Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 5, 2011 · 10 Comments
The first games are in the books, and for those teams that survived the tough tests of the opening weekend there are just eleven more hurdles left to clear on the road toward becoming a BCS Buster. Several teams lost their best chance to emerge on the radar… and as we all know, even one defeat is the bane of a BCS Buster’s existence.
Therein lies the difference for non-AQ schools and all others. Take the fortunes of the two teams expected... Read More
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Posted by John Mitchell on August 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
John Mitchell: We hope you enjoyed our preview of the Leaders division of the Big Ten and now we move on to the Legends division. With me as always to dissect the division are Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl.
Zach Bigalke: Every time I see those division names, I just can’t understand why the Big Ten wasn’t honest in its rationale for the way it split the teams and just called them the Hayes and Schembechler divisions. (Or, alternately for you history... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 17, 2011 · 3 Comments
The changing conference landscape has made for an interesting new situation. Gone from the picture (but not forgotten) is the original BCS Buster, Utah, who has graduated to AQ status with a spot in the expanded Pac-12. No longer will perfection be the measuring stick and one of the secondary BCS bowls their highest final destination; now all Kyle Whittingham’s team will have to do is win their division, and then the conference title game, and... Read More
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Posted by John Mitchell on July 27, 2011 · 2 Comments
There was quite a bit of coaching turnover in college football this offseason, with 23 schools hiring new head coaches. A few of the historically powerful programs have new leaders patrolling the sidelines, and I’ve decided to rank the hires from 1-23, in reverse order.
23. Bill Blankenship: Previous Job: RB’s Coach Tulsa; New Job: HC Tulsa
Bill Blankenship becomes a head coach for the first time at the collegiate ranks as he takes over for Todd... Read More
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