0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/18/2014
This past Monday at SEC Media Days, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive once again reiterated his desire to see the five power conferences gain more decision-making autonomy in collegiate athletics. Friday morning, the NCAA moved the ball in that very direction. * “Autonomy saw some changes as well, including: a refinement of the list of items […]
This is what Les Miles must feel like when his team averages at least four yards per carry in a game. No team has a higher winning percentage in such games since the 2005 FBS season.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/16/2014
At SEC Media Days on Wednesday, LSU head coach Les Miles — one of the foremost media stars in the conference — took the podium and gave a relatively bland presentation. Yet, even a quiet afternoon by The Hat’s standards still provides a few choice quotes, and this was no exception. The clear highlight of […]
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On Wednesday at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock explained how this new system will work. Well, at least, he tried to. Here’s a simple summary of Hancock’s presentation, in six tweets: The summary is clearer than anything Hancock said, that’s for sure. Wait — don’t tweet that. […]
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UCLA has owned one of the cleanest and best football uniforms in college football for decades. The Bruins have a uniform as simple — and as cherished — as Penn State, Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and other schools. There was never a need for improvement; the point went without saying. However, companies just have to try […]
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One more entry to be filed under “college football officiating madness” (or “college football thought police”) for the 2014 season: You can’t make this stuff up. Hopefully, players will find creative ways to make the end zone a hotel of happiness… but not lead officials to litter their “hotel rooms” with more laundry. The potential […]
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Eight men out? No — eight men out on the field. That’s what college football wants to try to do more of. SEC Media Days began on Wednesday with a look at various rule and procedural changes for the coming season. Here are two tweets that will help you to get up to speed. First, […]
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Wednesday morning, SEC head of officials Steve Shaw — a highly competent referee for many years in the conference — gave a presentation at SEC Media Days on new rules and points of emphasis for the coming season. The big newsmakers both concerned college football’s continued attempts to promote player safety. The sensible rule change […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/14/2014
You know how much the college football community treasures Steve Spurrier. No, not everyone loves him, because the SEC isn’t a place for mutual or widespread love. Just about everyone in college football does treasure him, though, because without him, the sport would be so much more… what’s the proper (improvised, not-actually-in-the-dictionary) term here… Sabanistic? […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/8/2014
Alabama didn’t need a conference championship to play for the national title in the 2011 college football season. Florida could have benefited from a four-team playoff format in the 2012 season. The 2013 Alabama squad could have similarly profited from a final foursome. Southeastern Conference teams are never out of sight or out of mind […]
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Welcome to The Editorial Section, otherwise known as a roundtable discussion among The Student Section’s co-editors. Matt Zemek, Terry Johnson, and Bart Doan tackle issues of interest to college football fans. In this edition, we look at various components of the playoff landscape: the favorites, the possibilities of a surprise, and the expected (lack of) […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/7/2014
Welcome to The Student Section, Bloguin’s college sports blog, a place where I and co-editors Terry Johnson and Bart Doan — all alumni of College Football News — will try to give you a mixture of smart commentary and a taste of fun. That’s what most people want from college sports, anyway — an enjoyable […]
