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Recent BCS Transparency a Hollow Man

First it was the hiring of an executive director named Bill Hancock. Then it was the creation of a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. Congrats on joining the 21st century, guys...

Written by David Singleton about 4 days ago 69 reads 0 comments
BCS Mess Now Includes Public Relations Spin

I think I am about to hit the breaking point. Some days, I find it hard enough to slog through the promotional emails I get from teams and conferences promoting certain players for individual awards...

Written by David Singleton about 24 days ago 108 reads 0 comments
Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Five Review, Week Six Preview

It’s time for my weekly take on a few topics from the week in college football. It’s time for Four Downs. 1) Running Down a Bunch of Rebels If, before kickoff, I told you that your team ...

Written by David Singleton about about 1 month ago 26 reads 0 comments
Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Four Review, Week Five Preview

One of the things about living in Las Vegas is that you sometimes miss out on the seasons changing. If I still lived back east or in the Midwest where I went to school, October is the time of ...

Written by David Singleton about about 1 month ago 137 reads 0 comments
Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Three Review, Week Four Preview

For most teams, the time at the pastry wagon needs to come to an end soon. Non-conference play is wrapping up in earnest for most teams, and while a directional school here or there will dot ...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 68 reads 0 comments
College Football: Week Two Review, Week Three Preview

I was stunned when I logged on to my Twitter feed and saw that Dr. Myles Brand, NCAA President, had died from pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Brand was known mostly for being the Indiana University President who fired Bob Knight...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 302 reads 4 comments
Terrelle Pryor Said What?

So I am sitting in the ESPN Zone in Anaheim last weekend having breakfast and watching the Ohio State/Navy game. I looked up at the screen when Ohio State took the field and blanched a little when I looked at Terrelle Pryor’s eye black strips...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 219 reads 3 comments
Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week One Review, Week Two Preview

We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s hurry up to the line of scrimmage for Four Downs: 1) Oklahoma’s M*A*S*H Unit It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Bob Stoops...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 84 reads 1 comments
One Final Thought on LeGarrette Blount

I've been traveling all day, so I haven't had a chance to comment yet on the news of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount's season-long suspension.The suspension effectively ends his career, as he was a senior...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 1,039 reads 0 comments
How Do You Solve a Problem like LeGarrette Blount?

It was a decent game on the Smurf Turf in Boise State, although it was quite a sloppy victory for the Broncos.But the real action took place after the game, as the Oregon Ducks' star running back LeGarrette Blount punched Boise State defender Byron Hout..

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 115 reads 0 comments
Preseason Picks for the 2009 College Football Season

As loyal readers should now by now, the Pigskin Pundit is not a big fan of preseason polls or rankings.I am a fan of making predictions, however.Except when I forget to include them in my opening column...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 10 reads 0 comments
Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week One Preview

(Author's Note: Due to the recent news that Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Mark Ingram have been reinstated, the selection of the Alabama vs. Virginia Tech game has been revised...

Written by David Singleton about 2 months ago 712 reads 20 comments
Mizzou Cuts Ties with Promising Frosh QB

Having spent a good deal of time drinking in Columbia, MO (much of it underage), I consider myself fortunate to have had the common sense to not get caught.Then again, I wasn't a freshman vying for the backup QB spot...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 60 reads 0 comments
Michigan Revelations Speak to Larger Issue

ESPN's Adam Rittenberg has a good point with this blog post regarding the allegations coming out of the University of Michigan football program...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 62 reads 1 comments
Where Have You Gone, Mitch Mustain

The decision over whether Pete Carroll should start true freshman Matt Barkley or redshirt sophomore Aaron Corp at quarterback was rendered yesterday when Carroll announced that Matt Barkley had won the competition...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 944 reads 4 comments
Why No Big Ten Love?

