0 comments by Bart D on 11/11/2014
Follow TSS @TheStudentSect On Twitter @TheCoachBart I know Halloween was last week, but I’m going to let you in on a few horrifying realities. The first will make you question humanity in general. The second will make you question the direction of college football. First, did you know there are 5,472,526 people who “Like” Flo […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
It was Separation Saturday with six games featuring Top 25 teams against each other. Heisman contenders Marcus Mariota, Amari Cooper, Trevone Boykin, and Everett Golson were all involved in these matchups and had a chance to make their mark. Jameis Winston, Dak Prescott and Melvin Gordon had games against teams outside the Top 25. How […]
0 comments by The Editors on 11/10/2014
Remember the end of the 2013 regular season, when one-loss Auburn was touting its resume over and against unbeaten Ohio State? That was a debate between a one-loss team and an unbeaten team. Ohio State lost to Michigan State, dousing the flames of controversy, but the debate did burst into color for the one week […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
It was Separation Saturday, and with six games pitting Top 25 teams against each other, there were bound to be some sad football fans after this weekend. One team found a way to lose in overtime, one team fumbled a snap as it was driving to try and win the game, and another had a […]
Texas A&M winning, or Auburn losing — which matters more in evaluating the SEC? That’s another topic to argue about in the days and weeks ahead.
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Rivalry Week is a few weeks away in college football, but “Scenario Week” is here. After the six top-25 games of Nov. 8 sorted out a lot of issues in college football but created several new problems, it’s necessary to deal with various scenarios one by one. A particularly interesting hypothetical — one which could […]
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The twists and turns of the next four weeks could wipe this scenario off the board, but when the weather gets colder and we approach Thanksgiving, college football editorialists have to discuss certain possibilities, even if they don’t actually unfold. The hypothetical which could soon become reality — and which has everyone in college football […]
TCU and Baylor have already played each other, but both teams will have to face Kansas State in a cluttered and contentious race to the Big 12 finish line. How the Big 12 plays out will have something to do with Notre Dame’s status at the end of the season, provided the Fighting Irish can win out and finish at 11-1.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/9/2014
After the six top-25 games we witnessed on Saturday, a number of teams have either been eliminated from the College Football Playoff or consigned to the periphery of the chase. More urgently, though, the next college football Saturday is Nov. 15, marking week 12 of the season. It really does seem as though we’ve hit […]
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Follow TSS @TheStudentSect On Twitter @TheCoachBart There’s an old truth in life to men: anything can be figured out in a corner bar over a few pitchers of beer. Any problem, issue, fight, women talk, whatever … you can get through it if you just commit to hunkering down at the watering hole with unlimited […]
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One of the most popular conversation topics throughout the week was whether Oregon belongs in the College Football Playoff. On Saturday evening, the Ducks left no doubt that they deserve a spot in the field if they should win out. That’s not to say that Oregon’s win over Utah was perfect. After all, the offense […]
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For the fourth time since 2005, Alabama and LSU were not able to determine a victor after four quarters. For all but two drives in regulation and one in overtime, Alabama quarterback Blake Sims was sub-pedestrian. However, much as he has all year, when the Tide needed Sims, he stepped up big. Sims, who had […]
0 comments by Bart D
On Twitter @TheCoachBart Follow TSS @TheStudentSect Straight, no chaser. Ohio State came into Michigan State’s house, sat down on the couch next to his girl, and started doing shots of whiskey with his arm around her while he sat across the room and fumed. Welcome to the playoff race, Ohio State. The Buckeyes wandered into […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: When big games grace the calendar in either college football or college basketball, Student Section contributor and lead basketball writer Scott King will sometimes provide a “tweetcap,” a list of captured tweets that lend color and perspective to the events you just saw on television. This past Saturday in college football rated as […]
Arizona State was a step ahead of Notre Dame for most of a warm Saturday afternoon. Being inhabitants of the desert, the Sun Devils knew how to handle the heat when Notre Dame uncorked a 28-0 run and came close to pulling off an all-time comeback. Arizona State has often allowed big games to slip away over the years. The Sun Devils’ ability to stabilize themselves in the final 6:37 of Saturday’s game showed that they’re made of sterner stuff, a reality created in large part by head coach Todd Graham.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/8/2014
The story of Arizona State’s once-lopsided, then perilously close, then numerically deceptive 55-31 win over Notre Dame on Saturday begins with a photo of Sun Devil Stadium: Two top-10 teams in November, playing for the right to stay in the College Football Playoff race — that setup alone should guarantee a packed house. However, this […]
0 comments by Scott on 11/7/2014
The Student Section Top 26 concludes with the top four teams in the nation. For those of you who thought a top 26 was a bit of a cop out, look at the AP Poll: 26 teams. We happen to be geniuses. To read even more of our genius work, Steve Fetch and I have […]
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See that cover photo? It’s not just a photo of Lou Holtz celebrating Notre Dame’s 1988 national title, the most recent in the program’s storied history. The Fighting Irish conducted their celebration in not just any location — they partied in January of 1989 on a piece of turf known as Sun Devil Stadium. Yes, […]
