More often than not, when fans discuss the Most Valuable Player in the NFL, the focus normally shifts to the quarterback position. That makes sense based on the repetitive history of the award. The last time a non-quarterback won the MVP was back in 2012 when Adrian Peterson took home the hardware. Names like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, and Patrick Mahomes have either won or finished towards the top of the MVP voting list in the last five years. The 2024 season has seen an unlikely candidate emerge from the crowd. Jared Goff has been absolutely on fire…
Author: Thomas Pippo
The road for the Florida State Seminoles has been anything but smooth in 2024. The Noles are currently sitting at 1-8 and have massively struggled this season. Their only victory was back on September 21st against California. Since then, the Seminoles have been blown out in most of their contests, showing very little signs of improvement or direction. Last week they were defeated by 24 points to a mediocre North Carolina team, but that wasn’t even their lowest point this year. For the first time in school history, the Seminoles lost to Duke. You might think that Duke beating Florida…
For as good as the San Francisco 49ers have been the last few seasons, that success has rarely occurred the first half of the season. The 49ers have been known to be hot and cold, up and down, at least the first 8 or 9 games of the year. Once the second half of the season begins however, for some miraculous reason, the 49ers start to hit their stride. In 2021, the 49ers finished strong winning four games in a row, eventually losing to the Rams in the NFC Championship game. At one point during the season, San Francisco crawled…
The Oregon Ducks have been rolling thus far in the 2024 season, led by Heisman hopeful quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Three of their victories have been against Boise State, Ohio State and Illinois, all ranked opponents. Their next test is a team they have not faced in 17 years, but is now a new Big Ten conference opponent. Oregon travels to play Michigan in “The Big House” for the first time since September 8, 2007, a game where the Ducks absolutely destroyed the Wolverines. Dennis Dixon, the Oregon quarterback at the time, became a sudden Heisman hopeful on that day, throwing…
Many years ago, the Army Black Knights, otherwise known as the Army Cadets, were a true powerhouse in college football. Army won three straight national championships during the 1940s, absolutely crushing the opposition along the way. From 1944 to 1946, Army, not only won the national championship, they never lost a game. The 1945 Army team is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. To give you an idea just how dominant they were, their closest margin of victory that season was a 32-13 defeat of second ranked Navy. The dreaded T formation offense that Army ran…
The past year has been quite a journey for San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk. After sitting out all of training camp, as well as the preseason, he was looking forward to a shiny new contract. Right before the start of the season, after months of waiting, the 49ers finally signed Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million deal. His actions this offseason angered many 49ers fans who felt like Aiyuk no longer wanted to be a part of the organization. Unfortunately, this is a business and Aiyuk felt that a hefty raise was due. Since the signing of his extension,…
The SMU Mustangs weren’t supposed to make much noise in their first year as a member of the ACC. In a way, this was only supposed to be an introduction to a Power 4 conference. Not since their days in the Southwest Conference were the Mustangs considered a national power. The days of Eric Dickerson, Craig James, and the Pony Express are long gone, but the excitement is back for the Mustang faithful. Rhett Lashlee’s Mustangs are rolling since their September 6 loss to currently unbeaten BYU. The three-point defeat to an extremely tough BYU team is just an example…
The San Francisco 49ers love to make things interesting. After building a 27-10 lead going into the 4th quarter on Sunday Night Football, the Cowboys came storming back. The Cowboys put up 14 points in the 4th and nearly finished off a remarkable comeback before falling short. The 49ers were able to escape with a 30-24 victory. Brock Purdy finished the night 18 for 26 with two touchdown passes. George Kittle was solid for the 49ers as he finished with six catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. Kittle made a little bit of team history as well, hauling in…
Back in September, it seemed as if the season had come to a screeching halt for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A shocking loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies at Notre Dame Stadium sent shockwaves throughout the entire college football world. How could Notre Dame, a football powerhouse with a top 10 recruiting classes, lose to a Northern Illinois team that were 28.5 point underdogs. The Huskies simply wanted it more than the Fighting Irish on that day. The loss also reminded every team across the country to never take their opponent lightly, no matter who it is. As the…
Most 49er fans did not think that Christian McCaffrey’s bothersome Achillis would keep him out the first two months of the season. The initial report made it sound like a tweak that was not supposed to keep him out very long. He was even listed as probable for their first game against the New York Jets. Shockingly, once McCaffrey missed the Jets game, more reports began to surface that the injury was much worse than anyone could’ve imagined. Achillis tendinitis is now considered an ugly word amongst the 49er fanbase. What was meant to be a minor issue, setting McCaffrey…