It's funny that I wrote a piece talking about four FBS conferences that I thought were searching for respect on a national level, and most of the comments address one conference that I didn't discuss:The somewhat lamentable Big Ten...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 89 reads 0 comments
Mountain West, ACC, Pac-10, Big East in Search of Respect in College Football

Respect. It’s a funny word. Whether it’s Aretha or Otis Redding singing about it, or some athlete somewhere complaining because the media isn’t giving their team enough of it, it’s something that we all clamor for...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 1,101 reads 30 comments
Tennessee and Nine Other Teams on the Road To Respect or Being a Total Train Wreck

As the start of the college football season approaches, let's take a look at ten programs that might be worth watching during the 2009 college football season...

Written by David Singleton about 3 months ago 371 reads 3 comments
It's Got Wings: Oregon Unveils Yet Another Set Of New Uniforms

I will admit this right off the bat: I am a big fan of the Oregon Ducks football uniforms.I think that the school has been very inventive and has capitalized on the well documented connection between the institution and the Nike corporation...

Written by David Singleton about 5 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
College Rooney Rule: Let's clarify something

As part of my daily routine at work, I was checking out CollegeFootballNews.com's Daily Roundtable series.Today's discussion was interesting, as the question was "Should college football have ...

Written by David Singleton about 5 months ago 23 reads 0 comments
Shroud Of Secrecy: Division 1 FBS Coaches To Keep Final Ballot Private

Once again, it appears that the Division 1 FBS coaches just don’t seem to get it. No, I’m not talking about the silly little sparring that has been going on in the Southeastern Conference since Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin...

Written by David Singleton about 6 months ago 29 reads 0 comments
Urban Meyer Lashes Out: You're Either with Us or Against Us

""If you want to be critical of a player on our team or a coach on our team you can buy a ticket for seat 37F, you're not welcome back in the football office....You're either a Gator or you're not a Gator...

Written by David Singleton about 6 months ago 485 reads 18 comments
Don't Call It a Comeback: Brett Favre Considering Joining The Vikings.

Maybe Brett Favre missed his calling in life. I’m thinking that Favre would have made a helluva professional boxer. He already has the concept of coming out of retirement for one more bout down to a science...

Written by David Singleton about 6 months ago 220 reads 34 comments
Michael Phelps Should Learn From His Mistakes

Michael Phelps has had a much, much worse incident in his past, you know. Remember back after he wowed the world by winning six gold medals in Athens? He was 19-years old and charged with drunken driving...

Written by David Singleton about 9 months ago 71 reads 0 comments
2009 NFL Draft Analysis: Missouri WR/RS Jeremy Maclin

Dynamic is a word that has been associated with Missouri wide receiver/return specialist Jeremy Maclin since he first set foot on the field...

Written by David Singleton about 10 months ago 357 reads 0 comments

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David Singleton Article Archive

Recent BCS Transparency a Hollow Man

BCS Mess Now Includes Public Relations Spin

Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Five Review, Week Six Preview

Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Four Review, Week Five Preview

Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week Three Review, Week Four Preview

College Football: Week Two Review, Week Three Preview

Terrelle Pryor Said What?

Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week One Review, Week Two Preview

One Final Thought on LeGarrette Blount

How Do You Solve a Problem like LeGarrette Blount?

Preseason Picks for the 2009 College Football Season

Pigskin Punditry 2009: Week One Preview

Mizzou Cuts Ties with Promising Frosh QB

Michigan Revelations Speak to Larger Issue

Where Have You Gone, Mitch Mustain

Why No Big Ten Love?

Mountain West, ACC, Pac-10, Big East in Search of Respect in College Football

Tennessee and Nine Other Teams on the Road To Respect or Being a Total Train Wreck

It's Got Wings: Oregon Unveils Yet Another Set Of New Uniforms

College Rooney Rule: Let's clarify something

Shroud Of Secrecy: Division 1 FBS Coaches To Keep Final Ballot Private

Urban Meyer Lashes Out: You're Either with Us or Against Us

Don't Call It a Comeback: Brett Favre Considering Joining The Vikings.

Michael Phelps Should Learn From His Mistakes

2009 NFL Draft Analysis: Missouri WR/RS Jeremy Maclin

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