College Football
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 9 College Football Poll
All the names remained the same in Week 9 of the BSL Deified Dozen college football poll. But there was still plenty of movement in the order thanks to a Top 5 clash that saw Ohio State pull out a last-minute win against Penn State, and Iowa State gets another...
The BIG Blog: The Big Ten Offenses Strike Back
Remember what I wrote last week about how tough the BIG defenses were? Never mind. This week, half of the BIG teams scored at least 31 points, and two of the games could legitimately be called shootouts. Go figure.Amazingly, one of those shootouts took place in...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 8 College Football Poll
It was a relatively pedestrian Week 8 in both College Football and in BSL's Deified Dozen, with one big exception. Notre Dame rocketed from "receiving votes" all the way up to #8 after crushing USC and effectively ending the Trojan's Playoff hopes. TCU broke their #4...
The BIG Blog: The Big Ten Defenses Never Rest
This week, the BIG defenses showed their muscle, but part of the reason they never rest is that most of the offenses don’t stay on the field long enough for them to get any rest. A series of futile offensive efforts combined with staunch defense to produce more low...
College Football 2017 – Halfway Point
Here we cruise along the backstretch of the 2017 College Football season. Figured I’d share a few thoughts and whatnot. Biggest Surprises So Far:The SEC is NOT the best overall conference this year. They do have two elite teams at the top in Alabama and Georgia,...
The BIG Blog: Looking Ahead to the Big Ten Stretch Run
Last week featured three top ten teams falling, but all was quiet in BIG football, where all of the top teams took care of business. This gives us the opportunity to look toward the upcoming stretch run in conference play.Here are the key games coming up that will...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 7 College Football Poll
It was a week of upsets in the 2017 College Football hierarchy, and the Deified Dozen Week 7 rankings reflect that. That said, only Washington State dropped all the way out, and were replaced with the return of Oklahoma State. Penn State stayed ahead of Georgia by the...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 6 College Football Poll
In Week 6 of college football's Deified Dozen, Oklahoma was penalized severely for an inexplicable home loss to Iowa State, dropping from #3 all the way into a tie for #10 with USC. The Sooners' loss was the gain of Penn State, Washington and Georgia, who entered the...