0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/12/2014
A few weeks ago, you read about the 10 worst officiating mistakes from the 2013 college football season. One of the enduringly frustrating aspects of officiating is not the officials themselves, who — like coaches and players and broadcasters and (yes) writers such as this one — are human beings. In other words, they are […]
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Yesterday, in part one of our coaching roundtable here at TSS, we looked specifically at coordinators. Today, we broaden our focus in the realm of coaching. There are still coordinators to talk about, but we’re also interested in examining head coaches, surprising transactions, and the notion of whether fixed principles should be adhered to when […]
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There is one spot for the teams that aren’t in the Big 5 conferences to make a nationally relevant bowl game. Jerry Palm has it as the Peach Bowl, Phil Steele has it as the Fiesta Bowl. The game itself is up in the air, but there is one fact that doesn’t change: There is […]
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 8/11/2014
ESPN has released one of assumedly many ads promoting the new College Football Playoff. It is chock-full of cameos and stars, as well as teams that were included for variation. Alabama wasn’t involved and it doesn’t really matter how “in” Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and TCU are, they aren’t making the Playoff this season. But the […]
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Last week, you saw college football’s hate map, and there were a lot of results that just didn’t seem to square with what we know to be true. Ole Miss the most hated team in both Alabama AND New Mexico? Yeah, sure. The just-released college basketball hate map is a lot more accurate. Yet, there […]
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With college football less than three weeks away, The Student Section will continue to break down what’s going to happen every conference this fall. Today, I’ll be focusing on how things will shake out in the ACC this year. As always, if you disagree or want me to comment on anything further, please email me […]
Frank Beamer’s coordinators and other assistant coaches performed well this past weekend. Whether you choose to emphasize defense or offense — that’s your call.
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The start of the 2014 college football season comes ever closer. You know you want to read about coaching intrigues, so that you can discuss them with your buddies at the water cooler or on the last few non-football weekends of August with your friends. The Student Section’s editorial team is here to help. We’ll […]
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The SEC will see a lot of new faces under center this season, as the conference had four signal callers taken in the 2014 NFL Draft. Texas A&M will try to live life without Johnny Manziel, Georgia has to replace Aaron Murray, Alabama must move on from A.J. McCarron, and LSU will be without the […]
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 8/10/2014
It was one of the best series of articles from the past week in college football publishing.
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You’ve heard of the spread offense, but what about the spread defense?
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You can always find fascinating insights into the world — and craft — of coaching at the Coaching Search website, run in conjunction with 247 Sports. This past week, staffer
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The SEC Network is about to be born. Chris Fowler replaces Brent Musburger on Saturday nights and in the national championship game spotlight. The College Football Playoff brings the sport its first true “Selection Sunday” on Dec. 7. It’s a brave new world for college football as it is seen (and covered) on television.
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Who doesn’t like to read about the Alabama Crimson Tide and various other subjects under the college football sun on an early-August weekend? Consider this part of your weekend media brunch buffet, as you prepare for the 2014 campaign. College football writer-commentator
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A thoughtful article from the past week on the matter of NCAA violations (and the larger realm of compliance departments at NCAA member schools) comes from
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Our Summer Reading series continues with more worthwhile articles from the past week. The venerable
