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NCAA's Plantation: The BCS Is Holding TCU and All of Mid-America Down

Part I Maybe it’s not considered politically correct for a southern white guy to bring up plantations and slavery, as it was indeed the darkest period in this country’s history, ...

Written by Henry Ball about about 10 hours ago 91 reads 3 comments
Southern Fried Playoff: How to Make CFB Better than Ever!

This is essentially Part II of this Article. The Southern Fried Playoff (SFPO) is a simple 16-Team single-elimination tournament that would integrate some of the existing bowl venues while allowing the other bowls to thrive and prosper...

Written by Henry Ball about about 11 hours ago 597 reads 19 comments
Hits Keep Coming for Les Miles: LSU AD Confirms Recruiting Investigation

Jordan Blum of 2theAdvocate.com is reporting that LSU is self-investigating possible violations involving the football team...

Written by Henry Ball about 6 days ago 978 reads 41 comments
LSU Tigers: A Battle Cry for Coach Les Miles From Death Valley

In the recently released movie "The Blind Side" about former Ole Miss left tackle Michael Oher, his guardian explains to him that “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” Lord Alfred Tennyson's ...

Written by Henry Ball about 10 days ago 1,103 reads 35 comments
Meyer To Remain In Florida: Where Does Notre Dame Turn Now?

ESPN is reporting that Urban Meyer will remain at Florida, in his own words, "for as long as they will have me!" The announcement coming after rampant speculation that Meyer would be the primary ...

Written by Henry Ball about 14 days ago 668 reads 28 comments
Is Les Miles on the Hot Seat, and Does One Second Define His Tenure at LSU?

If you believe some of the sentiment found on blogs such as ‘And the Valley Shook’ as well as other Internet outlets, including the new Facebook feature allowing comments on LSU’s ...

Written by Henry Ball about 15 days ago 7,027 reads 125 comments
LSU: Over-Matched and Out-Manned, But Dangerous—UConn Up Next at NIT

Trent Johnson, the 2008-09 SEC Coach of the Year, might be making an early case for a repeat with the returns from the NIT South Region...

Written by Henry Ball about 19 days ago 427 reads 26 comments
Forget The Heisman; Race For The (Maurice) Clarett Award Really Heating Up

The Heisman Race is really boring this year. Alabama's Mark Ingram is the only 'hopeful' that would have any hope in any other year but since this year's candidates are so bad from top to bottom I guess there is still a race...

Written by Henry Ball about 23 days ago 442 reads 72 comments
Trent Johnson's LSU Tigers Look To Bright Future, What About This Year?

The 2008 - 2009 SEC Coach of the Year, Trent Johnson recently announced the signing of a top ten early recruiting class and looks to be in position to put together a very special squad for the 2011 team...

Written by Henry Ball about 24 days ago 145 reads 10 comments
Roll Tide, Bambi Died, and the Top Eight Reasons My Weekend Tanked!

When Bleacher Report’s Alabama Featured Columnist John Fravel asked me to join him at the LSU - Alabama game this weekend I have to admit I thought I was being punk’d...

Written by Henry Ball about 28 days ago 1,363 reads 28 comments
Alabama's Evil Genius Meets LSU's Mad Hatter With Everything At Stake (C v C)

In addition to getting bragging rights, the winner when No. 9 LSU meets No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa this Saturday will be in the driver’s seat to win the SEC West...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 2,208 reads 105 comments
Czar Report: Texas Locks Horns on No. 1 "Destiny" Ranking, but Who's No. 2?

Despite the current No. 2 BCS ranking, Texas is clearly the best team in the country right now. After shellacking back-to-back conference opponents on the road @ Missouri (41-7) then No...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 311 reads 35 comments
Czar Report, Dominion in Doubt: Texas, UF, Alabama, LSU Control Destiny

From the Bleacher Report: Who's No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, who cares? Clearly, Texas can make a case for being one of the best, if not the best, teams in the country after soundly beating Missouri in Columbia, MO on Saturday...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 581 reads 53 comments
Doomed By History: What LSU Fans Need To Learn From Nebraska's Solich

Oct. 18, 2009—From the Bleacher Report: "I will not let Nebraska gravitate into mediocrity," said Steve Pederson, then Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska, after firing head coach Frank Solich in 2003...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 3,137 reads 53 comments
A Rush to Judgment: Should the NFL Ban Rush Limbaugh's Ownership Bid?

Oct. 13, 2009 from the Bleacher Report: Rush Limbaugh, the controversial conservative talk-radio host, recently confirmed his bid for partial ownership of the St. Louis Rams' NFL franchise...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 524 reads 94 comments
The Czar Report: Alabama Winning the War in the SEC West

October 11, 2009 - From the Bleacher Report: Going into week six with three unbeaten and four top 25 teams, including two in the top four, the SEC West continued to look like the strongest division of any conference in all of college football...

