0 comments by Bart D on 12/3/2014
Author @TheCoachBart Well, we’re only one week away from DOOM one way or another. The CFB Playoff committee seems to just be pulling things out of the hat, so for the sake of being decent people, why not help those 12 people along and let them know which semifinal playoff matchups we (you?) would probably […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/2/2014
Florida is preparing for a late-season conference and tournament run in an interesting way: with close early-season battles against strong competition. Challenging early games, mixed with combining some new players on the floor, make it a bit too early for the Gators to panic… even though it might seem panic is warranted. With last Friday’s […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Head football coach Brady Hoke is out at Michigan … officially … which comes with all of the surprise of turning on the shower and getting wet. It’s a sad ending to a Michigan football era that seems perpetually sifting through its pockets to find change to put […]
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The news broke on Monday that Baylor has hired a PR firm to help make the Bears’ case for the College Football Playoff. It’s hard to deny the notion that Baylor is worried that a possible Big 12 championship — which would be claimed with a win over Kansas State this weekend — won’t mean […]
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Rivalry games are unique creatures in the world of college football. They serve as examples of games in which the records of teams don’t always matter, and in which the margins of victory might not reflect the quality (or weakness) of the teams involved. How should the College Football Playoff Selection Committee evaluate this particular […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
After his record-setting day on Nov. 15 against Nebraska, Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon has had a slim lead at the top of the poll. Would he be able to hold off Oregon’s Marcus Mariota after the Pac-12 star’s performance in the Civil War game? Alabama’s Amari Cooper had a big game in the Iron Bowl, while […]
Discussing Ohio State’s loss to Virginia Tech is just one of many different components of this year’s playoff argument. Handling early-season head-scratchers is an annual feature of college football’s November debate parade.
0 comments by Allen Kenney
The toughest part of evaluating teams in college football is what could best be described as its lack of connectivity. You’ve got more than 120 teams on the FBS level, most of which play three or four non-conference games per season that are under their control. Factor in that teams from the power conferences such […]
0 comments by Scott on 12/1/2014
The title of this post is a little deceiving because I went back all the way to Monday to capture games for this week’s edition of Winners and Losers. If you are unfamiliar with how a winners and losers type of post goes, you have never read the internet before. I’ll be nice and explain […]
0 comments by Bart D
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Nebraska has been here before. The Huskers have lived in that world of “reality meets expectation meets coach who’d be meeting both if he were at 99 percent of the schools he was coaching, but not Nebraska.” Once upon a time, it was Frank Solich who was winning […]
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Thanksgiving weekend, which is now rivalry weekend in college football (this wasn’t always the case, at least not universally), provides the last big wave of non-conference games before the bowls. In particular, Thanksgiving weekend pits SEC East teams against ACC Atlantic teams in rivalry showdowns. Usually, the SEC has won these games, but in 2014, […]
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One of the foremost discussion topics this week in the world of college football is how the injury to J.T. Barrett will affect future evaluations of Ohio State, especially if the Buckeyes win an ugly and close Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin on Saturday night. The Student Section editors discuss this plot complication, as […]
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The Southeastern Conference won’t put two teams in the first College Football Playoff. If Missouri pulls off a highly improbable upset of Alabama this Saturday evening in Atlanta, will the SEC and the Crimson Tide get shut out, or is Alabama already a stone-cold lock to make the field? The Student Section editors discuss the […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Rivalry week just concluded. Not only are fans sad that their team lost, but they are sad that they will get their noses rubbed in it for approximately 365 days. Based on last weekend’s games, let’s take a look at the saddest fan bases in the college football spotlight: * No. 1: Michigan Wolverines The […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/30/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Projected Four In 1. Florida State 2. Oregon 3. Alabama 4. Baylor ‘Splaination: I know, I know, Baylor struggled with Texas Tech. TCU struggled with Kansas. Sometimes, it just happens. Ever fought a drunk? Sometimes, a guy that can’t fight gets a little in him, reaches down, and […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Throughout his tenure as head coach at the University of Nebraska, Bo Pelini was an energetic man, as the photo above shows. He was not known to repress his emotions or speak in soft tones — this is neither good nor bad in itself, because fans and pundits both make the mistake of ascribing too […]
