A Geographic Solution to the Playoff Conundrum
Plenty of people have ranted about playoffs and bowl games and college football’s musical-chair conference realignment. Hell, I’ve ranted plenty about the subject, here and elsewhere around cyberspace. This isn’t a rant decrying the state of the game, nor is it a thinly-veiled diatribe. I come not to bicker about the system, but to offer a solution that has been welling up in my brain for some time and finally needs to pop out lest... Read More
Tailgater 2012 Sugar Bowl Preview
2012 Sugar Bowl Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) vs. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) KEY PLAYERS The play of Denard Robinson could very well determine the Sugar Bowl. Strobl: The Michigan offense rises and falls with the fortunes of Denard Robinson. The shifty QB remains more of a rushing threat than a true passer, but his arm is dangerous enough that opposing defenses must respect it. But perhaps more importantly... Read More
Bowl Bans and Their Effect on Team Record
Barkley, who with USC coming off a bowl ban just announced that he will return for his senior season, was unable to engineer an assault on a split national title during the Trojans' two-year bowl ban... The recent bowl ban issued to Ohio State, coming on the heels of USC finishing a two-year ban of its own, and in advance of rulings on cases still pending from Coral Gables to Eugene, has the concept of a bowl ban in the press once again. There... Read More
College Football: End of Season Awards
Last week, the college football end of season awards were handed out in Orlando, Florida. Today, the Tailgater crew is going to tell you who SHOULD have won these awards. Some of the award winners were fine, while some of them left us shaking our heads.Here is who Zach Bigalke, Matt Strobl, and I thought should have won the awards. Maxwell Award Winner: Andrew Luck (QB/Stanford) Tailgater Winner: Robert Griffin III (QB/Baylor) Somehow, Heisman front... Read More
2011 Heisman Watch: The Ballots
Just like that, the college football regular season is over. In just a few short weeks bowl season will kickoff, but before any of that, the Heisman Trophy will be awarded for the 77th time on Saturday. The finalists — Alabama’s Trent Richardson, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III, LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu, Stanford’s Andrew Luck, and Wisconsin’s Montee Ball — were announced earlier in the week.With five finalists being selected to attend... Read More
