0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/21/2016
There is a new form of clickbait in the college football world. We see it, time and time again, across all manner of college football journalists and pundits. College football news and discussion outlets want us to expect it, because it’s an easy topic that everyone loves to listen and talk about. And, it needs […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/18/2016
No, the title of this post is not just referring to Alabama. Most analysts and pundits right now think that Alabama is head and shoulders above everyone else in college football right now. And, that very well may be true. But, the top spot usually finds ways to work itself out. Even if Alabama runs […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/17/2016
For the past six weeks, I have written a “what we learned” bit about the Big 12. After six weeks of learning things, I’m pretty sure we know a good amount about the conference. Now it’s time for us to rank the teams. As a real “power ranking,” my goal will be to focus much […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/11/2016
There are a lot of stories to take away from this college football week, as there are every week. The most significant result this weekend, as of now at least, was Houston’s shocking loss to the Navy Midshipmen. This has far-reaching implications, but let’s start with the most basic. Houston will not be in the […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/10/2016
The Big 12 once again spent most of Saturday out of the national spotlight, though this time it wasn’t in a bad way for the conference. Last week, I pointed out how not having Texas or Oklahoma play made the Big 12 not relevant on the national stage. This week, while the Longhorns and Sooners […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/8/2016
One of the many stories of this college football season has been Tennessee’s ability to seemingly escape from hole, against any level of team. The Volunteers began the season on a Thursday night against Appalachian State of the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountaineers seemed to dominate the game and held a late 13-3 lead. Tennessee […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/7/2016
Exactly one century ago, a record-setting football game was played. The records, and there were many of them, will never be broken. The game was shocking. It should have revolutionized the sport of college football. But that never quite happened, and it’s something which needs to be considered when looking at how teams are ranked. […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/4/2016
Instead of talking about Washington, Michigan, or Clemson this — this week’s big winners — to start, I’m going to lead with some of this week’s biggest losers. The Stanford Cardinal, in a span of just three quarters, went from being a solid Playoff prospect to being on the outside looking in. How did such […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 10/3/2016
The Big 12 saw a week of exciting comebacks, big blowouts, and everything in between. The final Big 12 schools finished non-conference play last week, so from here on out, it’s all Big 12 games all season long. The conference is still behind the 8-ball for a Playoff spot, but there is plenty of exciting […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 9/30/2016
Last year, the UConn Huskies shocked Houston and the college football world with a major upset. Houston was favored by more than a touchdown, and the line was only that close because quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. had rolled his ankle the week before against Memphis and was questionable for that game. That game remains Tom […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 9/27/2016
The college football world loves finding “separation Saturdays” during the season. While there are some Saturdays that see more separation than others, basically every Saturday once conference play starts has some major shakedowns in the College Football Playoff race, whether those are what we expect to see or not. Week 4 didn’t have too many […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 9/26/2016
We didn’t find out so much about the Big 12 this week, well, because not so much happened in the Big 12 this week. One high-profile game, delayed by lightning, took place Saturday night. Other than that, we didn’t see many games, which is okay. The lack of learning much about the league tells us […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 9/20/2016
Cal vs Texas had a bit of a strange ending and replay review, which I’m sure everyone has seen by now. Many didn’t quite understand what happened; many think that Texas should have been given the ball. Let’s break down exactly what call was made and see if it was right. First of all, let’s […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg
All everyone is talking about right now is the Big 12 and whether the conference is out of the Playoff already. Well, that talk is a little bit premature, but that doesn’t mean that things look good for the conference right now. The Big 12 has a serious problem. With only three non-conference wins against […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 9/19/2016
The Big 12 did not have the best of weeks on the field this past weekend, though there were some bright spots. Still, many are writing the conference out of the Playoff and it did not help at all when this stat was bandied about over the weekend: Big 12 is 2-10 in 2016 vs. […]
