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0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 12/28/2016
Believe it or not, Randy Edsall’s potential return to UConn would make sense. That’s not to say that I agree with the school’s decision to dismiss Bob Diaco. I don’t. UConn should have given him another season before making a move. However, since the school did decide to make a leadership change, I’ll go on […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 12/20/2016
One of the many things I love about bowl season is that coaches don’t hold anything back. Leading 28-17 with just 45 remaining in the first half, everyone in the stadium thought that Western Kentucky was going to take a knee and head to the locker room with a double-digit lead. The Hilltoppers had other […]
LSU’s win over Wisconsin and Auburn’s win over Kansas State did more to shape perceptions (and resumes) in the 2014 college football season than any other non-conference games. This point cannot be forgotten when a full account of the season is ultimately rendered.
0 comments by Bart D on 12/19/2016
Sometimes, it feels like people find issues with things just because they’re not happy unless they’re finding issues with things. Happiness? Tranquility? What is it good for? The latest installment in Fake Outrage University, of which about 90 percent of the country sometimes feels like it has a degree from, is star college football players […]
(AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte)
0 comments by Bart D on 12/8/2016
Would you believe we’re going on about three years since an NFL team poached a college coach, and that was the Houston Texans with Bill O’Brien, whom no one thought was too long for the college game as it is? The argument probably goes along with the fact that recently, the collegiate ranks haven’t really […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/7/2016
The thing about coaching hires is, unless you have a body of work of the coach at that particular school, it’s either a great hire and you’re some eternal optimist … or it’s a sketchy one and you’re never giving the guy a chance. When it comes to Willie Taggart, who is reportedly set to […]
during the Pac-12 Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on December 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.
0 comments by Bart D on 12/6/2016
We do this autopsy every stinking year around this time, after the four teams picked for the CFB Playoff are announced to a world just waiting to rip them apart with negativity no matter what the result. Through three years of this thing, the committee has mostly gotten it right, at least in the sense […]
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As you may or may not have heard, Michigan Swiss Army Knife (because really, he has no position) Jabrill Peppers is a Heisman Trophy finalist, and that sent people’s heads into orbit for some bizarre reason. Never does irrationality meet its summit than with sports, and the “name on the front of the jersey.” Rather […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/17/2016
The Toledo Rockets defeated Ball State 37-19 to set up a de facto MAC West title game with Western Michigan. Make no mistake about it: this was a big win for Jason Candle’s squad. Sure, Ball State entered this contest with a 4-6 record, but the Cardinals have a knack for upsetting Toledo when the […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/8/2016
Breaking news: College football is almost over. When you’re done weeping (what are we going to do with our Saturdays … house work!?) with the fact that we have only a month left, understand that this has been an incredible season with the best plot twists yet to come. The 2016 season seems like it’s […]
0 comments by Phil Harrison on 10/31/2016
There’s just one remaining undefeated team in the Big Ten, and the race for both divisions are still up for grabs as we head down the home-stretch. Phil Harrison gives you five things we learned about Big Ten football last week. Contact/Follow @PhilHarrisonCFB or email him at pharrison28@gmail.com. If that doesn’t work, you can find him […]
0 comments by Bart D on 10/29/2016
It’s important to not be too hyperbolic about singular games or events, but if in the end this is the official passing of the torch in the state of Michigan’s college football back to the Wolverines, the symbolic play when it all happened was in the first half, tied at 7. In Michigan territory, the […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 10/23/2016
Special teams plays tend to produce some big hits. On this play, LSU’s Jamal Adams cleanly took our two Ole Miss players with a single hit.
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 2: Quarterback Sefo Liufau #13 of the Colorado Buffaloes runs the offense against the Colorado State Rams during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 2, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 10/17/2016
With only five games on the Pac-12 slate this past weekend, the conference is doing this weekly column no favors in forcing it to extract broad sweeping ideas from a small sample size. Oh well, on with the show. 1. Sam Darnold looks like the real deal Darnold didn’t start until the fourth game of […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – OCTOBER 08: Head coach Darrell Hazell of the Purdue Boilermakers watches the winning field goal kick being made against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. Purdue defeated Illinois 34-31 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D
At one point during Saturday’s Ohio State – Wisconsin game, the Aflac (advertise, please) trivia question came on about which Big Ten team was the last to defeat three top 10 conference teams in a season. The answer was 2003 Michigan, to which surprise was elicited to know that Purdue was one of those teams. We […]
MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 15: J.T. Barrett #16 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs the football in for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** J.T. Barrett
0 comments by Bart D on 10/16/2016
In a game that had the feel of some sort of Big Ten semi-final tilt if there was such a thing, Ohio State outlasted Wisconsin in Camp Randall in overtime, 30-23. It could be a preview of the actual Big Ten Championship Game, but that’ll take some doing on both sides. At any rate, we […]
