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What exactly is elite? Thanks to the Twitter dot com community, the term elite has changed from being a definitive statement regarding the best of the best (like Eric Roberts) in a certain area to a funny way of asking a type of question which needs no reply. Nevertheless, pondering if things or people are […]
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When Stephen Orr Spurrier was in the process of winning the 1966 Heisman Trophy at Florida — 30 years before he’d coach a Heisman winner, Danny Wuerffel, in 1996 — a sportswriter at the Atlanta Constitution wrote, “Blindfolded, with his back to the wall, with his hands tied behind him, Steve Spurrier would be a two-point […]
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At the conclusion of each week’s games, the staff at the Student Section will team with writers from other Bloguin sites to publish a Top 25 poll. Here’s what our poll looks like after an action-packed week three. Rank Team Points 1 Ohio State (6) 192 2 Mississippi (2) 185 3 Michigan State 183 4 […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 19: Kenyan Drake #17 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is tackled by Robert Nkemdiche #5 of the Mississippi Rebels at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 19, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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What a wild week in college football and in the SEC! Ole Miss shocked Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Unwanted by Virginia, Greyson Lambert put himself in the record books at Georgia. Leonard Fournette ran wild on Will Muschamp and his defense. As the dust settles from this weekend, these are the biggest questions left to […]
SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 19: C.J. Prosise #20 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dives into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium on September 19, 2015 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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With four games between top 25 opponents and a couple of significant “mid-major” games on the schedule, week three was clearly the most exciting weekend of college football yet. Here are some takeways, reflections, and observations from last week’s action on the gridiron: Notre Dame looks more and more like a team that’s headed to […]
PASADENA, CA – SEPTEMBER 19: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins and quarterback Tanner Mangum 12 of the BYU Cougars meet after their game at the Rose Bowl on September 19, 2015 in Pasadena, California. UCLA won 24-23. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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Prior to the season, UCLA head coach Jim Mora made waves when he attacked freshman quarterback Josh Rosen in the media. It turns out that Mora’s words may have had some validity, regardless of whether they were warranted or not. Rosen profoundly struggled for much of his team’s victory Saturday night against BYU, in a […]
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There was no last-second prayer. There was no Hail Mary. There was just a loss for BYU: a loss that all but certainly dashes its hopes of playing for a national championship. When any team or athlete continues to live on the edge long enough, at some point, that team or athlete will fall. It’s […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 19: Chad Kelly #10 of the Mississippi Rebels reacts after passing for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 19, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Even though preseason polls are fun to discuss and debate, they’re far from 100- percent accurate. Even the most well-read, best-researched experts will end up getting a pick or two wrong every season. This weekend’s SEC primetime contest proved that point. Ole Miss – picked to finish fifth in the West – went on the […]
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Precisely because the Stanford Cardinal struggled so profoundly in their week-one loss to Northwestern, Saturday night’s game against the USC Trojans did not acquire the centrality it figured to own before the season began. The fact that Stanford got knocked off by Northwestern was not overwhelmingly surprising; the shock value in that game flowed from […]
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 19: Kenny Lawler #4 of the California Golden Bears celebrates after catching a 17 yard touchdown pass against the Texas Longhorns during the second quarter on September 19, 2015 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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To a certain undeniable extent, the Texas Longhorns — as you read this piece — feel crushed. They fought so long and so hard, mostly uphill, on Saturday night against the California Golden Bears. They trailed, 45-24, in the second half. They gave up 31 straight points after attaining a 24-14 lead late in the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/19/2015
What follows is in no way intended to diminish what the LSU Tigers achieved on Saturday afternoon in their home ballpark. The Bayou Bengals faced a ton of questions entering this season, and they’ve answered them quite well through three weeks. LSU didn’t have the benefit of a warm-up game in week one, yet Les […]
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Watching film of Fletcher Cleaves in high school, one is struck by how the dazzling playmaker resembled Ike Hilliard of the Florida Gators in the 1997 Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Want to know what Cleaves looked like as a high school player? Go to the 0:38 and 1:34 marks of this video clip of Hilliard, who caught […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/18/2015
If you watched Friday night’s Florida State-Boston College game on the heels of Thursday night’s Clemson-Louisville clash, you’d swear that ACC stands for “acutely conservative conference,” with offenses unable to execute and therefore less inclined to take risks. When you wake up on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 19, you will greet an ACC that […]
