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Sports Central October 22, 2012 Corrie Trouw |
Philosophical Differences With a full month of action to make the college football season's most dramatic decisions, I have made up my mind on how 2012's final act should be written. |
Sports Central September 2, 2004 Adam Russell |
New Contact Rule Should Have Little Effect We want more offense. We want higher scores. We want more long plays. At least that's what the powers that be in the NFL think. |
Science News September 9, 2006 Ivars Peterson |
Does Defense Win Championships? In pro football, mathematics show that a good defense doesn't generally trump a good offense. |
Salon.com September 2, 2000 Allen Barra |
3 yards and a cloud of baloney Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it. |
Sports Central January 6, 2015 Ross Lancaster |
No Doubt: These Ducks Are Tough If I had a dollar for every time someone intimated that Oregon's team was soft, had no physicality, or didn't play any defense over the last few years, well, I'd have a couple extra thousand dollars to my name. |
Sports Central October 4, 2010 Jean Neuberger |
The BCS Projections ... For Now As we've entered the second month of the college football season, the BCS picture still looks fairly clouded. |
Salon.com September 8, 2000 Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Sports Central October 28, 2009 Jean Neuberger |
Crimson Tide Will Emerge From SEC So who's better? The AP's No. 1, Alabama, or the top pick of the BCS, the Florida Gators. |
Sports Central January 11, 2011 Kyle Jahner |
Auburn Survives Oregon in Dramatic, Awkward Game In a stadium filled with bright orange and "electric" yellow, the color that helped Auburn systemically bury the Ducks in what turned out to be quite a strange BCS title game was red. |
Sports Central December 14, 2007 Matt Thomas |
Ten Bowlfuls of Entertainment The only thing standing between the collective college faithful and that January 7th BCS Championship Game are the 30-something "other" bowls that get played between now and then. |
Sports Central October 21, 2013 Andrew Jones |
Perfection Possibilities Teams are lining up to see if they can make it to the end of the NCAA football season unscathed. |
Sports Central November 14, 2012 Andrew Jones |
What Alabama's Loss Means For BCS College football fans were worried a choice between Kansas State and Oregon for the right to battle Alabama for the national championship would be close to impossible to make and then the unthinkable happened: Alabama lost. |
Sports Central October 10, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
Collision Course October is a time of sorting in college football. Teams have largely ceased to play non-conference opposition for the balance of the season, and have now moved into the meat of the season, conference play, whereby seasons will largely be judged. |
Sports Central December 16, 2007 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Offense Ever With apologies to the 1941 Bears and the San Diego Chargers in general, here are the 10 best offenses in league history. |
Sports Central November 28, 2011 David Exum |
Alabama a Worthy Rematch For LSU By manhandling Auburn 42-14 in the Iron Bowl, Alabama stated its case why it deserves to play No. 1 LSU in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 9. |
Sports Central December 27, 2010 Andrew Jones |
BCS Bowl Game Predications In a year where the BCS got it right (or as right as is possible) at the top, I am still looking forward to the Rose Bowl more than any other game, including the national championship. |
Sports Central December 22, 2008 Brian Cox |
Bowl-Palooza: The Games to Watch Here's a look at a few bowl games that should be entertaining going through Christmas, through the ball dropping up to most people getting over hangovers on the morning of January 1, 2009. |
Sports Central October 28, 2004 Kevin Beane |
Battle of the Undefeateds Two weeks ago, there were 14 undefeated teams in college football. Now there are half that. But it shouldn't be too much to ask for two or three teams to finish undefeated. Here are there chances? |
Sports Central November 3, 2011 David Exum |
Alabama's Richardson Should Win Heisman There is no better running back in college football today than Alabama's Trent Richardson. |
Sports Central September 7, 2010 Jean Neuberger |
Thoughts After Week 1 College football never ceases to disappoint when it comes to drama. The anticipation for this season certainly lived up to expectations in a wild first weekend and already, we've learned quite a bit from what has unfolded. |
Sports Central November 30, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
A Playoff in College Football? Like it or not, there is no fool-proof way to decide a national champion. |
Sports Central September 23, 2005 Sara Normand |
The Urbanization of Gainesville 90,716 people made history by being not only the largest crowd in the University of Florida's school history, but the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state. What could have possibly been so interesting to these people? |
Sports Central December 12, 2012 Joshua Duffy |
2012 College Football Bowl Pool Guide College football is stupid. Not the sport itself, but how it runs its post-season. Even when we get our long-awaited playoff, it's still going to be stupid. |
Sports Central October 21, 2003 Michael Beshara |
Pigskin Letters Do you think the Heisman Trophy should go to the best QB/RB on the best team in the country?... What is the best way for a college football coach to handle unrealistic fan expectations? |
Sports Central September 25, 2007 Eric Poole |
A Schizophrenic NFL Season NFL defenses have caught up to the offenses. |
Sports Central November 14, 2007 Ryan Day |
SEC: Overrated or Underappreciated? Don't be surprised if the Southeastern Conference takes home another national championship. |
