It’s almost here. It’s painfully close, and I’m going nuts in anticipation. College football is nearly upon us, and I can’t wait. The urge to paint my face like Steve Lattimer and head-butt some car windows is overwhelming. But since neither my wife nor my insurance company would be thrilled about that, we’ll settle for […]
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Generally regarded as the best top-to-bottom division in college football, the SEC West should be a strong group of teams again. It looks to be a battle at the top between Alabama and LSU. Can anyone come out of the proverbial woodwork and challenge for a trip to Atlanta? It’s an odd bunching of teams […]
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After back-to-back Big Ten titles, can Michigan keep it going and make it three in a row? Can Penn State break through? Will Tom Allen survive the season? How will Mel Tucker and Sparty bounce back from a down year? The East division is full of questions. Let’s try and come up with some answers. […]
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The Big Ten champion hasn’t come out of the West since the implementation of the East and West divisions. Can anybody stop the streak this season? How will two high-profile coaching hires acclimate? Can Iowa actually… you know… score? We’ll look at those questions and more, and take a stab at some Win Totals. We’re […]
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For the better part of the last decade, Clemson has more or less had their way in the ACC. But after making the College Football Playoff (CFP) six straight years, they’ve missed it the last two seasons. Who’s standing in the way of their return? Who might surprise? Who will disappoint? Conference previews continue on […]
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As is the norm in college football in 2023, the Big 12 is a conference in the midst of transition. Four new teams join the league, and two others are on their way out. Last year TCU came out of nowhere, Baylor the year before. Who might be this year’s surprise team? Or will Texas, […]
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West Virginia travels to Pitt on September 16th for The Backyard Brawl. It’s a game that means quite a bit to both teams, as well as their fans. Last year’s matchup was a fantastic game. It’s one of those rivalry games you don’t want to miss. Anything can happen, it’s always hard-fought and usually compelling. […]
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Nearly every year, a player who comes into the year with no hype or expectations has a breakout season. It’s tough to predict, obviously, which is why those players have no hype to begin with, but with the help of some friends, we’re going to try anyway. Jalin Hyatt had amassed 41 catches for 502 […]
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June and July are tough months for college football fans. Spring ball is over, yet the regular season seems like it’s still so far away. Thankfully, Las Vegas is kind enough to give us something to think about and discuss: Win Totals. It’s a unique year for the PAC-12. USC and UCLA are on their […]
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History tells us that in the next five months, as many as a dozen college football coaches will be looking for a new job. Which coaches are already on the Hot Seat coming into the season, and whose seat is the hottest? As a prelude to our team-by-team conference previews, we’re doing Hot Seat rankings […]
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In 1991 Pearl Jam released their debut album Ten, a wall-to-wall banger and my favorite album ever. In my humble opinion, it’s nearly perfect. A massive commercial success as well, it sold 13 million copies. Their second album Vs. sold nearly a million copies in its first week, debuting at number one on the Billboard […]
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In any College Football season, there is of course the big storyline everyone follows: Who will win the National Championship? Most, if not all, teams have smaller storylines beyond that, ones that mostly just their fans will follow closely. 2023 will be no different. Alabama fans will be watching to see which of their three […]
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Every season, College Football gives us teams who either overachieve or underachieve relative to their expectations. Or rather, our expectations of them. Sometimes by a lot, sometimes by a little. Occasionally you can see it coming if you look close enough, like Florida State in 2022. Other times, it comes out of nowhere, like TCU. […]
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After back-to-back National Championships, the Georgia Bulldogs are trying to make history. Minnesota won their third straight National title in 1936, the last College Football team to do so. There’s some dispute about 1944-46 Army; pre-BCS, there are numerous examples of shared Championships. But Minnesota is generally regarded as the last team to run off […]
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