Published on: 23rd December, 2009
With the news that Cincinnati's interim coach, Jeff Quinn, has been hired to Buffalo, and the inevitable letdown Florida's players must feel, the Sugar Bowl between the Gators and Bearcats is shaping up to be one of the most disappointing BCS bowls of all time. That TCU would play Boise State ...Published on: 22nd December, 2009
As much as coaches preach team effort, some wins (and losses) come down to the effort one player puts into a game. My favorite example, and possibly the most famous, is, appropriately, from a bowl. Vince Young compiled 467 yards by himself against the Trojans' defense, and topped it all off ...Published on: 22nd December, 2009
There are no guarantees in bowl season, least of all in the national championship. Anyone who has followed my output for B/R will say that I like envisioning how the underdog can steal the win, and there's no better crucible to test that in than the slaying that's supposed to take ...Published on: 21st December, 2009
Continuing in the tradition of top 25 coaches and preseason top 25 for 2010, I'd like to take a look at the top 25 returning wide receivers for 2010. Wide receiver is always a difficult position to project. Success or failure is contingent on the quarterback, on whether another wide receiver ...Published on: 21st December, 2009
The bowls have already shown why they're our national treasure. Fresno State came out flat against Wyoming and got stuffed by the Cowboys' defense in a goal-line stant, while Middle Tennessee notched the first ever win for the Sun Belt Conference against Southern Miss, whose high powered offense was heavily-favored. Between the ...Published on: 20th December, 2009
Recruiting in the SEC recently replaced baseball as the South's most beloved pastime. The season is year-round, there are about as many games, and they're far more interesting to watch develop. With that in mind, I'd like to begin a series of top-10 ranking slideshows with the granddaddy of them all, ...Published on: 17th December, 2009
The Cincinnati Bearcats have been feeling the disrespect ever since head coach Brian Kelly took the Notre Dame job last week despite multiple assurances to the contrary. All is not lost, however. In fact, by hiring Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones yesterday, the instability at the UC coaching position has ...Published on: 17th December, 2009
Every season brings surprising play from teams that most people either ignore or leave out of their initial ballots. All-stars emerge from last year's bench, players make good on their recruiting rankings, and overachievers lift their team from the middle of the pack. I've picked out ten teams I think could surprise ...Published on: 16th December, 2009
To help determine which 10 college football programs will dominate the next decade, we should start by asking: Which 10 programs have dominated this decade? USC, obviously, has been the most dominant. They have won or shared seven-straight Pac-10 titles and have had a 5-1 record in BCS bowls—including a national championship ...Published on: 15th December, 2009
Aside from Senior Bowls, Shrine Games, and other cowtown talent shows of dubious validity, the bowls are the last opportunity for players to make a strong statement on their draft potential. It's a great time for tough runners to face stiff defenses, pocket passers to test their presence against the rush, ...