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The Pac-10 Cannot Expand Without Both Utah and BYU
Since I raised the issue of Big Ten expansion last night, I suppose it’s only fair that I mention the much more immediate likelihood of Pac-10 expansion while I’m at it. There has been talk to the...
How the Mountain West Can Become an Automatic BCS Qualifier
The ongoing agitation for a playoff, while not without its intelligent and principled adherents, nevertheless is in some quarters largely a knee-jerk reaction born primarily of greed and envy. Last ni...
Too Much Information: Georgia Bulldogs v. Texas A&M Aggies in the Independence Bowl
In preparation for tomorrow’s Independence Bowl between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas A&M Aggies, I have looked at their common opponents, and why their common opponents do not matter, but it i...
Did Rece Davis Just Say What I Think He Just Said?
This evening, I took my son to movie night at his elementary school, so I arrived home around halftime of the Friday night game . . . just in time to hear Rece Davis say the following as part of his "...
Kyle Gets Contrary: Congress, the B.C.S., and the Virtue of Being Elitist
It is no secret to anyone that I am staunch in my opposition to a Division I-A college football playoff in any form whatsoever. It is, I hope, also no secret to anyone that I give mid-majors their due...
Do the Utah Utes Have a Case to Make for Winning the National Championship?
Now that only three bowl games (and only two consequential bowl games; sorry, GMAC Bowl) remain, it is time to begin giving thought to how the teams will be ranked on my postseason BlogPoll ballot. On...
Don't Bet On It!: National Game of Disinterest
Having provided you with this week’s S.E.C. and national picks, I now devote my attention to proclaiming a national game of disinterest. (Proper modifier placement! Some sportswriters know about it;...
Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest
Aside from the biggies (war, poverty, famine, etc.), there are five things in the world that truly, utterly stink: wet socks, Monday mornings, Atlantic Coast Conference football, my skills as a progno...
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