Recent content by trimlesmike

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    Mark Pope’s gift to the BBN is something Cats fans haven’t seen in 20 years

    As these words are typed, it is 79 days until the 2025-26 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team will take the court under competitive conditions for the first time. On Oct. 24, likely preseason No. 1 Purdue will visit Rupp Arena to take on the Cats in what will be a needle-moving exhibition...
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    Ranking every stadium on South Carolina football's 2025 schedule from easiest to hardest

    South Carolina football has four true road games in 2025. The Gamecocks open the season with a neutral site game against Virginia Tech in Atlanta on Aug. 31 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. After Week 1, they stay at home for two straight weeks before heading to Missouri for the...
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    100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2025: #22 Trynae Washington

    Noteworthy Numbers 2006-2009 – Keenan Clayton 1999-2002 – Quentin Griffin 1982-1983 – Marcus Dupree 1977-1980 – David Overstreet Player Profile Position: Tight End Height: 6’3” Weight: 248 Class: Freshman Seasons at OU: 0 Hometown: Midwest City, Okla. Previous School: Carl...
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    Iowa in the NFL: Jay Higgins' first NFL interception, former Iowa tight end signs with Detroit Lions

    It has been an eventful 24 hours for former Iowa football players in the NFL. The preseason for the NFL started this week, and several Hawkeyes are making their NFL debuts. Former Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins was always known in Iowa City as one of the top tacklers in the country, and had a...
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    Nebraska will be better. But how much?

    Matt Rhule heads into his third year at the helm for Nebraska, and if history is any indicator, the Cornhuskers might be on the verge of a major leap forward. At Temple, Rhule improved from two wins to six and then ten by his third year. At Baylor, he went from one win to seven and then 11. Now...
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    Football GAMEDAY THREAD: Rutgers Football versus UCLA

    Rutgers and UCLA meet for a battle in Piscataway, New Jersey. for their first conference win of the season. Top Rutgers Players Kyle Monangai has rushed for 739 yards (123.2 per game) and seven TDs in six games. Athan Kaliakmanis has passed for 1,050 yards (175 per game), completing...
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    UNLV QB takes redshirt due to NIL dispute

    That has apparently happened at UNLV, where quarterback Matthew Sluka has opted to refuse to play for the Rebels, invoking his redshirt year
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    Rationale on the goal line strategy?

    I didn't catch the post-game conference, but I'm wondering if Braun commented on our passing/no running strategy on that set of downs, and even if he didn't, what do we think the rationale was?
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    OT: Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake (Atlantic)

    We all agree that there are too many d*mn sports gambling ads, but also, the evidence is pretty clear that legalized gambling decreases savings, increases.