0 comments by Matt Zemek, Scott King, & Steve Fetch on 11/5/2014
It’s a very big week for college football at The Student Section, but college hoops starts on Nov. 14, and we have a season to preview. The college basketball articles you’ve seen so far at TSS have been our preseason poll segments. Lead writers Scott King — publisher of Bloguin’s Cincinnati site Bearcats Blog — […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 11/4/2014
We are getting dangerously close to the end of this preseason poll. Even more dangerous is the fact that I will be writing about one of my alma maters and the reason I’m writing about college basketball in the first place. We’ll get to those at the end, but first, as this is my last […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Villanova’s men’s basketball team does not start its season until next week, but that did not stop fans from honoring a long forgotten tradition during an exhibition tonight. Wildcats coach Jay Wright encouraged fans to throw streamers onto the court after Villanova’s first basket. The fans obliged. Scene at Pavilion after first
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Oregon and Nebraska are simultaneously studies in contrasts and portraits of similarities. Oregon loudly announced its presence as a playoff contender with a thumping of Stanford last Saturday. Nebraska has been as quiet as a church mouse, ignored by the national press while Ohio State and Michigan State prepare for their defining duel this week […]
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The only Gang Of Five team that is taking care of business — doing everything that is within its control — is Marshall. Yet, the Thundering Herd’s schedule is as strong as a piece of cotton candy. Marshall’s 2014 slate is as imposing as the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen. This is a clear situation in that […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
On Twitter today, the official feed for the Mississippi State Bulldogs gave us a sneak peak at the uniforms they will be wearing when they face off against rival Ole Miss in this years Egg Bowl When we say
0 comments by Bart D
On Twitter @TheCoachBart Follow TSS @TheStudentSect Hashtag Boycott College GameDay. Or #BoycottCollegeGameDay. I’m serious, if you are. Imagine the scene for those of you that actually watch ESPN’s College GameDay with any regularity. The three or four guys wake up, get out of their truck all chock-full of fresh makeup and coffee, assume their normal […]
This game airs on network television Saturday.
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You can already feel the anticipation in advance of one of the best November Saturdays in many years. It’s hard to recall another non-rivalry November Saturday which offers so many games loaded with national significance for both teams. One of the six gems on this gorgeous Saturday slate is Notre Dame-Arizona State, the game that […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Last week, Marcus Mariota broke out of a two-week tie with Jameis Winston for second place and gained ground on our frontrunner, Dak Prescott. This week, Prescott and Mississippi State struggled to beat Arkansas while Mariota and Oregon cruised over Stanford. Meanwhile, Winston and FSU pulled off yet another comeback in their victory over Louisville. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/3/2014
After Duke’s annual shootout with Pittsburgh, one question came to my mind: Can this experienced Duke team compete with Florida State in the ACC Championship Game? Though their defense looked like Swiss cheese against the Panthers Saturday, the Blue Devils gave a performance that appeared to be a blip on the radar, at least if […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Maryland and Penn State had quite an interesting game on Saturday. There was pushing and shoving in the pre-game which led to Maryland refusing to shake Penn State’s hands at the coin flip and Maryland notched a come from behind victory with a last minute field goal. That puts Maryland at 6-3 and 5-2 in the […]
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With the recent release of the first ever College Football Playoff rankings, two things stood out: The first is a serious lack of diversity, which is no surprise in light of recent years. The second is the amount of teams in the top 10 that are likely to fall during the remainder of the regular […]
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Auburn-Ole Miss didn’t draw blockbuster-level television ratings, but it could very well remain the single most compelling college football broadcast of the 2014 season. This was sports television at its theatrical, suspenseful, and ultimately heartbreaking zenith. This was a game which made every onlooker react like this on many — not just a few — […]
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The number one team in the United States, playing at home in November against an opponent without a single win in its conference, was taken to the final half-minute of regulation. Just let that fact sink in. Yet, how many people other than Mississippi State and Arkansas fans (or the journalists assigned to this game) […]
0 comments by Terry Johnson and Matt Zemek
Auburn-Ole Miss was the most memorable game from the past weekend, but TCU’s 31-30 thriller over West Virginia rated a very close second. TCU and West Virginia both fought long uphill battles for respect in college football in the first decade of this century. Now in the Big 12, they created a compelling drama on […]
