Archive for September, 2016

JEFF ALLEN: IS LAMAR JACKSON FOR REAL ??? After two weeks of college football, Louisville quarterback  Lamar Jackson has been blowing up social media and the early Heisman talk. Jackson has accounted for over 1000+ yards of total offense and 13 touchdowns in a little over four quarters of work in blowout wins over Charlotte… Read More

JEFF ALLEN: THE JETS vs. REX RYAN SAGA  PART III The Rex Ryan vs. the New York Jets saga moves to round three Thursday night as the Flyboys invade New Era Stadium in the NFL’s Week Two opener. Ryan spent six years  coaching the Jets taking Gang Green to the AFC championship game his first… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH at WASHINGTON One of the perks of the opening week of the NFL is in having two Monday night games. That is especially the case this year with the late game being the Rams at 49ers. Pittsburgh at Washington is an interesting inter- conference matchup between to playoff teams looking… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: CAL at SAN DIEGO STATE The college football late show ends on an interesting note as the Cal Golden Bears head south to take on the San Diego  State Aztecs in San Diego. Cal kicked off the 2016 schedule with an early game in Sydney, Australia which saw the Bears  routinely… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: VIRGINIA TECH at TENNESSEE As great as Week I in college football was in terms of marquee matchups, Week II features a menu of basically non-competitive money games where name brand power five conference teams are home as large double-digit favorites to pad their records versus outmatched smaller schools that most… Read More

NFL Futures: Capping the Coaches, Coordinators Football teams are always making off-season adjustments through free agency and coaching because let’s face it, if you didn’t win the Super Bowl last February, something’s gotta be done. Occasionally a team will produce great results during their first season with a new coach or star player but usually… Read More

Jeff Allen Preview: Carolina at Denver The NFL kicks off it’s 96th season Thursday night with a rematch of last February’s Super Bowl 50 combatants Carolina and Denver at Mile High Stadium in Denver.. The game opened at Denver -1 with total set at 43.5 but heavy Carolina and under money over the long preseason… Read More