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Notre Dame in The Big 10: Would It Make Sense?

The football program at Notre Dame is in peril. A coaching search just begun following three straight non-winning seasons and the worst three year stretch in school history. All reports indicate that the talent to win is in South Bend...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 7 hours ago 805 reads 26 comments
Alabama's Ingram May Have Stolen The Heisman, But McElroy Stole The Show

Mark Ingram may have helped himself with 189 total yards against one of the nation's top defenses, but Greg McElroy's almost picture perfect night stole the show and the game's MVP trophy...

Written by Larry Burton about about 8 hours ago 1,013 reads 18 comments
BCS Dream Scenario Is Now a Nightmare

Okay, technically it looks like the powers that control the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) got exactly what they desired: an undefeated champion from the SEC against an undefeated champion from the Big 12...

Written by Dean Hybl about about 8 hours ago 2,484 reads 8 comments
Dear BCS Committee, Think About Cincinnati For National Championship

This College Football season was a year like no other for the Big East. The Big East Championship game was the best game of all games this weekend...

Written by Steven Merriam about about 4 hours ago 244 reads 2 comments
ESPN/USA TODAY Top 25: Texas Better Than Florida, TCU or Cincinnati?

Congratulations Texas, you guys are going to play Alabama in the BCS title game. You beat Nebraska after a Cornhusker kicked off out of bounds and you were given an extra 15 yards on a horse-collar tackle...

Written by James Crytzer about about 2 hours ago 183 reads 0 comments
The Sunday Morning BCS Report: Week 14

College football's championship weekend lived up to the hype. Only the biggest game—the SEC title game—had a lopsided final score that did not reflect how close the game was at the half...

Written by Dan Smith about about 6 hours ago 306 reads 0 comments
BCS Bowl Committee and the AP Need To Do the Right Thing

Alabama, Boise State, Cincinnati, Texas, and TCU have finished their regular seasons undefeated. The only thing real fans of college football know is that there are several teams that are worthy of playing for the BCS National Championship...

Written by Kevin Lindsey about about 6 hours ago 316 reads 7 comments
Gators Teeth Crushed: Week 14 Awards

I heard some guy on YouTube talking about the Texas-Nebraska as the "most insane game" ever. He obviously didn't see the Cincinnati-Pitt game earlier in the day, or the Georgia Tech-Clemson game going on on another channel...

Written by Alex Ferguson about about 9 hours ago 220 reads 3 comments
Nebraska Is Left to Ask, Why?

Why? Why does this happen? Why doesn't Nebraska just get blown out, the way all the "experts" say they would? Why can't Zac Lee throw for more than 39 yards? Why does Niles Paul drop ...

Written by Tyler Dale about about 9 hours ago 575 reads 3 comments
Nebraska Whips Texas' Offensive Attack, But Longhorns Win The War

"They whipped us", said Texas coach Mack Brown after Nebraska's defense ripped this Longhorns offensive a new one for four quarters of the Big XII Championship at the new Cowboys Stadium just outside Dallas...

Written by Alex Ferguson about about 10 hours ago 577 reads 3 comments
Fruits and Nuts: College Football's Most Obnoxious Fans

What school has the Most Obnoxious Fans? I feel qualified to give my opinion on this subject for two reasons. The first is I've been to a lot of college football games. Not Chris Fowler-esque, but a good number nonetheless...

Written by Mike Casella about 6 minutes ago 2 reads 0 comments
Is It Boring To Be a Florida Gator?

Alabama beat Florida’s ass yesterday. The Gators are not SEC Champs, have no chance to become national champs, and Tim Tebow won’t win his second Heisman...

Written by Lowell Jackson about about 7 hours ago 258 reads 0 comments
Nick Saban: Big Game Hunter

He built a better trap and look what big game he is catching. Nick Saban has built what can only be described as a successful “big game hunt” atmosphere in Tuscaloosa...

Written by Ray Allen about about 3 hours ago 39 reads 0 comments
Texas Has To Thank Preseason Polls For BCS Championship Game Birth

When the preseason polls came out before the college football season had gotten under way the top 3 read Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma...

Written by Robert Berzenski about about 5 hours ago 353 reads 0 comments
Playoffs? Playoffs? The BCS Is Best For College Football!

Like it or not, it's going to happen. I don't like it. I don't like the matchups. I don't like the automatic bids. I don't like that the ACC gets an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl... What? Wait...

Written by Chad Fagan about about 8 hours ago 304 reads 0 comments
Boise State and TCU: Forget About the Conferences, Look at the Teams

Another year with the BCS, another year of controversy. The 2009 regular season has ended with an unbelievable five undefeated schools. Three are from major conferences, while the other two, Boise State and TCU, are not...

