College Football Injustices: TCU and Baylor Don’t Rank Highly On The List, But They Reflect A Longstanding Problem In College Football

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In the aftermath of Sunday’s College Football Playoff snub, the main thing TCU and Baylor fans are telling the college football world is that if their schools were named Texas or Oklahoma, they’d be making playoff preparations. It’s the kind of claim which is hard to scientifically verify or refute, but it’s a claim which […]

That looks a bit like a Heisman pose, does it not? Marcus Mariota was average in the first half but genuinely great in the third quarter. He was, on balance, a moderately above-average player in this game. Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon will get the final say in the Heisman race on Saturday night versus Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.

CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY LEAVES DUCKS, MARIOTA ON A PATH TO DESTINY

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post comes to us from our friend Dale Newton at Bloguin’s Oregon site, The Duck Stops Here. Make DSH your go-to source for in-depth Oregon analysis during the coming week, as Marcus Mariota closes in on the Heisman Trophy next Saturday night. Also, stay with DSH for coverage of Oregon’s College Football […]

Baylor, which was torn to shreds by UCF in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, badly needs to beat Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl — not only to bolster the Big 12 in comparison with the Big Ten, but to avoid an 0-for-2 albatross in premium postseason contests.

Forget The Playoff For A Moment: Baylor Is The Big 12 Champion… If History is Any Measure

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The Baylor Bears defeated the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday night in Waco, Texas, to finish with an 8-1 Big 12 record, atop the conference standings alongside the TCU Horned Frogs. You might have heard this at some point in the past week: Baylor beat TCU head-to-head. The score was 61-58. Just wanted to make […]

If you’re being honest with yourself, The Buckeyes are one of the four

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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Ohio State eviscerated Wisconsin, and by proxy, the Buckeyes belong in the College Football Playoff. Final score? 59-0. Not making that number up. I promise. That’s about as loaded for you as meeting your girlfriend’s dad for the first time and saying this: “Hi. I’m dating your daughter. […]

Poll Dancing: Final Playoff Projections

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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes… again Can you picture what will be So limitless […]

The Sad Fan Index: Championship Weekend Edition

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It was Championship Weekend and heartbreak was expected across the board, but the teams with the most on the line didn’t fall prey to the upset bug. In a twisting finish to a season that has seen “chaos” rule around every corner, the top six teams in the AP poll won their games. Of course, […]

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