Category Archives: Rocky’s V
Rocky’s V: Big stars, a Duck flies away and bowling in the Bahamas
I. Concern for Jameis Winston and Seminoles? While everyone is fawning over another unreal performance by Florida State’s redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston, I actually came away concerned. Winston and his Seminole team utterly dismantled Maryland 63-0 last week, but a truly great team awaits the ‘Noles a week from… Read More »Rocky’s V: Lane, Mack, the MAC and the Bulldogs
I. Final word on Lane Kiffin USC chose not to wait until the end of the season to fire head coach Lane Kiffin and after a disastrous 62-41 loss at Arizona State, who could blame them? It was a tough decision to make mid-season, I’m sure, but I agree with… Read More »Rocky’s V: The Big Ten, Big ‘Berger, Blowouts and Big Games
I. The Big Ten takes another hit: Michigan is also bad I hate to bash the Big Ten for a second straight week, but it’s hard to defend a conference that continually under-performs. After watching Michigan squeak out a victory over a winless UConn team a week after almost losing… Read More »Rocky’s V: Defense, Dozers, and Oregon Dominance
I. Big Ten football: Where’s the Defense? The once-dominant Big Ten has been dethroned in recent years and the common sentiment among many is that it is because the conference can’t get the explosive offensive skill players out of high school who can put up the points needed to compete… Read More »Rocky’s V: On Upsets, “The U” and Underperforming
I. Spurrier: “We’re not a good team right now” I was there for the call of the fantastic game between South Carolina and Georgia last week and I have to say I both agree and disagree with Steve Spurrier’s comment. Where the Gamecocks are playing good is on offense because… Read More »Rocky’s V: Johnny, Jameis and Jadeveon
I. A word on Johnny Football Johnny Manziel returned to the football field after an offseason of drama and a first-half suspension to put up the dazzling numbers we’re accustomed to. But the story after the game was his showboating antics on the field, the most severe of which got… Read More »