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NCAA unfairly targeting mid-major schools?

The USA Today has an exceptionally interesting follow-up story to the May release of the 2008 Academic Progress Rates (APR) results of the Division I schools. What makes this article particularly interesting is that it more fully vets the notion that the BCS conference receive...[read more]

Looking ahead: 2008-2009 Bowl Game Predictions

Here's yet another entry in the long line of 2008-2009 college football bowl game predictions - this time from ESPN. FedEx BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) Georgia Bulldogs vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) Oklahoma Sooners...[read more]

Breaking down the schedules - Cupcake City 08 Edition

One look at the "major" conference schedules shows... an awful lot of "minors". Who schedules the most cupcakes? Here's a breakdown of the non-conference schedules for each of the BCS conference teams, with games against FCS schools (ie DI-AA cupcakes) highlighted. ACC - 14 cupcakes...[read more]

Big East drops Texas Bowl, C-USA picks it up

The Big East will end its affiliation with the Texas Bowl today, to be effective for the 2008-2009 season. The annual game was to pair a Big East conference team with a Big XII representative; however, the Texas Bowl has signed an agreement with Conference...[read more]

Study finds harmless NCAA penalties are harmless

From the department of "no-duh" comes this great find by Senator Blutarsky: NCAA penalties do not hurt schools' win-loss records. The "major penalties" imposed on college football teams who violate NCAA rules — including TV and bowl bans and scholarship reductions — have no impact...[read more]

