NCAA Football Conference Realignment: “New School” (Mid-majors) Revenge

Published on: 19th August, 2010

About two years ago, I wrote an article titled "Conference Realignment: Return of the 'Old School'" in which I hypothesized about how the next wave of conference realignments (in the 2010s, natch!) might take place so that they made some sense. My suggestions included a cap for conference size at ...

Here’s Your Eff-Bee-Essin’ Playoff! (2009 Edition)

Published on: 7th December, 2009

Well, here we are again... the beauty pageant judges have had their say and the crystal tiara... *cough* uh, ball... is prepared for Pasadena. I not only believe that the August preseason FBS polls bias the eventual results of the December beauty pageant; I believe that the current BCS system is ...

College Football Preview 2009: Playoff Edition

Published on: 28th August, 2009

Much as I anticipate the start of college football season, I detest the "beauty pageant" format that is the standard by which teams are judged worthy of being ranked even before the season begins. Even the BCS boffins realized that this was corrupting their precious algorithms which decided the two teams ...