AskMen.com Paul Bessire |
Top 5: BCS Champions WhatIfSports takes the Bowl College Series to the next level by creating a simulated tournament of all 10 champions. |
Sports Central December 12, 2011 Bill Hazell |
Sizing Up the BCS Buffet Table Without a playoff, we have once again, what amounts to a large buffet spread of bowl games, none of which get any of their teams closer to the championship -- well, not this year's championship, anyway. |
Sports Central December 3, 2012 Jean Neuberger |
Instant Reaction: The 2012-13 Bowl Season It's 35 games and three and a half weeks of pure football feasting. Another December and bowl season has fallen upon us. And as the matchups are now official, here's a rundown of initial thoughts as we head into the final stretch of the 2012 college football season. |
Sports Central October 7, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The ACC, Not Just For Basketball In the final year of the BCS, the ACC has its best chance since the heyday of Bobby Bowden and Chris Weinke to win a title. |
Salon.com November 6, 2002 King Kaufman |
Why I love college football's overtime system It's weird, it's wacky -- and it beats the hell out of the NFL's version, in which a coin toss can be the key play. |
Sports Central November 26, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
The Case for Florida After Notre Dame's 22-13 win against USC effectively clinched its spot in Miami on Jan. 7, the Fighting Irish will almost surely play the winner of next Saturday's SEC Championship Game between Georgia and Florida for the BCS crown. |
Sports Central August 14, 2013 Andrew Jones |
An Anti-Conference Approach The past few years have seen a plague of movement in college football conferences to the point where the names don't even make any sense anymore. |
Sports Central April 1, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Sports Central November 21, 2011 Paul Foeller |
What a Mess College football now has six one-loss teams, half of which haven't lost to anyone outside of the top-10, and an undefeated Houston team -- leaving eight teams (including LSU) with legitimate claims of a rightful place in the national title game. |
Searcher December 2010 Irene McDermott |
The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
Sports Central December 30, 2013 Adam Russell |
SEC's Run in the BCS Will End With FSU It seems only fitting that the one school that played in the first three BCS-era championship games -- winning one -- would close this chapter of college football history with a national title. Florida State appears to be a team destined to win it all. |
Sports Central November 5, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Valid Excuses When everything settles down on December 2nd, we'll have our championship matchup for this year. Assuming the Ducks, Wildcats, and Irish all win out, it should be fun to find out which team gets the chance to validate more than just their fans' parking at the area hotels in Miami. |
Sports Central January 13, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Postseason Week 2 Quarterbacks get too much publicity as it is, but this week's playoff games were all about quarterbacks who stepped up to get the job done. |
Sports Central August 24, 2011 Adam Russell |
A September to Remember Here are 11 games of interest to watch in the first month of college football. |
Sports Central August 16, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
Three Reasons Why the Lions Will Make the Playoffs An offense that can move the ball, a defense that attacks and makes big plays, combined with solid coaching, decent special teams play, and a weak schedule could mean a 10-6 record and a wild card spot for the Lions. |
Sports Central October 24, 2006 Todd Beckstead |
Is Rutgers For Real? Rutgers improved its record to 7-0 with its win last Saturday against Pitt, equaling the total number of wins from last year's 7-5 team and improving from a 1-11 mark only four short years ago. |
Salon.com September 22, 2000 Allen Barra |
The NFL's minor league? The marketing firms and New York pundits who want a college football playoff system have one thing in common: They don't like or understand college football. |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2001 Ivan Maisel |
Burning Questions Is there a team good enough to win the SEC West?... Will any offensive players be taken in the first round of the NFL draft?... Is Washington State for real?... |
Sports Central January 6, 2004 David Shaw |
In Defense of the BCS Inevitable discussion over the last two days has centered on just who is the better team, USC or LSU, and why the BCS failed to supply the answer. The outrage, begun well before this year, would even lead one to believe that having co-champions is unheard of, even perverse. Not so. |
Salon.com December 19, 2001 King Kaufman |
Women's football: Ready for prime time? When teams like the Vipers and the Slammers mix it up, it's the real deal. And they're hoping recognition is just a chip-shot field goal away... |
Sports Central October 12, 2005 Avery Smith |
Bluebook Notes #5: Pasadena Projections A closer look at the ten teams with the best shot at heading to the Rose Bowl. |
Sports Central September 4, 2008 Kyle Jahner |
College Football Week 1 Shakedown A recap of the first week of college football games looks at upsets and rankings. |
Sports Central December 9, 2009 Andrew Jones |
Is College Football Unfixable? There are many things we can't change about college football, but there are two things that can be changed that will quite easily make the game better. |
Sports Illustrated October 24, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Marching madness I can't stand the West Coast offense. I don't like the name, since it's wrong, but I've harangued enough about that one. What I really don't like is what it's done to football... |