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

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 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

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

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

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

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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Week Six of Steveo’s Salvos: Rutgers HC Greg “What comes around, goes around”; Guru Finebaum – Not!; SMU Quitters; Our game: South Carolina at No. 13 Kentucky; Week Five and six; Lesson learned, Scotty?;  Upside down Big Twelve; Saban’s surprises ahead

We look for QB Will Levis and RB Chris Rodriguez to keep the Cats moving on offense.  In the two SEC losses by the Gamecocks, Georgia and Arkansas scored 48 and 44 points respectively.  Don’t expect the Wildcats to be any different especially after falling to Ole Miss.

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Collegefootballfan.com Interview on MTSU pregame Friday night – Live!

Listen to our brief interview before the Middle Tennessee State – UTSA game tomorrow with Duane Hickey and Dick Palmer on the Blue Raider Football Network. Tune in at 6:15 pm EST/ 5:15 pm CT by clicking on the link provided.

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Week Five of Steveo’s Salvos: PSU QB strategy; Alabama challenged by Vandy,55-3; Two-game Friday/Saturday weekend – Miami-beater Middle Tennessee hosts UTSA in Conference USA clash; Western Kentucky goes for fourth win against Troy; FCS Austin Peay jumps to No. 16; Week Four-Five notes; Navy wins; What’s going on at Alma Mater dear?

  This Friday night we venture to our first game ever at our new adopted FBS Tennessee team for the first of two games for Week Five.  At Red Floyd Stadium in nearby Murfreesboro, The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-1) … Continue reading

Week Three 2022 Steveo’s Salvos: Penn State at Auburn, Week Two notes, Comfort Zone, The other Independent, On Track

Freshman, five-star RB Nick Singleton carried ten times for 179 yards and two TDs on rushes of 70 and 44 yards.  Ohio U.’s defense does not match the speed and quickness of Auburn’s, but adjustments by Penn State to mix the run in with a good passing attack provides more confidence this weekend.

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Week Two 2022 Steveo’s Salvos:  Wake at Vandy, Week One notes, Microsoft Guidelines, Nos. 2-3-4, Who’s done?

Good news for in Week Two No. 23 Wake Forest (1-0) who collegefootballfan.com will see when they visit 2-0 Vanderbilt Saturday.  Starting QB Sam Hartman, sidelined by a non-football medical issue, returns to action this weekend. 

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