Professional Tailgating: Rutgers 2014 Football Season

Its uncharted water for the Rutgers Football program as they head to the Big 10 this season. While some think that they will not win games, I can see them going .500 and making a bowl game.

Here are my predictions:

• At Washington State: Rutgers 21, WSU 17
• Howard: Rutgers 35, Howard 10
• Penn State: Rutgers 21, PSU 28
• At Navy: Rutgers 24, Navy 20
• Tulane: Rutgers 28, Tulane 17
• Michigan: Rutgers 17, Michigan 35
• at Ohio State: Rutgers 10, Ohio State 45
• at Nebraska: Rutgers 17, Nebraska 35
• Wisconsin: Rutgers 17, Wisconsin 35
• Indiana: Rutgers 35, Indiana 28
• at Michigan State: Rutgers 10, Michigan State 35
• at Maryland: Rutgers 21, Maryland 20

Record 6-6 and a berth in the a bowl game. Now that would be the perfect start the season.

My Bracket

Cover Story: Selection Sunday

Selection Sunday is one of the most stressful days for a college basketball program and this years was no different. A couple of years ago, we posted front pages from around the country detailing Selection Sunday, today we revisit that idea.

The Cover Story: Sporting News College Basketball Preview

The season is only 10 days away and I could not be happier. Here are all of the covers of the Sporting News College Basketball previews from around the country.

Big Ten Coaches South Park Style

This is last years fun from the Big 10, I hope the new one comes out soon.

The Pain and Joy of Bid Day

Few days in sports have the emotions of Selection Sunday. Here is how Monday's papers covered the Selection Sunday drama. Sorry it has taken so long to post, I actually have a job.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: covers Wisconsin and Marquette

Las Vegas Review Journal covers Mountain West champion UNLV

Philadelphia Inquirer celebrates the Big Five getting three teams in

The Tennessean looks in on Belmont as they wait for their match up

Quick reviews all of the fun associated with the big dance

Waco Tribune-Herald tells the amazing story of Baylor trip to the big dance

Athens Banner-Herald reviews UGA improbable win in the SEC Tournament

The Des Moines Register follows the Drake Bulldogs around

Indianapolis Star loves that fact that four teams from the Hoosier state got in

Lexington Herald Leader talks about the Cats have another shot

Winston Salem Journal says it all ACC Champs

Fun, Fun, Fun from all over

Friday night of Championship might be one of the best days on the sports calendar and this year was no different. There was action all over the country from buzzer beating upsets in the Big Ten to game being canceled in the SEC because of a storm that almost destroyed the Georgia Dome, to an all Philly Final in the A-10, to a team a team getting their first ever NCAA bid.

Here is how some of the news papers covered the fun from all over the country:

The Washington Post tells the story of how American University has qualified for their first ever NCAA Tournament. Somewhere Brian Prince is smiling.

The Atlantic City Press celebrates an All Big Five final in the A-10.

Athens Banner-Herald reviews the SEC mess that has developed.

Lexington Herald Leaders looks at what happened last night in the Georgia Dome.

The Charlotte Observer continues the ACC Tournament coverage.

The Winston Salem Journal covers all of the action from the bes conference tournament in all of the land: the ACC.

The Bloomington Herald Times covers Indiana shocking loss to Minnesota in the Big Ten Quarters.

What a couple of days to be a Hoosier?

For years Indiana Basketball has been respected for doing things the right way, now that is all gone after the Kelvin Sampson situation. From a possible boycott to buyouts to NCAA violations it has been a difficult time to be a Hoosier. With Eric Gordon and DJ White the Hoosiers were a possible Final Four team and now that all seems to be lost.

Here is how the newspapers around the Bloomington handled the Sampson resignation on Saturday morning.

The Bloomington Herald Times

The Indianapolis Star

The Louisville Courier Journal