Category Archives: Steve-o’s Game Previews

News about upcoming games, predictions, book signings, interviews, and media events.

January 6, 2023 Steveo’s Salvos: TCU win – monopoly breaker; History “un-Hatched” before our eyes; “All’s fair in college football and war”; Coach leads lesson lacking loyalty; OC carousel at WKU; Tale of two QBs; Power Five against Group of Five; Awakening; C-USA makes our day at night; and more

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If TCU, unranked in the preseason polls, bests Georgia this Monday night, it could not be a better scenario for college football…Coach Hatcher influenced the careers of the two college football coaches leading their teams into Sofi Stadium Monday night…What bothers us about Fickell?… Helton’s got a successful system and knows how to develop a pipeline…We see what Kiper doesn’t…We want more bowls pitting the Group against Power…The SunBelt improves…new TV contract for CUSA midweek games

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Week Fifteen of Steveo’s Salvos: Game 653 ArmyNavy – 123rd meeting, our 13th; “Boo-hoo” Alabama:  In Deion’s dreams; What’s in a name? ; FCS, D2, and D3 feature “Knights of Nie”

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It will be a knock-down, drag-out, hard-hitting slugfest between two rosters from basically all 50 states playing just for pride to beat the other. 

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Week Fourteen of Steveo’s Salvos: SE Louisiana at Samford FCS playoff; Championship weekend; Who needs a waiver?; Bowl eligibles; Finally, 12 in 2024!; FCS/D2/D3 playoffs

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Regarding CFP expansion: We hate to see traditions die as they have been falling by the wayside these past five years or so.  However, we like the CFP expansion and that it’s going to happen earlier.  More teams the better!  

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Week Thirteen of Steveo’s Salvos – Baylor at No. 24 Texas; Louisiana at Texas State; Put the “Whammer Jammer Yellow Hammer on Alabammer”; Ivy finishes; D2 and D3 selection highlights from Week 12; Our FCS Round Two revealed

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The Vols drop. So LSU, USC, Alabama, and Clemson all step up a notch. Alabama? Why? Alabama beat FCS Austin Peay(7-4), 34-0.

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Week Twelve of Steveo’s Salvos – No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky; SEC Week Twelve “analysis”; Our three bowl wishes; UConn be surprised; Ivy interactions; D2 and D3 selection highlights for Week 12; Alma mater Dear on coaching carousel

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Georgia continues to roll with great defense and with steady, reliable QB Stetson Bennett who’s got our vote for the Heisman.  Kentucky results exposed Mel Kiper, Jr. and the Wildcats under Bob Stoops who started off at 4-0.

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Week Eleven of Steveo’s Salvos: Game 648: Louisville at Clemson; “Opt-out season approaches”; UGA defense, QB; “Play-offs?”; Week Ten reviews; Week Eleven previews

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An on-line heading on PSU’s “Nittany Lions Wire” this week read, ”Win over Indiana boosts NFL draft stock for Penn State prospects.”  Should Nittany Lion fans, or any other college football fans actually be excited about this?

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Week Ten of Steveo’s Salvos: James Madison at Louisville; SEC in CFP determined this week; Make way for “new” Ivy rivalry; Potential playoff weekend options; Review of Week Nine and Preview of Week Ten

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Fast forward to this weekend. Georgia wins and finishes 2022 as outright No. 1.  UGA, Tennessee, and Bama win their remaining regular season games.  Then, Bama defeats UGA in SEC Championship.  All three SEC teams have one loss.

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Week Nine of Steveo’s Salvos:  Game 646: Ohio State at Penn State; Frying pans; Review of Week Eight; Best of Week Nine

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The onus is on James Franklin to coach his team to victory during the game. He can’t just assume his teams can win on sheer talent.

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Week Eight of Steveo’s Salvos: Houston at Navy; Saban-soft; Top 25 teams on our 2020 schedule; More to come late on Thursday

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Meeting with tailgate revelers on Friday and an early morning tailgate on Saturday to prep for, we’ll have limited time to update.  For the 12-noon kickoff on week Eight we look forward to meeting with many friends in Annapolis to share “Tales from the Tailgate!”

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Week Seven of Steveo’s Salvos: Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee; Saban’s test at the other game in Tennessee; PSU-Michigan Showdown; Best of Week Six and of Week Seven

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Maybe the pollsters finally see what we’ve been pointing about non-competitive early season scheduling we’ve been harping on all along.

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