0 comments by Bart D on 12/23/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart We’ve all been there. Your buddies tell you to go to a certain restaurant because the burgers are great, or the steaks are amazing, and you won’t be disappointed. We’ll stick with burgers in this example. So you get a Friday night and you’re all stoked to go […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/19/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart I was watching the timeless holiday classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer last week when it struck me that Santa’s whole system needs an about face, and to bring in an HR guy at some point. He basically dismissed Rudolph’s chances of being on the sleigh team just […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/10/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Single, badger, red and white powerhouse football program seeking relationship. Looking for a long-term relationship, not a fling. Do not contact if that’s what you’re after. Lover of cheese and beer preferred. * Wednesday, December 10 figured to be a sad day for Wisconsin fans because they were […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/9/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart There are about 800 bowls represented by 700 companies we have no idea even exist. So you’re bound to get some salty good matchups almost by default. However, you’re also bound to be on your porch with a bottle in a paper bag glass of wine gazing into […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart The College Football Playoff committee got it right. No, this article was not written under the influence. I admit I was a little surprised, the way you go into a date with a pretty girl that you’re sure has no personality and then, halfway through the evening, starts […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/7/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Ohio State eviscerated Wisconsin, and by proxy, the Buckeyes belong in the College Football Playoff. Final score? 59-0. Not making that number up. I promise. That’s about as loaded for you as meeting your girlfriend’s dad for the first time and saying this: “Hi. I’m dating your daughter. […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes… again Can you picture what will be So limitless […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/3/2014
Author @TheCoachBart Well, we’re only one week away from DOOM one way or another. The CFB Playoff committee seems to just be pulling things out of the hat, so for the sake of being decent people, why not help those 12 people along and let them know which semifinal playoff matchups we (you?) would probably […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/2/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Head football coach Brady Hoke is out at Michigan … officially … which comes with all of the surprise of turning on the shower and getting wet. It’s a sad ending to a Michigan football era that seems perpetually sifting through its pockets to find change to put […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/1/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Nebraska has been here before. The Huskers have lived in that world of “reality meets expectation meets coach who’d be meeting both if he were at 99 percent of the schools he was coaching, but not Nebraska.” Once upon a time, it was Frank Solich who was winning […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/30/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Projected Four In 1. Florida State 2. Oregon 3. Alabama 4. Baylor ‘Splaination: I know, I know, Baylor struggled with Texas Tech. TCU struggled with Kansas. Sometimes, it just happens. Ever fought a drunk? Sometimes, a guy that can’t fight gets a little in him, reaches down, and […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/29/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart If you’ve never seen Jake and the Neverland Pirates, it’s a toddler cartoon on the Disney channel that’s a youthful spin-off from the Peter Pan series, where basically these kid pirates spend their eternity being young and goofing off with a ship to motor around in while a […]
If the conferences are given autonomy in their ability to stage championship games, we could see the end of split-division conferences. We could also see conferences decide to make the conference title game a flex-game entity in which the conference champion might not play in it. For instance, the Big Ten could have chosen this year (under a liberalized structure) to anoint Ohio State as its champion. The conference title game slot this Saturday could have beloned to Michigan State and Wisconsin, the second- and third-place teams. Ohio State would love the ability to rest and heal for the bowls. Michigan State and Wisconsin could gain a quality win. Shouldn’t conferences have the freedom to be able to do this? They might… if legislation makes its way through an NCAA board in April.
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart They always say “there’s a reason you play the games,” and it’s not to insinuate that you’re doing so just because it appears on the schedule and it’d be a logistics nightmare to not do so. Mostly it refers to a player or group of players being completely […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart College football has given us a lot over our lives, the latest of which over the last 15 years has been the ever ridiculous “conference strength” argument, which has replaced the “best home run hitter, NBA player, quarterback, etc. of all time across eras” as the most ridiculously […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/26/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart It’s defined not by traveling trophies, cute nicknames, or in-state borders. It’s called only, “The Game,” and while it’s cliche to say you don’t understand the hate unless you’ve been around it in any way … you don’t understand the hate unless you’ve been around it in any […]
