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Solid Proposal for Non-Playoff Bowl Games
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 5, 2012
Later this month, in Hollywood, Fla., the B.C.S. will discuss the merits of four postseason proposals, including one that would maintain but slightly tweak the current B.C.S. system. Another, as noted yesterday afternoon, would feature a two-bowl, four-team playoff system that may still include the Rose Bowl, should the Big Ten or Pac-12 champion – or both – finish among the top four teams in the country. Those two options have dominated the national discussion, if only because each seems, in some shape or form, like a continuation of the current postseason system. Due to the negative reaction, a fairly positive and very interesting postseason proposal up for consideration with the B.C.S. leaders has been overlooked.
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, B.C.S., Baylor, College football playoff, Fiesta Bowl, Georgia, L.S.U., Michigan, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Rose Bowl, Stanford
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Two Palatable, Two Troubling Proposals
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 4, 2012
The B.C.S. has streamlined its list of future postseason proposals in advance of this month’s meeting in Florida, according to an outline obtained by USA Today. In the two-page document, the B.C.S. writes that “while no options have been officially ‘taken off the table,’” the group has zeroed in on four proposals. Two are palatable; two are troubling for those hoping that a new postseason plan, which would become official in 2014, might stand as a drastic improvement over the current, maligned B.C.S. system. The four proposals, as detailed in the outline:
Tags: Alabama, B.C.S., Big Ten, College football playoff, L.S.U., Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pac-12, Rose Bowl, Stanford, Wisconsin
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A Timeline of Georgia State Football
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 4, 2012
A timeline of Georgia State football, with all quotes courtesy of the university:
Nov. 2006: Football feasibility study completed.
The study was completed and submitted to Georgia State by C.H. Johnson Consulting, a Chicago-based real estate and hospitality firm. In its report, the firm found that “there is strong belief that G.S.U. could sponsor a competitively successful football team given the advantageous location of the university,” and that “the program should flourish and compete in the upper half of the Colonial Athletic Association.” The firm also estimated that Georgia State’s total annual expenses in for fielding a football program by the year 2012 would be at least $3.1 million, not counting the ensuing costs associated with Title IX realignment.
April 15, 2007: Dan Reeves hired as a consultant.
Tags: Alabama, Bill Curry, Georgia State, Kentucky, Mark Hogan, Parris Lee, Sun Belt, Texas-San Antonio
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U.K. Joins Florida With Title Double-Dip
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 3, 2012
Florida (in 2006) remains the only university to win a FBS and men’s D1 title in the same year. Pretty sure that record stands in 2012.
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Florida remains the only university to win a national title in football and basketball during the same calendar year. That was in 2006, when the Gators — football — were led by the quarterback duo of Chris Leak and Tim Tebow, while the other Gators — basketball — were led by the frontcourt pairing of Al Horford and Joakim Noah. Tennessee might deserve a spot on this short list, though with an asterisk: the Volunteers won the first B.C.S. championship in 1998, nine months after the women’s team took home the national title. And Nebraska’s feat deserves another substantial asterisk:
Tags: Alabama, Charlie Weis, Florida, Joker Phillips, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oregon, SEC, Tennessee
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The Razorbacks’ Wide Receiver Options
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 28, 2012
Arkansas may be the third-best team in the SEC West. Arkansas may also be the third-best team in the entire country. That’s life for the Razorbacks, who have come to inhabit the upper crust of the F.B.S. while still lagging behind the two frontrunners in their own division. The hope in Fayetteville is that this changes in 2012: Arkansas may be poised to take a slight step forward as Alabama and L.S.U. take a slight step back. If this scenario comes to pass, all will meet in the middle — but still among the top five teams in the nation — with Arkansas’ home dates with the Crimson Tide and Tigers a potential deciding factor in the West division and B.C.S. hunt.
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Bobby Petrino, Chris Gragg, Cobi Hamilton, Javontee Herndon, Julian Horton, Keante Minor, L.S.U., Marquel Wade, Quinta Funderburk
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The F.B.S. and the N.C.A.A. Tournament
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 17, 2012
Just a few notes on college football and the N.C.A.A. tournament, with the latter now down to 32 teams and counting:
1. There were two rematches in the round of 64. Each went along familiar lines: Iowa State beat Connecticut, just as the Cyclones did on the road in September. Kentucky beat Western Kentucky, just as it did during non-conference play. If you recall, those were two of the ugliest games of the season: Steele Jantz threw three interceptions — two on back-to-back throws — in Iowa State’s 24-20 win, while Kentucky’s play in its 14-3 win had the Hilltoppers’ Andrew Jackson asking, “They supposed to be SEC?”
Tags: Alabama, Brady Hoke, Connecticut, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, N.C.A.A. tournament, North Carolina, Ohio, Ohio State, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin
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2011 Selection Saturday: Full Bracket
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 12, 2012
Cutting the bracket down to 32 teams – after going with a 68-team tournament last fall – leaves several talented teams in the cold. Among the B.C.S. conferences: Missouri, Texas, N.C. State and Auburn. Among the non-B.C.S. conferences: Ohio, Louisiana-Lafayette, Toledo and Wyoming. But trimming the list creates a very strong 32-team bracket, one with very few easy pairings outside the first round. Imagine the possibilities: Oregon hosting Virginia in the first round; a week later, if all goes according to plan, the Ducks meet T.C.U. in the round of 16. U.S.C. isn’t eligible, but if the Trojans weren’t under a postseason ban, they’d probably slot in as a three seed.
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, B.Y.U., Baylor, Boise State, Cincinnati, Clemson, College football playoff, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Kansas State, L.S.U., Louisiana Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, N.C.A.A. tournament, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Stanford, T.C.U., Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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The Year in Review: Georgia (10-4, 6-2)
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 5, 2012
If football games were 15 minutes long, Georgia would have been the best team in the country. If football games were 30 minutes long, Georgia would have worn the SEC crown for the first time since 2005. The Bulldogs allowed only 27 points in the first quarter all season: Boise State, Florida and Auburn scored one touchdown apiece; Mississippi State and Kentucky added a field goal; and the rest, the other nine teams, were held scoreless. In the first half of games, Georgia outscored its 14 opponents by a score of 275-111. Against Auburn on Nov. 12, the Bulldogs put together the program’s most dominating first half of SEC play since… when?
Tags: Aaron Murray, Alabama, Arkansas, Bacarri Rambo, Georgia, Jarvis Jones, L.S.U., Mark Richt, SEC, Todd Grantham
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