0 comments by Joseph Nardone on 11/11/2015
When Shaka Smart was hired to become the Texas Longhorns’ new head coach, the move was hailed by many within the college basketball community, and rightly so. The success Smart had at VCU, given somewhat limited resources, remains rather incredible. However, there are reasons for skepticism. I touched on this when Smart was originally hired. […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Houston, we have a problem: The Army-Navy Game is making college football respond poorly to a logistical squeeze. Houston does not currently refer to the Cougars, but if Tom Herman’s team goes 13-0 and makes a case for the fourth playoff spot, we might really have a problem with the Army-Navy Game. If Notre Dame […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
This past weekend the Heisman Trophy race exploded. Or, maybe a proper term to use is imploded. Front-runner Leonard Fournette got shut down by the Alabama defense. Trevone Boykin got lassoed by the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Paxton Lynch got torpedoed by Navy. Our top three vote getters from last week all lost. What does this […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/10/2015
Here’s an initial reaction to Tuesday night’s latest College Football Playoff rankings, which will occur every week in this space through the end of the regular season: The first thing that really stands out in the selection committee’s rankings this week is Notre Dame. This shouldn’t have been much of a surprise. If you saw […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The new college basketball season begins with a number of amazing streaks intact. In two seasons, Kansas is likely to surpass North Carolina (27, from 1975 through 2001) for the most consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. The Jayhawks sit at 26 and show no signs of slowing down. Currently, Stephen F. Austin is working on a […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The hot seat is an uncomfortable position for coaches to occupy. What’s especially unnerving for these men is that in many cases — more than what seems to be typical — they’re set up to fail. What does this mean? Here’s the explanation: A classic “hot seat” situation is one in which a talented team […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
With so many tight conference races likely to emerge this season, picking the most hotly contested one is difficult. However, further examination reveals that one league should be a little harder to win than others. Over half of the Big Ten could take the conference crown this season. Anyone in the top half of the […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
The Kansas Jayhawks have dominated the Big 12 longer than the Roman Empire dominated large parts of Earth back before we had smartphones — or at least it feels that way. However, there was a very recent time when some folks — myself included — felt their run was coming to an end. Then, sadly, […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch
Harvard has had a stranglehold on the Ivy League, winning the conference’s automatic bid for the last four seasons. The Crimson don’t look like the favorite for the upcoming season, but it’s worth noting they could welcome a top-10 recruiting class to Cambridge next season. In the meantime, though, Harvard lost Wesley Saunders, Steve Mondou-Missi, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Student Section begins College Basketball Preview Week, a crash course on the coming season. In this piece, we provide a list of the five coaches — legends and lurkers alike — who have the most to prove: * Mike Brey and Mark Few parked themselves in the Elite Eight for the first time in […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
With thousands upon thousands of basketball players across the country, each player has something to prove to himself, his coach, and his team. For a select few, the presence of huge fan bases and the hype machine attached to them enhances those expectations. This gives those players a little more to prove. While everyone wants to […]
0 comments by Bart D
Here are the four thoughts I had to share with you this week: 1. Why do we cater to the lazy, regarding Michigan and the intent to deceive? Michigan’s “intent to deceive” penalty is the dumbest thing anyone has ever seen. Basically, Michigan broke the huddle in its game against Rutgers, and tight end Jake […]
CLEMSON, SC – NOVEMBER 07: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Clemson Tigers runs with the ball against the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Memorial Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/9/2015
Every Monday, the staff at the Student Section will team with writers from other Bloguin sites to publish a Top 25 poll. Here’s the latest installment, with some notes and analysis about our panel’s choices. Rank Team Points 1 Clemson (6) 218 2 Ohio State (3) 214 3 Alabama 196 4 Oklahoma State 192 5 […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 07: Derrick Henry #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes away from Jamal Adams #33 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D
Michigan State just went into Alabama and got it handed to them, losing by two touchdowns and not gaining 200 yards in the process. It was the Spartans’ first loss this season after trucking teams on the ground through the previous two months. Alabama isn’t “teams,” though. The Crimson Tide rolled up 434 yards in […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg
Welcome to our very first College Football Playoff Bubble Watch here at Bloguin. What I do will be relatively simple. I will provide you with the resumes of every single team still in contention for the CFP so that you can compare. After presenting the resume, I will give a short analysis explaining what it […]
