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The top 10 Ohio State players of the decade

There have been many great Ohio State teams this decade. With great teams comes great players. Coach Jim Tressel has guided a group of gifted players through OSU over the past eight years...

Written by Scott Taylor about 3 months ago 77 reads 1 comments
Big 10 Recession? Yes, For The Past 40 Years!

There has been a lot of talk the past few years about the recent regression of the Big 10 conference in football. After doing some research, I was left wondering why it has been thought of so highly in the past, especially the past 40 years...

Written by Scott Taylor about 3 months ago 44 reads 2 comments
A Trip Through The Schedule: Big 10

Perhaps more than other sports, the schedule in college football is vital. With every week meaning so much, there are always the marquee games to look forward to. Here is a look at the games of the week in the Big Ten...

Written by Scott Taylor about 3 months ago 44 reads 1 comments
A Stroll Through the College Football Schedule: ACC

The schedule in college football is vital—perhaps more so than any other sport. With every week meaning so much, there are always the marquee games to look forward to. Here is a look at the games of the week in the ACC...

Written by Scott Taylor about 3 months ago 73 reads 2 comments
Six reasons why Florida will not win the national title

Since 1980, six teams have won a national championship and came back the next season ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll, only to fail in its quest to repeat. The University of Florida this year is the next team to be ranked No...

Written by Scott Taylor about 4 months ago 355 reads 6 comments
Ranking the Buckeyes Football Teams This Decade

Jim Tressel has led a resurgence for the Ohio State football program this decade. In his second year he made an impact in leading the Buckeyes to the national title. In all the Buckeyes have gone to six BCS bowls in Tressel's eight seasons...

Written by Scott Taylor about 4 months ago 322 reads 6 comments
Bush League? Not Tony Stewart, But Kyle Busch

JOLIET, Ill.—After Saturday night's race at Daytona, the big question on everybody's mind was if the crash Tony Stewart caused Kyle Busch to have was bush league. The answer everyone had was no...

Written by Scott Taylor about 4 months ago 39 reads 2 comments
UConn't Commit a Foul?

Last week, I predicted the only way UConn would beat Missouri would be thanks to free throws. Unfortunately, I was right. The Huskies shot 32 freebies to the Tigers’ 12. That is a huge discrepancy for a team who won by seven points...

Written by Scott Taylor about 8 months ago 64 reads 0 comments
Missouri Tigers: When Will They Get Respect?

What will it take for the University of Missouri men’s basketball team to get the respect it deserves?Obviously, after a 102-91 victory over Memphis, a team that lost in the championship game a year ago, the Tigers still have to do more...

Written by Scott Taylor about 8 months ago 144 reads 11 comments
Five Minute Guide to This Week's Conference Tournaments

The major conference tournaments are upon us! It is the week where bubbles burst and other teams fit into Cinderella’s slipper, as underdogs dream of earning bids to the NCAA Tournament later this month...

Written by Scott Taylor about 8 months ago 69 reads 0 comments
College Basketball Championship Week: Small Schools Have Plenty to Play for

Now that it is March, Championship Week is now upon us. It begins Saturday, and over the next nine days 31 conference champions will be crowned and 34 others will enter the NCAA tournament as at-large entries...

Written by Scott Taylor about 9 months ago 69 reads 2 comments
Is The Big East The Beast? Not Quite

If you turn on ESPN, chances are you have heard that the Big East is far and away the best college basketball conference in the country. While it may arguably be the best, it is clearly not dominant, the way ESPN hypes it...

Written by Scott Taylor about 10 months ago 85 reads 9 comments
What's the Root Problem for the Tennessee Volunteers?...Lack of Toughness

When I saw the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team earlier in the year at the Old Spice Classic, I thought it might be better than last year’s team, especially after the win over Georgetown...

Written by Scott Taylor about 10 months ago 184 reads 2 comments
College Football Playoff Bracket Still Has Florida-Oklahoma Final

The past few years I have been using my own college football playoff system. I have tweaked it to stay consistent with the BCS. It used to consist of eight teams, but since the BCS moved up to 10 teams, I have moved the playoff system up to 10 as well...

