating Nebraska football program has gone missing and is no longer in the […]

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - Season Preview

Well, here we go again, sports fans.  Another college football season is finally, at long last, about to begin after eight long, tedious months of recess.  I’m so sick of this waiting crap.  When in the hell are they going to come up with a real, lasting, interesting spring football season just to placate those […]

Jones Top Ten 2008 Season Preview

Remember when you could smoke cigarettes in football stadiums? I liked the world better that way. I am neither virulently libertarian, nor am I a member of any sort of modern day Christian temperance movement. My vices are documented in these pages, for better or worse (they include caffeine, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey older than […]

The Barking Carnival Big XII 2008 Preview & State of The Union Collection

Some of our illustrious Barkers are putting the finishing touches on this year’s previews. If you are new here and want to read last year’s, click here. Tentative schedule for posting is as follows:

  • Yassir Sanchez: Oh and by the way, tOSU blitzed just about every down in every conceivable way....
  • Yassir Sanchez: So in one second you are bragging on how well our well our offense did, what was...
  • Duder: Take heart ChrisApplewhite, you now have 6 months to draw animated running plays...
  • mojohorn: 'Our' safety reminds me of Eric Hall with much more space to get lost. "Blit...
  • CrazyJoeDavola: Groundhog, regarding your direct reply above, your points are why I think we're ...
  • Groundhog Day: What about the abuse he took on their next possession during the TD run? And pe...
  • Black Scholes: I found it hard to fault Gideon for not catching the INT against Tech. There we...
  • Groundhog Day: CJD, Are you as concerned about our D next year as I am? You don't easily re...
  • CrazyJoeDavola: My biggest gripe with Colt had nothing to do with his throws, but rather his poc...
  • RolloTamasi: I don't know about giving up but we didn't pick up the blitz consistently well f...

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