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Tie Breakers - A Critique

The conference tiebreakers can be found here. That tread was intended to be informative, presenting the rules as they are without commentary. With the discussion about the Big 12 conference championship tiebreakers one could ask, what are good tiebreakers? Here are my thoughts. Conference tie...[read more]

Should Boise State be in the BCS?

First of all, there are ten BCS spots so it would seem that the top 10 in the BCS should be in a BCS bowl. Boise State will be in the top 10, so they should be in a BCS Bowl. The talk last year...[read more]

And the next head coach is...

Here are the latest updates on several college football head coach vacancies: SYRACUSE: Oregon OC Chip Kelly is on the Orange's radar and will interview for the head coaching position this week. Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley interviewed for the position last week, according to...[read more]

Updated 2008 Bowl Game Predictions

First and foremost, I need to offer up a confession. The last time I spit out my bowl game predictions - they stunk. Those things reeked worse than LSU's and Texas Tech's defense combined. Bad. Awful. Sorry, even. But... the past is the past. THIS...[read more]

What teams are bowl eligible?

Here's the complete rundown of bowl eligible teams, for games played through November 22, 2008. For the complete 2008-2009 bowl game schedule please check our guide to the college football bowl games. Bowl slots available: 64 Teams eligible: 63 Teams on the bubble: 19 Teams...[read more]

