OT: Other CFB Blogs
Are there any other really good blogs out there for other college football teams? I am just curious if there are any other blogs that even come close to what MGoBlog offers. If there are, do they do anything like UFRs, Picture Plays, Tuesday Recruitin, or Friday Night Lights?
October 1st, 2009 at 11:03 PM ^
A lot do Friday night lights posts, and a few (I remember a OSU blog trying it once) have tried UFR like posts. Picture pages don't come as often from anybody I read, which is somewhere around 50-60 blogs (that's just a small slice of the total). There are still quite a few blogs that do them on occasion. It's a relatively new feature here, at least on a consistent basis.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 AM ^
The Blue-Gray Sky does do picture page type posts with some frequency. They also do some good analysis for Notre Dame's offense.
Also, I enjoy their Pick Six game they do every year.
Their archive is super annoying because you can't link to a single post, you have to link to the entire month with an anchor to the post you want.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:27 PM ^
Dr. Saturday (to which Brian links pretty regularly, formerly SMQ) is an excellent non-team-specific college football blog. I finally added that to my feed reader this fall and found myself wishing that I'd done it much sooner.
Most people have at least heard of EDSBS, which is a Florida blog but covers a lot of generic college football info as well.
There are plenty of blogs out there if you're looking for more coverage, different coverage, etc. Take a look through Brian's mgolicious link lists now and then, as he often links out to some good articles.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:36 PM ^
EDSBS is necessary, as is Smart Football and anything Chris Brown touches, as he has the Midas touch regarding football knowledge. I enjoy Black Hearts Gold Pants personally, and I also listen to a twice weekly podcast called the Solid Verbal, don't have a link, but its good stuff.
EDSBS is very entertaining stuff, covering a lot of college football, written by a Florida fan. I would say for humor and such its one of the top blogs out there.
Smart Football is focused on X's and O's, and Game Theory, eg. When going for it on fourth down makes the most sense. No real school affiliation to speak of, but the best source for in-depth understanding of how football works. Its author, Chris Brown, also does a weekly spot for Dr. Saturday, and wrote the piece that inspires the Dinosaur Schematic Advantage post by Brian. He also reads Brians UFR's so there's a chance you get more on that.
BHGP is pretty entertaining, its iowas SBnation blog, and always good for a laugh.
Finally, The Solid Verbal is...well a podcast. They talk about college football, and play voicemails from callers. There is a disturbing trend of callers saying Michigan sucks, but its nothing too bad. Also, if you find the archives, there is one where Chris Brown discusses his tressel piece. It should be required listening.
Hope this helps a little.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:38 PM ^
http://www.theonlycolors.com/ is a good MSU blog that has started doing a UFR thing the past two weeks. I think KJ does a real good job on that site, I remember really liking how he came down really hard on Conboy and the hockey team last year after all that shit.
I like http://www.rivalryesq.com/ for a quick read up on the other big ten teams as well. Good collection of writers there.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM ^
...a recruiting feature for basketball.
http://www.theonlycolors.com/2009/9/24/1053140/2011-basketball-recruiti…
October 1st, 2009 at 11:50 PM ^
Hey Jenny Slater (Georgia)
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician (Syracuse)
I also think Lake the Posts (Northwestern) is pretty good too.
Not college football, but I recently discovered Advanced NFL Stats, which is doing a lot of good things with game theory, minimax, etc.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 AM ^
Sorry for leaving them off.
Hey Jenny Slater: http://heyjennyslater.blogspot.com/
Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician: http://www.nunesmagician.com/
Lake the Posts: http://www.laketheposts.com/
Advanced NFL Stats: http://www.advancednflstats.com/
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 AM ^
LTP used to be top rate, then, I feel like the Kool Aid just started to break into his writing too much. I don't know how the guy can keep up the positive even in the shadow of doom.
For anyone into RSS feeds, there is a "BigTen Bloggers" feed that features a few of the older/better ones. They've got a good mix of Purdue, Michigan, OSU, Iowa, and Penn State blogs. It also has a few Minnesota and LTP on there. Nothing from Wisconsin, IU, UI, or MSU if I remember correctly. I don't know if sean ever plans on updating it with more links or not.