College Football Nation: Ducks Quacked and Tide Keep Rolling

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  I was starting to get worried about too many undefeated teams finishing perfect.  Thanks to Stanford we had Oregon drop from the list of unbeaten.  We still have Ohio State and Northern Illinois unbeaten thanks to their bye week coming at a convenient time . . . but do those teams really matter right now?  Alabama keeps doing what …

College Football Nation: Sunshine State Beat-Down and Little Brother Wins B1G

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  If you were looking for upsets this week then just stop reading now.  We had many of the top teams on a bye week, while the others took care of business between the stripes.  College football fans will have much to look forward to next week, as Alabama plays LSU and Oregon takes on Stanford.  Don’t forget, we will have Baylor’s …

College Football Nation: Saban to Texas(?) and Duke Football Outshines its Basketball Team

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  We had the usual big teams win today but a few upsets, as well, to make it another good Saturday of college football.  There is nothing new from the top four teams — I think they are headed into a four-way tie at this point, but each of these teams are looking to win big.  I feel sorry for whoever Alabama, …

College Football Nation: FSU Scalps Clemson and SEC in Mutiny

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  This could be the best Saturday we have had in college football this season.  The upset bug was at work all around the country.  We are really starting to see who are the contenders (Alabama, Oregon, FSU) and the pretenders (Clemson, Georgia, LSU).  Team stocks are rising for the contenders and falling for the others.  We had teams in …

College Football Nation: The upsets have arrived and Mack Brown survives another week

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  I was starting to get worried that too many teams would finish the season undefeated, until today.  As the season goes on we are finally getting to see the upsets.  Upsets are what we live for in college football, as long as our team isn’t on the wrong end of the stick.  Watching the impossible become possible is what …

College Football Nation: Top Team Escapes With Win; Playoff Committee Forming

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  “When Offenses Attack” was the theme of the day.  It seems that as the season goes on we are seeing more and more teams put up massive numbers of yardage and points.  You have Baylor and Oregon averaging more than 50 points a game, easy.  Clemson and FSU just dominate whoever lines up in front of them.  Ohio State and Texas …

College Football Nation: Shootout in the South and FSU QB has a Heisman Moment

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  Great weekend of college football. We will be having some movement in the Top-10 for sure after certain teams’ performances.  The SEC brags about defense but it seems to be the last thing on their mind as every game is played. If there is a year to knock out the SEC from the title game or in the title …

College Football Nation: Points Galore and Players Protest NCAA

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  Not too many “BIG” games happening this week and the media was sure to let us know about it.  Heck, ESPN’s Game Day went to Fargo, North Dakota, because of the lack of “BIG” games to go to.  It was nice seeing them there just to give the “little” guys a shout out.  We have had some great FCS …

College Football Nation: Tennessee skulks back to Rocky Top — and “Johnny Who?”

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This week we had a few exciting matches that will really let us know who is a contender and who is a pretender.  We have fans in Eugene and Tuscaloosa feeling pretty good right now, while fans out in Lincoln wish they only had to play one half of football.  I also think we can change a few names on …

From the Virginia Locker Room: Hope for Virginia — Just Not Today

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Andrew Shurtleff Virginia gave it their best shot against Oregon today but came up short, losing 59-10.  Despite the score, Virginia will be able to take a few positive things into their bye week.  The offense and the defense showed signs of life throughout the whole game but just not enough to keep Oregon from getting the “W” and putting …

College Football Nation: Big Blue gets Big Win; ‘Horns get Hooked

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Week 2 is in the books and the excitement has only just begun.  We have had some great upsets again this week, along with some surprise results.  Alabama had a week off to get ready for “Johnny Football,” while most of the Top-10 took care of business. One thing to pay attention to right now is how long can the ACC …

College Football Nation: Roll Tide and Clemson Does the Unthinkable!

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Was it worth the wait?  After spending all day on my couch watching college games, the last seven football-free months seemed to just melt away.  In week one of the season we have had all the excitement a fan could ask.  The week saw several FCS teams upsetting FBS squads, BCS schools losing to NON-BCS challengers and a few exciting …