NFL Draft Watch Week 6

Geno Smith made a name for himself last week, vaulting into a Heisman favorite and, in some circles, there were even rumors he would be the first overall draft pick. I’m not willing to go that far, but we will surely take a look at him this week as he faces a menacing Texas defense. Of course, that is just one of the many top 25 clashes this week, so it will certainly be a great week for college football fans.

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Playoffs versus Polls - Week Six

Listen to these numbers: the Baylor Bears scored 63 points and only turned the ball over once. Their quarterback, Nick Florence, threw for 581 yards and five touchdowns. Terrance Williams caught 17 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns. Oh yeah, and Baylor lost.

The show that Geno Smith and West Virginia put on this past Saturday won Mr. ...

Week 6 Football - What to Watch For

Alabama and Oregon are #1 and #2 right now, but College Sports Madness’ Todd Salem has some surprises in store if there were to be a playoff this year. More SEC teams? Nope. What about West Virginia’s potent offense? Nope. Check out “Playoffs Versus Polls” to see who has the inside track. No Big Ten team is headed to the National Championship, whether it be the BCS or a playoff, but Dan Levine says there ...

Playoffs versus Polls - Week Five

The BCS and all its affiliates should take some time this week to craft a beautifully worded Thank You note to the fine gentlemen at the University of Oklahoma. No one was quite sure how good the Sooners were this season. However, their monstrous schedule made it so they could not be ignored until they lost. With matchups against six ranked teams, schedule strength alone kept them in the National ...

Week 5 Football - What to Watch For

Alabama is a clear number one, again and Todd Salem looks at the plethora of contenders for the second spot in the BCS title game. The rest would feel much, much better if they had two more spots to work with in a four team playoff system as Salem explains in “Playoffs ...

Playoffs versus Polls - Week 4

I think the Big Ten should change its logo from “B1G” to “.” Can we vote on this? After a tumultuous first two weeks, where many of the conference’s top dogs fell, Michigan State joined the party in week three, falling to Notre Dame and destroying any and all chances ...

Week 4 Football - What to Watch For

And here we are, back with Alabama and LSU at #1 and #2. Todd Salem takes a look at why we tried so hard to put somebody else in the top spots in “Playoffs Versus Polls.” Dan Levine says it is time for the ACC Atlantic to prove that they can step up and fill the void left ...

Playoffs versus Polls - Week 3

In what other sport could three teams’ seasons have ended by week two? This is the beauty as well as the pain of the BCS. Arkansas’ season is over. Never mind the fact that their quarterback and best player went down. A loss to a Sun Belt team is still unconscionable. Even though the Razorbacks defense could not make a stop, Arkansas probably still would have won had Tyler Wilson not missed the ...

Prove It - Week 3

Wake Forest at Florida State, 12pm, Saturday

PROVE IT RANKING:  #8 Florida State

Last year, Florida State was clearly over ranked in the preseason.  The Seminoles ended up at 9-4 last season after they hit a three-game ...

Playoffs versus Polls - Week 2

I suppose we have to say kudos to the Michigan Wolverines. Kudos on scheduling that highly interesting and highly anticipated contest in week one and ultimately ruining your season before Labor Day. You see, Michigan cannot overcome that loss now. There is no way they will finish the year in the top two in the nation. Their only remaining out-of-conference game of note pits them against Notre Dame in ...