Bowl Games: I Am Not Bowled Over
The idea of bowl games was to reward excellence. Today, though, the games reward mediocrity.
Read MoreThe idea of bowl games was to reward excellence. Today, though, the games reward mediocrity.
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky’s starting quarterback, Lynn Bowden, is not receiving any Heisman Trophy buzz. Bowden, who at one time was their star for almost every position besides quarterback, is now their quarterback. I find this comical. If you have watched any Kentucky games this year, you have seen how everything runs through Bowden. He makes […]
Read MoreThe 2019 college football season is coming to a close, and that means bowl season will soon begin. As a visitor to BellyUpSports.com, you’re invited to participate in The Blackout’s ESPN Bowl Mania Pick’em group. Thomas Black, the host of The Blackout podcast on the Belly Up Sports Podcast Network, is offering you the chance […]
Read MoreIt’s December 29th, 2011, Art Briles had just led the Baylor University Football team to their first bowl win since 1992. Heisman Winner Robert Griffin III had played his last game for the Bears, but the program was on the rise. After struggling to replace RGIII in 2012, Baylor finished the 2013 season at 11-1 […]
Read MoreThere have been calls for the CFB Playoff Committee to expand to 6 or 8 teams. I can only imagine the uproars that will be coming in december when the final playoff rankings are released. Currently there are 12 teams who are undefeated (6) or have 1 loss (6). This offseason is the best chance […]
Read MoreThrough 7 weeks and no team in college football can claim a set of comparable wins. It’s an absolute joke the LSU Tigers aren’t the consensus top-ranked team in the country.
Read MoreVirginia at Miami Virginia goes into Miami to take on the Hurricanes. This is a game I looked at and knew immediately I would be betting. Personally I have no idea how the Hurricanes are favored against the Cavaliers. Miami has been absolutely terrible this year and has to turn to their back up quarterback […]
Read MoreHonestly, we have a pretty disgusting college football week six. There are only three matchups with both teams being ranked and I think two of them are average games at best. At least we have a big-time SEC 2:30 game to save the day. We kick off the day with one of the other ranked […]
Read MoreHere we are just passing the quarter point of the NFL season! Week 5 is shaping up to be a critical week for teams at the 2-2 and 1-3 mark, as a loss can set the tone for the rest of the year. A win, on the other hand, will give those teams another chance […]
Read MoreOn Friday night I was sitting on my couch absolutely disgusted with myself. I had so many thoughts running through my mind. Why did I bet on Maryland? Should I stop gambling? Do I even know anything about sports? Will my future kids love me, maybe I should just pick up knitting? These are the […]
Read MoreFive years ago, college football in video game form was taken from us when EA announced the end of the NCAA Football series. Today, our long, national nightmare is over (sort of). With the release of Doug Flutie’s Maximum Football, we can finally go back to playing the game we love… sort of. Why Should […]
Read MoreCollege Football Week 5 Saturday Slate- Normally in this article I’m going to highlight the five best games of the day but I really don’t think there is five games worth a full breakdown. Since that’s the case I’m going to do a quick run through of a few six o’clock games and a full […]
Read MoreWeek five of the college football season is already here the season is absolutely flying by. At this point, we at least have an idea of who is for real and who isn’t. Honestly not a lot of great games this week but I think there are three worth talking about before Saturday. Here are […]
Read MoreWell, the NFL landscape has certainly been changed following an injury-riddled slate of games last week. The Saints and Steelers have seemingly had their seasons ended, Carolina might need to seriously start considering life beyond Cam Newton, and the Bills and 49ers are both 2-0 after two road games to start the season. There are […]
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