Monthly Archives: November 2015

Paper Tigers

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Billy Koehler

2006 Ohio State.  2012 Notre Dame.  2014 Florida State.  What do those teams have in common?  They all went undefeated and were granted a chance to play for the national title.  In each instance the zero in the loss column … Continue reading →

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What We Learned: Week 9

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Billy Koehler

The ACC Doesn’t Have Anything for Clemson.  Saturday was the last chance for the Tigers to stub their toes.  Florida State is the only team in the ACC who has the talent to play 60 minutes with Clemson.  The Seminoles … Continue reading →

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Gridiron Glossary: Strong Safety

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Billy Koehler

Strong Safety is the name given to one of the safeties (free safety is the other) to differentiate the two positions and divide responsibilities dependent on scheme. Most defenses have two safeties, the strong safety and the free safety.  Depending … Continue reading →

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What We Learned: Week 8

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Billy Koehler

How did UNC lose to South Carolina?  After Thursday night’s win over Pitt, people wanted to know how this North Carolina team lost to that South Carolina team.  Short answer: South Carolina is better.  Their 3-5 record doesn’t look as … Continue reading →

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ACC Bows to Howls of the Mob

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Billy Koehler

So, the ACC has decided to suspend the officiating crew who blew the ending of the Miami Duke game.  After what I wrote earlier this week about officials and accountability, you might think I’m all for the suspensions.  You’d be … Continue reading →

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Officiating Needs Transparency

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Billy Koehler

Everyone saw the bizarre ending to the Miami Duke game on Saturday night.  Depending on your point of view, it was a wonderful example of how great college football can be or it was a travesty for which there is … Continue reading →

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