0 comments by Bart D on 12/9/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart There are about 800 bowls represented by 700 companies we have no idea even exist. So you’re bound to get some salty good matchups almost by default. However, you’re also bound to be on your porch with a bottle in a paper bag glass of wine gazing into […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart The College Football Playoff committee got it right. No, this article was not written under the influence. I admit I was a little surprised, the way you go into a date with a pretty girl that you’re sure has no personality and then, halfway through the evening, starts […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/8/2014
There are 38 bowl games this season. Here are 38 quick facts to give you a sense of the larger postseason landscape in college football: * 38 – Number of bowl appearances by Duke from 1938 through 1960: 6. From 1961 through 2011: 2. Since the start of the 2012 season: 3. 37 – Duke’s […]
New Kansas coach David Beaty was hired to bring in the types of recruits that sent Kansas to the Orange Bowl just seven years ago.
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When Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger set out to find the replacement for Charlie Weis, he likely hearkened back to the glory days of the Jayhawks’ run to the 2008 Orange Bowl. That team was led by a tough, rugged head coach with a keen eye for detail, and was largely built on the backs […]
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Ever since its inception, the Big 12’s story has been one of standoffs, clashing egos and marriages of convenience. When the Southwest Conference merged with the Big 8 in 1996, tensions arose between the league’s two marquee programs, Nebraska and Texas, almost immediately over issues such as partial academic qualifiers. The Cornhuskers and Longhorns also […]
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The announcement of the first College Football Playoff standings created a lot of stories — more than many of us in the college football community were ready to expect. Let’s give you a brief overview of the top stories that emerged from the playoff announcement and then the completion of the 38-game bowl schedule (the […]
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In the aftermath of Sunday’s College Football Playoff snub, the main thing TCU and Baylor fans are telling the college football world is that if their schools were named Texas or Oklahoma, they’d be making playoff preparations. It’s the kind of claim which is hard to scientifically verify or refute, but it’s a claim which […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/7/2014
Oh, my. We all knew the first Selection Sunday in the history of the College Football Playoff would be controversial, but could we have known that this announcement could usher in a new wave of change in college sports? More will be said on this by other Student Section writers in the coming weeks, but […]
That looks a bit like a Heisman pose, does it not? Marcus Mariota was average in the first half but genuinely great in the third quarter. He was, on balance, a moderately above-average player in this game. Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon will get the final say in the Heisman race on Saturday night versus Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post comes to us from our friend Dale Newton at Bloguin’s Oregon site, The Duck Stops Here. Make DSH your go-to source for in-depth Oregon analysis during the coming week, as Marcus Mariota closes in on the Heisman Trophy next Saturday night. Also, stay with DSH for coverage of Oregon’s College Football […]
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The 2010 and 2011 Boise State Broncos won huge non-conference games in the Eastern time zone, far away from friendly soil. They won the kinds of games a team in Boise State’s region, conference, and overall position should have to win in order to play in a top-tier bowl. Consider for a moment what it […]
Baylor, which was torn to shreds by UCF in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, badly needs to beat Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl — not only to bolster the Big 12 in comparison with the Big Ten, but to avoid an 0-for-2 albatross in premium postseason contests.
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The Baylor Bears defeated the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday night in Waco, Texas, to finish with an 8-1 Big 12 record, atop the conference standings alongside the TCU Horned Frogs. You might have heard this at some point in the past week: Baylor beat TCU head-to-head. The score was 61-58. Just wanted to make […]
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Behind a solid, all-around effort on Saturday night in Charlotte, Florida State defeated Georgia Tech and guaranteed itself a spot in the College Football Playoff. Judging by what we saw in the ACC Championship Game, the Seminoles are a threat to win it. Make no mistake about it: this win will carry a lot of […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Ohio State eviscerated Wisconsin, and by proxy, the Buckeyes belong in the College Football Playoff. Final score? 59-0. Not making that number up. I promise. That’s about as loaded for you as meeting your girlfriend’s dad for the first time and saying this: “Hi. I’m dating your daughter. […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes… again Can you picture what will be So limitless […]
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