Published on: 2nd July, 2010
If you were not a member of a Rivals website, this summer has certainly piqued your interest. Thanks to men like Chip Brown and others, the word expansion became the buzz of the college football offseason. While we have received some movement, we certainly didn't get the extreme shifts that ...Published on: 9th January, 2010
With news of Tim Tebow deciding to play in the Senior Bowl, I thought it necessary to praise the guy for his accomplishments. "Boy for a stupid guy, he sure was one hell of a football player." Yeah, people may not know this, but Mr. Superman, with his homeschool degree, failed to ...Published on: 5th January, 2010
Dear BCS, I know the idea behind your system is "fairness" and a look at a team's entire body of work. Sure, you thought a Boise victory over Oregon meant nothing, and sure some games were tough to win, but let me remind you something, the Broncos won em all. It ...Published on: 21st December, 2009
For weeks now, we've heard the rumors: Big Ten expansion, Pac-10 expansion, where will these teams go? Where's the next domino going to fall? Maybe it will be Utah to the Pac-10, or BYU? How about TCU to the Big 12? Or Memphis to the Big East. How about the little guys ...Published on: 21st December, 2009
The game was supposed to belong to Southern Mississippi. The Eagles were playing in their third-straight New Orleans Bowl, while their opponent, Middle Tennessee was in their second bowl, ever. Southern Miss was a member of Conference USA, a conference superior to the Blue Raider's Sun Belt affiliation. The Eagles ...Published on: 6th December, 2009
Congratulations Texas, you guys are going to play Alabama in the BCS title game. You beat Nebraska after a Cornhusker kicked off out of bounds and you were given an extra 15 yards on a horse-collar tackle. Oh, and let's not forget the booth time review that gave you your ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
The hopes of a repeat BCS Title for the Florida Gators are over as the Alabama Crimson Tide handled the Florida Gators 32-13 in the SEC Championship. The game was never in doubt as the Crimson Tide turned once Heisman favorite Tim Tebow from Superman to pedestrian in only ...Published on: 4th December, 2009
After a 9-3 season that did not end with a conference championship, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders sit at home wondering... Wondering where their post season future lies. Unlike all other conferences, the Sun Belt only has one automatic bowl berth, a trip to the New Orleans Bowl. Troy locked up this spot ...Published on: 15th November, 2009
Last year the Bowl Championship Series tried their best to put down the perceived underdog. Utah was given the task of playing Alabama, a team one win away from the BCS title game, practically on the road in New Orleans. So what did Utah do? They embarrassed the Crimson ...Published on: 13th November, 2009
When many college football fans rank conference prestige, one league always lands on the bottom: the Sun Belt. With its pitiful television deal and poor bowl tie-ins, the league is looked at as a transition league for former members of the Football Championship Series (Division 1-AA). But the play on the ...