Your Best 11

  1. New Recruiting Rules for HS Coaches Are a Good Thing

    While guys like Mack Brown and Urban Meyer complain about the deregulation of recruiting, the SEC—Auburn and Alabama to be specific—are putting boots on the ground and making it work for them...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,564 reads 9 comments

  2. Alabama's Incredible Stable of Running Backs Signifies a Change in Philosophy

    In 2013, the Alabama Crimson Tide will feature an abundance of running backs that could easily start for your team this fall...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 14,569 reads 50 comments

  3. Texas Going with Uptempo Offense Is Mack Brown's Last Stand

    The Texas Longhorns kicked off spring practice this week, and as both the Austin American-Statesman and the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram tell us, the 'Horns are looking to pump up the tempo...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 5,734 reads 34 comments

  4. The Program: A Quick Look at the Auburn Tigers

    Auburn kicks off spring ball later in March but, with all the transition on The Plains, we figured we'd take a look at what the Tigers have in store heading into Gus Malzahn's first year at the helm...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 6,766 reads 19 comments

  5. NCAA vs. Miami Is Like Rooting for Lesser of Two Evils

    Grab your popcorn and settle in. The heavyweight bout between Miami and the NCAA is only getting started, and it’s clear that both sides are digging in as the pressure begins to mount...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 4,058 reads 57 comments

  6. Your Best 11 Mailbag: UNC to B1G, $300 Stipend Plus FSU Quarterback in 2013

    It is Thursday, folks! You've got your questions and I've got my answers, kind of. So, basically, let's do this... I don't know. However, if I'm going to bank on the Tar Heels making a move, my money is on the Big Ten...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 3,030 reads 7 comments

  7. NCAA-Miami Fiasco Will Make All Schools Band Together Now

    For the first time, at least where NCAA violations are concerned, it seems like the entire college football world is backing the same horse. That horse is named Miami and its jockey is Donna Shalala...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 9,014 reads 46 comments

  8. Colorado Should Know Throwing Money at the Program Doesn't Always Fix It

    Colorado recently hired Mike MacIntyre to run their football program and Wednesday night they launched the next big venture in their hope to ascend to football decency...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,100 reads 2 comments

  9. NCAA and Mark Emmert vs. Miami and Donna Shalala Is Going to Get Ugly

    Tension between the NCAA and the University of Miami has been escalating for quite some time. It started with the rumors surrounding Nevin Shapiro and the big Charles Robinson Yahoo! Sports story...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 7,045 reads 33 comments

  10. Full Ride: Odds on Who Lands No. 1 Recruit Da'Shawn Hand

    We’ ve already turned the page on the 2013 recruiting class, and we now have our sights set on 2014. Starting near the top, you’ll like see a name that you’ll hear early and often over the next 12 months...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 30,624 reads 229 comments

  11. Schools Love to 'Show Off' for Recruits, but Do They Deliver?

    In the world of recruiting, showing off, "stunting" as it were, is a must. Schools stunt for recruits every single instance that they get, and that showing off pays dividends...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 3,164 reads 9 comments

  12. What Would Happen If Member Schools Left the NCAA?

    With the revelation of the Miami news and the extent of the mismanagement, folks from all over are calling for Mark Emmert 's head and for the NCAA to step off from Coral Gables...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,328 reads 5 comments

  13. For Significant Change to Happen, NCAA President Mark Emmert Needs to Go

    Mark Emmert has failed as NCAA president. Not from the checkbook perspective, as television contracts reach absurd new apexes and money continues to pour in at exponential ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 3,894 reads 24 comments

  14. Mario Cristobal Shows Us That Success for College Football Coaches Is Fleeting

    A little over a year ago, Mario Cristobal was one of college football's rising stars. The Cuban-American with the Miami ties had just gone 8-5 in back-to-back seasons at Florida International ...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,765 reads 4 comments

  15. The Program: Odds on Who Will Be USC's Starting Quarterback in 2013

    Matt Barkley is off to the NFL, which means the USC Trojans will have a new quarterback in the fall. We got a glimpse of life without Barkley late in the season when he suffered a shoulder injury and was ruled out of the team’s final games...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 9,488 reads 73 comments

  16. The 2013 Spring Football Top 25

    Let’s just get this out on the table right now: You’re going to disagree with my Spring Football Top 25, and these disagreements will probably take place early and often...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 66,982 reads 393 comments

  17. The Pros and Cons for a College Football Recruit Committing Early

    The 2014 cycle is already started as the 247 Sports class rankings show schools hard at work for the next year's class...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 5,617 reads 10 comments

  18. The Pros and Cons of the NCAA's New Proposed College Football Rules

    Every year the NCAA goes back to the drawing board to tweak, retouch and add to the rules that govern the on-field action of college football. This year, it has several new and potentially extremely influential proposals on the docket...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 10,566 reads 51 comments

  19. Your Best 11 Mailbag: Impact Freshmen, DB Pattern Matching and More!

    It's Thursday and we've got the Your Best 11 Mailbag, which is always fun. Last week, we went all in on one question, but we're now back to the regularly scheduled program of multiple questions...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 544 reads 0 comments

  20. Analyzing the Increased Responsibility Recruits Will Have in 2014 and Beyond

    The winds of change are blowing as the NCAA has moved to deregulate the recruiting landscape. While the Big Ten coaches and athletic directors hope to fight the news, the fact is that freedom is on the way for those in the recruiting game...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,534 reads 1 comments

  21. There Is a Rhyme and a Reason to Conducting Spring Football Practice

    The Orlando Sentinel has got all of the most current start dates for college football's spring season, and the Army Black Knights have already started their drills...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,016 reads 1 comments

  22. What Do We Do with the Watered-Down Big East?

    Not a damn thing. I'm not a Big East basher . Quite honestly, I think it has some schools that could be pretty good at football if they were blessed with solid coaching, so ...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 1,918 reads 2 comments

  23. Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds Needs to Worry About His Own Program

    This week, Monday night, Texas Athletic Director, DeLoss Dodds spoke with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman about the state of Texas' athletic department...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 5,421 reads 42 comments

  24. The Best and Worst Bets for Early 2013 Heisman Odds

    Despite the fact that we’ ve just entered the darkest and loneliest days of the college football offseason, oddsmakers have already turned the page to next fall. Of course they have...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 19,834 reads 98 comments

  25. What If Jadeveon Clowney Took a Year off Before Being Draft-Eligible?

    Tom Sorenson of the Charlotte Observer rustled some Gamecock feathers when he suggested that stud defensive end Jadeveon Clowney should sit out the 2013 season. My colleague at the SEC Blog , Barrett Sallee, called it flat out ridiculous...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 4,003 reads 15 comments