The Red Zone Report

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Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game.  After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they did.  To Iowa.  And that’s [...]

Separated At Birth; Bowden Fired, Tuberville Not Far Behind

You know how that old urban legend goes?Out of the blue, a woman feels a sharp pain in her left forearm.  Three thousand miles away, a brother she never knew she had slices his arm in a wood-cutting accident.  They simultaneously sense a connection and ultimately share a tearful reunion after discovering there’s a sibling [...]

Five For Friday: Oregon State plays giant-killer, Matt Millen gets the boot, Plaxico doesn’t answer his phone, and more

It’s actually not Friday anymore (not here, at least), but I’m getting this out a little later than I’d planned to since Friday was a busy day. Because there’s not enough time for me to always go through every headline and interesting story I come across in short order, I thought it’d be a [...]

Rating College Football’s Bests: Which school has the richest tradition?

If you want to spark a debate among friends, or really piss off a sensitive message board poster, talking about a program’s tradition, or lack thereof, is one of the best ways to do it. With that in mind, what better way to kick off our ‘bests’ series than by taking a look at [...]

College Football in Florida: A Ten Year Retrospective

The Sunshine State has long been a hotbed for college football. With an abundance of high school talent leaving for college every year, Florida schools have their pick of the litter of some of the nation’s best athletes. For as long as anyone can remember, at least one of the big three (Florida, [...]

2008 Florida State Seminoles Preview: Weatherford and a talented defense are the keys to FSU’s success

Florida State came into 2007 with a lot of promise, as the Seminoles were ranked in the top 20 heading into the season. But, FSU lost their season opener at Clemson, which knocked them out of the rankings. They did rebound from that loss with four victories to get back into the rankings, [...]