July, 2010

By Marc Lawrence There are highs and lows in every major conference. In the Mountain West Conference they range from 70 feet to 7,200 feet in altitude. They also range from 2009's National Coach of the Year (TCU's Gary Patterson) to one...

By Marc Lawrence When the Denver Broncos selected Tim Terrific with its second pick in the first-round of this year's NFL draft, they issued a statement. It said last year's 8-8 record was not acceptable, not after rookie coach Josh McDaniels...

By Marc Lawrence Don't look now, but it appears as if the South may be rising again. Let's put it another way. When quarterbacks go into battle they are the team's Generals. Some are five-star material (Peyton Manning, 99.9 QB rating...

By Marc Lawrence Entering its 64th year of gridiron competition, the MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE will once again play a balanced schedule, meaning each team will play eight conference games in 2010. Let's hope the results are more balanced that last...

By Marc Lawrence Once an AFC division powerhouse when operating under the ‘Central' brand, the AFC North has pretty much settled into a two-team loop with Baltimore and Pittsburgh leading the charge. Together, playing under the AFC North umbrella...

By Marc Lawrence With NFL ‘EAST' division teams leading the charge with a combined total of 13 games played in Conference title tilts this past decade, including an league high four championship game appearances games by squads playing out of the...

By Marc Lawrence Once again, like last year, just three teams make up the INDEPENDENTS yet all three have a say on the participants in the 2010 National Championship BCS game when theses Indy's take on no less than 16 combined opponents that landed...

By Marc Lawrence ‘Welcome Back' is the theme in 2010 in the C-USA. Its 2009 Most Valuable Player (Houston QB Case Keenum), its 2009 Defensive Player of the Year (UCF DE Bruce Miller) and its 2009 Special Teams Player of the Year (East Carolina...

By Marc Lawrence Firecrackers and the MLB All-Star game signal the month of July. It also signifies the start of the second half of the MLB campaign. The key to each and every team's fortune lies on the pitching staff. Can they sustain or will they...