If the BCS Had Never Been Born

Published on: 28th December, 2009

It's everyone's favorite pastime to complain about the BCS. The system is claimed to be unfair to smaller schools, and to be a conspiracy theory which guarantees teams from power conferences like Texasand Alabama to play for the national championship while relegating schools like Texas Christian and Boise State to ...

History: Texas’ Dominance of the SEC

Published on: 26th December, 2009

In the lead-up to the national championship game, a lot of talk has centered on the SEC's supposed dominance over the Big 12 in the BCS and on Alabama's supposed advantage over the Texas Longhorns. However, one important factor has been given precious little attention: Texas' historical dominance of the Southeastern ...

Texas Is the Perfect (Darkhorse) Candidate for Big Ten Expansion

Published on: 15th December, 2009

Recently, as a result of comments by Wisconsin A.D. Barry Alvarez, rumors and discussion about the Big Ten adding a 12th team have abounded. Most of these rumors involve a certain school from South Bend; the rest generally involve the conference looking East (at Rutgers, Syracuse, or Pitt) or west ...

The Big East Must Keep Notre Dame from Joining the Big Ten

Published on: 15th December, 2009

Ever since Barry Alvarez announced his desire for a 12th Big Ten member, the college sports world has been buzzing with expansion rumors. Most of these rumors involve Notre Dame; the rest generally involve Big East schools (specifically Rutgers, Syracuse, and Pitt). As the Big Ten isn't really considered to have ...