Colorado and Nebraska was traditionally a great Thanksgiving leftover. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
With conference realignment running rampant in college football, there are a number of rivalries that have been pushed along the wayside. While many have been done with the best interest of the school or program in mind, some just seem [...]
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Football Rivalries in Need of Rejuven...
Colorado and Nebraska was traditionally a great Thanksgiving leftover. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
With conference realignment running rampant in college football, there are a number of rivalries that have been pushed along the wayside. While many have been done with the best interest of the school or program in mind, some just seem [...]
A Diehard Pac-12 Fan’s Favorite Confe...
Nick Saban and Alabama have won three national championships over the past four years. (MIke Pettigano/BSD)
Please excuse my disguise. I’m wearing Groucho Marx glasses to hide my identity. You see, I’m a lifelong PAC-12 college football fan but I’m here to sing the praises of my actual favorite conference, the SEC. If my PAC-12 brethren knew [...]
Down to the Wire for Bubble Teams (Ma...
Trae Golden and Tennessee are currently the last team in the field of 68. (Photo: Ben Ozburn/Tennessee Journalist)
Selection Sunday is just three days away and the number of bubble spots available have dramatically shrunk. There are 31 projected conference champions and now 30 teams at the moment seen to be solidly in the NCAA Tournament fiel [...]
It’s Scoreboard Watching Week f...
Kevin Pangos and Gonzaga help teams on the bubble out by not being upset in the WCC Tournament.
It’s still early, but for teams on the bubble, things have went well so far. Monday’s final of the West Coast Conference Tournament was probably a moot point as certainly Gonzaga and probably Saint Mary’s were already in the NCAA [...]
Bids for Bubble Spots Shrinking (Marc...
Joe Harris and Virginia are hoping to get back to the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Selection Sunday is now less than one week away. Many teams are shoe-ins for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still a number of teams with work to do to get into the field of 68. There are 31 projected conference champions and 26 t [...]
The State of the Bubble (March 2nd)
Phil Greene and St. John's are currently on the outside looking in.
The calendar has struck March and Selection Sunday is roughly two weeks away. Many teams are shoe-ins for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still a number of teams with work to do to get into the field of 68. There are 31 projected conference champions and 25 teams at th [...]
A Return to the Bubble (February 9th)
Illinois has enough quality wins to feel good about its tournament chances.
For most teams, the conference schedule is halfway over. Selection Sunday is not that far away and the bubble is still relatively large. There are 31 automatic bids and 37 at-large bids to be had. Teams currently leading their conferences will be presumed conference c [...]
First Eye on the Bubble (February 1st...
Trevor Releford and Alabama is hoping to avoid letting another bad non-conference keep it out of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
The calendar has struck February and March Madness is now just a little over a month away. The NCAA Tournament field will soon be taking shape, but as now, there are many teams sitting v [...]
Bowl Roundup (December 22nd)
Saturday’s bowl schedule featured a pair of nail-biters. The Mountain West and Sun Belt conferences picked up their first wins of the bowl season while the Pac-12 and Conference USA fell to 1-1 on the bowl season. Here is a look back at Saturday’s action:
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, LA
East Carolina 34, Louisiana-L [...]
The 2012 Outside the Redzone College ...
Another great college football regular season has come and passed. Bowl games are just a week away and #1 Notre Dame taking on second-ranked Alabama for the national championship is just less than a month away. Like any season, 2012 was made up of great games, plays, upsets and high drama. At Outside the Redzone, we’ve taken time to hon [...]
Justified? Round 2 – A Look at Colleg...
Head coach Skip Holtz and his quarterback B.J. Daniels celebrate a bowl victory over Clemson in 2010. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Another round of college football coaches have been given the boot with many coming from BCS conferences. Here’s a look at four coaches from BCS conferences who were recently fired and another from [...]
Notre Dame is Back for Good
Michigan was the first ranked team to be defeated by Notre Dame this season.
Like it or not, Notre Dame football is nationally relevant again and probably will be for a long time. As the only undefeated FBS school eligible for postseason, the Fighting Irish will be headed to Miami on January 7th for the BCS National Championship and will be j [...]
Mid-Season Report: BCS Overachievers ...
Logan Thomas and Virginia Tech have been one of the bigger disappointments in the country. (Photo: T.J. Witten)
It’s hard to believe, but college football’s regular season is already halfway over. Needless to say, the top 10 looks a lot different than it did at the beginning of the year. Even the conference standings do not look e [...]
Seminoles Still with Plenty to Play f...
Rashad Greene and the Florida State offense was shut down in the second half on Saturday. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Saturday’s 17-16 loss to N.C. State was without a doubt devastating for Florida State. The Seminoles led 16-0 at halftime and appeared in control until the final quarter where the Wolfpack rallied for two touchdowns and the up [...]
BCS Sleepers for 2012
College football season is less than a month away and while a playoff system will arrive shortly, the BCS is not dead just yet. The preseason rankings for one major poll have already been released and the other is coming shortly. With the release of the polls and the speculation from the media, the teams in the top five or 10 are getting all [...]
College Football Playoff Goes Far Eno...
Texas and Alabama met for the National Championship following the 2009 season.
It is official. College football has a playoff and to the delight of most. As a College Football Purist myself, I find the new formatted system acceptable, but it was not easy to take in. Traditionally, I have been a proponent of a plus-one model if the particular [...]
Seminoles Host Stanford in NCAA Super...
Florida State first baseman Jayce Boyd led the ACC in batting average this season. (Photo: Garry Thompson/Sneakin' Deacon)
The Super Regional match-up is set to begin on Friday with Florida State, the third seed nationally, playing host to Stanford. Both teams as hosts, swept their Regional. Florida State won the Tallahassee Regional by d [...]
Big XII an Option, Not a Must for FSU
Could the sun be setting on Florida State's days in the ACC?
With rumors of Florida State moving from the ACC to the Big XII, Florida State University president Eric Barron had little to say, but what he said was spot on. Barron essentially weighed the pros and cons on a move to the Big XII and left the university’s options open. Ba [...]
