College Hoops Countdown | #15 Louisville »

College Hoops Countdown | #15 Louisville

Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin’ Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation.

College Hoops Countdown | #16 Washington »

College Hoops Countdown | #16 Washington

Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin’ Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation.

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 30 »

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 30

October 30, 1976 – The 3rd ranked, 6-0-1 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue traveled to Seattle to battle Don James’ 4-3 Washington Huskies. QB Warren Moon lead the Washington offense in the Huskies first ever Belt game. UCLA’s All-Pac 8 RB Theotis Brown rushed for a school-record 220 yards & scored 3 touchdowns as the Bruins defeated the Huskies for the first time in Seattle since 1958 to retain The Belt with a 30-21 victory.

College Hoops Countdown | #17 Oklahoma »

College Hoops Countdown | #17 Oklahoma

Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin’ Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation.

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 29 »

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 29

October 29, 1983 – Coach Pat Dye’s Auburn Tigers were 6-1, ranked 4th nationally as the prepared to host 5th ranked, 6-0-1 Florida Gators of coach Charley Pell for The Belt. Auburn’s All-American RB Bo Jackson rushed for 2 touchdowns on runs of 55 & 80 yards as the Tigers withstood a furious comeback by the Gators to claim The Belt for the first time with a 28-21 victory.

The Art of Announcing »

The Art of Announcing

“If there was any pressure on Cliff Lee, and he hasn’t looked at all tonight, like he’s had any on him, since the beginning, (pause) that, gives him a little more breathing room, and, as we talked about there have been problems during the regular season with this Phillies bullpen, and there’s a big hit (pause) now Rodriguez goes down on a knee, makes the play, and the inning is over.”

Open Thread Thursday | October 29, 2009 »

Open Thread Thursday | October 29, 2009

Loyal readers here is your chance to start the discussion. Pick a topic. Join in with a topic. Keep a discussion going. Participation lets everyone know what is important to you.

College Hoops Countdown | #18 Georgetown »

College Hoops Countdown | #18 Georgetown

Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin’ Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation.

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 28 »

This Date in College Football Belt History – October 28

October 28, 1995 – The 3-4 Arizona State Sun Devils of coach Bruce Snyder traveled to Eugene to meet the 10th ranked, 6-1 Oregon Ducks of first-year coach Mike Bellotti. The Ducks featured All-American CB Alex Molden as well as All-Pac 10 players LB Jeremy Asher & RB Ricky Whittle as it looked as if they would claim their first Belt reign but Oregon had a record of 0-8-1 with a history of near misses in Belt games. Arizona State’s All-Pac 10 QB Jake Plummer led two touchdown drives in the final 5 minutes as the Sun Devils defeated Oregon 35-24 to retain The Belt in a game that featured 5 lead changes.

College Hoops Countdown | #19 Ohio State »

College Hoops Countdown | #19 Ohio State

Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin’ Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation.

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