Discussing Ohio State’s loss to Virginia Tech is just one of many different components of this year’s playoff argument. Handling early-season head-scratchers is an annual feature of college football’s November debate parade.

The 5 Best Non-Conference Wins of the College Football Season

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The toughest part of evaluating teams in college football is what could best be described as its lack of connectivity. You’ve got more than 120 teams on the FBS level, most of which play three or four non-conference games per season that are under their control. Factor in that teams from the power conferences such […]

College Basketball: Thanksgiving Weekend Winners and Losers

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The title of this post is a little deceiving because I went back all the way to Monday to capture games for this week’s edition of Winners and Losers. If you are unfamiliar with how a winners and losers type of post goes, you have never read the internet before. I’ll be nice and explain […]

Firing Bo Pelini was a lousy decision

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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Nebraska has been here before. The Huskers have lived in that world of “reality meets expectation meets coach who’d be meeting both if he were at 99 percent of the schools he was coaching, but not Nebraska.” Once upon a time, it was Frank Solich who was winning […]

ACC! ACC! ACC! The ACC Cleaned Up Against The SEC This Past Weekend — What Does It Mean?

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Thanksgiving weekend, which is now rivalry weekend in college football (this wasn’t always the case, at least not universally), provides the last big wave of non-conference games before the bowls. In particular, Thanksgiving weekend pits SEC East teams against ACC Atlantic teams in rivalry showdowns. Usually, the SEC has won these games, but in 2014, […]

Ohio State, The College Football Playoff, And The J.T. Barrett Injury Question

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One of the foremost discussion topics this week in the world of college football is how the injury to J.T. Barrett will affect future evaluations of Ohio State, especially if the Buckeyes win an ugly and close Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin on Saturday night. The Student Section editors discuss this plot complication, as […]

Is Alabama A Lock For The Playoff Even With A Loss To Missouri?

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The Southeastern Conference won’t put two teams in the first College Football Playoff. If Missouri pulls off a highly improbable upset of Alabama this Saturday evening in Atlanta, will the SEC and the Crimson Tide get shut out, or is Alabama already a stone-cold lock to make the field? The Student Section editors discuss the […]

The sad fan index, week 14

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Rivalry week just concluded. Not only are fans sad that their team lost, but they are sad that they will get their noses rubbed in it for approximately 365 days. Based on last weekend’s games, let’s take a look at the saddest fan bases in the college football spotlight: * No. 1: Michigan Wolverines The […]

Poll Dancing: Playoff Projections Before The Final Week Of The Season

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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Author @TheCoachBart Projected Four In 1. Florida State 2. Oregon 3. Alabama 4. Baylor ‘Splaination: I know, I know, Baylor struggled with Texas Tech. TCU struggled with Kansas. Sometimes, it just happens. Ever fought a drunk? Sometimes, a guy that can’t fight gets a little in him, reaches down, and […]

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