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End The Terrelle Pryor Bashing!

We have all heard it. He stinks. Classic overrated recruit. A bust. His fundamentals, mechanics, field vision: horrible. He makes way too many mistakes. He can't read defenses. A knucklehead...

Written by Gerald Ball about 2 days ago 536 reads 4 comments
Louisville Should Offer Charlie Strong Their Head Coaching Job Now!

There are more qualified candidates for the Louisville job. Skip Holtz of East Carolina, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, Gary Patterson of TCU, Butch Jones of Central Michigan, Tommy Tuberville of ...

Written by Gerald Ball about 2 days ago 1,029 reads 0 comments
Are USC's Struggles Really Due To An Improved Pac-10? I Say NO!

In trying to explain USC's disappointing season, which goes way beyond losing a ton of players to the NFL draft and both coordinators to Washington. Carroll is claiming that the reason is that the rest of the Pac-10 has improved...

Written by Gerald Ball about 19 days ago 304 reads 12 comments
Realistic Coaching Candidates For Notre Dame

Before you reject these names, please read the article I posted yesturday to understand why Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Brian Kelly or whatever other big name coach you can think of isn't walking through that door...

Written by Gerald Ball about 24 days ago 5,770 reads 28 comments
Notre Dame Needs to Quit Deluding Itself: How the Irish Can Return to Prominence

First things first: Should Charlie Weis be fired? Yes—but not for the reason that everyone thinks. Instead, Weis needs to be fired because he should have never been hired to begin with...

Written by Gerald Ball about 25 days ago 2,521 reads 23 comments
Vince Young: Reports Of His Career Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Most fans regard Vince Young as toast. A classic bust of a draft pick who may be cut in training camp and certainly will be released by next season...

Written by Gerald Ball about 4 months ago 789 reads 6 comments
South Carolina: Fire Steve Spurrier Over Urban Meyer to ND Comments!

South Carolina fans, it is time to get rid of Steve Spurrier after this season. Not because Spurrier hasn't built South Carolina into an SEC contender, because that wasn't going to happen during arguably the strongest period in SEC history...

Written by Gerald Ball about 6 months ago 3,470 reads 14 comments
Why Do Teams Draft Offensive Linemen in the Top 10?

Practically every year, I see the frenzy over these "can't miss tackles"—even if more than a few of them like Robert Gallery, Leonard Davis, Mike Williams (the former Texas Longhorn offensive lineman), Levi Jones etc...

Written by Gerald Ball about 7 months ago 114 reads 0 comments
Why the Denver Broncos Should Draft Knowshon Moreno

It may be far easier for Denver to recover from losing Jay Cutler than many claim. First off, the folks who are stating "this will wreck the franchise!" need to get a grip on reality...

Written by Gerald Ball about 8 months ago 911 reads 17 comments
Jason Campbell: As Good As Gone from the Washington Redskins

According to media reports, Jason Campbell is mighty confident. He is working hard, going into his second year in Jim Zorn's system (the first time in his NFL career and only the second time ...

Written by Gerald Ball about 8 months ago 495 reads 4 comments
There's Just No Contest in the Pac-10 vs. SEC Debate

Why is there even a debate between the Pac-10 and the SEC as to which conference is better? Seriously, there really shouldn't be any. Why? Because the two conferences aren't competing against each other...

Written by Gerald Ball about 10 months ago 793 reads 14 comments
Turner Gill Opening Doors for Black Coaches

Right now, we are seeing the ridiculous media generated story line that Turner Gill is a victim of discrimination by Auburn University. Total nonsense...

Written by Gerald Ball about 11 months ago 6,297 reads 42 comments
Was Auburn Racist Over Turner Gill? NO! Now SYRACUSE, on the Other Hand...

Auburn did not refuse to hire Turner Gill because he was black or because he had a white wife. Quite the contrary: Auburn University badly wanted to hire the man...

Written by Gerald Ball about 11 months ago 3,498 reads 33 comments
Gene Chizik and Lane Kiffin: What is the Difference?

Lots of people who support the Lane Kiffin hire at Tennessee oppose the Gene Chizik hire at Auburn. They include the estimable Lisa Horne, who supports the Kiffin hire but called the Chizik hire ...

Written by Gerald Ball about 11 months ago 2,236 reads 12 comments
Turner Gill: Stay in Buffalo! Charlie Strong: Go to the NFL!

Charlie Strong One of the top defensive coordinators in the country for the past 10 years. An outstanding football mind, great recruiter, and whose defenses have played a huge role in getting ...

