Iowa 22 Purdue 17 The Hawkeyes didn’t play their best game, although coming off the Penn State win that was to be expected. As usual, Shonn Greene carried the day. The Iowa back rushed for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 75-yard jaunt that helped give the Hawks control. Greene has ...

Michigan State Rush Offense vs. Notre Dame Rush DefenseIrish fans are very familiar with the name 23 Javon Ringer by now. The senior has been a workhorse for the Spartans so far, with 104 carries in just three games. Ringer is averaging 34-35 carries, 166 yards, and 3 touchdowns per game. That's rig...

Normal 0 There is a sign on the way out of the Raiders locker room as they head out to the practice field. Its says, "I'm in". The players all smack it and repeat the slogan each time they are headed out.  However, this year like recent years, I think this slogan may be only part of w...

It has been 2 years since Monday Night Football has been in Oakland,  and 252 days since the Raiders have played a regular season football game. The McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, CA, will be rocking tonight as the Raiders kick off their 2008-2009 NFL regular season against long-time AFC division ...

The NFL season has officially started, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, o...

we already gave the NFC its due, so now it's time to give the AFC (a conference with actual teams that don't suck) the bidness. and w/o further Bob McAdoo... AFC East Muss suck to be the New England Patriots (11-5). They were a velcro helmet play away from being the first unbeaten team in the NFL si...

The Fake Teams AOL Fanhouse League drafted on Saturday and it was as crazy as you’d expect a 16 team IDP draft to be.  I’ll review the first three picks for some selected teams.   Remember, in a 16 team draft the first 48 players only make up three rounds.  In a 12 te...

Coach Lane Kiffin says Javon Walker is continuing to struggle in practice. Another bad week from Walker.  I don't know what paces they put this guy through before they paid a mint for his services, but he must have gotten an ass load of extra credit for being good a couple years ago.  ...

Kiffin Monitoring Penalties The Lingering Problem Boldin Would be Nice in Black Raiders Team Report: Inside Slant Receivers Still Not Catching On Gene Upshaw Dead at 63 Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw Dies Penalty Problem Sends Red Flag to Kiffin New Twist for Fargas: He's Established as Starter Timeo...

Some thoughts as we careen toward the regular season in the NFL: Antonio Bryant, a receiver from Tampa, looked like a game-breaker against the Patriots Sunday night. He had one 33-yard catch that could have clinched him the third-WR spot behind Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard. And considering Gallowa...