Missouri Reportedly Receives Offer from SEC
Coming to an SEC near you? According to multiple sources, the Missouri Tigers have received an invite to join Texas A&M in the SEC, giving the conference 14 teams. The sources say that the Southeastern Conference has extended an offer to Missouri, but is willing to wait for an answer until the Big XII’s future is decided. It continues to look like the Big XII’s demise is imminent with the possibility of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech,... Read More
College Football Conference Rankings: 2011 Week 2
So we’ve now got twice the sample size, and it is starting to appear like the universe is shaking itself back into order after a weird first week that saw things flipped around from the norm. But things are still a little out of whack, though there are extenuating circumstances that mitigate that reality. Take for instance the case of the non-AQ conferences, the leagues loaded with schools chasing BCS Buster dreams. The battle... Read More
College Football Conference Rankings: 2011 Week 1
The first weekend of the college football season is now officially behind us, with just one more in-conference ACC matchup to play. Thus it’s time to plug the numbers into the system once again to see which conference comes out on top. A quick disclaimer for those who are new to the College Football Conference Rankings: For purposes of non-conference BCS games, Notre Dame is counted among the BCS schools due to personal entry qualification... Read More
Tailgater: 2011 Previews — Pac 12 South
John Mitchell: I hope you enjoyed our Pac-12 North Preview last week, as we know move to the South division of the conference. With me as always to preview the division is Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl. Zach Bigalke: Onward we go to the lesser half of the equation — at least in this inaugural season of two-division play. This group of teams could spring a surprise or two, and has some historic firepower in its ranks. Matt Strobl: Historic but... Read More
Texas A&M to the SEC Could Change College Football’s Landscape
Last summer, expansion talk was rampant in college football. The Pac-12 added Colorado and Utah to get to 12 teams, split up into two divisions and will play their inaugural Pac-12 championship game in December. The Big Ten also expanded, poaching Nebraska from the Big XII, and also split up into two divisions, and will host their inaugural Big Ten Championship game in December as well. Both of those conferences flirted with further expansion, but... Read More
