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5 Disappointing College Basketball Teams

With conference season (finally) underway, the college basketball landscape is starting to take shape a bit and teams can more comfortably be sorted into tiers. While this means we have seen some surprising teams (I’ll admit I didn’t see Oklahoma State coming), it also means we have some disappointing teams. Sadly, the latter are what […]

Lessons learned from the first CFB Playoff

Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Well, we’ve come and gone through one year of the CFB Playoff, and we survived to tell about it. Some of the myths were debunked … like folks not tuning into the regular season with as much fervor … but we learned a lot this year. Most of […]

Despite the bitter title game loss, rest assured: Oregon will be O-kay

Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart The world has now had a day to digest the finality of the first College Football Playoff, which ended with an Ohio State championship. You’ve probably read a healthy amount about those Buckeyes … and rightfully so. This will never happen again, a third-string quarterback coming off the […]

ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 12: Running back Thomas Tyner #24 of the Oregon Ducks gets stopped at the 1 yard line in the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Ohio State’s Defense — Not Its High Octane Offense — Carries The Buckeyes To The National Championship

Even though the Ohio State offense will receive most of the credit for its victory over Oregon in the College Football Playoff’s first title game, it was the Buckeye defense that won the national championship. Make no mistake about it: the Scarlett and Gray offense turned in another outstanding performance in this contest. Cardale Jones […]

Physical Buckeyes claim the national title in the trenches

It is hard to win a football game when losing the turnover battle by three. It is nearly impossible to win that same game by three scores. However, Ohio State claimed the first playoff-era national championship in those very circumstances. The recipe for victory was quite simple: dominance up front on both ends of the […]

during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.

Ohio State Flattens Oregon On The Urban Highway, Completing A Circle First Drawn In 2007

On January 8, 2007, Urban Meyer ushered in the Southeastern Conference’s reign over the rest of college football. The Ohio State Buckeyes absorbed a defeat that shook up the Big Ten for the next several years. Eight years later, Meyer presided over another decisive national championship game victory, only this time, he led Ohio State […]

Jim Tressel has his OSU sweater vest on

Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel has made his way down to Arlington, Texas for tonight’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Ohio State and Oregon. If there was any question as to who Tressel was supporting (there wasn’t), his red sweater vest while on the field and this tweet have answered it; TIME […]

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Five Enticing Prop Bets for the College Football Playoff Championship Game

Prop bets are pretty sucker-ific. But it’s the College Football Playoff Championship Game — and the first one in history at that. Who’s it going to hurt if we just take a look at what online gaming site Bovada has to offer? Let me hit you with five enticing prop bets that might make Monday […]

Six Questions On Ohio State-Oregon: Semifinal Lessons, Tension Points, Legacies, And More

“Overture, coitins, lights. This is it, you’ll hit the heights. And oh, what heights we’ll hiiiiiiit. On with the show, this is iiiiiiiiit!” — The Bugs Bunny Overture, Looney Tunes * Student Section writer Ryan Palencer and editor Matt Zemek discuss tonight’s national title game in six questions: 1. This is the first time a […]

Football And Basketball Are Different, But The College Football Playoff Invites NCAA Tournament Comparisons

College football and college basketball ARE different. These sports ARE apples and oranges. You can’t play 68-team football tournaments. You can’t reduce a basketball field to four teams after just 13 games. Basketball teams have a real non-conference season. Football teams determine clear-cut conference champions (well, except for the Big 12), whereas a two-way tie […]

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