This pro football team began play in 1966 in the American Football League as an expansion team Their home field is the Dolphin Stadium located in the suburbs of Miami in Miami Gardens

The University of Southern California (USC) Trojans, established in 1880, is the oldest independent teaching and research university in the West Los Angeles was a rough frontier town in the 1870s when Judge Robert Maclay Widney and other spirited citizens dreamt of having a university in the region

2008 saw a dismal performance by the Arizona State Sun Devils, finishing at 4-5 conference and 5-7 overall After beginning the season 2-0 beating the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks (30-13) and the Stanford Cardinal (41-17), the Sun Devils went on a six game slide, effectively ending any hope at a good Bowl game at season’s end, thus ending quarterback Rudy Carpenter’s career on a sour note

The Arkansas Razorbacks have found themselves in a precarious situation Although carrying a 13-11 overall record, they have fallen to 1-10 in SEC conference

The Golden Bears of Cal State Berkley had a good year last season, going 9-4 overall with 6-3 in conference play, finishing fourth in the Pac 10 Cal received a bowl game berth, where they defeated Miami in the Emerald Bowl 24-17, as Jahvid Best rushed for a bowl-record 186 yards and two touchdowns

The East Carolina Pirates are the sports teams representing East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina The Pirates compete in the NCAA’s Conference USA of Division 1, along with Rice University, the University of Houston, Tulane University, the University of Tulsa, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas at El Paso, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Memphis, Marshall University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Central Florida

Florida State University is one of the most recognized universities in the United States, both in academics and athletics The Florida State Seminoles sports teams compete in 17 different sports, winning 12 national championships and more than 100 conference titles

The Swamp is known as one of the loudest stadiums in college football, and all sports for the matter The Swamp, legally known as Ben Hill Griffin stadium is home to the Florida Gators, who in recent years have become a national powerhouse in the college football world

Despite four of the Florida Gators, Walter Hodges (16), Alex Tyus (15), Nick Calathes (12), and Chandler Parsons (12) scoring in the double digits, The Gators fell in a February 24th contest at Pete Maravich Assembly Center 81-75 to guarantee Louisiana State University at least a share in the Southeastern Conference championships

What a horrible year for the Iowa State Cyclones and their fans Living in the Big 12 Conference can’t be easy, and when you finish at the bottom of the NCAA barrel, it must be even worse