Category Archives: FBS Independents
Sports Champ Bowl: Florida State vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame and Florida State’s return to glory in 2011 was not to be… the good news for their fan base was that they were not led on with false hope or a fragile win. ND was short circuited by lightning … Continue reading
Bowl Schedule Announced
Here is a the 2011-12 Bowl Schedule and conference breakdown. Please note all times are Central Standard. 12/17/11 Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Temple (MAC) vs Wyoming (MWC) 1:00 p.m. kick off Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio (MAC) vs Utah State … Continue reading
Tis the season to go Bowling
As the regular season in college football heads into its final weeks, let the speculation begin about BCS bowl assignments and then, how conference match-ups will fall into place. For a team to be bowl eligible, it must win, @ … Continue reading
ACC: Week 10
Here is a peek at the upcoming games in the ACC: Boston College (2-6) hosts Florida State (5-3) on Thursday night; Clemson (8-1) is idle , Duke (3-5) is at Miami (4-4), Georgia Tech (7-2) has a bye; NC State … Continue reading
SEC Recap of Week 9
The bullies of the conference were idle, LSU & Bama were sitting at home, sharpening their teeth and gearing up for their their battle in Tuscaloosa this weekend. Those two powers aside, this conferences has great games each and every … Continue reading
Michigan State @ Nebraska
Michigan State has survived a very difficult month, October 1 they traveled to OSU ( Ohio State was 3-1 @ game time) and won a hard fought game, 10-7, they then welcomed Michigan, (Wolves were 6-0 at game time) the … Continue reading
Big Ten Game of the Week
Wisconsin 6-0 @ Michigan State 6-1: These teams have played 4 of the past 5 years, including 4 straight meetings. In 07, Wisconsin outscored MSU, 37-34, 1n 08, the Spartans survived the Badgers, 25-24, in 09, State’s rally fell short, … Continue reading
Games of the Week 10-15-11
Big East: Not really a big game in the Big East this weekend; 4-1 South Florida takes on a 2-4 U-Conn @ Storrs CT and a 4-1 Cincinnati welcomes a 2-3 Louisville to Nippert Stadium. Two non-conference tilts, 3-3 Pitt … Continue reading
Notre Dame @ Purdue
The Irish enter this contest 2-2. Losing their opener to South Florida 23-20 and then playing in front of 114,00 plus, the largest crowd in Michigan history, lost again, 35-31. They are now riding a 2 game win streak, having … Continue reading
Game of the Week in the Big East
Since we already have spoken to the LSU / West Virginia game, let’s turn to the next best game involving a Big East Team, Pitt vs Notre Dame. These teams have met 3 times in the past 5 years with … Continue reading