Written by Mark Smith about about 14 hours ago 509 reads 0 comments
Three Reasons Why the Texas Longhorns Don't Belong in the BCS Championship Game

My love for football is second to none. Especially college football. Nothing rivals the feeling of waking up on a Saturday morning, eating your breakfast, and donning yourself with your favorite team's colors (mine being Scarlet and Gray - Go Bucks!)...

Written by Eric Word about about 13 hours ago 714 reads 3 comments
What a 16-Team College Football Playoff Would Look Like: BCS=BS

So, we have ended another regular season and conference championship week. We have finished this season with an unthinkable five undefeated teams. But only two will have a chance to compete for a national championship (if you can even call it that)...

Written by Tyler Stimson about about 13 hours ago 578 reads 2 comments
Final BCS Bowl Predictions: Iowa, Boise State in

The final week of college football featured some of the most compelling matchups and exhilarating outcomes of the season. Finally! It was a roller-coaster week...

Written by Brian Nelson about about 14 hours ago 7,495 reads 22 comments
Who's Afraid Of Big ,Bad Boise State? And Who's Willing to Admit It?

Let’s cut through the potato skins here and get down to business. Boise State absolutely, positively has earned a right to be given a fat payday in a major BCS bowl game. But not for the reason you might think...

Written by Ed Berliner about about 9 hours ago 29 reads 0 comments
McElroy Etches Name Into Alabama Lore

Pop quiz; Who are the most memorable Alabama quarterbacks? Former greats like Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler come to mind. Younger people remember Jay Barker and Andrew Zow...

Written by Jeremy England about about 9 hours ago 98 reads 0 comments
Oh Bo! A Near Make Misses Putting The Final Nail In The BCS Coffin

Sure, Texas won the Big-12 Championship Saturday night at Jerryworld in Arlington. That wasn't at all unexpected. What was shocking was how they very nearly lost it and the various methods of ineptitude it took to get them there...

Written by Matt Stephens about about 14 hours ago 53 reads 1 comments
Despite Miscues, Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns Deserve Title Shot

A last-second, one-point win in a low-scoring game might not have been the best sales pitch for the Texas Longhorns, but any good salesman knows that the outcome is more important than the presentation...

Written by Gabriel Taylor about about 15 hours ago 987 reads 21 comments
2009 College Football Playoff Bracket We Won't Be Seeing

Later today the country will find out which teams have been selected to the Bowl Championship Series. While I do not doubt for a minute Alabama's right to be in the championship game, there will be no end to the argument of who the Tide should face...

Written by Patrick Hamblin about about 15 hours ago 325 reads 2 comments
Top Senior Quarterbacks

1. Tony Pike Cincinnati 6'5.5 220 Projects as a Mid to Late 1st Round Pick. Could possibly slip into the 2nd round. Easily the best senior QB Prospect. Improved Decision making. Proved he can almost any throw...

Written by Bryan Trulen about about 15 hours ago 24 reads 0 comments

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BCS Championship Article Archive

Notre Dame in The Big 10: Would It Make Sense?

Alabama's Ingram May Have Stolen The Heisman, But McElroy Stole The Show

BCS Dream Scenario Is Now a Nightmare

Dear BCS Committee, Think About Cincinnati For National Championship

ESPN/USA TODAY Top 25: Texas Better Than Florida, TCU or Cincinnati?

The Sunday Morning BCS Report: Week 14

BCS Bowl Committee and the AP Need To Do the Right Thing

Gators Teeth Crushed: Week 14 Awards

Nebraska Is Left to Ask, Why?

Nebraska Whips Texas' Offensive Attack, But Longhorns Win The War

Fruits and Nuts: College Football's Most Obnoxious Fans

Is It Boring To Be a Florida Gator?

Nick Saban: Big Game Hunter

Texas Has To Thank Preseason Polls For BCS Championship Game Birth

Playoffs? Playoffs? The BCS Is Best For College Football!

Boise State and TCU: Forget About the Conferences, Look at the Teams

Three Reasons Why the Texas Longhorns Don't Belong in the BCS Championship Game

What a 16-Team College Football Playoff Would Look Like: BCS=BS

Final BCS Bowl Predictions: Iowa, Boise State in

Who's Afraid Of Big ,Bad Boise State? And Who's Willing to Admit It?

McElroy Etches Name Into Alabama Lore

Oh Bo! A Near Make Misses Putting The Final Nail In The BCS Coffin

Despite Miscues, Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns Deserve Title Shot

2009 College Football Playoff Bracket We Won't Be Seeing

Top Senior Quarterbacks

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