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The Rose Bowl Is Running Scared
Published on: 10th August, 2009
Funny thing happened at Pac-10 media days. The Rose Bowl showed up. The Tournament of Roses Committee made an appearance at Pac-10 media days and even brought the 2010 trophy to show off. Now, this would not be an odd thing, given the Pac-10's close relationship with the Rose Bowl for generations, except ...The Cold Dead Hand: Free Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott
Published on: 3rd August, 2009
The new Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott looked like he would be a catalyst for change in the college football world. Scott, who previously directed the Women's Tennis Association, was hired to get the Pac-10 back to television and sponsorship prominence. Instead, he has already adopted the old company line and looks be ...Report Cards: Grading the Big Six Out-of-Conference Schedules
Published on: 29th July, 2009
Over the last several weeks, I have reviewed the out-of-Conference (OOC) schedules for the Big Six Conferences and ranked them inside each Conference. Now it's time for some grades. No real surprises here—Kansas State, Mississippi, Penn State, and Texas Tech received F's. The Pac-10 was clearly head and shoulders above the rest, ...Ranking The Out-of-Conference Schedules: The Pac-10
Published on: 28th July, 2009
The Pac-10 has a reputation of playing the best out-of-conference (OOC) schedule in the country. In my journey around the Big Six, I have found a whole lot of weak schedules, along with a few good ones. The current structure of the BCS rankings encourage teams to find the easiest OOC games ...Ranking the Out-of-Conference Schedules: The SEC
Published on: 25th July, 2009
The rest of the SEC must hate Georgia for them look like cowards. Georgia is the only team in the conference to play a top level OOC schedule, worthy credit and appreciation. The rest of the conference makes excuses as to why it is too hard to play good OOC teams, ...Frog Power: Can Anyone Run on TCU?
Published on: 23rd July, 2009
What happens when an unstoppable force hits an immovable object? Just ask TCU's opponents last year. With the nation's No. 1 total defense, they crushed teams who tried to move the ball on the ground. Led by All-American DE Jerry Hughes, the Horned Frogs put the hurt on running backs and quarterbacks both. Frog ...Ranking the Out Of Conference Schedules: The Big 10
Published on: 21st July, 2009
Wow, some of these conferences Out-of-Conference schedules have been absolutely bad, but the Big 10 may challenge the SEC for the worst scheduling among the Big Six. There are only a handful of good OOC games, along with the usual garbage teams. I have literally struggled to complete this article. ...Can a Gator Support a Bulldog? Another Reason to Hate the BCS
Published on: 20th July, 2009
How can a Volunteer fan root for the Gators? Or a Michigan alum support the Buckeyes? Or a Red Raider support the Sooners? It seems so odd, but I run into this every single day talking college football. An Auburn grad should not wish for good things for the Crimson Tide. But it happens ...Pac-10 and The Major Bowls: A Tangled History
Published on: 18th July, 2009
I grew up about 10 miles from the Rose Bowl. Every January 1 I would sit down and watch every bowl game, but the Rose Bowl always seemed special. The monsters of the Midwest would come into SoCal and contend with the best of the West, who was usually UCLA ...System Shock: The Only Way College Footbal Will Get a Playoff
Published on: 16th July, 2009
Supporters of a college football playoff have always been on the outside looking in. The leaders of the BCS have no desire to change the current system which allows them money and power and prestige which would be at risk if their schools would actually have to win on the ...Featured Sponsors
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