1. The California Golden Bears: Three Keys To Success

    This is the seventh in a 10-part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success or needs to be fixed for the success of each Pac-10 team...

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  2. The Arizona Wildcats: Three Keys To Success

    This is the sixth in a 10 part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success of each PAC-10 team. Young Quarterback Willie Tuitama is gone and with him four years of starting experience...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 183 reads 2 comments

  3. The Arizona State Sun Devils: Three Keys to Success

    This is the fifth in a 10 part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success or needs to be fixed for the success of each Pac-10 team...

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  4. The Stanford Cardinal: Three Keys to Success

    This is the fourth in a ten part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success or needs to be fixed for the success of each PAC-10 team. I am posting in order, 10-1 from the 2008 season...

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  5. The UCLA Bruins: Three Keys to Success

    This is the third in a 10-part series about what I see as the three keys to success for each PAC-10 team. UCLA 1. Coach Rick Neuheisel I can’t say I am a fan, but I do believe he can coach...

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  6. The Washington State Cougars: Three Keys to Success

    This is the second in a 10 part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success or needs to be fixed for the success of each PAC-10 team. I am posting in order, 10-1 from the 2008 season...

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  7. The Washington Huskies: Three Keys to Success

    This is the first in a 10 part series about what I see as three points that will contribute to the success or needs to be fixed for the success of each PAC-10 team. I am posting in order, 10-1 from the 2008 season...

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  8. College Football Game Wish List

    Do you ever sit back and look at two teams and think “Wow, I would love to see them play each other?" I know I have. That’s why I made this list...

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  9. Closing The Season Strong: Important Dates and Games at The End

    You always hear how important the regular season is in college football. One loss can mean the end of the season. No place is that more true than at the end of the season...

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  10. A September to Remember: NCAA Football's Toughest September Schedules

    I recently wrote an article asking how exactly to determine strength of schedule. One aspect is the assumptions we have and our own opinion on who is a good team and who is not...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 818 reads 7 comments

  11. Turning the Corner: Who Will Be the Next To Win Their First National Championship?

    In 1996, the Florida Gators won their first national championship. This is only 12 years ago. In that time, Florida has established itself as a national power in football...

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  12. Conference USA Signs With The Hawaii Bowl

    In 2008, the Pac-10 Conference had deals with seven bowl games. Only five teams became bowl eligible. For last year’s Hawaii Bowl, the seventh selection of Pac-10 teams would have faced a WAC team...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 120 reads 6 comments

  13. Strength of Schedule: What's The Formula?

    On every message board and every website, you hear arguments about strength of schedule (SOS). But I have to ask, "What components should make up SOS?" Some people argue things like wins and losses...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 1,108 reads 18 comments

  14. Ideas For a Conference Realignment If DIAA Teams Moved Up

    In part one, I looked at what each state had to offer in terms of Division One AA teams. To continue that, I thought what if they all moved up to DIA status? That means moving 37 schools up. That is just entirely too many independents...

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  15. The Best DIAA School Each State Has To Offer

    As of the 2009 season, Western Kentucky officially joins the Sun Belt conference and the ranks of the DIA college football. A number of schools have made the same jump in recent years...

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  16. My Pre-Spring Game Conference Projections

    I know some schools are already into spring practice, but not a lot of full reports are out yet on how spring practices have gone. This is my pre-spring-game call on how things will turn out...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 77 reads 6 comments

  17. College Football Bowl Games New 2008 Bowl Schedule

    See Part I and Part II before reading. Here is what the bowl games of 2008 would have looked like using my list which I feel would give more balance games...

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  18. Restructuring the Bowls: Part II, Bowl Affiliations

    If you haven’t read part I, this might not make sense. After reevaluating the bowls, I put together this list of what my new bowl structure would look like. Sun Belt Champion—St...

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  19. College Football Bowl Game Evaluation and Restructuring

    Everyone knows that the Bowls are not about giving us good games. No, they are all about money. What teams will travel and bring their fans...

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  20. Remembering Oregon Ducks Football: Big Wins and Losses

    When asked about memorable games, most fans will always remember the big wins. Me? I remember everything—the wins and losses. Here are a few lists. Important games in Oregon Ducks football history...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 1,243 reads 14 comments

  21. Did Bryce Brown Make the Right Choice?

    Bryce Brown finally ended the extra-long soap opera that his signing had turned into on March 16. After committing to Miami, his recruitment was still wide open...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 2,662 reads 94 comments

  22. 2009 Pac-10 Preview

    I don’t know everything there is to know about all the teams in the conference. Who they lose and how good the back ups were are all things I just have no clue about...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 663 reads 3 comments

  23. Why Mike Bellotti's Retirement from the Oregon Helm Is Bittersweet

    It doesn’t matter how long they talk about it and you try to prepare yourself for it, it still comes as a shock. I feel like I just got punched in the stomach and my dog ran away at the same time...

    David Hedlind Written by David Hedlind about 4 years ago 309 reads 9 comments

  24. My Love/Hate Relationship with the Pac-10

    Most people can tell you the things they love and the things they hate about something. I have come to realize that sometimes the things we love about something can be the same things we hate...

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  25. Things That Bother Me in College Football Part II

    The things that were bothering me article made me keep thinking and more stuff kept on popping in to my head. So here we go with part two. “We’re No. 1” Every fan base does this, even the one I am a part of...

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