College Football
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...
Big Ten Review: A Week of BIG Defense
The BIG is not known for their high-scoring, highlight filled games, but this week was particularly notable for tough defense and sloppy or completely missing offense, with some bad weather thrown in.The story line going into the week was whether the four Top 10 teams...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 5 College Football Poll
Week 5 of college football's Deified Dozen saw USC hang on to a spot in the poll (barely), while their conquerors, Washington State, made their first appearance. Georgia continues to be a consistent riser in the poll. Some other jockeying here and there, but no other...
Towson University Football: 2017 So Far
Having dropped their first two Colonial Athletic Association games of the year, the Towson Tigers now stand at 2-3 (victories over Morgan State, and Saint Francis) overall here in their 2017 season. The out-of-conference loss to FBS level Maryland was certainly...
Big Teams Post BIG Wins
This was a fairly calm week for BIG football. The teams at the top took care of business against teams near the bottom, and teams in the middle slugged it out.Penn State showed Indiana right away they were not going to win in Happy Valley when Saquon Barkley took the...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 4 College Football Poll
Alabama reclaims its perch after a crushing defeat of previously-unbeaten Vanderbilt, while Oklahoma and Clemson struggled in victory. Georgia was a big mover after a huge win over Mississippi State, while TCU and Virginia Tech each make their first appearance in the...