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The Villains: Major League Franchises We Love to Hate

Every good story needs a hero and a villain. Sports often times make the best stories, but do so without the help of a writer...

Written by Kevin Brown about about 1 year ago 645 reads 0 comments
College FB Questions: The BCS, the Playoffs, and the Heisman

The 2007 college football season is nearly over—but there are still numerous questions to be answered.To wit: Who deserves to play for the National Championship? Why is there no playoff ...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,124 reads 13 comments
Week 13 College FB Preview: Straight-Up Picks

As I'm on vacation in Gainesville for the Florida-Florida State game, I'll give you a shortened version of my picks for the week...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 858 reads 1 comments
Week 12 College FB Preview: A Warning for West Virginia

Could this season be any stranger? With Oregon becoming the latest No. 2 team to lose, we now know that no Pac-10 team will play in the BCS Championship Game. And that's about all we know...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 952 reads 5 comments
Week 11 College FB Preview: Oklahoma State Over Kansas

A look at the biggest games in Week 11 of the college football season... Illinois at Ohio StateRon Zook was able to keep it close with the Buckeyes last year in Champaign—but although he ...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,265 reads 10 comments
New England Patriots: 10 More Wins for Eternity

The New England Patriots faced their toughest test of the season on Sunday and came away with the victory. Now, it's time for them to realize they could go down as the greatest team in the history of the NFL...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,527 reads 4 comments
Week 10 College FB Preview: Puzzling Out the BCS Picture

The BCS picture is getting clearer with each passing week, and this Saturday will help sharpen it even more.Big games like Oregon-Arizona State and LSU-Alabama will be critical in shaping the race to New Orleans...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 732 reads 8 comments
Florida-Georgia: Condemning Mark Richt

I can sum up the Florida-Georgia game in one sentence: Georgia dominated the Gators in every facet from start to finish.But that's not my focus here. Instead, I'm going to write about the most classless act in college football history...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 7,440 reads 157 comments
Week 9 College FB Preview: Top 10 Teams on Alert

There's one thing Matt Ryan and I had in common after Thursday's Boston College-Virginia Tech game:We both wanted to throw up. The ACC has officially become the worst BCS conference...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,037 reads 7 comments
Enough Is Enough: Time for Playoffs in College Football

Ohio State and South Florida are the two best teams in college football—according to the BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls, at least.Read that again.Ohio State vs. South Florida for the BCS Championship if the season were to end today...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 2,856 reads 25 comments
College FB Week 7 Preview: Illini, Zook Headed for a Fall

After a great start to the season—including a perfect 10-0 week—I've been feeling more like Robert Smith with my picks these last two weekends...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,018 reads 3 comments
Heisman Hopefuls: A Blindfolded Look at the Candidates

With the 2007 college football season at its midpoint, the Heisman race is starting to heat up.In theory, the Heisman Trophy is supposed to go to the best college football player in the country...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 3,106 reads 16 comments
College FB: Finding a Champ in the Year of the Upset

Remember when all the talk was about how many undefeated teams would be left at the end of the 2007 college football season?There was USC, LSU, West Virginia, and Michigan.Then there was Stanford and South Florida and Appalachian State...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,298 reads 6 comments
College FB Preview: Gators Brave the Bayou

Last week I went 4-6 with my picks—my worst record of the season. That said, five top-10 teams did lose, so I'm not going to get too down on myself. Hopefully I can rebound in another weekend of games with potential upset written all over them.

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,684 reads 1 comments
Florida-Auburn: A Lesson for Urban Meyer

I grew up playing basketball in my hometown of Orlando, FL. One of the few things I remember from those days was a lesson that came from my father:The more aggressive team usually wins.That goes for football too...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 2,303 reads 18 comments
College FB Preview: Bears, Bulls Surprise; Gators, Horns Survive

This week is full of both big games and trap games. While West Virginia and USF as well as Cal and Oregon square off in battles of the unbeatens, UF, LSU, Oklahoma, and Texas look to survive until their big matchups next weekend...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 952 reads 3 comments
The Bears Don't Deserve Rex Grossman

Donovan McNabb recently stated that African-American QBs get more criticism than Caucasian QBs.Apparently he's never heard of Rex Grossman...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,331 reads 15 comments
Week 4 College FB Preview: Spurrier, Saban Face Tests

With the out-of-conference games mostly finished, Week Four of the college football season promises to be an exciting one. The marquee matchup has to be South Carolina at LSU...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,160 reads 0 comments
College FB Roundup: It's Great To Be a Florida Gator

There's a popular saying in Gainesville, Florida:"If you ain't a Gator, you must be Gatorbait!"These days, nothing could be more true...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,805 reads 14 comments
Week 3 Preview

Last week, I went 8-2 in my first week of picking the games. Hopefully I can continue that into week three with a big slate of games lined up...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 685 reads 0 comments
Florida-Tennessee: Urban Meyer Has the Edge

The Florida Gators get their first test of the season this weekend, when the Tennessee Volunteers travel to Gainesville for their annual SEC showdown...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 1,486 reads 5 comments
Week 2 Thoughts

With week 2 in the books, one thing is clear; LSU looks like the most dominant team in the country. It will be hard for any team to take down the Tigers and with at least three of their home ...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 514 reads 1 comments
Week Two Picks: LSU, Death Valley Too Much for Virginia Tech

Week Two is full of big games and potential upsets. While no outcome will be half as shocking as Appalachian State defeating Michiwho?, there will be plenty of great action to occupy your Saturday...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 939 reads 3 comments
Florida-Western Kentucky: Gators, Tim Tebow Answer Questions

The Florida Gators opened their 2007 season on Saturday at home against Western Kentucky. While the game was little more than an exhibition, the Gators were facing two major questions:First, ...

Written by Kevin Brown about over 2 years ago 2,212 reads 8 comments

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Kevin Brown Article Archive

The Villains: Major League Franchises We Love to Hate

College FB Questions: The BCS, the Playoffs, and the Heisman

Week 13 College FB Preview: Straight-Up Picks

Week 12 College FB Preview: A Warning for West Virginia

Week 11 College FB Preview: Oklahoma State Over Kansas

New England Patriots: 10 More Wins for Eternity

Week 10 College FB Preview: Puzzling Out the BCS Picture

Florida-Georgia: Condemning Mark Richt

Week 9 College FB Preview: Top 10 Teams on Alert

Enough Is Enough: Time for Playoffs in College Football

College FB Week 7 Preview: Illini, Zook Headed for a Fall

Heisman Hopefuls: A Blindfolded Look at the Candidates

College FB: Finding a Champ in the Year of the Upset

College FB Preview: Gators Brave the Bayou

Florida-Auburn: A Lesson for Urban Meyer

College FB Preview: Bears, Bulls Surprise; Gators, Horns Survive

The Bears Don't Deserve Rex Grossman

Week 4 College FB Preview: Spurrier, Saban Face Tests

College FB Roundup: It's Great To Be a Florida Gator

Week 3 Preview

Florida-Tennessee: Urban Meyer Has the Edge

Week 2 Thoughts

Week Two Picks: LSU, Death Valley Too Much for Virginia Tech

Florida-Western Kentucky: Gators, Tim Tebow Answer Questions

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