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College Football’s Top Ten, Oh, No! The Curse Of Over-Ranking
Published on: 29th September, 2009
Four Top Ten teams lost this weekend, making a total of ten different top 10 teams that already have lost in just the first four weeks of the season. Two of the teams, Ole Miss and Penn State, had been completely untested prior to last week's games. Only three of the original ...A Pac-12 in 2011? Hints Abound!
Published on: 24th September, 2009
Conference expansion and realignment talk is what fans usually discuss during the offseason. Normally, I would strongly hesitate to bring up the issue during the middle of another great college football season. However, recently, hints and rumors are spreading out of the Pac-10 that indicate that something is afoot. The idea of Pac-10 ...TCU-Clemson: Defensive Duel in Death Valley
Published on: 23rd September, 2009
Like two experienced gunfighters standing out in a dusty boomtown in the Old West, TCU and Clemson prepare to duel in Death Valley this Saturday, as two top 20 defenses square off. The game has been moved from its original time of high noon to 3:30 pm to better ...TCU Wonders: Hey, Is Kathy Ireland Still Playing For Texas State?
Published on: 18th September, 2009
While the TCU Horned Frogs have played a lot of good out-of-conference games over the years, few of those have taken place at home. It has been hard to get top teams to come and play at Fort Worth, with only Texas Tech, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and Stanford having come to Fort Worth during Coach's Patterson's tenure. Of those, ...Avoiding Long Road Trips: Gators Play It Close to Home For Forty Years
Published on: 15th September, 2009
Every knows that Florida does not like to play regular season games out of the state of Florida. The Gators like to load up on cupcakes at home and take Florida day trips. This did not begin with Urban Meyer, though he has weakened even the home schedule. Florida has avoided playing ...Six Must-Win Games for the Pac-10
Published on: 11th September, 2009
While the Pac-10 performed reasonably in the opening weekend games, Oregon's loss to Boise State greatly tarnished the conference's reputation, and not just for some after-game altercations. New Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scottis frantically searching for new revenue as the Pac-10 is second lowest among BCS conferences in TV dollars. While ...BCS Defenders Give BS Reasons Against a Playoff
Published on: 10th September, 2009
In an essay in today's New York Times, former CBS Sports and Turner Sports executive Kevin O'Malley details why so many college presidents, conference commissioners, athletic directors, and coaches oppose a college football playoff for the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the NCAA Division I. The reason in brief are: 1. The importance and ...Virginia-TCU: No-Win Situation For Horned Frogs
Published on: 8th September, 2009
TCU planned their out-of-conference schedule with two road games against ACC opponents, thinking that these wins would strengthen the Frogs' claim on a BCS bid. Unfortunately for TCU, the season opener against the University of Virginia Cavaliers just got downgraded to a no-win situation. Just two years ago, the Virginia was an ...Walking the Walk: Most Good Wins, 2001-2008
Published on: 8th September, 2009
With the first weekend of NCAA FBS football in the bag and so many teams taking the cupcake route, it seemed a good time to cut through the bull and highlight the teams that have taken the road less traveled. It is time to answer some basic questions, like which schools ...Five Thoughts on NCAA Football Opening Night Games
Published on: 4th September, 2009
Just five quick thoughts on five of last night's season openers. Carolina Duel The SEC again proved its domination over the ACC in this defensive battle. Better luck in Atlanta, but I am not sure I see it. But how come Steve Spurrier cannot find offense? Shocking. Given the hype going into the season over a Wolfpack team ...Featured Sponsors
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