There is the Pac-12 which is THE Conference of Champions and then there is what is happening in college football around the country! Here is the latest… SOUTHEAST / ACC We are all familiar with the phrase, thanks in part to the wisdom of our Founding Fathers, “It is best not to mix politics and religion” — or something similar. …
College Football Nation: Upsets Galore and Mississippi Uprising
Arizona started the upset bus, and the state of Mississippi took over from there. Many had their top four penciled in for the playoffs, but after today they can just throw that list out. Thursday night, Duck fans were left to wonder when it will be their year, while Alabama fans are still learning to grasp the feeling and emotions …
College Football Nation: UCLA Got Game and Michigan Feeling Blue
With the playoffs in place, every team is going to do its best to impress the voters. As each week goes by, most of the top teams are playing well below what we all expect of them. FSU has now survived a scare from Clemson and North Carolina State. Oregon barely beat a struggling Washington State team. Alabama got all …
College Football Nation: Ohio State Is Without Braxton and Jameis Is Snubbed
With kickoff less than a week away, the action is finally here. The only people who are probably wishing the season was further away — or even over – would be Ohio State. With the new playoff system upon us, more pressure will be put on teams to win and win big. Teams must leave no doubt in voters’ minds …
College Football Nation: Bret Bielema Likes Big Butts and NCAA Decision Awaits
Media days are upon us. Of course, if you look at the news feed you will think that the SEC is the only conference to have one of them. Media day is the chance for coaches and players to answer a few questions and give fans something to look forward to in the fall. Sometimes you might even get a …
College Football Nation: How Do the Gators Do It and Penn State Tweets
With the NCAA trial all finished up and media days about to begin, the news was a little slow this week. The news in the college football world might be slow but it is never dull. It will really pick up when you put a bunch of coaches and players in front on a microphone for media day. Great news …
College Football Nation: Les Miles vs Tiger Woods and SEC Media Hype
World Cup fever is all over America right now so I am sure everyone couldn’t care less about the NCAA trials or the off season action. The excitement soccer fans are experiencing with the world cup will be the same felt by college football fans when the playoffs start. While the world cup is going on, we have Les …
College Football Nation: Nick Saban Believes He IS College Football and the Big 12 is Eyeing More
Sometimes you have to just love the off-season, where the media tries to turn any little quote into a major breaking story. You have to be glad for that, since there is no actual football being played. Just ask Coach Nick Saban at the University of Alabama. As this off-season progresses I will slowly try to change my format for …
College Football Nation: Duke does it again and Oregon is back in it
College football was fun today. There were so many entertaining games on all at once I don’t think I kept the TV on the same channel for more than a few minutes at a time. We had the exciting finish down at Auburn, while their rivals Alabama did not look like the N0. 1 team in the nation. FSU …
College Football Nation: Top Team Escapes With Win; Playoff Committee Forming
“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 …
The Day the Ducks Stunned the College Football World
Brian Cassella I would say definitely the Michigan game was one of my most memorable games, as they were so highly touted. I want it more than you do, I’m going to show your coach that you don’t really want to block me, you’re just out there posing. I’d just run through them, and there was a stretch where I …
No One’s Crashing The Party: The Real Contenders for the Crystal Football
Kevin Cline On Monday, we looked at who could potentially crash the National Championship Game, but we all know that is not happening. It’s going to be two of the five teams below that play for a title. But who has the best chance? Let’s find out, unlikeliest to likeliest. 5) Stanford The last three years, the Oregon-Stanford game has …