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Wisconsin: The Badgers announced that Danny O’Brian has won the starting QB position for the 2012 season. This was not unexpected as O’Brian has a great deal of talent although his numbers (17 starts, 4,086 passing yards, & 29 TD to … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, Alabama, Arkansas, Boise State, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, USC, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin |

Mountain West and Then Some…

Boise State: A huge favorite to win the the MWC, will be playing its last season in this conference before heading to the Big East for the 2013 season. Sorry… but I am somewhat skeptical of this move…in fact…I do not … Continue reading

Posted in Big 12, Boise State, Clemson, Mountain West, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State |

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Penn State: The Nittany Lions opened practice for the first time since the NCAA hit them with sanctions for their failure to report and subsequent cover up of Sandusky’s sexual assault on children. The roster is a little thinner due to current … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, California, Georgia, Illinois, LSU, NC State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas, USC, Wisconsin |

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Clemson: The Tiger’s announced that their star receiver, Sammy Watkins, will be suspended for two games for a misdemeanor drug stop. Watkins had marijuana and two pills to which he did not have a medical prescription when pulled over for a … Continue reading

Posted in Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Boise State, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, USC, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin |

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Big Ten: The conference has elected to stay at 8 conference games as opposed to the 9 that was floated for consideration by the AD’s. I think this is a good decision! Given the the 2014 playoff system that is … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Big Ten, C-USA, Florida State, Notre Dame, PAC 12, Penn State, USC, Wisconsin |

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Wisconsin: The Badgers suddenly find themselves in a division that has four teams that are eligible to play in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game in Indy this year. OSU and PSU are both banned from participation in the game in … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Notre Dame |

Independents: 2012 Predictions

There are currently four teams of the 124 universities in the FBS, who are operating as independents (not members of a conference), Army, BYU, Navy, & Notre Dame. While not in a league, these teams do have some connections: 1) BYU visits ND on … Continue reading

Posted in Navy, Notre Dame |

SEC Schedule for 2012

The vaunted SEC, winner of 6 straight BCS National Championships has released its schedule for 2012. In presenting the schedule and trying to demonstrate a relative perspective of its challenges, we have divided opponents into three categories: 1) BCS opponents … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, MAC, MEAC, Mississippi State, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio Valley, Ole Miss, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC |

Big Ten Schedule for 2012

As the Big Ten enters its second year of divisional play here is a breakdown of the schedule. We will evaluate the relative strength of the schedules by placing opponents into three constructed levels; 1) Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams … Continue reading

Posted in Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Big Ten, Boise State, C-USA, California, Colonial Athletic Association, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana Tech, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, PAC 12, Penn State, Purdue, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC, UCLA, Western Michigan |

AQ Conference Bowl Results

As the college bowl season nears its end, let’s see which of the AQ leagues is winning and which is not… ACC:  Boston College, not bowl eligible; Clemson, pounded by West Virginia, 70-33; Duke, not bowl eligible; Florida State, beat Notre Dame, … Continue reading

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