The Texas El-Paso Miners of coach Charlie Bailey met the Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey in the 1996 opener for both teams. Arizona's PK Matt Peyton connected on 3 field goals & All-Pac 10 CB Chris McAllister intercepted 2 passes to lead the Wildcats to a 23-3 victory. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter but Arizona broke things open in the 2nd quarter. Wildcats’ … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 31
Archives for August 2009
Performance Of The Week – 8/4-8/30
ZacKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Grienke grabs my POTW. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out a team record, 15 batters as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians (sorry Rey), 6-2. Of his 117 pitches, Grienke threw 77 for strikes while breaking a 21-year old record set by Mark Gubicza. The Orlando, Florida native improved to 12-8 on the season (has since won #13) and an … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week – 8/4-8/30
This Date in College Football Belt History – August 28
The top-ranked Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll made their first Belt defense against the Virginia Tech Hokies of coach Frank Beamer in Landover, Maryland at the Black Coaches Association Classic. The Trojans were 9-time Belt holders while the Hokies had not won a Belt game in 7 tries & were 17-point underdogs here. Southern Cal used 3 touchdown passes from … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 28
This Date in College Football Belt History – August 27
The 5th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Ray Perkins opened the season against the 9th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce. Alabama's All-SEC PK Van Tiffin hit 3 field goals & QB Mike Shula threw a touchdown pass to WR Albert Bell early in the 4th quarter as the Crimson Tide retained The Belt with a 16-10 win over the Buckeyes. Alabama played without … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 27
Like A River That Don’t Know Where It’s Flowing…
By Paul Gotham Not sure when I began paying attention to omens - those funny precursors of events to come. Finding the exact moment of their relevance is unimportant right now. Tuesday, as Kel and I headed east toward the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), I wondered about the significance of possible omens. In preparation for that night's Springsteen show, I popped … [Read more...] about Like A River That Don’t Know Where It’s Flowing…