0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/5/2015
At the start of every season a slew of games are circled as must-see TV, but as the year grinds on, games arise which gain importance from the teams playing them as opposed to reputation and past victories. Here are five of the biggest games left this season that certainly weren’t on anyone’s big-game radar […]
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The SEC West is a beautiful disaster. A victim of the contrivances that are preseason polls, the SEC West is nothing like people thought it would be when the season started five weeks ago. The division has been stretched, squeezed, and turned inside out. As college football reaches its midway point, it’s worth gauging who’s […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/4/2015
There is a lot to unbox after Alabama’s deconstruction of Georgia. The Crimson Tide embarrassed the Bulldogs on their own field. The destruction was thorough, and Bama showed why, even in a down year, it is one of the best teams in the nation. Non-offensive touchdowns are the ultimate type of game-changer in football, and […]
BLOOMINGTON, IN – SEPTEMBER 5: Nate Sudfeld #7 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs the ball as Brandon Williams #82 of the Southern Illinois Salukis pursues at Memorial Stadium on September 5, 2015 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/1/2015
Week five brings us the first blockbuster slate of the season. It’s a weekend so big that two of the top-5 teams in the AP Poll are playing at noon, all while a matchup of two top-25 teams also kicks off in the noon window. It’s big. It’s bold. It can’t possibly get worse for […]
Dan Mullen has given new life to his career, putting together what is by far his best season as a head coach. Yet, a loss to Georgia Tech would leave a lot of national commentators saying that MSU was more a mirage than the picture of flesh and substance.
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/27/2015
What do you get when two teams that aren’t that good play? You get Saturday night’s Mississippi State-Auburn game. The only truly good element of the game was MSU quarterback Dak Prescott, who continued to be one of the smoothest operators in the SEC. Prescott threw for 270 yards and a pair of scores for […]
Will BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall turn the corner with his team this season?
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/26/2015
In the span of two games, BYU has gone from main-event dreams to an undercard reality. Saturday against Michigan the Cougars were beaten from pillar to post for the full 60 minutes. Time seems to finally have caught up to Bronco Mendehall and Co. After pulling out nearly impossible wins over Nebraska and Boise State, […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/24/2015
Week four of 2015 looks a lot like week four of 2014. Good games on paper are few and far between, but if 2015 can rekindle the chaos of 2014, week four is sure to incite parties and break hearts across the country. Last year week four saw Indiana stun Missouri in Columbia; Mississippi State […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/20/2015
There was no last-second prayer. There was no Hail Mary. There was just a loss for BYU: a loss that all but certainly dashes its hopes of playing for a national championship. When any team or athlete continues to live on the edge long enough, at some point, that team or athlete will fall. It’s […]
LOUISVILLE, KY – JANUARY 09: Bobby Petrino talks to the media after being introduced as the head coach of the University of Louisville at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on January 9, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/18/2015
Bobby Petrino has made a career of burning bridges and somehow swimming to shore in time to watch the world crumble behind him, but karma is finally catching up. Thursday night, Louisville punted away chance after chance after chance en route to a painful loss to Clemson. The Cardinals had hoped to start their ACC […]
COLLEGE PARK MD, SEPTEMBER 12: Bowling Green wide receiver Robbie Rhodes (7), left, shakes off Maryland defensive back William Likely (4) for a 4th quarter touchdown reception as the Bowling Green Falcons defeat the Maryland Terrapins 48 -27 at Byrd Stadium in College Park MD, September 12, 2015. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/17/2015
Week Three: the time of the year when trends start to become fact and the cream starts to rise to the top. It’s our first blockbuster slate, with four games between top-25 teams, It’s a three-mendous week to be a college football fan. Let’s jump in. … GAME OF THE WEEK: BYU at UCLA Think […]
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions following the first day of spring practice at a press conference at Schembechler Hall Tuesday. (ALLISON FARRAND / Daily)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/10/2015
We head to week two of the season after an exciting, and somewhat unpredictable, opening slate of games that set the tone for the season to come. Week two has its share of goodies to share with the country, so let’s dig in. * GAME OF THE WEEK: OREGON at MICHIGAN STATE Like this isn’t […]
Stanford coach David Shaw has lost games with his decisions in the past. On Saturday, he won because an opposing coach made a poor decision in a tipping-point moment.
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/5/2015
It is in the nature of college football teams to not show their very best in the first game of the season. Rust. Nerves. Uncertainty about the ways in which lineups will or won’t mesh. Replacing lots of new starters. Seeking continuity against an opponent, not just your own players in training camp. No one […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/4/2015
In terms of style, college football’s season premieres fell with a thud. Ugliness infested gridirons across the land and reared its head throughout a messy Thursday night. North and South Carolina couldn’t get out of their own way for much of their game. Utah State needed an eternity to finally outlast Southern Utah (12-9 was […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 9/2/2015
The magical time is upon us. College football is back for it’s 146th season, and week one is shaping up to be a slambang fun time for fans across the country. You’ve read lists aplenty telling you the biggest games to watch, so we’ll take it in a different direction with five games of varying importance […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 8/17/2015
Fan bases across the nation will reconvene in less than three weeks for the 146th season of college football. However, before you can play football you must schedule the games, and the 2015 schedule is full of quirks from the charming to the infuriating. As we barrel towards the season, let’s take a look at 10 […]
