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Gators Teeth Crushed: Week 14 Awards

I heard some guy on YouTube talking about the Texas-Nebraska as the "most insane game" ever. He obviously didn't see the Cincinnati-Pitt game earlier in the day, or the Georgia Tech-Clemson game going on on another channel...

Written by Alex Ferguson about about 9 hours ago 205 reads 3 comments
Nebraska Whips Texas' Offensive Attack, But Longhorns Win The War

"They whipped us", said Texas coach Mack Brown after Nebraska's defense ripped this Longhorns offensive a new one for four quarters of the Big XII Championship at the new Cowboys Stadium just outside Dallas...

Written by Alex Ferguson about about 9 hours ago 550 reads 3 comments
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, You Won It, Alabama

Congratulations, Alabama. After beating Florida 32-13 in the 'Game For the Ages' for 2009—The SEC Championship—the University of Alabama is going to the National Title game. Quite simply, Tim Tebow & Co...

Written by Alex Ferguson about about 23 hours ago 1,092 reads 21 comments
Wow! Cincinnati Wins a Track Meet at Pittsburgh

It's frankly not unusual that games involving a team from Pittsburgh should end up with a botched special teams play to decide the game...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 1 day ago 158 reads 4 comments
A Couple of Remarks Weren't The Only Reason Why Mangino Left Kansas

If you're a Kansas Jayhawks fan, you should be super-annoyed that the powers-that-be in Lawrence decided to fire Mark Mangino. Yes, we understand that there were locker room shenanigans where Mangino made some derogatory remarks towards players...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 1 day ago 1,054 reads 4 comments
Notre Dame's Decision Not to Go to a Bowl Game: Good or Bad?

Notre Dame's decision not to go to a bowl game with a 6-6 record because of the "unique circumstances" following the end to the Irish's somewhat heartbreaking season in which they could quite ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 2 days ago 496 reads 5 comments
Oregon Goes to the Rose Bowl: It's All About Redemption

If the Rose Bowl is half as good as the Pac-10 qualifier was, then we're in for a treat when Ohio State and Oregon get it on in early January next year...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 2 days ago 792 reads 5 comments
Oregon Smells Roses: Ducks Defeat Oregon State, Head To Rose Bowl

If the Rose Bowl is half as good as the Pac-10 qualifier was, then we're in for a treat when Ohio State and Oregon get it on in early January of 2010. It's strange, because Oregon State fans will probably be feeling a little annoyed about losing the game

Written by Alex Ferguson about 2 days ago 345 reads 0 comments
Willie Martinez: "Thanks" for the Memories at Georgia

In the last few days we've spent an awful lot of time saying goodbye to Bobby Bowden, Charlie Weis, and, er, Al Groh. Now, Willie Martinez and the Georgia defensive coaching staff is out of a job after Georgia's bowl game...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 2 days ago 842 reads 11 comments
Championing Kindness: The Jimmy V Foundation

Aside from Championship Week and March Madness, we'd go as far as saying that this is the biggest season of the basketball season. You know why? It's Jimmy V week...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 3 days ago 75 reads 2 comments
Previewing a Big Weekend for College Football

It's Week 14 of the college football season, and it seems that it was only yesterday that we were talking about "heatwaves," long summer nights, and the prospects of an unbeaten Texas, ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 4 days ago 204 reads 10 comments
College Football's Week 13 Awards

Sorry we're late this week. After getting tied up with writing pseudo obituaries for Charlie Weis and Bobby Bowden's careers at Notre Dame and Florida State, as well as giving Al Groh the British "two fingers," we thought we could rest...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 4 days ago 312 reads 13 comments
Bobby Bowden: A Class Act

I don't know a lot about the history of Florida State football, but I know this—Florida State will be forever linked to Bobby Bowden...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 5 days ago 51 reads 1 comments
Do Sports Stars Have a Right to Privacy?