Written by Gerald Ball about 11 months ago 426 reads 4 comments
Oklahoma-Florida: Who Will Win?

Oklahoma versus Florida. Meyer versus Stoops. Tebow versus Bradford. Big 12 versus SEC. Who will win? A brief, unscientific, unprofessional, and completely biased breakdown. Things Favoring Oklahoma 1...

Written by Gerald Ball about 12 months ago 1,703 reads 15 comments
Tommy Tuberville Earned His Fate at Auburn

Getting rid of Tommy Tuberville was the right thing for Auburn to do. This is the issue: Tuberville is an excellent defensive mind, recruiter and administrator who runs a clean program...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 3,267 reads 5 comments
The Way Back For Notre Dame Foootball

Notre Dame is a mess. They have not won a bowl game since 1993. They have not won a national title since 1988. Academic standards hinder recruiting...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 386 reads 3 comments
Ranking The College National Title Contenders

1. Alabama. Tied with Texas Tech with the best record. Edges out Texas Tech by virtue of Tech's having played Division I-AA Eastern Washington, I-AA UMass, Nevada, and SMU...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 575 reads 3 comments
Should USC Get To Play For The Title With Their Schedule?

Preface: this article presumes the exceedingly likely scenario that fewer than two teams will finish undefeated and USC and several other teams from the Big 12, Big 10, and SEC conferences will finish with one loss...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 707 reads 36 comments
Tyrone Willingham Shows Why Affirmative Action Does Not Work In Football

In response to Willingham's Scorched Earth. Tyrone Willingham illustrates the biggest problem with affirmative action in college football: it results in lesser qualified blacks being advanced ahead of more qualified blacks...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 1,181 reads 10 comments
The Big 12 Better Than The SEC? Not So Fast ...

If there was a year to challenge the notions of the supremacy of the Southeastern Conference, this would be it. The Arkansas Razorbacks and the Mississippi State Bulldogs are two of the worst teams in major college football...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 742 reads 0 comments
Alabama Crushes Georgia—Why Am I Not Surprised?

10-2 last season. Preseason No. 1. Dominated their first three opponents. Home game against a second year coach installing new systems on both sides of the ball (including the third offense in ...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 1,250 reads 36 comments
Has Anyone Noticed OREGON Lately?

First things first. I am an SEC fan who hates Pac-10 football. With that out of the way, the offense that Oregon has been putting up this season is unreal. Now understand that this is coming from a person who prefers defensive football...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 350 reads 6 comments
Why Don't Ohio State, Jim Tressel Bashers Trash USC and Pete Carroll?

When I wrote the editorial "Quit Bashing Ohio State! Four Reasons to Believe in Jim Tressel, Buckeyes," I got mostly grief for it. Well, I stand by my comments...

Written by Gerald Ball about about 1 year ago 922 reads 26 comments

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Gerald Ball Article Archive

End The Terrelle Pryor Bashing!

Louisville Should Offer Charlie Strong Their Head Coaching Job Now!

Are USC's Struggles Really Due To An Improved Pac-10? I Say NO!

Realistic Coaching Candidates For Notre Dame

Notre Dame Needs to Quit Deluding Itself: How the Irish Can Return to Prominence

Vince Young: Reports Of His Career Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

South Carolina: Fire Steve Spurrier Over Urban Meyer to ND Comments!

Why Do Teams Draft Offensive Linemen in the Top 10?

Why the Denver Broncos Should Draft Knowshon Moreno

Jason Campbell: As Good As Gone from the Washington Redskins

There's Just No Contest in the Pac-10 vs. SEC Debate

Turner Gill Opening Doors for Black Coaches

Was Auburn Racist Over Turner Gill? NO! Now SYRACUSE, on the Other Hand...

Gene Chizik and Lane Kiffin: What is the Difference?

Turner Gill: Stay in Buffalo! Charlie Strong: Go to the NFL!

Oklahoma-Florida: Who Will Win?

Tommy Tuberville Earned His Fate at Auburn

The Way Back For Notre Dame Foootball

Ranking The College National Title Contenders

Should USC Get To Play For The Title With Their Schedule?

Tyrone Willingham Shows Why Affirmative Action Does Not Work In Football

The Big 12 Better Than The SEC? Not So Fast ...

Alabama Crushes Georgia—Why Am I Not Surprised?

Has Anyone Noticed OREGON Lately?

Why Don't Ohio State, Jim Tressel Bashers Trash USC and Pete Carroll?

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