College Football
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...
College Football 2016: Pac 12 Preview
Pac 12 Preview - Here’s a stat for you….either USC, Oregon or Stanford has won at least a share of the conference title for 15 straight seasons. I’m betting that streak continues. The more important question is can the Pac 12 get a team back in the Playoff, or will...
College Football 2016: Big Ten Preview
The Big Ten is no longer just the Big Two. Michigan is poised to restore past glory and join the pantheon of Ohio State and Michigan State as teams with legitimate Playoff hopes. But overall the league is still top-heavy and geographically tilted East. The league also...
College Football 2016: Big 12 Preview
Perhaps no conference has received more press this offseason than the Big 12. A sexual assault scandal that led to a head coach firing and presidential resignation at Baylor rocked a program that seemed on the verge of joining the nation’s elite. And the years-long...
College Football 2016: ACC Preview
Despite being considered the 5th among the Power 5 conferences, the ACC has seen its two top dogs, Florida State and Clemson, achieve a lot of success in recent years. But to gain more national respect the rest of the conference needs to raise its game. This season...
Big 12 Expansion Possibilities
After months (and perhaps, years) of debate and speculation, it appears that the Big 12 Conference is finally expanding to 12 or 14 teams. About two weeks ago, Oklahoma president David Boren announced that the conference would be evaluating interest of schools hoping...