sportsofboston.com - 11/5/2009
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It took a sketchy win over a conference doormat, but Iowa’s victory over Indiana has vaulted them up to fourth in the last SportsofBoston poll. They passed BCS busters Boise State, TCU, and USC who dropped from consideration entirely with their second loss of the season. Florida remains ...
BCS Bowl Projections 2009-10 - Week 11
gatorsfirst.com 11/4/2009 — Now that the calendar has hit November, one could expect to take a stab at projecting the BCS Bowls. Some conference pictures are extremely clear, and others aren’t. The title game, of course, could still swing wildly, as we see every year (see last year ...
2009 NCAA College Football Week 10 Top 25
collegesports-fans.com 11/3/2009 — I said last week when I wrote my weekly preview column that I smelled some upsets this weekend. The only problem was that the major upsets I picked never materialized and the favorites that I picked to hold on didn’t! Looks like I should have gone against my intuition last week!
Race to the Roses October 19
burntorangenation.com 10/19/2009 — Despite the fact that none of the top three teams brought their "A" games on Saturday, all three survived and advanced. For Florida, Alabama, and Texas that is all it's about-survival. The top three in all polls don't need to worry about style points; all they need to do is win. The potential ...
The Annual Plead for a College Football Playoff
lebrownstown.com 11/1/2009 — I’m probably wasting my time complaining about this, because the NCAA will never go away from the bowl system. But a conversation with my wife this morning reminded me why we need a playoff so bad. The conversation went as follows:
Me – “You know who has a good chance at ...
Race to the Roses November 9 & BCS Bowl Predictions
burntorangenation.com 27 days ago —
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by Dave Martin - AP
Alabama running back Mark Ingram -- the key to the Tides' title hopes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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After back to back ...
College Football Top 10: 2009 Week 10
sportsofboston.com 24 days ago — A big week of shake-ups saw two teams fall from the poll. Iowa’s nailbiting run kept them in the ranks of the undefeated for nine weeks, but the injuries and inability to put teams away caught up to them and they dropped from fourth to out. Oregon’s loss also dropped them, though ...
What We Learned This Weekend in College (Football)
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — Things got a bit crazy over the weekend, but from a big picture perspective, things actually got simple and organized. BCS teams 1-7 are all undefeated. And a few conferences can start printing Conference Champion t-shirts for a few teams. Here are the 10 lessons we learned: #1 Oregon is a ...
Race to the Roses October 26
burntorangenation.com 10/26/2009 —
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
Mack Brown agrees: That's what we've been waiting for. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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A weekend without upsets produces ...
Race to the Roses November 2
burntorangenation.com 11/2/2009 — Another weekend without any majors upsets and we have basically the same situation from a week ago. Florida, Texas, and Alabama are all in great position for a trip to Pasadena; Iowa somehow continues to win; and Cincinnati, TCU, and Boise State are making their best pitches for national ...
How to blow up the BCS....
jumpingoffsides.com 11/5/2009 — Let's play a little hypothetical game today. We all want to see the BCS implode right? Sure we do. How would that most likely happen?? A non-BCS conference school would have to win the National Championship. There is no way the presidents and athletic directors at the BCS schools could ignore ...
