Published on: 26th July, 2010
This is part three of a series highlighting the best teams in the non-BCS conferences. Of all the teams in my series of non-BCS powers, this one is the hardest to write about. It's my Alma Mater, after all. That aside, this team is a team of mystery in 2010. The first mystery, and ...Published on: 22nd July, 2010
With the SEC Media Days already upon us, and the opening to fall camps all across the country not too far behind, college football season is only a hop, skip, and jump away. A lot of teams choose small time teams to begin their season, but there are some great ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
This is part two of a series highlighting the best teams in the non-AQ conferences. It's hard to believe that five short years ago few people outside of Idaho knew who the Broncos were. Now, they are one of the first non-BCS teams to have a legitimate shot at a national title. There ...Published on: 20th July, 2010
This is part one of a series highlighting the best teams in the non-AQ conferences. In the BCS era, only two non-AQ conferences have produced all of the BCS busters: the Mountain West Conference and the Western Athletic Conference. Often, conferences such as the Sun Belt are completely ignored. No one ...Published on: 19th July, 2010
Tom Holmoe has said some curious things lately. BYU's Athletic Director has been cryptic when talking about the future for the Cougars. Only a few weeks ago, Mr. Holmoe said that there were "great opportunities for BYU that did not exist last week." Just to refresh your memory, he said that ...Published on: 14th July, 2010
Just when you thought that there would be no more coaching changes before the beginning of the 2010 season, Bobby Johnson has suddenly stepped out of his head coaching job at Vanderbilt to head into retirement. The sixty year old head coach cited personal reasons for deciding to leave the ...Published on: 12th July, 2010
Football season is almost upon us, and the time has come to peer into my Magic 8 Ball to get predictions on how the season is going to go. Here are my predictions for 2010: 1. Alabama will not win the National Championship. Yes, I know that Alabama is the preseason favorite, ...Published on: 8th July, 2010
Ever since the Utah Utes busted into the biggest bowls in college football in 2004, a team from a non-automatic qualifier conference has gone to play in one of these big games with the exception of 2005. Despite the clear disadvantage of being in these "mid-major" conferences, a few select ...Published on: 7th July, 2010
As the preseason magazines begin to unveil their summer predictions, it’s becoming clear that few people believe that BYU will excel this season. For example, BYU is only 45th in the Sporting Nation’s Top 100. They're behind fellow Mountain West teams TCU (sixth), Utah (22nd), and Air ...