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Aug 21, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, Anchor Of Gold breaks down Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt plays arguably its two toughest games in the first month of the season, hosting South Carolina Aug. 30 and traveling to Georgia three weeks later. The Commodores’ schedule sets up favorably in the back half of the season, with their final five games coming against programs that had losing records last year. 2011 Record: 6-7 2011 Bowl: Liberty Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 24-31 2012 […]
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Aug 21, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, Nathan Palm from Bucky’s 5th Quarter talks Wisconsin. For the second-straight season, the Badgers will have a former ACC starting quarterback under center when Maryland transfer Danny O’Brien leads Wisconsin out of the tunnel on opening day. O’Brien and company have a fairly manageable road back to the Big Ten Championship Game, facing only one ranked opponent away from home (No. 17 Nebraska, Sept. 29.) The Badgers miss Michigan out […]
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Aug 20, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, Black Shoe Diaries breaks down Penn State. The Nittany Lions draw one of the easier Big Ten schedules on paper, hosting division favorites Ohio State and Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium. Road games at Nebraska and Iowa are Penn State’s toughest travel dates. The Huskers are a favorite in the Legends division, and PSU hasn’t won in Iowa City since 1999. 2011 Record: 9-4 2011 Bowl: Ticket City Bowl, Loss vs. […]
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Aug 20, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, Red Cup Rebellion looks at the Rebels. Ole Miss’ 2012 schedule is daunting. Texas, Auburn and rival Mississippi State highlight the Rebel’s home slate. It gets even more brutal for the Rebs away from Oxford, as they must travel to No. 2 Alabama, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 1 LSU. 2011 Record: 2-10 2011 Bowl: N/A 2012 Bowl Projections: J.P. Palm (CBS Sports): N/A Phil Steele: N/A History in Orlando: […]
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Aug 16, 2012
Previewing the upcoming season with the help of SBNation.com. Doc Harper from Arkansas Expats helps us talk Razorback football. Arkansas looks to improve on a 2011 campaign that saw just two losses, both to national title participants. They welcome SEC newcomer Texas A&M on September 29, although the two aren’t all that unfamiliar with each other. This season will mark the 69th meeting between the two former Southwestern Conference foes. Other key matchups include home bouts with both Alabama (Sept. […]
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Aug 16, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming seson with help from SBNation.com. Today we take a look at Michigan State with Chris Vannini from The Only Colors. Michigan State has national title hopes in 2012, but has several roadblocks along the way. Key nonconference bouts with Boise State (Aug. 31) and Notre Dame (Sept. 15) will test the Spartans in the first three weeks of the season. October brings a gauntlet of Big Ten contenders when Sparty hosts Iowa for Homecoming then travels […]
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Aug 15, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, BoilerTMill from Hammer and Rails looks at Purdue. Purdue will play for a second-consecutive bowl berth in 2012 under head coach Danny Hope. The Boilermakers’ travel to Notre Dame, Ohio State and Iowa, but face their toughest opponents at home. Michigan visits West Lafayette on Oct. 6 for the Big Ten opener. Wisconsin comes to town a week later as Purdue tries to end a six-game losing streak against the […]
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Aug 15, 2012
We’re prepping for 2012 with some help from SBNation. Glenn Logan from A Sea of Blue helps us preview Kentucky. Kentucky is optimistic to get back on the winning track and earn their first bowl berth since 2010. The road will be tough, however, traveling to The Swamp to take on a resurgent Florida program (Sept. 22) before returning to Lexington to host South Carolina (Sept. 29) and Mississippi State (Oct. 6). They close out the season in Knoxville, where […]
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Aug 14, 2012
We’re previewing 2012 with the bloggers who know their teams the best. Mark from For Whom The Cowbell Tolls (or “thecristilmethod” as he’s known at FWTCT) helps us talk about Mississippi State’s outlook. It’s a tale of two halves looking at Mississippi State’s 2012 schedule. The front-end is fairly manageable as the Bulldog’s host their two toughest early-season opponents, Auburn and Tennessee. State’s final five-game stretch, however, is arguably the most difficult in the country. Before welcoming No. 10 Arkansas […]
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Aug 14, 2012
We’re previewing college football season with a look at all of our school partners. Though Ohio State won’t be eligible for postseason play in 2012, they figure to have a big impact on how the Big Ten bowl landscape shakes out. Luke Zimmermann from Land Grant Holy Land helps us preview the new season Despite the one-year bowl ban, there are plenty of crucial matchups slated for Urban Meyer’s first season in Columbus. A visit to Michigan State Sept. 29 […]
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