0 comments by Terry Johnson and Matt Zemek on 11/3/2014
Auburn-Ole Miss was the most memorable game from the past weekend, but TCU’s 31-30 thriller over West Virginia rated a very close second. TCU and West Virginia both fought long uphill battles for respect in college football in the first decade of this century. Now in the Big 12, they created a compelling drama on […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/2/2014
Many endeavors in life require the ability to walk a fine line without losing one’s balance. Human work is, at its heart, a matter of effort and energy poured into a task, but if that work is more complicated than shoveling dirt or mopping a floor, it will often be imbued with a need to […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/1/2014
In 2011, the Oregon Ducks throttled the Stanford Cardinal, 53-30, but on that night on The Farm in Palo Alto, Darron Thomas was still Oregon’s quarterback. Marcus Mariota had not yet been entrusted with Chip Kelly’s offense. When he got his first crack at the Stanford Cardinal in 2012, he thought he was ready, but […]
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Human beings might not actively think about the past in the midst of a difficult situation, but images from previous experiences can certainly creep into the mind’s eye when a stressful scenario emerges. We recall the fear or trauma of something we’ve encountered before. We carry heartbreak with us as well as the joy we […]
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13-0. It’s one of the hardest feats in sports, especially in a power conference. When will people realize that a debate between an unbeaten team and a one-loss team is SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT from a debate between a one-loss team and a two-loss team? Going unbeaten in major college football makes your resume far better — there are no blemishes on a perfect resume. This is supposedly why we play the games.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/31/2014
On Thursday night, the Florida State Seminoles stared down the barrel of another deficit of at least 17 points. Having fallen behind Auburn by 18 in January’s last BCS National Championship Game, Florida State had already known the discomfort of a massive scoreboard disadvantage against a formidable playcaller, Gus Malzahn. When Florida State fell behind […]
Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino will get to coach against an SEC East team for the second straight game. He jumps from Kentucky to Georgia, and both games carry quite a lot of significance for the Cardinals. One was a rivalry game; this one is a little more personal, with UL defensive coordinator Todd Grantham being the center of attention.
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 10/30/2014
Louisville intercepted Jameis Winston on the first play of the second half in Thursday’s game against Florida State. The Cardinals then fumbled the ball back to the Seminoles. Your reaction, Bobby Petrino?
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The past two weeks of college football packed a very minimal punch. Now that the World Series is over and the month of November is upon us, one should expect a college football season to offer better Saturdays. Does this Saturday live up to that expectation? Yes… especially if you’re willing to stay up late […]
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Week nine in college football crammed a lot of absurdities into its collection of FBS games, but what stood out was not just the volume of absurdity on hand, but the severity of it all. The centerpiece of week nine was obviously this event, which you can re-live by clicking on the hyperlink: The Big […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/29/2014
The College Football Playoff era began in a very real way last night with the first unveiling of the selection committee’s rankings. What has struck me over the past few days has been the outpouring of opinion against the committee’s plan to release continuous rankings. Smart people — people I highly respect in the profession […]
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So, did anything big happen last night in college football? What? You mean there was no “Fun Belt Tuesday” with Louisiana-Lafayette whaling on an unfortunate foe? Yes, a new era in college football history began last night. The newness of this venture has naturally created twin tidal waves of publicity and anxiety. It’s the conversational […]
0 comments by Student Section Staff on 10/28/2014
Three weeks ago, Student Section contributor Kevin McGuire penned this excellent piece on the re-emergence of TCU and Utah in their new power-conference situations. Today, the Horned Frogs and Utes remain central factors in their respective leagues. They have only gotten better as the season has moved along. It’s time for the editors of The […]
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After two lackluster weeks of college football, the sport appears poised to get its groove back. Three considerably consequential conference confrontations constitute the core of the week 10 schedule. The editors of The Student Section, joined by guest panelist and TSS columnist Allen Kenney, offer their views on Auburn-Ole Miss and TCU-West Virginia. (Sorry, Stanford-Oregon. […]
Not even his fiercest critics can deny that Jameis Winston made a very strong statement in the Heisman Trophy race Saturday night. Winston’s virtually perfect second half is the best half of football from any skill player in the FBS this season if the weight of the occasion and the quality of the opponent are factored into the equation.
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The 2014 college football season has — as everyone predicted — vaulted Mississippi State to the forefront of the national title chase entering the month of November. TCU, West Virginia, and Kansas State all have a better chance than Oklahoma of winning the Big 12, another prediction the entire pundit class nailed as well. Kentucky […]
Chris Fowler is a legitimate superstar in the world of college football broadcasting. He has made College GameDay the juggernaut it is. Yet, one can love everything about Fowler and still watch Premier League Soccer or Masters 1000 tennis from Europe on fall mornings. Why? Because live games trump pregame shows and their chatter every single time.
0 comments by Student Section Staff on 10/27/2014
Chris Fowler caused quite a stir this past Saturday. Anytime a central college football media figure steps into the ESPN-SEC conversation, the college football world pays attention. The Student Section editors are here to tackle this issue, and we’re happy to invite a special guest — TSS columnist Allen Kenney — to our roundtable. Before […]
