0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/18/2014
The college football season gets started next week (unless you follow FCS or NAIA football, in which case your seasons get underway Saturday, you lucky dogs), and Fresno State and Louisiana Tech were among the latest to show off some new looks for the upcoming fall. Fresno State has gone all out with their variety […]
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As you prepare for the new college football season, consider the ways in which college football’s rules reveal substantial inconsistencies between and among certain kinds of plays. We’re going to take a look at a few such inconsistencies this week, beginning with the noticeable split between the ways in which run-based possession and pass-based possession […]
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Can you feel college football arriving at your doorstep? It’s just about here. With opening night (not Georgia State’s Aug. 27 game against an FCS team) 10 days away on Aug. 28, it’s time to prepare you for the season on numerous levels. The broadcasters you see and hear on Saturdays form one small but […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/17/2014
We come to the end of our Turf Battle overview of the past two seasons, giving you the numbers on short-field drive starts from 2012 and 2013. If you missed them, here are Friday’s numbers on teams from the Pac-12 and the SEC, and Saturday’s numbers on teams from the ACC, Big 12, and Big […]
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0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
Mercifully, the college football season officially kicks off in ten days. Since there are so many great plays out there, and just two more segments left, I’ve decided to put together a collection of different plays for this installment. It will have a little something for everyone. 7. The Hidden Player Trick (Arkansas State vs. […]
0 comments by TiqIQ on 8/16/2014
While Polls Have Florida State As Pre-Season Favorite, The Ticket Market Says Something Else The 2014-15 college football season is just a two weeks away. While many are anxious for the season to start, just as many are predicting how the season will end. This season will be the first time a playoff system is […]
Jimbo Fisher had to deal with a mountain of distractions, an ocean of injuries, and the harsh sunlight of constant scrutiny… and didn’t allow his team to fall off the precipice throughout an emotionally exhausting regular season. Not an ordinary feat, by any means.
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Yesterday, in a statistical realm that will be called “Turf Battle” over the course of the coming regular season, we looked at short-field drives and points over the past two seasons in the Pac-12 and the SEC. Today, we round out the remaining power-five conferences. Tomorrow, we’ll look at the Mountain West, The American, and […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/15/2014
A few weeks ago, you were introduced to the world of short-field points, a statistic I’ve tracked the past two seasons before I came to Bloguin and The Student Section. What was once called “Enemy Territory” will now be called “Turf Battle,” and you’ll get weekly recaps throughout the coming season. As the Statistical Summer […]
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The college football season is literally right around the corner, which means it’s time to preview another conference. Today, I’ll break down what’s going to happen in the Big 12. As always, if you disagree or want me to comment on anything further, please email me or contact me on Twitter
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As Charlie Strong tries to change the recent culture of the Texas Longhorns, a familiar face has been brought back into the fold. On Thursday it was announced that former star quarterback Vince Young was hired by Texas as a “development officer for program alumni relations.” This got me thinking about Young’s college career and […]
From one vantage point, Auburn’s passing game with Nick Marshall will be a foremost factor in Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.
0 comments by Allen Kenney on 8/14/2014
Online gaming service Bovada yesterday put out a boatload of player prop bets for the upcoming college football season. These bets generally stink, offering odds wildly incommensurate to their level of risk. Will that stop anyone from playing them (for entertainment purposes only)? Of course not. Since you’re going to do it anyway, here are […]
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There is one spot for the teams that aren’t in the Big 5 conferences to make a nationally relevant bowl game. Jerry Palm has it as the Peach Bowl, Phil Steele has it as the Fiesta Bowl. The game itself is up in the air, but there is one fact that doesn’t change: There is […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 8/13/2014
The Bear. Darrell Royal. Bud Wilkinson. Bobby Bowden. Barry Switzer. Tom Osborne. Steve Spurrier. General Robert Neyland. Woody. Bo. JoePa. John McKay. Pete Carroll. Don James. Knute Rockne. Pop Warner. Amos Alonzo Stagg. Walter Camp. Bob Stoops. Ara Parseghian. You know the names of many great coaches in college football, but what about the coaches […]
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Will Muschamp’s tenure at the University of Florida has been very up and down, and that can be tied directly to his ability, or inability, to make the right hire at offensive coordinator. Muschamp and athletic director Jeremy Foley backed up a Brinks truck. They made Charlie Weis the first offensive coordinator hire of the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/12/2014
A few weeks ago, you read about the 10 worst officiating mistakes from the 2013 college football season. One of the enduringly frustrating aspects of officiating is not the officials themselves, who — like coaches and players and broadcasters and (yes) writers such as this one — are human beings. In other words, they are […]
