From Penn State to State Penn

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Sat May 03 2008 at 9:01 PM EST
More on: Penn State, College Football, Joe Paterno (all tags)

If there's anyone with bigger problems in the world of college sports than Penn State's Joe Paterno, then we'd like him or her to put their hand up.

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Breaking Down The Final Four

By Trevor, Section College
Posted on Sun Mar 30 2008 at 8:40 PM EST
More on: NCAA Tournament, Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis (all tags)

by Trevor Freeman

For the first time ever, all four top seeds made it to the Final Four.  The only plus to this in my opinion is that it should shut up everybody who claims the current tournament system does not reward the best regular season teams.  That is because the four teams remaining were without a doubt the best four teams during this year's college basketball season.  Outside of Kansas who had an epic tussle with Davidson in the Elite Eight, they all romped their way into this Final Four with convincing wins in the Regional Finals and Semifinals.  We have four bluebloods attending this event as UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Memphis represent the college basketball elite.  Without further ado, let's breakdown the matchups.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus and We Can Still Play Just as Good as We Used To...

By b d fenton, Section College
Posted on Sat Mar 29 2008 at 10:45 PM EST
More on: funny, football, humorous, BYU, USC, Stanford, alumni game, nostalgia, wacky, good, grid iron (all tags)

This is a true story. The names of the teams, the place and date have been intentionally left out to preclude the possibility of our team trophy being taken away because of the negligible contribution of two old men.

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The Madness Has Arrived

By Trevor, Section College
Posted on Mon Mar 17 2008 at 12:03 PM EST
More on: college basketball, NCAA, March Madness (all tags)

by Trevor Freeman

Jalapeno Poppers.  Glass Slippers.  Yuengling.  Bryce Drew.  Chili Cheese Nachos.  Harold Arcenaux.  Chicken Wings.  Rumeal Robinson.  Budweiser.  Bill Raftery.  Mozzarella Sticks.  Bracket Busters.  Tequila.  Jeff Fryar.  Are you filling out your bracket right now?  Is today the most unproductive Monday you have had in weeks?  Don't be concerned.  It is that way for everybody.  It was an excruciating wait between now and the end of the Super Bowl, but it is finally here.  Ladies and Gentleman..........the Madness has arrived.

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Ohio State Buckeyes: Doormats or Dynasty?

By ClevelandWill, Section College
Posted on Fri Feb 01 2008 at 5:45 PM EST
More on: Ohio State, College Football, Jim Tressel (all tags)

Ohio State dropped another BCS Championship Game this week--but Will Burge says that doesn't mean the Buckeyes don't have a dynasty in the works.

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Getting Warmed Up For The Madness

By Trevor, Section College
Posted on Sun Jan 06 2008 at 10:08 PM EST
More on: (all tags)

by Trevor Freeman

College basketball is heating up and thanks to the San Francisco 49ers I have had plenty of time to take in the action.  In fact, due to Mike Nolan's ineptitude and the fact that he coaches these games like an overmatched 17-year old college freshman worried about making a move on anything with a set of breasts.....I have been watching plenty of college basketball since late October.  Instead of doing my usual preseason Top 25, I decided to hold it back until the preseason ended and conference play began.  Our look starts in Southern California with a team that is long on talent but short on chemistry.  

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Fixing the BCS Mess

By trav424, Section College
Posted on Sun Jan 06 2008 at 9:34 PM EST
More on: BCS, college football, NCAA, florida, usc, west, virginia, kansas, missouri, south florida, hawaii, conferences, oklahoma, texas, bracket, georgia, california, big 12, big 10, sec, acc, pac 10, everything, sports (all tags)

With every game, and every "championship", the system in place in college football (BCS) becomes clearer that it needs to be fixed. The easy solution is a playoff. But even that can't reach a consensus agreement. How would we decide is in the playoff? Would it be 64 teams like in college basketball? Wouldn't some teams still get the shaft? And would ALL the conferences agree (Big 10)? Not everyone can be satisfied, but he is THE plan. The plan to end all the questions and controversy surrounding the game today.

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Why We Still Care - Why seemingly pointless bowl games still capture our attention

By Flemish American, Section College
Posted on Sun Jan 06 2008 at 9:32 PM EST
More on: NCAA Football, Bowl Season, BCS, Championship (all tags)

There it was.  The Motor City Bowl was on and I was glued to my TV hoping that Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference would manage just one more score.  After they did and it was all tied up, I continued to watch as Purdue of the Big Ten drove for one last time and won on a late field goal.  The following day it was Texas -vs- Arizona State and then I couldn't wait until the next day when Maryland was due to play Oregon State and two other games were to take place.

I have no loyalty to any of these teams.  I don't even follow very many of their conferences.  Yet here I was following all the results and enjoying all the trappings of the yearly bowl season.

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Buckeyes or Tigers? On Monday we'll find out....

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Fri Jan 04 2008 at 6:40 PM EST
More on: college football, LSU, Ohio State, NCAA (all tags)

Alex Ferguson previews Monday's college football National Championship Game between LSU and Ohio State...

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One Shining Moment (The Football Version)

By bsd987, Section College
Posted on Sat Dec 22 2007 at 3:08 AM EST
More on: (all tags)

Rarely is there a moment that everyone watching hopes will never end.

Of course, there was Muhammad Ali lighting the torch at the 1996 Atlanta Games; there was Jack Nicklaus walking up 18 at Augusta in 2005 for the final time; there was the tiebreaker between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in 1980. Ali was moving, Nicklaus was cyclical, and Borg-McEnroe, well, you didn't care who won, so long as the tiebreak went on forever.

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