11/23/08 .... Postseason picture, Nov 23 2008
11/16/08 .... Updated Conference Postseason Picture
11/13/08 .... Has the MAC eclipsed the Big 10?
11/10/08 .... Updated Bowl Game Projections
11/10/08 .... Which Conferences will fill their Bowl slots?
11/09/08 .... Which teams are bowl eligible?
10/29/08 .... Clemson coaching search to begin in earnest
10/27/08 .... Sagarin: SEC is the fourth best conference
10/26/08 .... What does the BCS picture look like now?
10/20/08 .... How do the conferences rate for 2008? - BCS Computers
10/19/08 .... Unofficial BCS Standings - Week 8 (Oct 19, 2008)
10/06/08 .... The Weekender: News, notes, and other stuff to ponder
09/28/08 .... BCS Busting - Part I
09/24/08 .... Who are the whiniest coaches in America?
09/22/08 .... What teams are undefeated?
09/10/08 .... Admissions: Who makes a habit of special admits?
09/03/08 .... Unofficial BCS Poll Standings - Week 1
09/02/08 .... Top 10 ESPN GameDay appearances ranked by team
09/02/08 .... Coaches Hot Seat releases Week 1 Hot Seat List
08/28/08 .... 15 must-haves for the 2008 college football season!
08/25/08 .... Ranking the Refs
08/25/08 .... Road Warriors: How far will teams travel in 2008?
08/22/08 .... Ranking the top college football coaching jobs
08/20/08 .... The Worst #1 Ranked Teams in History
08/18/08 .... Beyond Polls: Where do the top teams stand?
08/17/08 .... Who's who amongst BCS conferences.
08/16/08 .... Playboy ranks college football's top 50
08/09/08 .... Around the Horn: Down goes Sanchez
08/08/08 .... Warts and all - a look at the top five contenders
08/03/08 .... 2008 Preseason USA Today Coaches Football Poll
07/30/08 .... Who spends the most money on recruiting?
07/28/08 .... Sun Belt inks provisional deals with three bowls
07/28/08 .... Hold it - NCAA changes facemasking rules for 2008
07/26/08 .... Is the A-11 Pluto the spread offense of the future?
07/17/08 .... Conference honchos say no-way to playoffs
07/08/08 .... Five things I want to see this season...
07/07/08 .... Who Embellishes Their National Championship Claims and Who Does Not
06/30/08 .... NCAA unfairly targeting mid-major schools?
06/27/08 .... Looking ahead: 2008-2009 Bowl Game Predictions
06/27/08 .... Breaking down the schedules - Cupcake City 08 Edition
06/24/08 .... Choose your weapon: Cigars of the coaching elite
06/18/08 .... Study finds harmless NCAA penalties are harmless
06/18/08 .... Potential Non-BCS National Champion?
05/30/08 .... Conference expansion... in the MAC?
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
05/23/08 .... Fixing the BCS: You should start with the coaches poll
05/19/08 .... Ranking the 2008 schedules
05/19/08 .... Why an eight team playoff won't work
05/18/08 .... CFN posts its 2008 Bowl Game Predictions
05/17/08 .... FSU President: Playoffs are "going to happen"
05/15/08 .... NCAA puts bowl games on notice, 'Legal Bowl' to follow
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!
05/07/08 .... Mr. College Football's Pre-Season Top 30
05/02/08 .... BCS Playoff: Who's Leading, Who's Following, and Who's Getting the Hell in the Way
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?
02/07/08 .... Alabama crowned national recruiting champions
02/04/08 .... Which teams fit the profile to be 2008 BCS Champions?
01/30/08 .... Does a coach-in-waiting do more harm than good?
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
01/15/08 .... Coaching Carousel: Updated Hirings, Firings, Resignations, and Vacancies
01/15/08 .... Playoff proposal faces death by committee
01/09/08 .... Adams to push NCAA for playoffs
01/08/08 .... 2007-2008 Final College Football Top 25 Poll
01/03/08 .... West Virginia tabs Stewart as Head Coach
01/02/08 .... Which teams have open 2008 schedule dates?
12/26/07 .... 2007 Final Strength of Schedule Rankings
12/21/07 .... MAC officials make mistake at the Poinsettia Bowl
12/20/07 .... Who gives what? 2007 Bowl Game Gifts
12/18/07 .... Another trip around the coaching carousel
12/11/07 .... The anatomy of a coaching search
12/11/07 .... As the coaching search turns...
12/05/07 .... How much did that win cost, coach?
12/04/07 .... WAC coaches pimping votes for bowl money?
12/02/07 .... 2007-2008 Final BCS Bowl Championship Series Rankings
12/02/07 .... 2007-2008 College Football Bowl Schedule
12/02/07 .... Pelini named new head coach at Nebraska
11/30/07 .... Coaching Search Rumor Mill
11/29/07 .... BCS still pushing for "plus one" format
11/28/07 .... Huskers get permission to interview Kelly
11/26/07 .... Nebraska interviews LSU's Pelini, Buffalo's Gill
11/25/07 .... Fanblogs Open Thread
11/20/07 .... BCS votes to adjust at-large pool
11/19/07 .... Bowl Predictions: Magic 8-Ball Edition
11/18/07 .... Fanblogs Open Thread
11/12/07 .... The BCS Championship Race: A Fan's Rooting Guide
11/11/07 .... Fanblogs Open Thread
11/09/07 .... Florida inks game with Toledo - fixed games optional
11/07/07 .... BCS Busters
11/07/07 .... Ranking the top college football revenue programs
11/04/07 .... Fanblogs Open Thread
10/25/07 .... Ranking the Conferences
10/22/07 .... Team A > Team B: Absurd Victory Chains
10/17/07 .... Upsets in college football? Blame it on TV
10/08/07 .... An early projection of the BCS rankings
10/07/07 .... Week 6 College Football Polls - 2007
09/27/07 .... Ex-Irish QB to land at Cincinnati
09/15/07 .... Notre Dame QB transfers to Northern Illinois
09/13/07 .... Top Traditions in College Football
08/31/07 .... The 2007 College Football Schedule Creator
08/27/07 .... Rivals rolls out the Hot Seat
08/22/07 .... New kickoff rule: Much ado about nothing?
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
08/03/07 .... USA Today Pre-Season Top 25 College Football Poll
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?
07/15/07 .... Top 10 Dirtiest Programs of All-Time
07/11/07 .... The EA Sports NCAA 2008 Top 25
07/10/07 .... The next tailgating MUST HAVE
07/09/07 .... Here's your chance to fireyourcoach.com
07/04/07 .... The Top New Rivalries in College Football
06/22/07 .... Toledo point shaving investigation continues
06/14/07 .... Who has the toughest schedule?
06/09/07 .... College Players Should be Paid
06/06/07 .... RB accused of point-shaving to be back in lineup?
06/04/07 .... I wish they would shedule....
05/28/07 .... Preseason Top 25 Roundup
05/24/07 .... The next up & comers?
05/21/07 .... Coaches pushing to revise NFL draft eligibility?
05/03/07 .... NCAA snatches scholarships from eleven schools
04/24/07 .... Coaches to appeal text message ban
04/17/07 .... Text message ban coming for recruiting?
04/03/07 .... Ranking the Top 10 College QBs
04/01/07 .... Bigger fish coming in the Toledo sting?
03/27/07 .... The 25 biggest off-season QB battles
03/26/07 .... Al Gore hates your football team
02/07/07 .... Florida named recruiting national champions
01/22/07 .... Which BCS coaches have longest BCS drought?
01/14/07 .... