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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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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Endzone Celebrations: Making `Em Count

By MJOneill, Section NFL
Posted on Mon Jan 07 2008 at 12:14 PM EST
More on: NFL, college football, dancing (all tags)

Desmond Reed's head-over-heels flip into the endzone for USC in the Rose Bowl, and subsequent celebration, drew a fifteen yard unsportsmanlike penalty and the token ire of Pete Carroll. But what if it didn't? What if blatant self-aggrandizing meant the difference between a win and a loss? An extra extra point.

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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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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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Impressed, Depressed, Unmoved: Week 13 of the College Football Season

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Tue Nov 27 2007 at 6:02 PM EST
More on: college football, NCAA, BCS, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Big XII, SEC, ACC, Big East, West Virginia (all tags)

And now, the regular season over. Kansas and LSU's gooses (or should I say turkeys?) are cooked, and we've only got one week to go before a month of non-stop controversy.

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A Vote For Hawaii

By Trevor, Section College
Posted on Sun Nov 25 2007 at 12:17 AM EST
More on: college football, NCAA, Hawaii (all tags)

by Trevor Freeman

Before I get rolling, let the record show that my being a part of ten consecutive Waikiki bar crawls was a nonfactor in getting this column off the ground.  In fact, I resent any implication that my love of Mai Thais, the hula, surfing and the hula had any bearing on the argument I am about to make.

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Impressed, Depressed, Unmoved - Week 11 of the College Football season

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Tue Nov 13 2007 at 10:02 AM EST
More on: college football, NCAA (all tags)

Ron Zook for Coach of the Year? Michigan loses again? Goodbye Dennis Franchione? Alex Ferguson looks back at Week 11 of the college football season....

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Impressed, Depressed, Unmoved: Week 8 of the College Football season

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Wed Oct 24 2007 at 6:12 AM EST
More on: college football, NCAA (all tags)

Alex Ferguson talks about his emotions -- if you'd seen the Penn State-Indiana game and later, the LSU-Auburn game -- after Week 8 of the College Football Season.

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Impressed, Depressed, Unmoved - Week 7 of NCAA college football

By alexferguson60, Section College
Posted on Tue Oct 16 2007 at 12:52 PM EST
More on: college football, NCAA (all tags)

Down goes Cal! Down goes LSU! Alex Ferguson talks emotionally about Week 7 of the college football season....

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