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Saints Take First Half Off, Again

Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder why the Saints defense has taken the field unprepared for the Falcons and the Panthers, not to mention the Dolphins earlier? And the offense appeared ...

Written by Roy LaFaver about 24 days ago 38 reads 6 comments
New Orleans Saints Fan Trap

In Louisiana the Saints' performance this year has made for some long Monday morning conversations at work places everywhere. Why not? They are who we think they are...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 month ago 99 reads 0 comments
Is Coach Joe Tiller Right About Modern Day Players?

Joe Tiller, head football coach at Purdue University, is retiring. On ESPN during the broadcast of the Purdue-Penn State game, he was quoted as saying the retirement was precipitated by frustration with today’s college players...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 563 reads 4 comments
Fractured Football Weekend, Or How I Learned To Love Bits and Pieces

I felt going into Saturday I would miss out completely on college football. In retrospect, perhaps I did. Not so fast, my friend—(don’t you hate it when he says that?)...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 217 reads 1 comments
Why Ohio State Will Beat Wisconsin

While everybody seems to be on the Wisconsin bandwagon for this game, I’m going the other way. Now of course, I have to imagine y'all exclaiming in unison, “WHY?” Oh, you want to know, do you? Ah, then allow me to explain...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 293 reads 6 comments
New LSU Campaign: Free Mike the Tiger for Nick Saban's Visit

On this day I am proposing a new campaign with a specific time and a specific place for my proposed action. WHAT: I propose we free Mike the Tiger, having withheld food the previous week...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 817 reads 15 comments
College Football Makes Fools of Us All, Pollsters Included

I’ve been reading articles and comments on B/R this morning, and a question popped into mind. Do the pollsters read this stuff? Do the pollsters listen to the pundits on ESPN? In other ...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 704 reads 30 comments
Oregon State-USC: Beavers Expose Trojan Defense Up the Middle

Early in the USC-Ohio State game, the Buckeyes took it to the Trojans up the middle successfully for two trips into the red zone...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 744 reads 5 comments
Polls, Polls, Polls: Go Figure

Can somebody tell me how LSU can scare the devil out of me and still move up in the polls? Their young safeties are not quite ready for prime time just yet, and Jarrett Lee threw the worst interception in the history of football...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 218 reads 3 comments
A Sad Day for the SEC: Three Programs That Need to Stop the Bleeding

Three SEC programs are bleeding badly, and the emergency medical kit is missing. Let’s begin with Mississippi State. A multitude of Auburn turnovers helped the Bulldogs to their best game of the year...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 746 reads 9 comments
Can Tony Stewart Win The Chase?

Tony likes the bottom. Tony has always liked the bottom. Races were always determined by the car that can stay low all the way around the track. But NASCAR has changed all that. Ladies, and gentlemen, please bow your heads...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 333 reads 0 comments
Why Don't Coaches at New Schools Adapt to Existing Players?

The West Virginia-Colorado game and the situation at Michigan point out something about college coaches that I think is worth a closer look...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 233 reads 4 comments
Big Ten Bashers and the Big Game

You are probably looking at this story with expectations of an attack on Big Ten bashers. You won’t find it here because I’m one of them. What you will find is a hidden reason why many older fans love to see Big Ten teams humiliated...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 157 reads 0 comments
LSU Has Only One Question, and The Answer Is . . .

LSU has only one real question, and I believe the answer is Andrew Hatch. The Tigers have always been at their best with brains at the steering wheel, and this guy is from . . . what’s that you say? ...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 291 reads 3 comments
Poll Angst: Why SEC Fans Should Be Nervous

With football season upon us, sphincter muscles of SEC fans everywhere are tightly constricted. There is much to fear...

Written by Roy LaFaver about about 1 year ago 528 reads 15 comments

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Roy LaFaver Article Archive

Saints Take First Half Off, Again

New Orleans Saints Fan Trap

Is Coach Joe Tiller Right About Modern Day Players?

Fractured Football Weekend, Or How I Learned To Love Bits and Pieces

Why Ohio State Will Beat Wisconsin

New LSU Campaign: Free Mike the Tiger for Nick Saban's Visit

College Football Makes Fools of Us All, Pollsters Included

Oregon State-USC: Beavers Expose Trojan Defense Up the Middle

Polls, Polls, Polls: Go Figure

A Sad Day for the SEC: Three Programs That Need to Stop the Bleeding

Can Tony Stewart Win The Chase?

Why Don't Coaches at New Schools Adapt to Existing Players?

Big Ten Bashers and the Big Game

LSU Has Only One Question, and The Answer Is . . .

Poll Angst: Why SEC Fans Should Be Nervous

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