“We know the SEC’s a supernova in terms of college football supremacy with seven national championships since the 2006 season and a Godzilla-sized recruiting stronghold over the rest of the country, but a closer look reveals a genetically-enhanced monster more… Read More ›
Ohio State
The Siren Song of “Playoff Guy”
It was 10:30 a.m. MST December 7, 2014, a day that will live in infamy for those of us that see College Football as something akin to a religion, the last of the major sports that still endeavors to crown… Read More ›
Oversigning: The Dark Underbelly of the College Football Recruiting Process
In 2010, Les Miles, the coach of the LSU football team, offered a freshman offensive lineman out of Waggaman (La) a scholarship to play football for the Tigers. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Elliot Porter signed and returned his letter of… Read More ›
The argument against a Playoff Model in College Football
There is something seriously wrong with a postseason tournament where a 7-9 team has more wins combined than the #1 seeds in each conference. I offer you Exhibit A, the 2010-11 NFL playoffs. As the Green Bay Packers get ready… Read More ›
The BCS Poll: Should The Ohio State Buckeyes Be the number One Team in the Country?
Ahead of the release of the first BCS poll (is it “Broken Cash Scheme” or “Bowl Conspiracy Series”–I digress), I decided to tackle the issue of polling, the single most controversial system for determining a champion in all of sports…. Read More ›
The BCS Monopoly and How BYU’s Decision to Go Independent will further polarize college football
In a day when the Big Ten announced that Michigan and Ohio State would indeed be in different divisions, yet again making another of my expansion predictions ring true, the Brigham Young Cougars humbled yours truly by announcing their intention… Read More ›
The New Big Ten division alignments and solving the Ohio State-Michigan Problem
Everyone’s doing it. After months of discussing every possible conference realignment option, and even getting some things right, the college landscape saw four programs switch conferences: Nebraska joined the Big 10, Colorado and Utah joined the Pacific Ten, and Boise… Read More ›
The Winners and Losers in a Historical Week in College Football
While this logo has the ring of truth to it, my guess is that the Big 12 lite probably goes in a different direction. Years from now, this last two weeks will be remembered as the moment that everything changed… Read More ›
2018 Big 16 Championship: Ohio State 28, Texas 24.
In 2009, Texas drove 78 yards down the field to beat Ohio State 24-21 with 16 seconds left. Next time they play could be for the conference championship. February 18, 2010. This can’t happen, right? And I’m not talking about… Read More ›