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Stanford Cardinal – Old School Football Wins Rose Bowl
Sometimes, quarterbacks are just decorative attachments to games. Kevin Hogan only needed to keep his turnovers at 0. The rest was up to the Stanford defense and running attack, led by Stepfan Taylor, on their way to winning the Rose Bowl for the first time in 40 years.
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Georgia Bulldogs – Aaron Murray Eventually Comes Through
There’s been plenty of talk this season about whether Aaron Murray is a good enough quarterback to get Georgia to where they want to be, which is among the nation’s elite. After an up and down season for the junior, Murray erupted in the Capital One Bowl by throwing five touchdown passes (amid his usual mistakes) to pretty much redeem himself and his prospect credentials.
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South Carolina Gamecocks – Connor Shaw & Dylan Thompson Share Glory
One of the interesting questions leading up to the Outback Bowl was which quarterback will get to play for South Carolina. The answer? Both Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson had plenty of time to use their abilities, eventually leading to a dramatic win with a touchdown in the final 10 seconds.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Thinking About Adrian of Atletico Madrid
Despite recent good form, there is a consensus among Arsenal personnel, including manager Arsene Wenger, that a new signing during the January transfer window is necessary for their Champions League push in 2013. The name most are mentioning recently is Adrian Lopez from Atletico Madrid.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Want Josip Iličić From Palermo
It’s getting clearer and clearer that Nuri Sahin won’t be continuing his illustrious career at Anfield, so Liverpool are out looking for another midfielder to fill his place in the rotation and depth charts. Another name that has come up recently is that of Josip Iličić from Palermo.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid Make Bad Signings Too
I don’t think too many people expected Alex Song to be a big part of the Barcelona plan for success this season, unless injuries took their toll on the first team. I’m not sure a lot of fans thought Luka Modric is some substantial upgrade to Real Madrid, or better than one of their midfielders. It didn’t stop Marca voters to choose them as the worst signings of the season so far.
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Javier Hernandez, the Most Efficient Scorer in the Premier League
What makes the best striker in the Premier League? The amount of goals he scores, or the rate in which he scores them in? Whatever the calculation and method is, Manchester United can feel quite secure. They have both Robin van Persie, the league’s top scorer, and Javier Hernandez, with the best goal-per-minute ration in the league.
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The New Star Quarterbacks Who Will Rule the NFL’s Future
We’re going to see Tom Brady and Peyton Manning once again in yet another postseason, but one of the more impressive facts is that six of the twelve quarterbacks in the 2012 NFL playoffs – Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson, are in their first or second year in the league.
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No Steelers or Eagles in Playoffs For First Time Since 1999
A disastrous year for the Pennsylvania NFL teams, as both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Phildaelphia Eagles missed the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Mike Tomlin is keeping his job, but the Eagles’ failure to make the postseason in the last couple of years has cost him his job.
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NFL Head Coaches Fired At the End of the Season
Reaching a Super Bowl or past success means nothing in modern sports. What counts is today, or maximum the last couple of years. Andy Reid and Lovie Smith have been a long time in Philadelphia and Chicago, but haven’t been able to match their previous accomplishments. Same goes for Ken Whisenhunt and Norv Turner, while Romeo Crennel seemed to be in a doomed situation from the get go.