Written by Henry Ball about about 1 month ago 521 reads 69 comments
Florida-LSU: Tebow Could Start and Why That's Good News For LSU

The national sports media faced its Waterloo on September 26th when its All-Time Hero to the World, Tim Tebow, was hospitalized after his helmet struck teammate Marcus Gilbert's leg during a sack at Kentucky...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 1,280 reads 53 comments
SEC Preview & Poetry For Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Friday, October 2, 2009: I figured if the NFL could go Pink your ole' Southern Man could pen a little poetry in honor of all the women in our lives. It's also time to take a look at the SEC action for week five...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 388 reads 46 comments
Just Win, Baby! Monster Goal Line Stand Allows LSU to Remain Unbeaten

Sept. 26, 2009 from the Bleacher Report: It has not been easy and it most certainly hasn't been pretty, which is not necessarily a bad thing when you think about where the LSU Tigers are after four weeks of play...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 1,235 reads 97 comments
CFB Czar Declares War: Last One Standing in SEC West for All the Marbles?

After three weeks of exciting college football action it is hard to argue that there is a better conference than the SEC. Coming into week three the SEC had four teams in the top ten with three of those in the top five and the No...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 672 reads 72 comments
I Are One: Why LSU Fans Need to Remember Where We Came from

I was 10 years old and already a long suffering Tiger fan when LSU hired Jerry Stovall, a legendary player at LSU and in the NFL, who would be the first head coach AM (After McClendon)...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 695 reads 34 comments
Was Kentucky HS Coach Responsible For Player's Death?

9/17/2009 From the Bleacher Report: LOUISVILLE, KY—David Jason Stinson, a 37-year-old former high school football coach was found not guilty today by a jury of his peers...

Written by Henry Ball about 2 months ago 199 reads 16 comments
Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying the Ole Miss Rebels?

After finishing 2008 with an impressive win in the Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech and a solid 9-4 (5-3 SEC) record, the excitement in Oxford prior to head coach Houston Nutt’s second stanza has been electric...

Written by Henry Ball about 3 months ago 1,154 reads 80 comments
Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying the LSU Tigers?

Sunday, September 6 - From the Bleacher Report: The preseason take on the Tigers from LSU had been mixed. Preseason predictions had them anywhere from total collapse to total domination ...

Written by Henry Ball about 3 months ago 882 reads 28 comments
Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying Alabama's Crimson Tide?

After finishing 2008 with an undefeated regular season Nick Saban’s Tide began his third-year at the helm in Tuscaloosa with expectations sky high. The AP’s Top 25 Poll had the Tide in at No...

Written by Henry Ball about 3 months ago 669 reads 24 comments

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Henry Ball Article Archive

NCAA's Plantation: The BCS Is Holding TCU and All of Mid-America Down

Southern Fried Playoff: How to Make CFB Better than Ever!

Hits Keep Coming for Les Miles: LSU AD Confirms Recruiting Investigation

LSU Tigers: A Battle Cry for Coach Les Miles From Death Valley

Meyer To Remain In Florida: Where Does Notre Dame Turn Now?

Is Les Miles on the Hot Seat, and Does One Second Define His Tenure at LSU?

LSU: Over-Matched and Out-Manned, But Dangerous—UConn Up Next at NIT

Forget The Heisman; Race For The (Maurice) Clarett Award Really Heating Up

Trent Johnson's LSU Tigers Look To Bright Future, What About This Year?

Roll Tide, Bambi Died, and the Top Eight Reasons My Weekend Tanked!

Alabama's Evil Genius Meets LSU's Mad Hatter With Everything At Stake (C v C)

Czar Report: Texas Locks Horns on No. 1 "Destiny" Ranking, but Who's No. 2?

Czar Report, Dominion in Doubt: Texas, UF, Alabama, LSU Control Destiny

Doomed By History: What LSU Fans Need To Learn From Nebraska's Solich

A Rush to Judgment: Should the NFL Ban Rush Limbaugh's Ownership Bid?

The Czar Report: Alabama Winning the War in the SEC West

Florida-LSU: Tebow Could Start and Why That's Good News For LSU

SEC Preview & Poetry For Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Just Win, Baby! Monster Goal Line Stand Allows LSU to Remain Unbeaten

CFB Czar Declares War: Last One Standing in SEC West for All the Marbles?

I Are One: Why LSU Fans Need to Remember Where We Came from

Was Kentucky HS Coach Responsible For Player's Death?

Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying the Ole Miss Rebels?

Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying the LSU Tigers?

Now That You've Seen the Product, Are You Buying Alabama's Crimson Tide?

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