As conference play began for all Big 12 teams on New Year’s Eve, it is time to catch up on where teams stand in the conference. No. 12 Baylor at Iowa State, The No. 12 Baylor Bears (10-3, 0-1 Big 12) started Big 12 play on the road against the Iowa State Cyclones (10-2, 1-0 Big 12). Prior to the meeting, Iowa State had one … Continue reading Big 12 basketball breakdown
The metaphor is fully accepted, but in real life cupcakes are delicious, filling, and satisfying, and depending on the baker you always want more. For another college football opening weekend, the cupcake games have left everyone disappointed and not wanting another bite. There is a resounding hope and prayer that there will be a modern version of the 2007 Appalachian St v Michigan game, but … Continue reading The Big 12 Will Lose the Battle but Win the War: NCAAF Week 1
Every year, College football gives us surprises as teams add new wrinkles to their offenses to keep their opponent’s guessing. In 2022, get ready for more new and interesting twists and turns as we approach another College gridiron year. This is what’s approaching us ahead of Week 1. It’s not just Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly at the Helm Think the entire NCAA Football season … Continue reading Changes Coming to 2022 NCAA Football Season
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. The College Football System is messed up. It is not working. And college football fans are going to go insane unless changes are made soon. This past season, we seen over 1,400 division 1 football players enter the transfer portal. Whether you believe the transfer portal is okay for college … Continue reading What If … The College Football System Was Set Up Like the English Soccer Leagues?
This is Part 2 in a series on conference realignment. Click here to read Part 1. The SEC either has great marketing foresight or dumb luck because with all the conference movement, and more certainly to come, they will be the only (super) conference that won’t have to rebrand it’s entire identity because of increased numbers. The Big Ten is already shifting to the Molly … Continue reading Honey, Where’s My Super Conference?
Baker in high school was a stellar quarterback. He played at Lake Travis High School. In the two seasons he played in high, he had an 25-2 record. Also, he finished with 6,255 yards, 67 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. He started his college career with Texas Tech. It is believed that he is the to be the first walk on to start a game. The … Continue reading Player Spotlight: Baker Mayfield
Once upon a time college football conferences were decided geographically. The Big 10 consisted of midwest teams, the SEC had teams from the south east, Big 12 had teams mostly from the south. It all made sense, Georgia fans were in close proximity to Alabama fans, Florida was close enough to LSU. Rivalries were real simply because the people you worked with may support the … Continue reading Conference Realignment is ruining CFB
The collegiate topography was barely settled from the seismic cataclysm that was Oklahoma and Texas bolting for the SEC when UCLA and USC announced their departure for the Big 10. While we will probably continue to talk about the Power 5 conferences, we are not being truthful. Really, there are only two conferences that are powerful. When we talk about conference affiliation and importance, football … Continue reading Only Two Conferences Matter
Welcome to your weekly sports recap, The Week That Was, where we will do a quick recap on the stories, scores, and items from the world of sports that you might have missed. Checkout out the rest of MentalDimes.com for sport specific content on your favorite teams and do not forget to check out our podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube just … Continue reading The Week that Was 6/12-6/18
The 2022 college football season is less than 90 days away! There has been no change to the college football playoff schedule format for the upcoming season. Texas and Oklahoma will still play in the Big 12 conference and Notre Dame remains as independent as ever. There have been no major rule changes during the offseason like the MLB instituted. Aside from the coaching changes … Continue reading Top 5 Must-See College Football Games for 2022
