Tag Archives: Boise State
The BCS versus the Bracket: A Tale of Two Post-Seasons
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 aspirations. In no other sport [...]
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 [...]
What’s next for Mississippi State after Croom’s resignation?
For the past few days, I’ve been mulling over writing an article about Sylvester Croom’s resignation at Mississippi State, but I figured it’s about time to break my silence. I’m sad to see Croom go, to say the least. I felt like he had a long future in Starkville, and it’s a shame that things [...]
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 [...]
Does anyone want to win the ACC?
Before August 30, everything looked to be cut and dry in the ACC. Clemson was the undisputed best team, and the Tigers were not only touted to be the class of the ACC, but also as a potential darkhorse national title contender, with Cullen Harper, James Davis, and C.J. Spiller leading the way. Then the [...]
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 [...]
One potential BCS buster out, one in as ECU goes down and Boise St. upsets Oregon
On a day when one BCS buster hopeful saw their dreams come to an end, another one held on to their hopes by a thread, and another not-so-new face moved into the picture. After escaping by the hair of their chinny chin chins last week at Tulane, East Carolina thought they could do the same [...]
Pre-Combine Draft Risers: Talented corners making noise, signal-callers slinging their way up.
Players who see their draft stock rise after the season ends come from all walks of college football life. Sometimes they are the big name quarterback who had a disappointing season. Sometimes they are the solid, but unspectacular middle linebacker for a MAC school. And sometimes the names are so obscure, scouts have to pull [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: Offensive line – It all starts up front.
When the NFL draft comes along, most of us have our eyes on the hotshot quarterbacks, the ever popular speed defensive ends, or the flashy running backs. It is hard to think that your team is going to pass on a game-changer like Matt Ryan or Glenn Dorsey for an offensive lineman. It is sometimes [...]
