Monthly Archives: November 2015

Georgia’s Big Gamble

So, Georgia decided to fire Mark Richt.  Most of the articles you read today are going to be some variation of “how could they?”  How could they fire a man who averages 10 wins a season?  How could they fire … Continue reading

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Redemption Saturday

“Sometimes the best thing you can say about a day is that it’s over.”  Many college football teams will look back on this season and understand that sentiment.  Some are already thinking it.  Expectations haven’t been met for most teams, … Continue reading

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SEC East Down

There was a time when the SEC was the best conference in college football.  It was a time when that fact could not be seriously debated, except by partisans of other conferences and people playing devil’s advocate.  There are those … Continue reading

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Notre Dame Must Lose

The Committee is going to have hard decisions to make when they choose the last two participants for the playoff.  The first two will be easy.  Undefeated Clemson will be in the playoff, and SEC Champion Alabama will be there.  … Continue reading

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What We Learned: Week 11

Michigan State’s Defense is Good.  This isn’t really something new we learned, but we have confirmation.  The Spartans did such a good job on Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes that Ohio State players were complaining about the playacting and ball distribution after … Continue reading

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SEC – Big Ten Challenge

Bret Bielema had a fantastic idea for scheduling.  He suggested that two conferences, like the Big Ten and SEC, have a challenge.  In his plan there would be one week of the season where the conferences would play each other. … Continue reading

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Big XII Left Out Again?

The possible playoff participants are dwindling in number.  The Pac-12 doesn’t have any viable candidates.  The ACC and SEC are down to two each; the Big Ten has three.  The conference with the most candidates is the Big 12, with … Continue reading

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What We Learned: Week 10

LSU is not elite.  Two weeks ago the Tigers looked like one of the elite teams.  They had arguable the best resume in the nation with wins at Mississippi State and home against Florida.  Now, they’ve faced double digit losses … Continue reading

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Key Plays: Clemson v. Florida State

On Saturday night Clemson beat Florida State 23-13 to win the ACC Atlantic Division and remain number one in the Playoff rankings.  Here is how the Tigers did it on some key plays. Capitalizing on Momentum Toward the end of … Continue reading

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Manufacturing Controversy

College Football fans have been denied the fairer system they were promised. The playoff was sold as an improved system to make sure the national champion was decided on the field.  A committee was appointed to ensure the system would … Continue reading

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