0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/27/2014
The Cotton Bowl faded into relative obscurity over the past two decades, due to the death of the Southwest Conference and a reshuffling of the New Year’s Day bowl lineup. Beginning in the latter half of the 1990s and continuing for a number of years, the Cotton Bowl was moved to a late-morning kickoff for […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Orange Bowl’s reputation and stature took at hit in the Bowl Championship Series era. Think of Louisville-Wake Forest in 2007 and Cincinnati-Virginia Tech in 2009 in terms of buzz. Consider 2010 Iowa-Georgia Tech and 2012 West Virginia-Clemson in terms of attendance. This was not the same kind of event it was in the early […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/15/2014
You know what the main stories will be when the College Football Playoff arrives on Jan. 1: Can Mark Helfrich not get destroyed in the coaching matchup with Jimbo Fisher? Can Cardale Jones lead Ohio State’s offense with distinction? Can Oregon’s offense deal with an extended layoff, finding rhythm in a situation that is often […]
0 comments by Dale Newton on 12/11/2014
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0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/9/2014
A lot more will be written about the first College Football Playoff’s two spectacular semifinals in the coming weeks. Here’s an initial assessment of these two games: * Semifinal No. 1 2015 Rose Bowl: (3) Florida State vs. (2) Oregon OVERVIEW: The seemingly bulletproof team of destiny meets the most electric team in the country. […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/8/2014
The announcement of the first College Football Playoff standings created a lot of stories — more than many of us in the college football community were ready to expect. Let’s give you a brief overview of the top stories that emerged from the playoff announcement and then the completion of the 38-game bowl schedule (the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
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 […]
0 comments by Bart D on 12/7/2014
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 […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/6/2014
The SEC Championship Game that everyone thought would be a blowout did not defy expectations. After a full season in which the SEC West and SEC East lived in different worlds, the matchup of champions from the two divisions was as lopsided as it figured to be. From the first drive of the game, Alabama […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/4/2014
After the seventh week of the 2014 college football season, it sure seemed that a repeat of the crazy 2007 season was a distinct possibility. In 2007, Pittsburgh (above, cover photo) stunned West Virginia on the final Saturday of the regular season to knock the Mountaineers out of the BCS National Championship Game. On that […]
0 comments by The Editors on 12/1/2014
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 […]
0 comments by Bart D on 11/30/2014
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 […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
The College Football Playoff did one thing for an exciting Iron Bowl: It made the winner less central to the national championship race for the first time in about eight years. While the 55-44 Alabama victory was entertaining for fans, the final result really did not make a difference either way — at least, it’s reasonable […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/26/2014
Christmas is — within the Christian tradition — a deeply holy day. Whether you are of a religious persuasion or not, you can appreciate that there’s something very sacred about that day, something which ought to make the day a time for simply “being,” not doing; for quiet, not the hustle and bustle of the […]
0 comments by The Editors on 11/17/2014
TCU remained in the middle of the College Football Playoff discussion by coming back to beat Kansas on Saturday. The win wasn’t emphatic, but it sure beats a loss. The Student Section editors discuss how that 34-30 win should affect TCU’s place in the sport’s pecking order. * Very simply, should TCU fall in the […]
