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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Search For Their Bowl Game

After a 9-3 season that did not end with a conference championship, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders sit at home wondering... Wondering where their post season future lies...

Written by James Crytzer about about 19 hours ago 50 reads 0 comments
I Have A Dream TCU Beats Florida. I Only Hope Its in The BCS Title Game

Last year the Bowl Championship Series tried their best to put down the perceived underdog. Utah was given the task of playing Alabama, a team one win away from the BCS title game, practically on the road in New Orleans...

Written by James Crytzer about 20 days ago 621 reads 18 comments
Rise of the Sun Belt Conference: Middle Tennessee and Troy

When many college football fans rank conference prestige, one league always lands on the bottom: the Sun Belt. With its pitiful television deal and poor bowl tie-ins, the league is looked ...

Written by James Crytzer about 21 days ago 88 reads 5 comments
Who's In, Who's Out: Projecting the College Football Bowl Season

With most teams having played eight or nine games already, the talk of bowl games has come to the surface of college football...

Written by James Crytzer about 29 days ago 605 reads 0 comments
Leaving Boise State Or TCU Out of The BCS Would Be A Shame

When projecting the BCS Bowl games, one team continues to be left off. Boise State. This is the same team who beat Oregon. The top team in the Pac-10. Yes, the Pac-10 is still a BCS conference...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 1,035 reads 7 comments
Sun Belt Battle: Florida Atlantic vs. Middle Tennessee State

After both teams combined for over 110 points last week, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Florida Atlantic Owls are set to do battle in Boca Raton for a chance to grab second place in the Sun Belt Conference...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 55 reads 2 comments
My College Football Top 25 Week Nine: Texas On Top

Here is my ballot for the weekly Bleacher Report college football poll. As always, discussion is enjoyed, but keep it topic-related. 1. Texas : Plain and simple, these guys looked the best out of the normal Top 3...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 984 reads 9 comments
Middle Tennessee State Report Card: Blue Raiders Building Bowl Resume

The Blue Raiders have been an enigma throughout the 2009 college football season. A 3-1 start had Middle Tennessee State fans seeing bowl games, but a recent 0-2 stretch has created worries in Murfreesboro...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 42 reads 0 comments
Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State: Blue Raiders Look for Historic Upset

A Blue Raider victory on Saturday will be history making for the Sun Belt Conference. For the first time ever, a Sun Belt team would have three non-conference wins against 1-A opponents...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 86 reads 1 comments
Middle Tennessee State and Mississippi State: Previewing The ESPN Battle

After what has be viewed as a disappointing loss to Troy on Tuesday night, the Blue Raiders return home to take on the SEC's Mississippi State Bull Dogs. The ESPN network chose to pick up this game and air it on ESPNU at noon eastern time...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 206 reads 0 comments
My Top 25 Poll For Week 7 In College Football

Another week of college football is in the books, and it's time to post my Top 25 for Week Six. I will also give my reasoning for each team's spot. No you don't have to agree, but let's be civil...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 1,017 reads 11 comments
The Week That Was: SEC Served Their Own Slice Of Humble Pie

The cyclical nature of college football just reared its ugly head in week six. The victim was not one that many fans would expect. Week six just took a bite out of the once dominant SEC. The fans of the SEC will tell you that nobody plays better football.

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 455 reads 27 comments
Looking Back at Troy and Middle Tennessee: MTSU Lacking Execution

An appearance for both on ESPN is akin to an appearance on America's Got Talent. You've got two options: make an impact that the judges won't forget, or watch three red X's light up marking the end of your day...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 42 reads 0 comments
MTSU And Troy Reaction Song: Jumper by Third Eye Blind

After a tough loss to Troy, the message boards have exploded with questions and fears. Almost every team loses, so with that in mind, I've parodied a song. Here is Blue Raider Jump: A parody of Jumper by Third Eye Blind...

