College Football
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 2 College Football Poll
As expected there was some Top 5 movement this week, as Oklahoma and USC rode impressive wins to a boost, with the Sooners even getting 2 first place votes. Meanwhile, Ohio State's loss to previously #3 Oklahoma only dropped them 4 spots. For the second week in a row,...
Taking Stock After a Not So BIG Week
Opening week of college football season saw the Big 10 stake a claim to the title of the best conference in the land. This past week, however, brought to mind the favorite line of that renowned philosopher of the sport, Lee Corso—not so fast my friend! Yeesh, there...
BSL Deified Dozen: Week 1 College Football Poll
After the first full week of games we did have some movement, even though only one of the Deified Dozen lost. Florida State managed to remain firmly entrenched after the loss to Alabama, despite losing their starting QB for the season and a final score that belied how...
How Full Are the BIG Glasses?
I’m going to take a view of the BIG opening week in football by using the glass half-full/half-empty analogy, but before that…..HOW ‘BOUTH THEM TERPS!!! I have been annoyed that the vast majority of national coverage of this memorable win has focused on how Texas lost...
College Football 2017: Week 1 Preview (Under-the-Radar Games)
Under-the-Radar Games That Could Influence the Playoff FieldBecause it’s never too early to talk about the College Football Playoff! If you want to join the Playoff field, every game matters. But unless you are a Power 5 team that runs the table at 13-0, and so few...
BSL Deified Dozen: Preseason College Football Poll
Welcome to the inaugural BSL Deified Dozen rankings. Each week during the season our panel of experts will rank the Top 12 teams in college football. Members of our panel include: CT Schwink, Jim Johnson, Mike Lowe, Zack Kiesel, Brian (Pedro Cerrano) McGuire, Chris...
The BIG Kickoff is Upon Us
This near fall-like weather we’ve enjoyed in Maryland the past few days has likely whetted your appetite for football, and it is finally upon us. Even better, unlike preseason Ravens’ games, there will actually be points scored during the opening week of BIG football,...
Don’t Know Much About BIG History?
Many of you who grew up with the Terps as founding members of the ACC are familiar with that history-how they joined North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Duke, Clemson, and South Carolina to break away from the Southern Conference in 1953 to form the...