Category Archives: Opinion

When in doubt, it is a foul

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Billy Koehler

A bad rule gets worse. On Tuesday the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel decided that the targeting penalty had been such a huge success that the only thing they needed was more targeting penalties. The Panel voted to allow replay … Continue reading →

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24 Hours of College Football

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Billy Koehler

It’s never to early to start looking forward to opening day.  The college football off season is a grueling 233 day slog.  This season we’ve only gotten through 57 days so far, but instead of dwelling on that, let’s fantasize … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Nothing at Ole Miss

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Billy Koehler

The Jackson Clarion-Ledger obtained copies of most of the allegations currently leveled by the NCAA at Ole Miss.  They aren’t incredibly interesting, salacious or serious.  A sampling: “After the repairs were made, [name redacted] attempted to return the loaner vehicle … Continue reading →

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Late Kickoff times

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Billy Koehler

In response to last week’s article about TV ratings Jim H asked a question on our Facebook page.  His questions is this: if so many viewers are in the east, why do prime match-ups start so late? First, I could not … Continue reading →

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Half Measures: Florida Edition

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Billy Koehler

Florida is going to allow alcohol in parts of their football and basketball stadiums but not in all. It’s the latest half measure from administrators to stem the flow of fans away from stadiums and toward TVs. Continue reading →

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LSU Football is Untouchable

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Billy Koehler

LSU is always talented.  Next season they appear to be set to return more talent than usual.  Typically the NFL draft hits the Tigers especially hard, a problem many teams would be happy to have.  All of that could be … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Next Four Years

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Billy Koehler

College Football eras fit neatly into four year windows.  That’s the usual length of a college sojourn for a student.  ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg uses the leap day to look forward to the next four years.  Among his predictions: Others that … Continue reading →

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Crazy? Stat of the Day

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Billy Koehler

Usually I’m not much of an NFL guy, but this came across my twitter timeline: SportsCenter calls it crazy, but is it?  Quarterback is the most cerebral position on the field.  It stands to reason that the more a player … Continue reading →

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Spring Practice Anywhere

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Billy Koehler

Bowl games are glorified exhibitions that usually take place in warm, attractive locales.  They are thought by many to be a reward for the players.  The team gets to travel to a tourist friendly destination and has all kinds of … Continue reading →

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Distraction Season

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Billy Koehler

What’s the worst thing that can happen to your team in the offseason?  Is it injury to key players?  Is it a signing day flip?  Is it an unexpected coaching change, or is it an off field distraction? College football … Continue reading →

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