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Oct 25, 2011
The Big Ten got much of the spotlight last weekend thanks to Michigan State’s upset of Wisconsin. The SEC didn’t have quite the same fireworks, since the conference seems to largely be in a holding pattern until a packed Nov. 5 weekend. SEC Results Vanderbilt 44, Army 21 Kentucky 38, Jacksonville State 14 Alabama 37, Tennessee 6 LSU 45, Auburn 10 Arkansas 29, Mississippi 24 The most anticipated matchup of the weekend was Auburn at LSU, especially with three Bayou […]
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Oct 25, 2011
The great thing about days like last Saturday is that they remind us of why we love college football. Michigan State’s miracle Hail Mary against Wisconsin was the kind of once-in-a-lifetime moment that Spartan fans will cite for years to come. The “bad” thing (not really bad) about those days is that on the following Monday, our Team Selection Committee has to sit down and make sense of it all. A wild weekend in college football changed the landscape for […]
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Oct 21, 2011
The SEC and Big Ten each have a marquee game this weekend as conference records and head-to-head resumes shape up. With the first BCS poll now out, we keep inching closer towards Selection Sunday. The Big Ten’s big game is our Capital One Bowl Game of the Week: Wisconsin at Michigan State. The Badgers’ trip to East Lansing in 2010 resulted in their only regular-season loss. This weekend is their first game away from Camp Randall Stadium and they will […]
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Oct 18, 2011
Now that the first BCS standings have been released, it’s time to start up one of our (ok, my) favorite games around the office: If The Season Ended Today. We’re not PROJECTING the bowls; we’re treating the current poll like the final one, so you can get a better idea of how the bowl process works. The Standings 1. LSU Tigers 2. Alabama Crimson Tide 3. Oklahoma Sooners 4. Oklahoma State Cowboys 5. Boise State Broncos 6. Wisconsin Badgers 7. […]
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Oct 17, 2011
After the release of the first Bowl Championship Series standings, our Team Selection Committee has begun to talk in earnest about available teams. Unfortunately for prognosticators (but fortunately for fans of college football), a lot of the teams on our radar still have to play each other. There will be a number of great games in the second half of the year that will impact our picture way more than anything we’ve seen so far. Big Ten Results Michigan State […]
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Oct 16, 2011
The first Bowl Championship Series standings of the season are released, and that takes us one step closer to Selection Sunday. There’s still half a season to be played, but now bowl projections and possible pairings can be discussed without the Way Too Early prefix. Although really, anything prior to the last week of the season is still Too Early, if history is any indication. Let’s check the first standings: 1. LSU Tigers 2. Alabama Crimson Tide 3. Oklahoma Sooners […]
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Oct 10, 2011
At the halfway point of the season, the Capital One Bowl picture is kind of like one of those ink blot Rorshach tests – there’s no clear right answer and it’s all up the personal interpretation. The Team Selection Committee met on Monday morning to discuss the previous weekend’s games (and scout trips). Big Ten Results Michigan 42, Northwestern 24 Nebraska 34, Ohio State 17 Penn State 13, Iowa 3 Purdue 45, Minnesota 17 Illinois 41, Indiana 20 SEC Results […]
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Oct 07, 2011
One week after Alabama and Wisconsin demonstrated themselves to be the clubhouse leaders in their respective conference, our selection committee members will hit the road to see a handful of games in the SEC and Big Ten. Just before the halfway mark of the season, a conference win could mean the difference between challenging for a championship or looking ahead to 2012. In the SEC, Florida jumps out of the frying pan and into the fire as the follow up […]
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Oct 03, 2011
After five weeks of play in the Big Ten and SEC, the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee might be a step closer to seeing which teams will be on the board for the Capital One Bowl in late December. Nothing in college football is a lock when you are dealing with the greatest regular season in all of sports, but both of our partner conferences are starting to take shape. Here are some highlights from last weekend and Monday’s […]
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