I am going to try and put up open threads each week, sometimes on Saturday but sometimes perhaps earlier, based on the top 10 matchups of the week. I am basing these on the rankings of all FBS teams on The Athletic, which go 1-134....
College football
This is the grave of Craig "Sky" Hertwig. Born in 1952 in Columbus, Georgia, Craig Hertwig, as he preferred to be known, became in fact known as Sky. That's because.
This is the grave of Billy Cannon. Born in 1937 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Cannon grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he became a football star. He was a great.
This is the grave of Vince Dooley. Born in 1932 in Mobile, Alabama, Dooley was an excellent athlete as a kid and got accepted into Auburn University for football. He played a few years, graduated, and went into the Marines from 1954-56. When he came...
This is the grave of Billy Lothridge. Born in Cleveland, Georgia in 1942, Lothridge grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and was a big high school football star. He and his.
As I've said many times, those who respond to the housing and homelessness crises by saying BUILD BUILD BUILD are just pushing a simplistic talking point that serves to diminish.
This is the grave of Robert Neyland. Born in 1892 in Greeneville, Texas, Neyland was a football star with military ambitions. He moved around a bit as a college player, climbing the latter. He went to a junior college for a year, then transferred to...
This is the grave of Glenn Davis. Born in 1924 in Claremont, California, Davis was a great high school football player out there, leading his team to a state title.
This is the grave of Dick MacPherson. Born in 1930 in Old Town, Maine, MacPherson became a football player as a kid and played college ball at Springfield College in.
This is the grave of Reggie Cobb. Born in 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee, it was almost destiny that Reggie Cobb would be a Tennessee Volunteer. He would become a dominant high school running back, as well as a track star. One of the best players...
This is the grave of Red Blaik. Born in 1897 in Detroit, Earl Blaik was the son of a contractor and Scottish immigrant. So he hardly grew up rich in.
This is the grave of Frank Broyles. Born in 1924 in Decatur, Georgia, Broyles was a football guy with football brain. It was his whole life. He went to Georgia.