0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 6/30/2015
Kansas State Wildcats 2014 Record: 9-4 Overall, 7-2 Big 12 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: How does Kansas State replace Jake Waters and Tyler Lockett? Replacing talent is something that is annually necessary with each college program. However, it is not always the case that a team has to replace staples to the program […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/29/2015
Remember The Good Ol’ Days, those times of yesteryear when the wine was young and the sun-kissed evenings lasted forever? They’re not in the distant past for Northern Illinois football. They’re in the here and now, very much a part of the present tense. USC under Pete Carroll. Ohio State under Jim Tressel. Virginia Tech […]
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Northern Illinois Huskies 2014 Record: 11-3 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Can the Huskies Keep the Streak Alive? Two programs have won at least 11 games in each of the last five seasons. One is Oregon – no surprise. The other is NIU. Quietly, the boys from DeKalb have put together a Boise State-like […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 6/28/2015
Even though the season is still a few months away, it’s never too early to start talking about college football. With that in mind, I’ll be posting an article every Sunday until the seasons starts, listing seven plays that will fire you up for the 2015-’16 campaign. Here’s the initial installment: 7 – Utes Run […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 6/26/2015
On Wednesday and Thursday we started our discussion on the MWC and it concludes today. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests in our weekly roundtable discussing all things college football. Earlier this week we discussed players to watch and surprise teams in the MWC. Today we end […]
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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2014 Record: 8-5 Overall, 5-3 Big Ten (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Does Minnesota realistically have the best chance to win the Big Ten West? Minnesota has improved in record (either overall, in conference, or both) every year since Jerry Kill was hired. However, Minnesota has been sort of stuck in […]
0 comments by Allen Kenney on 6/25/2015
That collective groan you heard on Wednesday afternoon was coming from college football writers and fans reacting en masse to the zombie-like resurrection of conference realignment speculation. Playing the part of the Night’s King: University of Oklahoma president David Boren, who just couldn’t resist telling reporters that he thinks the Big 12 should add two […]
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On Wednesday, we started our discussion on the Mountain West Conference and that discussion will continue today and tomorrow. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests in our weekly roundtable discussing all things college football. On Wednesday we talked about players to watch in the MWC. Today we dig deeper […]
Navy just defeated Army and now has a very short turnaround for the Poinsettia Bowl, with quarterback Keenan Reynolds at less than 100 percent (hamstring). Navy bagged a winning season and increased its winning streak over Army to 13 games. A bowl result won’t radically reshape the way this season is remembered in Annapolis.
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Navy Midshipmen 2014 Record: 8-5 (won bowl game) 1 Burning Question: How high is this team’s ceiling if it secures the ball? A year after former Navy coach Paul Johnson saw the triple option re-emerge in all its glory at Georgia Tech, powering the Yellow Jackets to a New Year’s Six bowl blowout of an […]
0 comments by TSS Staff on 6/24/2015
It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time to pull up our seats to the roundtable and talk some college football. Today we start our conversation on the Mountain West Conference. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests in our weekly roundtables discussing all things college football. Previously, we’ve discussed the Sun […]
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Toledo Rockets 2014 Record: 9-4 overall, 7-1 MAC (won bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Will the Rockets win the MAC Championship? From 1997-2004, Toledo was the best program in the Mid-American Conference. During this highly successful stretch, the Rockets captured two league championships (2001, 2004) and won their division five times. The past ten years […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 6/23/2015
With the NBA Draft set to take place on Thursday, it’s a good time to release my final big board. It’s worth noting before we get too far that I am only ranking guys who I have seen enough to feel comfortable with, so Kristaps Porzingis and Mario Hezonja are almost the entire European contingent […]
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The night was Thursday, January 3, 2002. One night earlier, Steve Spurrier had coached his final game as a Florida Gator in the Orange Bowl against Maryland. Two nights earlier, Florida State concluded its first season with five or more losses since 1983. It was a great time to be a Miami Hurricane. The U […]
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Miami Hurricanes 2014 Record: 6-7 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Is this the year Miami finally plays in the ACC Championship Game? When Miami joined the ACC in 2004 along with Big East partner Virginia Tech, it was a move that was thought to bring some balance to the ACC’s football membership, and help […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/22/2015
On Mad Men, you heard about “The Hobo Code,” a concise reference to Don Draper’s nomadic and elusive existence as Dick Whitman. This season, Colorado State football hopes that it will prosper as a result of “The Bobo Code,” Mike Bobo’s venture into the head coaching business in Fort Collins. Today, Student Section associate editor […]
