College Football
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...
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...