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Scheduling I-AA Opponents in the Modern BCS Era
I'm a huge fan of I-AA football. I've followed Georgia Southern and the Southern Conference, in particular, since 2003. The two upsets of I-A squads by I-AA squads got me thinking about the scheduling of I-AA opponents by BCS squads as of late. First off, I-AA formed a playoff system in 1978. It...
Nebraska Non-Conference Report - 08/02/11
Each week we will update you with news and notes regarding our non-conference opponents. Once the season gets started, we will also review how our non-conference opponents did the past weekend. Tennessee-Chattanooga is picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference. We can get a better cupcake...
How to Implement an 18-Game SEC Basketball Schedule Without Doing Away with the Divisions
As noted here recently, change is in the air regarding SEC basketball scheduling, as the league is considering doing away with divisional play and adopting an 18-game conference slate. The primary purpose of doing away with the divisions in basketball is to avoid the incongruity caused by allowing...
Game 59: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Florida Panthers 3-2 in shootout. Again. In four games against the Panthers this season, the Lightning have both lost and finished in shootout three of the four times. Gagne said afterwards, "We knew it was gonna be a tight game." Whether it was overconfidence,...
Grading Mark Richt After Nine Years With the Georgia Bulldogs (Part II)
Last night, we took a partial look at Mark Richt’s record in his first nine years in Athens. Today, we will move past Coach Richt’s rate of success against various Georgia opponents and focus instead on the larger picture. As before, I will be comparing the achievements of the first nine years of...
Erk Russell Has Been Nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame
Yesterday afternoon, I told you I wouldn’t be posting anything new until today and that an explanation would be forthcoming. Your patience is, of course, appreciated. This is what occupied my time on Tuesday: Last spring, I joined the National Football Foundation so that I could nominate Erk...
BtB 2009-10 Southern Conference Preview, Part II
Editor's note: As the story editor isn't keeping my College of Charleston preview when I insert it into the main SoCon preview, here it is, along with my 2009 preseason All-SoCon team. College of Charleston (last NCAA: 1999) Last season, the Cougars came very close to returning to the Dance for...
BtB 2009-10 Southern Conference Preview
The Southern Conference, and the nation, got a little taste of what life without Stephen Curry would be like when the College of Charleston knocked off Davidson in last year's conference semifinals. The Cougars then lost to Chattanooga on the Mocs' home floor, extending the Cougars tournament...
Kyle Gets Conciliatory: An Encouraging Word About Boise State's Place at the Table
The recent Congressional hearings on the Bowl Championship Series are as unlikely to produce anything except talk as the Congressional hearings on steroid use in major league baseball, but give the grandstanding representatives their due: they did produce talk, at least. One of the more poignant...
The 2009 Banana Peel List, Part II
Yesterday, I reviewed the status of the races in 11 conferences, ranging from the America East to the MEAC. Today, I'll take a look at the other half of the alphabet, starting in the Heartland. Missouri Valley Current Leader: Northern Iowa (12-3) State of the Race: Far tighter than it was two...
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