For Penn State, a Fate Worse Than Death
JoePa’s legacy receives an official beating. Penn State faithful need not have worried about its football program receiving the NCAA equivalent of a death penalty. On Monday it was learned that Penn...
View Article2012 College Bowl Games: The Schedule
Last week, we looked at the history of college bowl games, outlining how what was initially a concept that rewarded the top teams in the nation with a trip to a warmer climate to take in a post-season...
View ArticleShut Out: Smaller Conferences Seek New Bowl Games
Playing 35 bowl games each year may not be enough. With just 125 Division 1-A (FBS) teams battling it out for 70 positions, new games may yet be in the offing. That’s from a report published by ESPN on...
View ArticleMiami vs. Fla. State Highlights This Week’s Action
For the second time this season, two highly regarded ACC teams will duke it out. Two weeks ago Florida State gave Clemson a beat down for the ages, romping 51 to 14. In the meantime, Miami has moved up...
View Article5 “Other” Bowl Games You Won’t Want to Miss
From Dec. 21, 2013 through Jan. 6, 2014, there will be 35 bowl games played featuring 70 FBS (Division 1) teams. The top draw will, of course, take place on the first Monday of the new year when...
View ArticleHow the College Playoff System Impacts the Bowls
The dreadful Bowl Championship Series is gone, replaced effective this fall by a four-team playoff system. The new system will most likely do a better job of determining a national champion, leaving...
View ArticleEight is Enough: SEC Dominates AP Preseason Poll
The Florida State Seminoles are starting off the 2014 season where they ended it last year: as the No. 1 pick in the AP poll. That shouldn’t be a surprise as the Seminoles return locked and loaded,...
View ArticleLooking Ahead: College Football Enters Its Second Half
Halftime is over for the 2014 college football season. Except for a handful of teams, most programs have now played six of their 12 regular season games. After that, it is the league championships, the...
View ArticleArmy-Navy and Then the Bowls Begin
It used to be that there was a month or more between the final game of the college football regular season and the start of the bowls. Top teams would finish their season in late November, learn their...
View ArticleHow to Survive the College Bowl Season
The fall semester is over, you’re on your way home and beginning tomorrow and lasting almost to mid-January is the college bowl season. The bowl season represents some 35-odd games involving college...
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