Meyer, a three-time national champion and future hall of famer, is announcing his retirement at age 54 by Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs 3m ago • 6 min read Mack Brown's cell rang at 6 a.m. When now-North Carolina's hall of fame coach saw who was calling, he smiled. "The man is up," Brown said gleefully, recognizing his old friend Urban Meyer's phone number. "He's got the Rose Bowl. He must be recruiting."Actually, Meyer called to say he was retiring, then immediately juxtaposed that shocker against Brown's return to coaching at North Carolina."Are you crazy or what?" Meyer said. That comes from a guy qualified to ask the question. Brown is returning to coach at age 67 after five years out of the game. Meyer is out of the game -- seemingly for good -- at age 54. There will be skeptics. For Meyer, this is the third time he has retired since 2009. Will it stick? Meyer immediately told Brown health issues related to the cyst on his brain are the "total … [Read more...] about Brilliant mind, troubled brain, conflicted man: Urban Meyer puts college football on the back burner
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College football predictions: Second chance expert picks for the 2018 season
Taking a close, detailed and opinionated look at the top of college football at the halfway point by Adam Silverstein @SilversteinAdam 3m ago • 8 min read Seven weeks into the 2018 college football season, a lot has gone exactly as expected. Alabama and Ohio State are dominating. Ed Oliver is proving to be an unstoppable force at Houston. It looks like the national championship will once again run through the Southeastern Conference.But there have also been a ton of surprises, including Notre Dame starting out undefeated, TCU absolutely collapsing, Wisconsin failing to live up to expectations, Michigan exceeding what we thought was likely, Florida and Texas being way closer to "back" than anyone believed, and LSU looking like it may be the second-best team in the SEC.We at CBS Sports open each season with our staff breaking down its picks for the College Football Playoff, 2018 national champion, Coach of the Year and Heisman Trophy winner. But … [Read more...] about College football predictions: Second chance expert picks for the 2018 season
The nonsense of caring about batting practice attire
A dumb diversion happened during Saturday’s game between the Dodgers and Braves in Atlanta, a case of “back in my day” gone awry. Longtime Braves announcer Joe Simpson, who played six years in the Dodgers organization and was drafted by Los Angeles, took time during the fifth inning of the Fox Sports South broadcast to show a clip of Max Muncy, Justin Turner, and Chase Utley taking batting practice before the game. Simpson was irked by what he saw. “I grew up in the Dodgers organization, and certainly taught to play professional baseball and do the right things,” Simpson said. “I want you to look at some things that were going on in batting practice here with the Dodgers. What do you see, t-shirts? You see Chase Utley with no socks and pants up over his knees. This was prevalent with their whole team.” Simpson somehow not only delivered this with a straight face, but also with the gravity of Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone’s vault. With … [Read more...] about The nonsense of caring about batting practice attire
College football’s greatest teams: The best season from all 14 SEC programs
Which team was the best in your program's history? by Barrett Sallee @BarrettSallee moments ago • 14 min read Alabama is the defending national champion, Georgia came close to reaching the Promised Land last season, and four Southeastern Conference programs have won national titles since 2006. Needless to say, there has been some great football played down south since the turn of the century. But some of the best football in the conference was played long before the era of high definition television, smartphones and the internet. Which SEC teams have truly been the best of the best? Let's take a look at the top all-time team from each of the 14 programs in the SEC.Alabama (2011)The 2011 version of the Crimson Tide suffered a hiccup in early November when LSU walked into Bryant-Denny Stadium and kicked its way to a 9-6 win in the modern day "Game of the Century." Nick Saban's crew got revenge when it counted most, topping LSU 21-0 in the 2012 … [Read more...] about College football’s greatest teams: The best season from all 14 SEC programs
Mike Anthony: Tim Tebow Comfortable And Content In A Life Others Find Fascinating
Among the first things Tim Tebow does upon arriving in every Eastern League city is work to create a sense of baseball normalcy by doing something rather abnormal. He holds a press conference to essentially discuss being a national curiosity, just something he needs to get out of the way.Tebow goes through team stretches and batting practice, and the goofing around on the diamond that is part of the typical pregame routine, but not before standing behind a podium to address what has led him to this point, where it will take him and what people might make of it.No minor leaguer outside of Michael Jordan has had his past and future dissected to this degree."To make this a success, I don't think I have to play in the big leagues," Tebow said, smiling just about every second of a 12-minute meeting with the media before his Binghamton Rumble Ponies opened a three-game series against the Yard Goats at Dunkin' Donuts Park. “My definition [of success] would be doing something that you … [Read more...] about Mike Anthony: Tim Tebow Comfortable And Content In A Life Others Find Fascinating