30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6270202 en-us Follow me on Twitter at dgd1956. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:29:49 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18131172?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18131172?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Mike Slive is for real. Well, his threat is for real. ... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 8:21:30 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18131172?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127320?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127320?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF If I’m Jimbo Fisher I’m raising holy hell. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 9:43:18 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127320?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127176?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127176?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF As predicted in this space, the voting coaches caved and announced they would continue to make their final ballots public. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:43:07 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18127176?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18102609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18102609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF I've got a solution for the cheap shot silliness that has emerged this week. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31:18 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18102609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18099053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18099053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF A notorious figure is reportedly out at the NCAA. Bill Saum, the person formerly in charge of agents and gambling, is gone as the NCAA's eligibility center director. ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:09 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18099053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18095578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18095578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Please ignore Washaun Ealey. A cheap shot is a cheap shot is a cheap shot. It doesn’t matter if Ealey thinks so. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:22:41 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18095578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18093718?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18093718?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF In what might be the first test of the SEC's new edict against critical coaches, Florida's Urban Meyer criticized what he perceived as a missed call Saturday vs. Georgia. ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:47 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18093718?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18092561?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18092561?source=rss_blogs_NHL This has bothered me for a while. ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 9:54:33 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18092561?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18058553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18058553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Half a game? Wow. What would have happened if Brandon Spikes had succeeded in actually removing Washaun Ealey's eyeball from its socket? ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:39:13 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18058553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18045651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18045651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Stunning stat of the day: At least one former Miami player has scored a touchdown in 112 straight weeks of NFL play dating back to week 15 of 2002. ... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:04:51 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18045651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18022422?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18022422?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF We'll see if the SEC does anything about what appears here to be Brandon Spikes attempting to eye gouge Georgia's Washaun Ealey. ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 2:22:40 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18022422?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18015769?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18015769?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The top three teams in the BCS standings seemingly will remain that way when the rankings are released Sunday night. ... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:53:39 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18015769?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18012246?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18012246?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF If we’re going to give LeGarrette Blount a second chance, we’re going to have to vote Oregon above Boise. It’s not a hard and fast rule in these cases. It’s who is playing better at the moment. Boise won the opener when Oregon ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:18:01 EST http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18012246?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18004103?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18004103?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Just talked to SEC commissioner Mike Slive at the Florida-Georgia game. ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:23:16 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18004103?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18002442?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18002442?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Only at the Cocktail Party ... ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:57:23 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/18002442?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17991371?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17991371?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF What if an airliner went down in your backyard? Noah’s flood came roaring down the street? How about snow in July? ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 9:33:11 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17991371?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17973343?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17973343?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF New Mexico coach Mike Locksley is back after being suspended for a week for punching an assistant. After losing $29,000 in pay, Locksley returns in time for the winless Lobos to go to San Diego State ... The nation’s leading rusher, Fresno juni ... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:58 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17973343?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17948925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17948925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF This is why we love college football. ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:02:20 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17948925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17943416?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17943416?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Well, it wasn't a white lie, that's for sure -- an innocent, inadvertent, teeny, weeny twisting of the facts. ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:46 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17943416?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17934919?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17934919?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Kirk Ferentz just announced that freshman tailback Adam Robinson and guard Dace Richardson are out for the season. That's crushing news for a team that is chasing a Big Ten title. Robinson and Richardson had been key contributors for the offensively- ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:42:53 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17934919?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17896876?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17896876?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF You can quit watching bad NFL football on Fox. Someone has leaked the BCS standings. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:37 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17896876?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17886606?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17886606?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Oh, Good Lord, are we going to do this again? SEC officials are suffering a crisis of confidence. ... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:34:01 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17886606?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17863488?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17863488?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Who do you want to be Saturday night? ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:18:51 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17863488?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17844149?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17844149?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Montana coach Bobby Hauck has disgraced his profession. Wonder why the American Football Coaches Association hasn't weighed in on this issue...Let's see, because it condones this conduct by ignorning it. Bullying students, real nice Bobby ... ... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:09:29 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17844149?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17826092?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17826092?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF It's not a case of this crew working again. It will. The SEC said it, Nov. 14 they'll be back on the field. ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:29:02 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17826092?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17819512?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17819512?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Let's see, the first BCS standings came out. Controversy loomed. Next thing you know something called Playoff PAC launches in Washington, D.C. to reform the BCS. Then the BCS commissioners consider hiring a permanent coordinator. ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:32:31 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17819512?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17811582?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17811582?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF If you read Wednesday’s AP story, you know that the BCS commissioners don’t know what they want. ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:15:47 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17811582?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17809985?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17809985?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The rumors are flying ... ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:46:30 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17809985?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17795384?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17795384?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike had what was termed a "procedure" on his left forearm Tuesday morning to repair a plate that had been placed there last year. ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:32:09 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17795384?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17773679?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17773679?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF It will be a tough day, week and some tough months for Randy Edsall. The Connecticut coach has to guide the program through sad times after the stabbing death of cornerback Jasper Howard over the weekend. ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:59:40 EDT http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/17773679?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6270202 100