Welcome back sports fans and, yes, I am well aware the FCS playoffs have been going on for a few weeks now. That said, the FBS first round starts tonight with Alabama at Oklahoma – more on that later. ….. Last night in the Xbox Bowl, Arkansas St (7-6/97) took advantage of a near perfect …
Welcome back, sports fans, as we continue our travels across the country, at least figuratively, with the 2025-2026 bowl season. ….. Yesterday, we had two fun games. First Old Dominion scored a late TD just before the 2-minute time-out to make the final 24-10 over South Florida. It was closer than that going back and …
Welcome back sports fans. In baseball lore, Ernie Banks of the Cubs was often quoted as saying something like, “it’s a nice day today, boys, let’s play two.” Well, we have a double header tonight, but first let’s review yesterday’s game. ….. In the IS4S Salute to Veteran’s Bowl, Jacksonville St (9-5/76) started strong converting …
Welcome back sports fans to the 551st GCR post. We would like to thank every single person who has ever read even one of them on any of our platforms. Please continue to share with others to help us grow. We cannot do it without your assistance. ….. On Monday, during the Women’s Basketball Top …
Welcome back sports fans as we travel to Montgomery Alabama. Back in 2010 when I was moving to South Africa for six months, I had to get my fingerprints as part of the business visa application process. Just before I left, six-year-old JoJo, along with me and my wife/her mother, went to Gulf Shores to …
Welcome back, college sports fans! It’s been a crazy busy six weeks at the GCR with the full-time staff (i.e., G) working full time to keep up with the rankings. My friends would probably agree it is keeping me out of trouble. We also would like to wish our readers who celebrate a Happy Hanukkah! …
Welcome back sports fans to one of the best and most honorable traditions in college football, the annual Army/Navy game. This game is traditionally held after the regular season is over, but before the bowls begin – in part, to make sure the game gets the focus it deserves. The men playing in this game …
Welcome back sports fans. After 9 consecutive days of posting, the GCR took last night off to celebrate G’s brother-in-law as he was inducted into the AlaBCA Hall of Fame with over 1000 wins as a high-school and college baseball coach. It was nice being at the ceremony to see him honored in front of …
Welcome back, sports fans. It is a truly wonderful time of the year when football is heating up with playoffs and bowl games, and both men’s and women’s basketball is starting to warm towards full-fledged conference play. ….. Today, we are looking at the Men’s GCR ranking and, like the women, we can use the …
Welcome back, sports fans. First, it is great that JoJo is at the GCR headquarters (our living room) for a few days and can, directly, join in the creation of a post. Today we are going to explore the chaos that is the 2025-26 bowl season. ….. When the 12-team playoff was created, one of …