Tag Archives: BCS
Florida-Oklahoma championship showdown headlines BCS matchups
There was a small chance that the BCS could’ve went a little nutty and spit out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch for the national championship, but after the coaches’ poll revealed Oklahoma and Florida to be 1-2, there was little surprise as to who would be playing for the national title. Of course, even Urban Meyer probably [...]
Florida-Oklahoma – One for the Ages?
And now the waiting game begins. Florida and Oklahoma both took care of business in their respective championship games, and while the crazy BCS machine could punch out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch, we appear to be headed for the SEC vs. Big 12, juggernaut vs. juggernaut BCS national title game matchup that we’ve been expecting. Both [...]
Oklahoma jumps Texas in BCS, earns Big 12 title game berth
Oh BCS, you’ve gone and done it again! By virtue of being #2 in the new BCS standings, Oklahoma has a place in the Big 12 title game against Missouri and a chance to tie up a berth in the national title game against either Florida or Alabama. On the outside looking in is Texas, [...]
Heisman Watch: All eyes on Norman
If you don’t feel like reading, just scroll on down for my top five Heisman candidates. On Saturday, Sam Bradford and Oklahoma host Graham Harrell and Texas Tech in a game that has Big 12 title, national title, and Heisman Trophy implications. Graham Harrell enters the weekend atop my list and many others. If Texas [...]
College Football Roundup: It’s not funny anymore, ACC
This weekend’s college football schedule was pretty light, but there was no shortage of action. There weren’t any earth-shattering upsets, which is why the top half of the new polls are mostly intact heading into next weekend, which will see several big games (Oklahoma-Texas Tech, Penn State-Michigan State, Cincinnati-Pittsburgh, Central Michigan-Ball State). I’ll leave the [...]
No surprise here: Tyrone Willingham out at Washington
As a head coach, no matter what job you take, at some point, you have to win games. If you don’t, you won’t be around after a while. Tyrone Willingham won’t be at Washington in 2009, as his official departure was announced on Monday. He’ll finish out the season, but that’ll be the end for [...]
Another top-10 team bites the dust on Thursday night
If you’re a ranked team, and you’ve got a potentially dangerous Thursday night game left on your schedule this season, you should probably start doing all you can to petition to have your game moved. It’s been a season full of upsets so far, but little ol’ Thursday night has kicked off the upset specials [...]
Top 5 BCS Games from the First 10 Years of the BCS
Earlier this week, CBS Sportsline’s Dennis Dodd (who likely gets about 5,000 hate e-mails a week) ranked all 42 Bowl Championship Series games from the first 10 years of the BCS era from best to worst. In case you’re one of those people that sends Dodd weekly (or daily, if you’re that much in hate [...]
2008′s Top 20 College Football Rivalry Games: 10-1
Earlier today, I revealed 11-20 in my list of the top 20 most important college football rivalry games for the upcoming season. Now, I give you the top 10, and just like the first 10, these could all prove to be classics. If you want to get tickets for any of these games, just click [...]
Will Tim Tebow be able to cut it in the NFL?
Last year, history was made in college football. And Gainesville, Florida couldn’t be happier for it. As the highly anticipated 2008 campaign approaches, much ado continues to surround Florida Gator sensation Tim Tebow. In 2007, Tebow became the only sophomore in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy. If his record-setting numbers on the [...]
