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  1. College FB Week 12: BCS Implications

    The BCS has been no stranger to controversy in its decade of existence—and 2007 will be no exception.If anything, in fact, the BCS picture is more muddled than it's ever been—even after Oregon's loss to Arizona...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 6 comments

  2. Boston College FB: All Downhill from Here

    Two weeks ago, the Boston College Eagles were 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the BCS polls. BC is now 8-2 and No. 17 in the BCS.At 8-0, BC had beaten teams like Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  3. Auburn-Georgia: 'Dawgs Enjoy Home-Field Advantage

    This Saturday, Georgia hosted 17th-ranked Auburn in what was expected to be the best matchup in SEC league play.Georgia enjoyed a 17–10 halftime lead after two Matthew Stafford TD passes and a Brandon Coutu field goal...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  4. The SEC Week 11 preview: Who Wins a Slugfest Between the Hedges?

    This week in the SEC, the biggest matchup is between the Hedges when Auburn travels to Georgia. Florida and South Carolina face off in a matchup of 6 win SEC East teams while Vanderbilt and Mississippi State scrap for bowl eligibility...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  5. Holding Strong: Ohio State Sets Sights On New Orleans

    The Ohio State Buckeyes have been the BCS no. 1 ever since week 7, when the rankings first came out. They seem to be the only steady team in this year of upset bids...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  6. Ties That Bind: History Runs Deep Between LSU, Alabama

    This Saturday, LSU takes on Alabama at 5 P.M. ET at Tuscaloosa's Bryant-Denny-Saban Stadium.These two schools have loads of ties with each other—the most noticeable belonging to the Tide's head coach...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 5 comments

  7. Week 10 SEC Preview: Handicapping the Nick Saban Bowl

    The Saban Bowl (LSU-Alabama) isn't the only high-profile SEC matchup slated for Saturday.As the race to Atlanta comes down to the wire, three interconference contests are worth watching this weekend...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 7 comments

  8. Oregon FB: Duck and Cover

    Something is brewing in Duck country—and it has the Ducks sniffing a national title.Oregon is ranked fifth in the polls, but with Heisman contender Dennis Dixon leading the team and the ...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 5 comments

  9. Resiliency: How Michigan Turned It Around

    Quit.Coaches lose sleep just thinking about the word."Quit" separates the mentally tough teams from the mentally weak ones."Quit" can make or break a team's season.Several teams have already succumbed to quitting this year...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 8 comments

  10. Give More for Les

    It's official—Les Miles is the gutsiest coach in the crazy world of college football.Auburn controlled the first half of Saturday's game in Baton Rouge and went into the locker room up 17-7...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 6 comments

  11. SEC Showdowns: Forecasting Week 8

    There are three very important matchups in the country's best conference this week. Here's a look at all of them.....

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  12. Auburn-LSU: Southern Hospitality in Baton Rouge

    Last week, LSU experienced bluegrass heartache in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, KY. After a triple-OT loss to Kentucky, the Tigers will only be hungrier. No...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  13. South Florida Bulls: Are They as Good as the Media Portrays Them?

    They are one hell of a team this year. Jim Leavitt has his club playing better than they ever have. USF has already beaten 2 ranked teams in Auburn and West Virginia, Auburn on the road...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 17 comments

  14. BCS Rankings: Big Controversy System?

    The year's first BCS rankings came out today, and there's plenty to talk about....1. Ohio State Buckeyes (.9416)Ohio State controls their own destiny, but the Buckeyes have yet to play most of the hard teams on their schedule...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 13 comments

  15. Florida's Tim Tebow Threatened by LSU Fans

    University of Florida QB Tim Tebow claims to have received hundreds of threatening cell phone messages prior to last Saturday's game. Tebow said there were physical threats that involved some very "vulgar" language...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  16. College FB Upsets: The Rise of the Underdog

    This year has been one of the wildest college football has seen in recent memory.Top 10 teams are falling left and right, allowing lower ranked teams to climb higher than expected at this point in the season...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  17. LSU No. 1: Tigers Reign on the Bayou

    On Saturday morning, there was debate about who was the king of the hill in the college football world. A day later, one team received all 65 first place votes in the AP Poll. Stanford 24, USC 23USC came out flat and stayed that way...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  18. War of Words: Coaches, Players Discuss the Florida-LSU Clash

    Urban Meyer on LSU's '05 win over Florida: “That seems like about 12 years ago,” Meyer said. “What we saw is a defense that played tremendous defense...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 2 comments

  19. Not the Kentucky-South Carolina Matchup of Old

    Ordinarily, a matchup between Kentucky and South Carolina is a matchup of SEC doormats. Not so much this year. This year, it's a matchup between top 11 teams! That's right: top 11...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 5 comments

  20. Clemson Commits Secondary NCAA Violation

    Clemson has reported a secondary violation to the NCAA for the way the Tigers handled placekicker Mark Buchholz's day off...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  21. There's Two Good Football Teams in California Now...

    USC now has some company in the Pac-10, as their cross-state rival, the Cal Golden Bears, are ranked #3. This is the highest ranking they've enjoyed since 1952. Cal was #6 last weekend when they beat #11 Oregon in Eugene 31-24...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 7 comments

  22. College Gameday: Gators Take Trip from The Swamp to The Bayou

    This week, Urban Meyer's one-loss Gators take a trip to Death Valley to face the undefeated LSU Tigers. It's the game of the week according to ESPN's College Gameday crew—who're yet again headed down to Baton Rouge...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  23. Michigan Shouldn't Feel so Bad After This Saturday

    They've got some company now. 3 other top 7 had their seasons derailed this week. Lets start with Thursday's matchup...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments

  24. #6 Cal @ #11 Oregon: Is the Pac-10 an Elite Conference?

    Yes. Are they exceptional? No. Are they as good as the SEC? No. Both Cal and Oregon have really hit the ground running this year, but it was near the same scenario when these teams met last year...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 4 comments

  25. Katrina Relief Game: LSU-Tulane Preview

    This week, Les Miles' Bayou Bengals will venture 65 miles down I-10 to face the Tulane Green Wave.Both teams will be wearing alternate uniforms to raise money for Katrina victims...

    Written by Ryan Blanchfield about about 1 year ago 0 comments