College Football
9 Thoughts on Maryland’s Bye-Week, Ocean City and Where the Terps Stand Ahead of Purdue
It was a bye-week for the Terps, so I figured I’d take a bye-week from writing. No longer! There are many important matters at hand to discuss.The Maryland Terrapins soldiered through the nonconference schedule unscathed, most recently defeating UCF, making the path...
College Football 2016: Week 4 Review
Well that didn’t take long. Just four weeks into the season and we already have our first coaching casualty. The LSU administration finished what it started at the end of last season and pulled the plug on the Les Miles era. I said last year that LSU might have a very...
College Football 2016: Week 3 Review
A very big week of football that saw the Top 3 teams go on the road to play ranked opponents for the first time in the history of the AP Poll. No doubt some of this week's games could have big implications for teams, and their conferences, down the road. So let’s get...
Maryland Football Barometer After FIU
When I was wrapping up Maryland’s win over Howard last week, I mentioned their next match against FIU this would be an interesting “barometer game” for the Terps. We could apply the bulletproof Transitive Property to the results in comparison to Big Ten East foe...
College Football 2016: Week 2 Review
Week 2 ReviewAfter last week’s bonanza of great matchups, this week’s games looked like an enormous letdown, with no game featuring two ranked teams. But two things to keep in mind: 1) There may be some really good teams out there that aren’t ranked yet. 2) It...
College Football 2016: Week 1 Review
So great to have college football back. There were some excellent matchups to start the season, seemingly more than usual. It’s too soon to say if that is directly in response to the new Playoff format, which is supposed to reward tougher scheduling. More likely it’s...
College Football 2016: Independents and “The Rest” Preview + Playoff Prediction
Independents - This space will be taken up primarily by Notre Dame, as they are the only potential Playoff contender among the bunch. Offensively Both Malik Zaire and DeShone Kizer are back and very capable at QB. And they have a great receiving corps led by Torii...
College Football 2016: SEC Preview
After a 2-year hiatus, the championship trophy of college football again resides in the SEC. Will this be the start of another long streak as kings of the hill?(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)EastTennessee - Is this the year Tennessee lives up to...