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2011 Schedule Analysis: BIG EAST
Two months later and I'm ready to put the second edition of the 2011 schedule analysis on the interwebs. This time it's the Big East and their quirky 7 games in conference and varied out of conference games. Good times for everybody. Let's see who has a tough schedule next year and who most...
The OFD 2010 Bowl Preview Part I- Here We Go
I’m baaaaaack. After a month long adventure in the Southern California desert I am back in the friendly confines of OFD headquarters just in the nick of time for Bowl Season. A whopping 35 games will be played between 18 December and 10 January and you can bet that we will discuss every single...
Week 7 National Wrap Up- That Didn’t Take Long
Exactly one week after sliding into a #1 ranking that was vacated by Alabama, Ohio State ran into some problems of their own in Madison. So it would appear that when the polls start rolling out here in a few hours that Oregon could slide into that #1 slot despite the fact that they were idle this...
Week 7 National Preview- Who Falls Next?
Last weekend we saw Alabama fall from their #1 perch after being upset by South Carolina. This weekend new #1 Ohio State travels to #16 Wisconsin, unranked Texas visits #4 Nebraska and #13 Arkansas visits #7 Auburn. So who falls next? Below are the games that I am most interested in this week....
Dressed To Impress: Examining the New Uniforms of 2010
A few weeks ago I took a look at this year’s new Nike Pro Combat uniforms burning corneas and exploding HD televisions all over the nation. Needless to say, I thought this year’s crop from Nike (with some exceptions, e.g. Oregon State) was a giant puddle of pathetic design on par with the...
OFD 2010 Preseason Preview- Big East
And so we have worked our way to the last of the BCS Conferences. Like the SEC, Big 12, ACC, Big Ten and Pac 10 the Big East also looks like it is going to be a wild ride with a handful of teams in the mix to represent the conference in the BCS. There is little separation between the top 6 teams...
OFD 2009 Preseason Preview- Big East
And so we have worked our way to the last of the BCS Conferences. There isn’t any way to sugarcoat it the Big East is in a tough spot. They are often cited high on the list of arguments as to why the Mountain West should be included in the BCS Conferences with good reason. Without a miraculous...
The week in news- Roses, Media Days and Cash Money
The special treatment for the Rose Bowl to preserve a Pac-10 vs Big Ten matchup even when a Big Ten or Pac-10 team plays in the BCS Championship Game ends in 2010. This has the potential to be interesting. The two best Rose Bowls of the decade were the two that Texas played in following the 2004...
July 8th Jump Off
Remember to submit your choices for the Down the Drive Ring of Honor! You can submit up to 3 players who you think should join the Bearcats elite. You have until July 10th to submit your nominees. Only 2 days left! Also, if you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget...
June 30th Jump Off
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