College Football Viewer’s Guide: Week Eight

This week in college football doesn’t crackle with electricity the way previous weeks did, largely because the 3:30 window — when the action is supposed to build to a crescendo — doesn’t have any heavyweight fights on the docket. The good stuff should emerge in prime time. A jam-packed night window plus a significant “late […]

The Really Absurd College Football Events Of Week Seven

As we continue to make our way through the college football season, words matter less. Images — and the persistent realities they affirm — matter more. There’s nothing new about a bad pass interference call or non-call deciding a game. The newsworthy aspect of this reality is simply that it continues to be allowed to […]

Florida State-Notre Dame: ‘Noles-Irish Has Implications Similar To 1993

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Ferguson is the editor of Bloguin’s Florida State site, Noled Out. This piece is re-posted from Noled Out. Find much more Notre Dame-Florida State coverage from Noled Out and Bloguin’s Notre Dame site, Subway Domer. * On November 13, 1993, Florida State and Notre Dame played in a contest dubbed, “The Game of […]

USC finally shows off long anticipated shiny helmets

The rumors have been swirling for some time with nothing more than an image that was never truly confirmed. USC, when they face Arizona state this weekend in Pac-12 play, will wear a fancy reflective helmet complete with a terrific metallic finish and a chrome facemask. Compared to the image that had been floating around […]

For Jameis Winston, guilty until proven innocent a weekly reality

On Twitter @TheCoachBart Follow TSS @TheStudentSect This is an article about Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston (watches clicks go up). It is not skewering him (watches clicks go down). Winston and FSU step into the limelight for football reasons this Saturday against Notre Dame and Everett Golson, he of his own off-field issues in the […]

Notre Dame-Florida State: Separating Myth From Reality On Everett Golson

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second conversation between the editors of Bloguin’s Notre Dame and Florida State sites in advance of Saturday’s huge game. The piece was originally published here at Bloguin’s Florida State site, Noled Out. The first ND-FSU conversation, with links and information for all of Bloguin’s school-specific sites, can be found here. […]

Preseason College Basketball Top 26: 26-22

We’re under a month from the college basketball season, so that means it is preseason lists time. Scott King and I have collaborated to produce a Preseason Top 26 (because 25 would be too boring). We have split the 26 teams into six groups, and we’ll lead off with team 26, a former Pac-12 also-ran […]

5 Midseason things we thought we knew … but didn’t

On Twitter @TheCoachBart Follow TSS @TheStudentSect We’re sadly halfway through the season for most teams at this point, and for some, a week past it. We were all wrong about a lot. So this is the college football column version of your girlfriend or wife, or for any potential female reader, boyfriend or husband I […]

Oregon will wear uniforms on Saturday to honor “The Pick”

Oregon plays Washington on Saturday and the Ducks will reach back into their history this weekend by wearing uniforms that honor their 1994 win over the Huskies that included a play that has been dubbed “The Pick”. One play can change everything. Here is Saturday’s uniform honoring “The Pick”

The 2014 Bloguin Heisman Poll, week seven

Last week was the Season Premiere of the Bloguin Heisman Poll, and Todd Gurley jumped out to the lead. Then, the news broke that Gurley would be suspended indefinitely. The star running back missed Georgia’s game this past weekend against Missouri. The Heisman leader getting suspended is unprecedented since I’ve been hosting this poll. How would […]

Urban Meyer’s proven ability to adjust to injuries at the quarterback position dates back to his tenure at Utah. If anyone can get Ohio State’s offense ready for a big game with a short turnaround time and lots of question marks in the equation, it’s Meyer.

Conference Questions: The Buckeye-Spartan Showdown, ACC Coastal Chaos, And Pac-12 South Parity

If it’s the middle of the season (seven full weeks down, seven full weeks to go plus Championship Saturday and Army-Navy Saturday), conference races are beginning to acquire some real texture. We talked a lot about the SEC yesterday, and also about the Big 12.  Today, we hit the three other power conferences — the […]

Sad fan index, week seven

One of the best things about college football is the passion fans have for their team, their university, and their players. Of course, being so passionate about something also means that from time to time you get your heart broken. On gameday, Twitter is an amazing way to follow the ups and downs of college […]

Quantcast