by Mike Lowe | Jan 7, 2017 | College Football
#1 Alabama vs #2 Clemson, Monday January 9, 8pm ET, ESPNMy thoughts on the main matchups, and prediction.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Alabama Offense vs Clemson DefenseThis matchup features the biggest story headed into the game, though it does not...
by Mike Lowe | Nov 30, 2016 | College Football
Conference Championship Weekend ScheduleFriday Dec 2MAC: Western Michigan vs. Ohio, 7 ET, ESPN2Pac 12: Colorado vs. Washington, 9 ET, FOXSaturday Dec 3AAC: Temple @ Navy, noon ET, ABCConf USA: LA Tech @ W Kentucky, noon, ESPNBig 12 (de facto): Oklahoma State @...
by Mike Lowe | Nov 20, 2016 | College Football
Let’s take a look at the clinching scenarios for Power Five conference divisions/championship:ACC Atlantic Clemson has clinched the division title by virtue of its head-to-head tie-breaker vs Louisville. Coastal Virginia Tech – Will clinch the title with a win...
by Mike Lowe | Nov 15, 2016 | College Football
#2, #3 and #4 all lose for the first time in 31 years. Two more Top 10 teams lost (#8 and #9). If you are ranking this weekend based on how big the upsets for the Top 5 were, it ranks 4th all-time according to FiveThirtyEight. Forget what we knew before Saturday about...
by Mike Lowe | Nov 7, 2016 | College Football
As is often the case, so many controversial questions about the rankings in midseason ultimately work themselves out.Mississippi State 35 – #4 Texas A&M 28: We’ll never know if Texas A&M could have maintained the Top Four ranking, and Playoff bid that...
by Mike Lowe | Oct 31, 2016 | College Football
But first, a few words on the noteworthy event of Week 8.Penn State 24 – Ohio State 21: In hindsight, it shouldn’t have been terribly hard to see this coming. Ohio State had been showing some cracks, particularly on offense. They were coming off a big OT win...