My Conference is Better than Yours: What Happened to Team Loyalty?

Published on: 1st January, 2010

Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn, Oklahoma-Nebraska, USC-UCLA, Pittsburgh-West Virginia, and Miami-Florida State. These matchups are the kind of rivalries that college football watchers used to dream about. There is respect, hatred, bragging rights, and the occasional game trophy on the line for the teams and fans alike.For years, fans have chosen sides, ...

Is the SEC the Best in College Football, or Is Everyone Else Underrated?

Published on: 10th November, 2009

Once again, the common school of thought is that the SEC by far is the class of college football this year. While there is no denying the successes of Florida, Alabama, and LSU, it does not seem fair to write off the rest of the nation based on the top quarter ...

Cincinnati Bearcats Vs. USC Trojans: Who Should Be Ranked Higher in the BCS?

Published on: 27th October, 2009

With the BCS standings in their second week, a lot of the focus is on who deserves to be ranked where and how things may shake out by the end of the regular season. One of the most intriguing arguments is pairing the résumés of the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Southern ...

Spiked Blue Kool-Aid:Kentucky Wildcats Fan’s Optimism Crossing the Line

Published on: 20th September, 2009

Let me start out by saying that I am a former student of the University of Kentucky and would like nothing more than for them to win every game in every sport, especially football (unless they play my beloved Ohio State Buckeyes). But when a team that had been a ...