Your Best 11

  1. Here's What College Football Has to Look Forward to in 2013-14

    The 2012-13 college football season has come to a close, with Alabama beating up on Notre Dame 42-14 in the BCS National Championship Game. The Crimson Tide are your BCS champions, and now eyeballs turn to what comes next...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 10,982 reads 37 comments

  2. Confessions from a Notre Dame Picker: How It All Went Wrong for Me and the Irish

    I predicted that Notre Dame would beat Alabama in the 2013 BCS National Championship . There, I said. It feels good to get that off my chest. The prediction is in print, it’s on video and it will never be erased...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 4,734 reads 59 comments

  3. Alabama Victory Seals Dynasty Label, and Tide Just Might Add to It Next Season

    In an era where domination shouldn ’t come easy and playing in a conference head and shoulders above all others, Alabama has put together an overpowering dynasty, and there’s no end on the horizon...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 34,359 reads 208 comments

  4. BCS Championship 2013: Why Notre Dame's Defense Suddenly Looked Like a Mid-Major

    The final horn has blown on the 2012-2013 college football season, with the Alabama Crimson Tide hoisting the crystal football. Nick Saban 's team gets their third title in four seasons, and sends the Fighting Irish home humbled...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 4,518 reads 37 comments

  5. After a Year of Headaches, a BCS Championship Game To Celebrate

    In today’s college football, not all the news is positive or heartwarming—and you’re very aware of this by now...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 3,011 reads 6 comments

  6. Why College Football Needs Alabama vs. Notre Dame To Be a Game for the Ages

    There are just four bowl games left, and while the Cotton Bowl is setting up to be a classic, the nation's eyes are truly focused on the clash of two college football titans...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 4,491 reads 41 comments

  7. Fiesta Bowl 2013: Oregon's Big Win Leaves Ducks Wondering What Could Have Been

    The Oregon Ducks, led by their tremendous defensive effort, thrashed the Kansas State Wildcats, 35-17, in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 9,133 reads 69 comments

  8. Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Can Everett Golson and the Irish Pass Against the Tide?

    Yesterday, here at Your Best 11 , we hit on Alabama's passing game going into the BCS Championship Game. Since we have already talked about Notre Dame's zone run scheme , it is now time to hit on what the Irish will be looking to do through the air...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 20,040 reads 226 comments

  9. BCS National Championship: Why I'm Picking Notre Dame to Upset Alabama

    As the Bleacher Report crew recently headed down to Miami to film our preview videos for the BCS bowls, I dove deep into the games at 34,000 feet...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 9,046 reads 113 comments

  10. Fiesta Bowl 2013: Oregon's Defense True Reason Ducks Dominate Kansas State

    After the final seconds ticked off and the Oregon Ducks were crowned the Fiesta Bowl champions by beating the Kansas State Wildcats, 35-17, plenty of folks looked to the high-powered offense as the reason...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 12,001 reads 35 comments

  11. 2013 BCS Championship Game: How Alabama Will Attack Notre Dame's Pass Defense

    As the BCS National Championship Game approaches, the stage is being set for greatness. Alabama, a team whose success is predicated on the power run, is squaring off against Notre Dame, a team built to stop the run...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 15,344 reads 294 comments

  12. Sugar Bowl 2013: Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater Is CFB's New Man-Crush

    On New Year’s Day, the nation fell in love with freakish South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 14,247 reads 42 comments

  13. What Is the Pa. Governor Trying to Accomplish by Suing the NCAA?

    Tom Corbett, governor of Pennsylvania, is suing the NCAA, and his goal is clear: get the federal court to throw out the sanctions levied against Penn State in 2012...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 1,552 reads 17 comments

  14. Here's the One Stud You Have to Watch in This Year's Army and Under Armour Games

    With both the US Army All-American Bowl and the Under Armour All-American Game taking place very soon, college football fans are switching into recruiting mode...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 2,049 reads 0 comments

  15. Inside Jadeveon Clowney's Helmet-Popping Annihilation of Vincent Smith

    The new year began with quite the bang all thanks to Jadeveon Clowney . The sophomore defensive end extraordinaire from South Carolina brought 2013 in right with the most amazing football play that I have ever seen...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 6,294 reads 12 comments

  16. Orange Bowl 2013: Did NIU Hang with FSU, or Did Seminoles Let Them Hang?

    The Orange Bowl was strange. That’s the only way to put it. Perhaps this tweet will create a better picture regarding the weirdness. FSU fans lobbing "OVER-RATED" chants...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 8,409 reads 18 comments

  17. Orange Bowl 2013: Jimbo Fisher Avoids Upset, Puts Goodwill in the Bank for 2013

    The game was not always pretty, as Florida State waited until the fourth quarter to decide that putting away Northern Illinois needed to happen...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 9,544 reads 15 comments

  18. Big Ten Football: Small Gains During Bowl Season, Long Way to Go

    If one bowl season could be unproductive, heartbreaking and yet somehow strangely positive all in one, then this is how I would evaluate the Big Ten’s 2012-13 performance...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 3,418 reads 14 comments

  19. Capital One Bowl: Despite Loss, Nebraska Lining Up for 2013 B1G Title Run

    The last time we saw Nebraska on the football field, it wasn ’t pretty. Wisconsin dismantled Bo Pelini ’s team in the Big Ten Championship, racking up 539 rushing ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 4,961 reads 67 comments

  20. Georgia vs. Nebraska: Aaron Murray Finally Gets Signature W in Capital One Bowl

    On a day that saw Georgia's defense give up 26 first downs, 443 total yards and 31 points to Nebraska, it was the offensive side of the ball that pushed the Bulldogs to victory...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 1,268 reads 28 comments

  21. Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Everett Golson Is the BCS Title Game's Ultimate X-Factor

    Claiming that a quarterback from the nation’s No. 1 team will ultimately decide whether his squad wins or loses the national championship isn’t exactly taking an audacious stance...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 16,484 reads 75 comments

  22. Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Schematically, What Made Irish Defense Better in 2012?

    Whether you use numbers or watch the games, there is one thing that is very clear about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish: They are better than they were a season ago...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 7,970 reads 25 comments

  23. What Legacy, If Any, Does USC's Matt Barkley Leave?

    Matt Barkley ’s college football career is over. His final appearance as a collegiate athlete will feature him taking center stage…from the sidelines, sans helmet and shoulder pads...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 5 months ago 3,571 reads 18 comments

  24. Your Best 11 Mailbag: Defending the Option, Auburn's Relevancy and More!

    We are back, folks! Hopefully, everyone had some great time off and now we are back here ready to get rocking and rolling with some good football talk. We missed Thursday, pardon my long drive back from Ft...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 1,132 reads 2 comments

  25. Orange Bowl 2013: Really NIU, FSU Doesn't Need Your Bravado for Motivation

    On Thursday, for the first time since the somewhat controversial inclusion of the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Orange Bowl caught the eye of the nation...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 5 months ago 5,277 reads 9 comments