Tag: College Football
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MikeCheck: Midseason HBCU Football awards examine who’s hot, who’s not and who’s on path for Celebration Bowl
MEMPHIS – We’re exactly eight weeks into the HBCU football schedule and two months away from the Celebration Bowl, so it’s a perfect time to gauge which players and teams are on pace for something special. There’s still plenty of work to get done. But as the homecoming season winds down let’s rev up for…
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Memphis-Temple Controversy, Simone Biles, Kim Kardashian’s Dress | 3-Point Stance – Ep 1
Grind City Media’s new segment 3-Point Stance is a Skype-styled conversation between 2 friends, with 2 perspectives, on 3 topics from the weekend centered on sports, entertainment and pop-culture presented by MTN Dew. In the pilot episode of 3-Point Stance,…
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The Odds Couple: NCAA College Football Week 7 | Florida/LSU, Alabama/Texas A&M
On this week’s episode of The Odds Couple, Rob Fischer and Lang Whitaker have takeaways from last week (2:30), Lance Taylor calls in from WJOX Birmingham (30:05), Vinnie Verno joins from Cancun (35:30), and Langs Locks & Robs Picks for…
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The Odds Couple: NCAA College Football Week 6 | Auburn/Florida, Georgia/Tennessee
On this week’s episode of The Odds Couple, Rob Fischer and Lang Whitaker talk about what they learned in Week 5 and look ahead to this weekend’s matchups between Auburn and Florida and Georgia and Tennessee. Then, Vinnie Verno stops…
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The Odds Couple: NCAA College Football Week 5 | Memphis/Navy, Auburn/MS State
On today’s show: Rob Fischer and Lang Whitaker are back with another episode of The Odds Couple. The guys discuss what they learned in Week 4 of College Football including Georgia’s win over Notre Dame and Auburn’s win over Texas…
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MikeCheck: Picked in preseason to finish last, Arkansas-Pine Bluff now poised to turn SWAC upside down
MEMPHIS – In no way does Cedric Thomas hide from the fact that his program was on the wrong side of college football history this time a year ago. Actually, Thomas embraces it as a necessary part of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s journey to get here. But back then, barely a month into his…
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Lang’s World: Tennessee is in a bad place, but it’s not time to panic. Yet.
On Saturday morning, I had the rare luxury of having a few hours to myself. My wife was otherwise occupied, and with my son having an early afternoon soccer kickoff, I had the opportunity to do what I wanted, for a change. Shouts to Lil Uzi Vert. So I hopped in the car and hit…
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The Odds Couple: NCAA College Football Week 4 | Notre Dame/Georgia, Texas A&M/Auburn
Rob Fischer and Lang Whitaker are back with another episode of The Odds Couple. The guys discuss what they learned in Week 3 of College Football and preview Notre Dame/Georgia and Texas A&M/Auburn (1:30) before Vinnie Verno joins the show…
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MikeCheck: Ten years after Steve McNair’s death, unbreakable brotherly bond brought Alcorn State coach back as Titans retire No. 9 jersey
NASHVILLE – When Fred McNair first learned the Tennessee Titans would be posthumously retiring his younger brother’s No. 9 jersey, he quickly searched for a calendar. The potential conflict lunged off the page like a blitzing linebacker. As head football coach at Alcorn State, Fred McNair’s Braves faced a road game at McNeese State in Louisiana…
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The Odds Couple: Week 3 | Alabama/South Carolina, Kentucky/Florida | NCAA College Football
On today’s show: Rob Fischer and Lang Whitaker are back for another edition of The Odds Couple. In the first segment, the guys recap Week 2 in College Football and then look ahead to this week’s SEC matchups with Alabama/South…