Published on: 29th November, 2010
Welcome to the 13th weekly installment of the Bleacher Report Bowl Projection Series. Readers will find a projection of participants in all 35 postseason college bowl games, along with a summary and analysis for each event. The Bleacher Report Bowl Projection Series is a combination of the readers' suggestions and the writer's opinion. The method ...Published on: 22nd November, 2010
Welcome to the 12th weekly installment of the Bleacher Report Bowl Projection series. In the following pages, readers will find a projection of participants in all 35 postseason college bowl games. Summary and analysis are presented for each event, detailing how the teams will be chosen and who are currently the most likely contenders for the ...Published on: 8th November, 2010
Welcome to the 10th installment of the weekly Bleacher Report Bowl Projection series. In the wake of TCU destroying undefeated fifth-ranked Utah in Salt Lake City, the iron begins to turn in the BCS rankings fire. Nowhere was the Horned Frog impact felt more than in Boise, Idaho where the Broncos ...Published on: 5th November, 2010
Good fortune smiles upon the circumstances of schedule and chance this Saturday with three contests that could easily be called the game of the week. Historically, fate has been unkind to favorites playing on the first Saturday after Halloween. The following are examples from each of the past five decades: No.1: 1962– Undefeated Auburn, talented ...Published on: 1st November, 2010
It did not take Auburn head coach Gene Chizik (pictured) long to establish himself as the King of SEC. Coach Chizik is riding a Tiger, literally, to the top of the Southeastern Conference this season. With such a position the Auburn offensive bulldozer is favored to earn a spot in the BCS Title Game. Or, are they? Welcome to ...Published on: 27th September, 2010
In the weekly regional and national rankings the curse of the upset special is a part of the terrain. This past week the Cincinnati Bearcats, a Sugar Bowl team last season, ventured into Norman, Oklahoma for a meeting with the Sooners. Unless the Bearcats are preparing for another trip to New Orleans, one must comment on how unimpressive ...Published on: 21st September, 2010
Can anything dam the Tide? The third edition in the weekly Bleacher Report series of bowl projections reveals a postseason already beginning to take shape based upon the input of fellow writers, analyst comments, and the reading public. During the first two editions we have witnessed non-partisan input from several highly respected Alabama, ...Published on: 16th September, 2010
A key exercise during any college football season is gathering information concerning the upcoming contests and using the data to predict the winners. In addition to providing a winner and loser, the weekly prognostications of knowledgeable fans serve as a launching point for determining important events further down the road. What happened last ...Published on: 9th September, 2010
One of the most wonderful moments in college football is when the pairings of the bowl games are announced. The invitation may come to a consistent powerhouse as expected, it may surface as a reward for a surprising season, and often it may arrive as a selection based upon how many fans ...Published on: 8th September, 2010
The first weekend of college football provided much-needed gridiron action for a pigskin-starved nation. Nowhere was the beginning of the season more anticipated than in Lincoln, Nebraska, where the Cornhuskers have their eyes focused upon the ultimate prize: winning the BCS Championship Trophy. Did the Big Red Machine demonstrate the power and ...