06/18/08 .... Potential Non-BCS National Champion?
05/29/08 .... Can the SEC change the college football landscape?
05/27/08 .... Big questions loom for the 2008 season
05/23/08 .... Ranking the Top 25 Coaches
05/20/08 .... C-USA going with red rover, red rover strategy?
05/19/08 .... Why an eight team playoff won't work
05/18/08 .... CFN posts its 2008 Bowl Game Predictions
05/15/08 .... NCAA puts bowl games on notice, 'Legal Bowl' to follow
05/15/08 .... Memphis, East Carolina headed to the Big East?
05/14/08 .... Fans raise over $20,000 for disaster relief in inaugural Charity Bowl
05/14/08 .... Late in the game, Michigan running away with Charity Bowl
05/14/08 .... RIVAL SMACKDOWN DAY arrives for Charity Bowl
05/13/08 .... Charity Bowl raises $10K in two days, big twist coming for day three
05/13/08 .... Charity Bowl passes $5K mark
05/12/08 .... Michigan goes yard in Charity Bowl, big lead on Day 1
05/12/08 .... The Charity Bowl: Show your school colors!
05/02/08 .... BCS Playoff: Who's Leading, Who's Following, and Who's Getting the Hell in the Way
03/26/08 .... Proposed St Pete Bowl to pair Big East & C-USA
03/02/08 .... Who will wear the glass slipper this year?
02/15/08 .... Vote now for the cover of EA NCAA Football 2009
02/12/08 .... Fresh from the oven: Which conferences love cupcakes?
02/08/08 .... Which states are home to the best tandem teams?
02/04/08 .... Which teams fit the profile to be 2008 BCS Champions?
01/28/08 .... Grading the Coaches
01/28/08 .... Which teams have the most returning starters for 2008?
01/17/08 .... Got Crime? Blame college football
01/06/08 .... June Jones bids Aloha to SMU, Hawaii
12/26/07 .... 2007 Final Strength of Schedule Rankings
12/02/07 .... 2007-2008 Final BCS Bowl Championship Series Rankings
12/02/07 .... 2007-2008 College Football Bowl Schedule
10/25/07 .... Ranking the Conferences
10/22/07 .... Team A > Team B: Absurd Victory Chains
09/13/07 .... Top Traditions in College Football
08/31/07 .... The 2007 College Football Schedule Creator
08/21/07 .... 2007 Playboy All-America Team & Coach of the Year
08/21/07 .... ESPN ranks the most over-rated teams
08/20/07 .... WVU ranked #1 in list of Top Party Schools
08/19/07 .... AP Pre-Season College Football Top 25 Poll 2007
08/13/07 .... New College Football Helmets for 2007
08/02/07 .... Who is the ultimate Big Man on Campus?
07/30/07 .... 2007-2008 College Football Conference Alignments
07/18/07 .... Coming Soon: College Football Final Four?
07/11/07 .... The EA Sports NCAA 2008 Top 25
07/04/07 .... The Top New Rivalries in College Football
06/14/07 .... Who has the toughest schedule?
06/04/07 .... I wish they would shedule....
05/28/07 .... Preseason Top 25 Roundup
05/21/07 .... Coaches pushing to revise NFL draft eligibility?
03/26/07 .... Al Gore hates your football team
01/22/07 .... Which BCS coaches have longest BCS drought?
01/11/07 .... Tulsa offers HC job to Hires Rice HC Todd Graham
01/08/07 .... Major Applewhite as new Alabama OC?
12/03/06 .... 2006-2007 College Football Bowl Game Schedule
11/22/06 .... Bowl update: What teams are bowl eligible?
11/12/06 .... Terry Bowden: Let's have a playoff
11/10/06 .... The Race to Bowl Eligible
11/01/06 .... Ranking the College Football Housing Markets
10/20/06 .... Coaches not winning replay challenges
10/20/06 .... Attendance: What schools could lose DI-A status?
09/28/06 .... NCAA announces graduation rates - Texas #216
08/15/06 .... 2006-2007 Bowl Game Schedule & TV Coverage
05/09/06 .... Texas to open UCF's new stadium
05/01/06 .... BCS eases at-large requirements
04/27/06 .... Rules changes for 2006 would shorten games
04/13/06 .... New Orleans bowl gets new date, still needing sponsor
02/27/06 .... Spring Practice Schedules
12/26/05 .... Checking in on the Recruiting scene
12/04/05 .... 2005-2006 Bowl Game Schedule
11/29/05 .... Who has the toughest schedule?
11/21/05 .... What teams are bowl eligible?
11/14/05 .... What teams are bowl eligible?
11/14/05 .... Who has the toughest schedule for 2005?
11/07/05 .... Breaking down the conference title races
11/01/05 .... Which college football fans are going, or not going to games this season
10/16/05 .... Instant replay: ACC officials are worst on the field
10/03/05 .... Can anyone run the table?
09/28/05 .... Liberty Bowl pact forbids intrastate matchups
09/14/05 .... C-USA teams to wear Katrina helmet decals
09/05/05 .... Tulane headed for Austin, Dallas or Houston?
09/02/05 .... Tulane could cancel season or play elsewhere
09/01/05 .... Scoreboard Pictures Wanted
08/28/05 .... The 2005 Coaching Hot Seat - Part IV - Conference USA
08/22/05 .... Blog Roundup: College Football Blogs
08/15/05 .... The back-room deals that created the Big XII
08/12/05 .... Your team's schedule at your fingertips
08/11/05 .... Cha-Ching: Football revenues by conference
07/27/05 .... Texas coaches excited about Conference USA
07/08/05 .... Helmet Map of the USA
07/05/05 .... Conference USA gets new logo, website
07/02/05 .... Who's playing where? The full recap on conference realignments
06/09/05 .... Upon further review: instant replay
05/19/05 .... Liberty Bowl could add ACC tie-in
04/29/05 .... Changes in BCS made
04/15/05 .... 12th game closer to reality
04/10/05 .... Hawaii Bowl settles on Christmas Eve
04/02/05 .... Never miss another college football story
03/29/05 .... New law to block Texas teams from BCS?
03/19/05 .... Coming Soon - Instant replay in the stands
03/16/05 .... S.C. State coach turns down Citadel
02/04/05 .... Who's playing where? Conference realignments