30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5814809 en-us J. Darin Darst checks in to talk about whatever is on his mind, but mostly college football ... and family ... and friends ... and sometimes poker, but mostly college football. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:10:51 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/18059624?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/18059624?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF It didn't take long for Brady Hoke to make an impact at his new job. ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 2:20:09 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/18059624?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17917575?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17917575?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF We are down to five. ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 8:51:50 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17917575?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17773381?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17773381?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The nation can't decide on which team is the best in the country, but with the help of the latest CBSSports.com 120 rankings, we can decide who has the best conference in the nation. ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 2:50:49 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17773381?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17654461?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17654461?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Loveable losers are losers no more. ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:48:50 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17654461?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17603651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17603651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Just in case he's the starting quarterback for Florida on Saturday, here's some links and quick notes to get you caught up on the question everybody wants to know -- Who is John Brantley? ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:40:43 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17603651?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17531504?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17531504?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Before the season started, things didn't look too promising for Boston College. ... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 7:26:53 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17531504?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17407075?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17407075?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The folks in Madison are getting excited. ... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:02:16 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17407075?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17284862?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17284862?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF While Miami (Fla.) and Michigan are grabbing headlines with their return to the Top 25 another team is quietly moving up the ranks. ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:59:41 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17284862?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17159064?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17159064?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF "10 wins and no excuses." ... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:43:26 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/17159064?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16945829?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16945829?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF So long Motor City Bowl, hello Pizza Bowl! ... Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:20:08 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16945829?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16412910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16412910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The Davey O'Brien Foundation released its preseason list of 33 quarterbacks and it's no surprise that Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Texas' Colt McCoy and Florida's Tim Tebow were among the nominees. ... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:41:52 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16412910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16259765?source=rss_blogs_Golf#comments Golf http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16259765?source=rss_blogs_Golf Last week, I wrote about a golf challenge my friend and I were going to do for fun. ... Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:50:17 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16259765?source=rss_blogs_Golf http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16176426?source=rss_blogs_Golf#comments Golf http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16176426?source=rss_blogs_Golf Ever wondered what kind of score Tiger Woods would put up playing an entire round with just one club? Or if he could somehow beat another player in match play by using only a 7-iron? ... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:48:24 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/16176426?source=rss_blogs_Golf http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15718777?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15718777?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Here we go again ... ... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 5:04:57 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15718777?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15278039?source=rss_blogs_BBD#comments BBD http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15278039?source=rss_blogs_BBD With the College World Series beginning Friday, here are five players to keep your eye on for the next couple of weeks: ... Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:24 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15278039?source=rss_blogs_BBD http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15232808?source=rss_blogs_Poker#comments Poker http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15232808?source=rss_blogs_Poker Ever feel like the fans are left out in the Hall of Fame voting process? ... Tue, 26 May 2009 13:27:32 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/15232808?source=rss_blogs_Poker http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/14774631?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/14774631?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF As if the ladies needed another reason to worship Tim Tebow ... ... Thu, 07 May 2009 21:03:20 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/14774631?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13982904?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13982904?source=rss_blogs_General I finally did it. ... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:34:02 EDT http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13982904?source=rss_blogs_General http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13489044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13489044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Now that Alex Rodriguez has admitted to using steroids, I thought I would take a look at the 2001-2002 Texas Rangers. I stumbled over to a random box score on baseballreference.com and found these guys, who have been linked to steroids: ... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:55:34 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13489044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13417920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13417920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Only two players are still undecided in MaxPreps/Tom Lemming's Top 100 -- No. 53 Orson Charles, the TE/DE from Tampa, Fla. and No. 84 Rolando Jefferson, a WR from Fresno, Calif. ... Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:19:31 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13417920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13376939?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13376939?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF While the nation awaits for some of the biggest names -- Manti Te'o, Ruben Randle, Marlon Brown -- to decide where they will play college, there are still a handful of lower-ranked Top 100 players that are undecided. ... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 3:09:20 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13376939?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13295053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13295053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF As we get closer to National Signing Day on Feb. 4, most of the big names have already decided where they are going. But there are still a handful of 5-star recruits who have yet to make a decision. ... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:08:01 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13295053?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13102888?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13102888?source=rss_blogs_NFL Since my favorite team -- the Steelers -- are headed to the Super Bowl again, I was thinking about getting a shirt or jersey or something with the logo on it. ... Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:28:52 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13102888?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13080452?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13080452?source=rss_blogs_General Tickets for the Super Bowl are going for about $1,800 each and tickets for Obama's inauguration were going in the $1,000-$1,200 range, so if you had to choose one, which one would you go to? ... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:22:37 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/13080452?source=rss_blogs_General http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12824609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12824609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF His name won't show up on any MVP trophies and you won't see many No. 35 jerseys in the stands, but Florida's Ahmad Black made one of the biggest plays of the BCS National Championship game, helping the Gators claim its second title in the past three ... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 2:04:45 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12824609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12812411?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12812411?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 11:35 p.m. (3:07 left in the 4th): ... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:56:47 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12812411?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12737566?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12737566?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Freshman linebacker Travis Lewis is in good company. ... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:55 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12737566?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12706345?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12706345?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF When the Sooners line up on defense for the BCS Championship on Jan. 8, they are going to see double on the Florida offensive line. ... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:48:05 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12706345?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12689331?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12689331?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF While many of the players from Oklahoma and Florida were preparing for their matchup to decide who will be crowned BCS Champion, they couldn't help but take notice of what Utah did against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl last night. ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:31:43 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12689331?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12650920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12650920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Virginia Tech and the rest of the past ACC Champions haven't enjoyed trips to Miami recently. ... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:41:50 EST http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814809/12650920?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://j-darin-darst.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5814809 100