Tiger Woods called his boat after the word. Sports stars all over the world say the word. Over and over again. Some fans think a star who is truculent to the media is a bit of an idiot, when ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 5 days ago 28 reads 2 comments
Thank you, Charlie Weis

Charlie Weis is gone and now Notre Dame can look forward to the future. Before we start to look for the future coach of America's biggest college football team (Kirk Herbstreit's pronouncement ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 6 days ago 191 reads 3 comments
Championing Kindness in the World of Sports

Having seen too much written about boys and girls behaving badly on websites and in newspapers this week, we've decided that enough is enough. It's now important to champion people doing good things...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 6 days ago 20 reads 0 comments
How Lucky We Are

Last year, I went to the Texas-Oklahoma game, and on my way back to Austin, I stopped off at Camp Randall in Waco, Texas to watch Penn State whip Wisconsin on TV...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 7 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
Al Groh and Steve Kragthorpe Say Goodbye to Their Schools

Virginia's Al Groh and Louisville's Steve Kragthorpe will be looking for jobs after being fired by their respective schools this weekend following poor seasons...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 7 days ago 89 reads 1 comments
Notre Lamed: Irish Lose Heartbreaker at Stanford and Other Rivalry Week Tales

We've got a lot to talk about in a little time, bearing in mind that's we've been watching football all day and we're a little tired. This couldn't be a better rivalry week—or more's the case, rivalry evening...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 7 days ago 191 reads 0 comments
Chomp! Chomp! Florida Batters Florida State in Tim Tebow's Finale

On weekend that saw Florida's BCS rivals Texas and Alabama (nearly) fall to in-state rivals, Florida showed how it was done against Florida State, hammering the Seminoles by the 'close' score of 37-10...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 7 days ago 306 reads 10 comments
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: You Survived, Alabama

Alabama scored their first win in Auburn since God was a boy. We saw no toilet paper on trees. No screams of "Go To Hell, Alabama!" after the game, and everyone (apart from 10,000-20,000 Alabama ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 9 days ago 423 reads 6 comments
Texas Wins, but Have the Longhorns Shot Themselves in the Foot?

Thursday night's Texas-Texas A&M game was a Texas-style shoot-out, complete with drama, fat women in the stands, and noise. But, while Texas A&M will feel once again disheartened by losing to Texas, Texas will also be disheartened...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 9 days ago 3,388 reads 26 comments
Texas Wins, but Might Give Florida or Alabama a Blueprint for Victory

Make no mistake about it folks, Thursday night's Texas-Texas A&M game was a Texas-style shoot-out complete with drama, fat women in the stands, and noise...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 9 days ago 1,043 reads 3 comments
It's Hate Week!: Week 13 College Football Predictions

It's always a bummer for us at the VFA that Penn State really has no natural rivals. Sure, the Lions played Pitt, USC, and Notre Dame a bunch of times back in the "independent days," but now ...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 11 days ago 1,215 reads 11 comments
Charlie Weis and Al Groh - Pink Slips Ahead?: The VFA Week 12 Awards

It's Thanksgiving out there people, and most of us are already thinking about turkey rather than football. Actually, that's not true...we're all thinking about turkey. AND football...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 12 days ago 310 reads 0 comments

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Alex Ferguson Article Archive

Gators Teeth Crushed: Week 14 Awards

Nebraska Whips Texas' Offensive Attack, But Longhorns Win The War

Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, You Won It, Alabama

Wow! Cincinnati Wins a Track Meet at Pittsburgh

A Couple of Remarks Weren't The Only Reason Why Mangino Left Kansas

Notre Dame's Decision Not to Go to a Bowl Game: Good or Bad?

Oregon Goes to the Rose Bowl: It's All About Redemption

Oregon Smells Roses: Ducks Defeat Oregon State, Head To Rose Bowl

Willie Martinez: "Thanks" for the Memories at Georgia

Championing Kindness: The Jimmy V Foundation

Previewing a Big Weekend for College Football

College Football's Week 13 Awards

Bobby Bowden: A Class Act

Do Sports Stars Have a Right to Privacy?

Thank you, Charlie Weis

Championing Kindness in the World of Sports

How Lucky We Are

Al Groh and Steve Kragthorpe Say Goodbye to Their Schools

Notre Lamed: Irish Lose Heartbreaker at Stanford and Other Rivalry Week Tales

Chomp! Chomp! Florida Batters Florida State in Tim Tebow's Finale

Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: You Survived, Alabama

Texas Wins, but Have the Longhorns Shot Themselves in the Foot?

Texas Wins, but Might Give Florida or Alabama a Blueprint for Victory

It's Hate Week!: Week 13 College Football Predictions

Charlie Weis and Al Groh - Pink Slips Ahead?: The VFA Week 12 Awards

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