GSU: Southern to Sun Belt?

Georgia State’s move to the Sun Belt Conference will likely result in the school having its first meaningful rivalries in over a decade and continued conference realignment may give the Panthers an in-state conference foe.
 Georgia State, who joins the Sun Belt as its football program makes the jump to the FBS level, already had ambitions of regional rivalries with South Alabama, who is 1-1 against State in football, and Troy, who was formerly a conference foe of the Panthers in the TAAC. However, the AJC is reporting that Georgia Southern...

TUF 17 Ep.6 Recap: Tor's Hammered

For those who missed TUF 17Ep.6, here is a brief rundown of this week’s episode as we witnessed another sensational knockout in the matchup between Team Sonnen’s Tor Troeng and Team Jones’ Josh Samman. The Blow by Blow As Bubba McDaniel licked his wounds from his submission to Kevlin Gastelum, Team Sonnen built a hammer for Tor -- out of kinesio tape and objects at hand.  As expected, the team engaged in Bam Bam-like behavior with Tor’s hammer. Luke Barnatt was popped by a jab from Uriah in training and ended the sparring session, claiming...

Brit Teens on Tebow and the NFL

Teenagers aren't always the most well spoken and intelligent, and when you force them outside of their realm of familiarity they don't always rise to the occasion. These teens, however, are not the feeble loafers described above.  When asked about the NFL, this group of British teens does a surprisingly decent job of discussing America's favorite version of rugby. A hat tip to Yahoo's Jay Busbee for this gem, where we learn football players, "throw something the shape of a rugby" and "there's a fork thing like a goal" -- and knew Gator...

The MMA Shake

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones embraces his 2012 World MMA 'Fighter of the Year Award' in Vegas. Just when you feel as though you've survived the tsunami of "Harlem Shake" videos, another video hits you like a wall of water you want to hate -- but deep down you love it. Behold the dance moves of the UFC light heavyweight champion Jon 'Bones' Jones and the Jackson MMA clique in Albuquerque, N.M...

TUF 17 Ep.5 Recap: Bubba's a Bad Man

TUF 17 Ep.5 was a rather cordial affair lacking in trash talk and pranks, but the episode did feature fisticuffs between two dynamically polar contenders seemingly typecast into clichés -- the grizzled veteran that trains with the Champ against the youngest of all time. The Blow-by-Blow Early in the episode TUF drops a bit of knowledge on you -- Jon ‘Bones’ Jones trains with Bubba McDaniel (20-6) in Albuquerque, N.M.  With this info nugget on the table, and consistent reminders throughout the episode, the producers make it clear that...