Big Ten Football Barely BCS-Worthy, or So Say Sagarin Ratings
Published on: 8th October, 2009
Desperate to make amends for its 1-6 bowl performance and reverse its reputation as a degenerating football conference, this is not where the Big Ten expected to be. As college football reaches the meat of the league schedule, computer master and BCS contributor Jeff Sagarin ranks the Big Ten last ...Top 10 Tumbling: LSU Tigers Ripe for Upset Against Georgia Bulldogs
Published on: 30th September, 2009
Who's failing more frequently: The AP pollsters or the coaching staffs at top-ranked programs? A top-five team has fallen each-and-every week of this 2009 college football season: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, USC, and Ole Miss/Penn State. Last Thursday through Saturday may have been the most stunning, as four of the top 10 took ...Notre Dame Football: Why Weak Linebacker Play Will Keep the Irish Out of the BCS
Published on: 21st September, 2009
Saved by Kyle McCarthy, again. As he's been every week, Notre Dame's senior safety was the team's leading tackler against Michigan State, and his third interception in as many games saved the season and Charlie Weis' job. Know how many top ten teams currently have a strong safety leading the team in ...Notre Dame’s 2009 Football Schedule: Enough Already
Published on: 12th August, 2009
Manageable. Ugh. It's like describing a blind date as "nice." Sure, Notre Dame's 2009 schedule is "manageable." The Irish are independent. They, like everyone else in college football, want to play seven home games. They, unlike everyone else, aren't constrained by a conference schedule handed down by the league. So yes, the schedule ...If Only College Basketball Had What College Football Has to Offer
Published on: 11th August, 2009
While reading Ivan Maisel's recent article about the returning crop of Heisman candidates in 2009, I couldn't help but be struck by the disparity between what college football and basketball offer the casual observer. Certainly, it's not every year that Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Taylor Mays return to ...Featured Sponsors
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