by Mike Lowe | Aug 31, 2022 | College Football
With the Week Zero appetizer in the rearview, it’s time to prepare for the main course of the college football season. Week One has several intriguing matchups, including three games with ranked teams going head-to-head. I will be selecting 3-4 games each week...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 25, 2022 | College Football
I re-ranked my post-spring practice Top 25. The numbers in parentheses represent movement up or down (NC = No Change, NR = Not Ranked). As you will see, I had a significant change of opinion on Michigan, Ole Miss and Kentucky. 1. Alabama (NC) – Same as it ever...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 21, 2022 | College Football
Today was the last Saturday without college football until January 2023! To celebrate, here’s a quick look at who I think the favorites are in the Big 12 and Pac-12, plus who the top Group of Five teams are (and which one has the best chance to sneak into the...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 18, 2022 | College Basketball, College Football, General Sports, Sports Business, Sports Media
Today the Big Ten announced the completion of its long-awaited television rights deal that is set to go into effect at the start of the 2023-24 academic year. The deal runs for 7 years and is worth nearly $7.5 billion in total. Notably, it also contains escalators in...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 15, 2022 | College Football
The ACC Coastal has been the most wide-open division in college football the past decade. It has lacked a dominant power like the Atlantic Division’s Clemson. In fact, from 2013 to 2019 all seven teams won a division title, and the last repeat winner was Virginia Tech...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 9, 2022 | College Football
The ACC Atlantic had its first champion not-named Clemson since 2014. While the Tigers aren’t going away, just about every team in the division returns an experienced roster. Clemson – Clemson saw a run of five straight Atlantic division titles (the ACC didn’t...