September 2015

College Football 2015 Week 4 Recap

No real major upsets (Unless you count Utah’s stomping all over of Oregon an “upset”) this week in college football, which means we get to speculate EVEN MORE about the teams that haven’t exactly fallen flat on their face yet (TCU) and teams that should just sim to the next season (Texas).
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Worst RGV High School Football Teams Week 4

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While we already have PLENTY of rankings of the top teams in the Valley from the Monitor, RGV Sports, (S)TD Dave, etc. the Bench Wire believes that EVERYONE needs their chance in the spotlight…even our comically terrible teams.

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College Football 2015 Week 3 Recap

Every year, we all wait in anticipation for that day that college football grants us the gift of an Alabama loss. For a fleeting moment, it’s like the ending scene of Return of the Jedi; the Death Star has exploded and with it the potential dream for the Crimson Tide to win a national title. Then you realize that there’s a playoff now and the cold snap of reality hits you hard enough to realize that Alabama is still very much in the national title mix having lost this early. *SIGH*
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IMG Academy Will Probably Destroy High School Football

The New York Times posted an article by Jere Longman covering IMG Academy, a for-profit school in Brandenton, Florida that’s designed to develop high school football talent from all over the country.
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Worst RGV High School Football Teams Week 3

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While we already have PLENTY of rankings of the top teams in the Valley from the Monitor, RGV Sports, (S)TD Dave, etc. the Bench Wire believes that EVERYONE needs their chance in the spotlight…even our comically terrible teams.

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Texas AD Steve Patterson Fired

Well that didn’t take long. After just under 2 years on the job, Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson was fired this morning, according to Mark Schlabach of ESPN.

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College Football 2015 Week 2 Recap

It’s only week 2, so we’re not at that “judgement week” yet. Granted, a few upsets here and there are helping us shape out the college football landscape a little clearer.

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Bobby Jindal’s Website Is, Straight Up, All About Trump

If you’re Republican Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal, I don’t have to tell you that things aren’t going so hot for you right now. So what do you do when you’re polling at the very bottom of the pile? Latch yourself on to some other dude to get your name out there a little more, right?

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Mayweather Took Illegal IV Before Pacquiao Fight

According to a report by SB Nation, Floyd Mayweather was injected with 750 ml of saline and vitamins the day before the Pacquiao fight. The World Anti-Doping Agency does not allow injection over 50 ml per 6 hours.

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