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SEC may still expand

Tony Barnhart has an article up at GridironNow where he argues that this week’s events will effectively shut the door on SEC expansion.  Those two events are the Big 12’s decision to expand, and the ACC’s launch of a network … Continue reading

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More please

Miami and Florida have agreed to play in the Citrus Bowl to open the 2019 season.  This is good news for those of us who want to see good football every weekend.  I’ve reached the point where I’m not interested … Continue reading

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ACC Network looks Dead on Arrival

After the Big Ten, SEC and Pac12 conferences put together television networks other major conferences, the ACC in particular, wondered when they would get nearly unlimited coverage of their network.  Fans wanted to see more of their teams and wanted the … Continue reading

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Playoff What Ifs

As long as everything goes according to plan, the playoff is set.  Clemson, Alabama and Oklahoma are in.  The last place goes to the Big Ten champion, either Iowa or Michigan State.  Oklahoma’s season is finished.  They are the Big … Continue reading

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What We Learned: Week 12

The Committee Loves Blowouts.  Remember when the BCS instructed the computer rankings to take out margin of victory?  Remember how they didn’t want to see teams run up the score?  The Playoff Committee isn’t like that.  Last year Ohio State … 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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Paper Tigers

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

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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What We Learned: Week 8

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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