Written by Scott Taylor about 11 months ago 600 reads 2 comments
A Playoff Would Make the Regular Season Better, Not Worse

One of the reasons why those pro-BCS people don’t want a playoff is because they say it would make the regular season less important...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 191 reads 3 comments
Is College Football Now a Non-Contact Sport?

After watching college football all day on Saturday, I was disgusted with the high number of personal foul penalties I saw. It started right away with the big Texas-Oklahoma game...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 732 reads 1 comments
Which Conference Is Better, Big 12 or SEC?

Before the year started, I thought that the Big 12 would give a good battle to the SEC as the nation’s top conference, despite my love for the SEC. So far, I have been proven right...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 261 reads 17 comments
Taylor's Take on the Week That Was in College Football: Week Four

Week Four of the college football season brought few surprises and few great games. There also were a lot of poorly played games (see the ACC). Here are my thoughts from Week Four...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 452 reads 1 comments
What a Surprise: Phil Fulmer Out-Coached in Tennessee Defeat

Normally when a team loses to UCLA, it isn’t a big deal. That isn’t the case for Tennessee after losing to UCLA Monday night. That is because UCLA was down to its third string at many positions on offense and had a young offensive line...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 401 reads 0 comments
Missouri and Oklahoma on Collision Course in Big 12 in 2008

Last year the Big 12 North finally gained some respectability, but it was still the South that ended up on top of the heap. This year, one can expect more high-scoring games in what is likely to be the most exciting conference in college football...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 345 reads 6 comments
Can Georgia Navigate Schedule to the Top of the SEC in 2008?

With the emergence of the Big 12 North, this might be the first year in quite a while that the SEC isn’t the top football conference...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 314 reads 2 comments
What's Up With The Sports Media?

I might not be that old, but I still remember the days when a televised sporting event was all about the sport. When I was growing up, ESPN’s SportsCenter would be on my TV every morning ...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 118 reads 0 comments
Open Mic: Chinese-U.S. Rivalry Makes Olympics Worth Watching

I will go on record to say that I wasn’t planning on watching one bit of the Olympics this year, much like the winter Olympics of 2006. Once I turned it on I was hooked to the swimming and gymnastics...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 183 reads 0 comments
College Football: Looking Back In The 90s, Part 1

This is my first piece of a few on college football in the 1990s. Other stories will be about the top 10 teams of the 90s, top 10 individual performances, top 20 games and possibly my top 10 favorite players...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 1,064 reads 1 comments
A Balanced Big 10 Could Lead to More Excitement

I have been a huge critic of the Big 10 over the years, but I think that this year will be a rebound year for the conference...

Written by Scott Taylor about about 1 year ago 87 reads 1 comments

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Scott Taylor Article Archive

The top 10 Ohio State players of the decade

Big 10 Recession? Yes, For The Past 40 Years!

A Trip Through The Schedule: Big 10

A Stroll Through the College Football Schedule: ACC

Six reasons why Florida will not win the national title

Ranking the Buckeyes Football Teams This Decade

Bush League? Not Tony Stewart, But Kyle Busch

UConn't Commit a Foul?

Missouri Tigers: When Will They Get Respect?

Five Minute Guide to This Week's Conference Tournaments

College Basketball Championship Week: Small Schools Have Plenty to Play for

Is The Big East The Beast? Not Quite

What's the Root Problem for the Tennessee Volunteers?...Lack of Toughness

College Football Playoff Bracket Still Has Florida-Oklahoma Final

A Playoff Would Make the Regular Season Better, Not Worse

Is College Football Now a Non-Contact Sport?

Which Conference Is Better, Big 12 or SEC?

Taylor's Take on the Week That Was in College Football: Week Four

What a Surprise: Phil Fulmer Out-Coached in Tennessee Defeat

Missouri and Oklahoma on Collision Course in Big 12 in 2008

Can Georgia Navigate Schedule to the Top of the SEC in 2008?

What's Up With The Sports Media?

Open Mic: Chinese-U.S. Rivalry Makes Olympics Worth Watching

College Football: Looking Back In The 90s, Part 1

A Balanced Big 10 Could Lead to More Excitement

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