Written by James Crytzer about about 1 month ago 29 reads 0 comments
MTSU Blue Raiders and Troy Trojans: Predicting The ESPN2 Battle

The biggest game of the Sun Belt season is less than 24 hours away as Troy and Middle Tennessee set to do battle Tuesday night on ESPN2...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 142 reads 0 comments
Boise State, Virginia Tech, and USC. Questioning the AP Top 25

With the new Associated Press polls being released, you'll notice that the Boise State Broncos have fallen behind the Virginia Tech Hokies this week. BCS fans would tell you that it's because Boise had a "close" game with FCS squad California Davis...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 1,367 reads 69 comments
MTSU and Troy: Blue Raiders and Trojans Enter Prime Time on ESPN

A Houston Cougar loss this weekend has lessened the media attention on the success of "mid-major" programs in college football. All of that can turn around, tough, when ESPN airs Tuesday night's Middle Tennessee and Troy contest on prime time, 8 PM ET..

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 157 reads 0 comments
Tony V. Troy: MTSU Blue Raiders Take on the Troy Trojans

Everybody loves a good homecoming story, the return of the local hero to where it all started. Tony Franklin has no such story. The current Offensive Coordinator of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders career can be summed up in one word: tumultuous...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 95 reads 0 comments
What Could Be? Boise State Broncos in The BCS Title Game

For the first time in the history of the Bowl Championship Series, a ''mid-major'' school is lining up for their shot at a National Championship appearance...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 562 reads 6 comments
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and The Sun Belt: Hardly A Loss

A common occurrence among college football fans is the discussion regarding the best conferences in football. Whether you're an SEC guy, Big 12 man, or Pac-10 fan, you, the fan, know who's best...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 96 reads 0 comments
Middle Tennessee State: A New Era for Blue Raider Football Begins

The year was 2005. The Andy McCollum era was on the way out and the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders were looking for a new head coach. The team had under-achieved for another season, this time with a 4-7 record...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 107 reads 0 comments
Tennessee-Florida: Vols Played A Shameful Game

Dear Tennessee Fans: "You Play To Win The Game!" Herman Edwards taught us this lesson a few years back, and it will always remain the No. 1 commandment in football. Apparently your coach, Lane Kiffin, is of a different sect...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 981 reads 34 comments
Tim Tebow? There's a New Heisman Candidate In Florida.

He's not the most recognized player in the state of Florida, and he might not even be known outside his own university. His name is Jacory Harris, and he's now on the track toward a Heisman Trophy...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 792 reads 3 comments
New Polls, New Questions: College Football Recap Week 2

Week two in college football taught us a few things, and has posed some new questions as well. Plenty of upsets across the board, as well as numerous close calls for the big boys in college football...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 1,586 reads 0 comments
Ten Free NCAA Picks For Week Two: Make Money In Vegas

Ok Bleacher Creatures, it's nearing that magical day. Some call Saturday, but others simply refer to it as Football, it has no day or night. With college football back, its time we realize why we have so many teams in Division 1...

Written by James Crytzer about 2 months ago 294 reads 2 comments

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James Crytzer Article Archive

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Search For Their Bowl Game

I Have A Dream TCU Beats Florida. I Only Hope Its in The BCS Title Game

Rise of the Sun Belt Conference: Middle Tennessee and Troy

Who's In, Who's Out: Projecting the College Football Bowl Season

Leaving Boise State Or TCU Out of The BCS Would Be A Shame

Sun Belt Battle: Florida Atlantic vs. Middle Tennessee State

My College Football Top 25 Week Nine: Texas On Top

Middle Tennessee State Report Card: Blue Raiders Building Bowl Resume

Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State: Blue Raiders Look for Historic Upset

Middle Tennessee State and Mississippi State: Previewing The ESPN Battle

My Top 25 Poll For Week 7 In College Football

The Week That Was: SEC Served Their Own Slice Of Humble Pie

Looking Back at Troy and Middle Tennessee: MTSU Lacking Execution

MTSU And Troy Reaction Song: Jumper by Third Eye Blind

MTSU Blue Raiders and Troy Trojans: Predicting The ESPN2 Battle

Boise State, Virginia Tech, and USC. Questioning the AP Top 25

MTSU and Troy: Blue Raiders and Trojans Enter Prime Time on ESPN

Tony V. Troy: MTSU Blue Raiders Take on the Troy Trojans

What Could Be? Boise State Broncos in The BCS Title Game

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and The Sun Belt: Hardly A Loss

Middle Tennessee State: A New Era for Blue Raider Football Begins

Tennessee-Florida: Vols Played A Shameful Game

Tim Tebow? There's a New Heisman Candidate In Florida.

New Polls, New Questions: College Football Recap Week 2

Ten Free NCAA Picks For Week Two: Make Money In Vegas

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