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

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

Top 5 BCS Games from the First 10 Years of the BCS

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, August 8th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2000 Orange Bowl, 2000 Sugar Bowl, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2006 Rose Bowl, 2007 Fiesta Bowl, BCS, Boise State Oklahoma, Boise State Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl, Bowl Championship Series, Chris Gamble, Chris Weinke, David Terrell, Florida State Virginia Tech, Glenn Sharpe, greatest BCS games, Ian Johnson, Maurice Clarett, Michael Vick, Michigan Alabama, Ohio State Miami, Ohio State Miami Chris Gamble, Ohio State Miami pass interference, Peter Warrick, Reggie Bush, Ryan Pflugner, Texas USC, Tom Brady, Vince Young

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, ... Continue Reading

2008′s Top 20 College Football Rivalry Games: 10-1

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, July 6th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Auburn Georgia, Backyard Brawl, BCS, Bowl Championship Series, college football rivalries, college football rivalry games, Florida Georgia, Florida Georgia rivalry, Illinois Missouri, Illinois Ohio State, Kansas Missouri, LSU Auburn, Red River Shootout, Texas Oklahoma, USC Notre Dame, Utah BYU, West Virginia Pittsburgh, World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

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 ... Continue Reading

Will Tim Tebow be able to cut it in the NFL?

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, July 4th 2008. Under NCAA Football, NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, 2010 NFL Draft, Atlanta Falcons, BCS, Bowl Championship Series, Chris Leak, Chris Rainey, Dan Marino, Danny Wuerffel, Donovan McNabb, Emmanuel Moody, Eric Crouch, Florida football, Florida Gators, Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy, Joe Montana, Matt Ryan, Percy Harvin, Randall Cunningham, SEC, Steve Young, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow Heisman Trophy, Tim Tebow NFL, Tim Tebow NFL Draft, Troy Smith, Urban Meyer

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 ... Continue Reading

Who gets the call for LSU at QB?

Posted By Matt Severance On Wednesday, July 2nd 2008. Under Uncategorized Tags: Andrew Hatch, BCS, Bowl Championship Series, Jarrett Lee, Les Miles, LSU football, LSU Tigers, Ryan Perrilloux, SEC, SEC football

There’s no pressure on LSU quarterbacks Andrew Hatch or Jarrett Lee. Nope, hardly any. After all, one of these guys only has to replace former super-recruit and SEC title game MVP Ryan Perrilloux, as well as solid starter Matt Flynn, and try and lead the Tigers to back-to-back national championships ... Continue Reading

Buckeyes’ backup QB situation a revolving door

Posted By Matt Severance On Monday, June 30th 2008. Under NCAA Football, NFL Tags: Antonio Henton, BCS, Big 10, Big Ten, Bowl Championship Series, Ohio State Buckeyes, Terrelle Pryor, Todd Boeckman

Ohio State is set with a Heisman candidate at quarterback, but behind him, things are up in the air? Matt Severance says that could be just the thing that clears the way for the top recruit in 2008's class to make an early impact.

Sooners looking to break BCS blues in ’08

Posted By Jake Keyes On Wednesday, June 18th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 Oklahoma football, Austin Box, Auston English, BCS, Big 12, Big 12 South, Bob Stoops, Bowl Championship Series, Brent Venables, Chris Brown, Curtis Lofton, David Sims, DeMarco Murray, DeMarcus Granger, Duke Robinson, Fiesta Bowl, Gerald McCoy, Gundy, Heisman Trophy, Jermaine Gresham, Jermie Calhoun, Juaquin Iglesias, Kansas, Keenan Clayton, Lendy Holmes, Mike Balgoun, Missouri, Nic Harris, Oklahoma football, Oklahoma State, Phil Loadholt, Quentin Chaney, Reggie Smith, Ryan Broyles, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Bradford, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia

Oklahoma hasn't had much success in BCS games over the last few seasons, but with the talent they have on both sides of the ball, 2008 could be the year they break the streak, according to Jake Keyes.

Missouri takes hit with loss of WR Alexander

Posted By Matt Severance On Saturday, June 14th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Big 12, Bowl Championship Series, Chase Daniel, Danario Alexander, Gary Pinkel, Jared Perry, Missouri football

Behind Heisman candidate Chase Daniel, Missouri is a chic pick to play in next season’s BCS National Championship Game, but the Tigers will have to navigate through the early part of their season, at least, without junior wide receiver Danario Alexander, who had surgery Monday to repair a re-torn ACL ... Continue Reading

How do the BCS conferences stack up from top to bottom?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, April 22nd 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Atlantic Coast Conference, BCS, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Bowl Championship Series, Pac-10, SEC, Southeastern Conference

While doing a search for information for another upcoming article, I found a piece by Chick Ludwig of the Dayton Daily News, rating the six BCS conferences from top to bottom. You can see his rankings here, and if you don't feel like clicking the link, he has the ... Continue Reading

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