December Chumpservations, Vol. 1: Congress vs. the BCS, running the option in the NFL, comparing fanhood and Kentucky’s John Wall

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, December 14th 2009. Under Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL Tags: BCS, Donovan McNabb, John Wall, Kentucky, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles

Separation of sports and state Guess what! We’re not having a national championship game this year. Sorry Texas and Alabama fans. As the nation’s top two ranked teams, you will be playing a football game in January but it won’t be for a title. At least it won’t be recognized as ... Continue Reading

College Football Picks (Week 12): Weekday Games

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 18th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Akron, Ball State, BCS, Big 12, Boise State, Central Michigan, Colorado, Dan LeFevour, Eastern Michigan, Freddie Barnes, MAC, Oklahoma State, Toledo, Tyler Sheehan, Utah State, WAC, Zac Robinson

I’ll have my picks for all of Saturday’s top college football games tomorrow, but as was the case last week, I’ve got my take on how this week’s weekday games will shake out. The slate is highlighted by a quartet of showdowns in the MAC, but in case you’re ... Continue Reading

Unshakable Stanzi the perfect man to lead perfect Hawkeyes

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, November 1st 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Big Ten, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Indiana, Iowa, Marvin McNutt, Ricky Stanzi

Is there a more frustrating player in the country than Ricky Stanzi? There might be, but Iowa’s junior quarterback is definitely near the top of the list. In a way, you could say that Stanzi is the epitome of the 9-0 Hawkeyes. Not always pretty, but effective. ... Continue Reading

Perfect path to a pefect season? BYU has it

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, September 7th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Bowl Championship Series, Brigham Young, BYU, Mountain West

Wouldn’t it only be fitting that the program who set the bar non-BCS success is the one that becomes the first non-BCS school in the BCS era to have a national title shot? It’s far too early to start booking flights to Pasadena, but after stunning Oklahoma in their season opener ... Continue Reading

No reason for Paterno to be scared of the big bad Delany

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, May 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, BCS, BCS National Championship Game, Big 12, Big Ten, Colt McCoy, Florida, Heisman Trophy, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Orange Bowl, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Terrelle Pryor, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Wisconsin

A few weeks ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno made a call for the Big Ten to follow the path of the SEC, Big 12, and ACC to expand to 12 teams in an attempt to help the Big Ten be a bigger factor on the national stage. But ... Continue Reading

Florida 24, Oklahoma 14: Th-th-that’s all, folks!

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, January 8th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Bob Stoops, Florida, Oklahoma, Percy Harvin, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow

The Florida Gators are the national champions for the second time in three seasons, and in a game that was supposed to be all about the offenses, defense stole the show. Though the final numbers on the scoreboard don't reflect it, both teams put up a ... Continue Reading

Florida-Oklahoma: First Quarter Observations

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, January 8th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Florida, Louis Murphy, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow

We're through one quarter of the BCS national championship game, and with all of the hype that the offenses got coming into the game, I doubt many people would have expected to see a scoreless tie after the first 15 minutes. Even though no one's gotten on the scoreboard ... Continue Reading

Florida-Oklahoma only two days away!

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, January 6th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Florida, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow

After four months filled with big performances, exciting moments, and thrilling finishes, including one in last night’s Fiesta Bowl, the end of the college football season is just about upon us. Tonight’s GMAC Bowl between Ball State and Tulsa is certain to be a shootout, but the shootout that ... Continue Reading

Score one for the little guy? Utah proves they’re worthy of the big time

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 4th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, ACC, Alabama, Alex Smith, Andre Smith, BCS, Boise State, Braden Godfrey, Brian Johnson, Fiesta Bowl, Freddie Brown, Glen Coffee, Heisman Trophy, John-Parker Wilson, Mark Ingram, Miami, NFL, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rose Bowl, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Texas, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech

Four years ago, Utah was a team led by a hotshot young coach, with a cute gimmicky offense and a future #1 pick in the shotgun. The Utes rolled through their schedule and slid up the polls through the season, and when all was said and done, they became ... Continue Reading

The BCS versus the Bracket: A Tale of Two Post-Seasons

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Wednesday, December 10th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: BCS, Boise State, Bowl Championship Series, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

In the mess commonly referred to as the Bowl Championship Series, aka the B.C.S., college football teams compete in a season long struggle with the hopes of making it to the championship. Only the strong survive and a single loss can, and has been, devastating to schools with national championship ... Continue Reading

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