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Much Ado About Nothing at Ole Miss

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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You Need a Quarterback

You have to have a quarterback.  College football is reaching the point that the NFL reached years ago.  You must have a great quarterback or you cannot succeed.  For years there were ways around that, but that is no longer … Continue reading

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The Safe Play with Kirby Smart?

Kirby Smart, rumored to be the next head coach at the University of South Carolina, is actually the next head coach at the University of Georgia.  Smart has been one of the hottest names in coaching circles for years.  Had … 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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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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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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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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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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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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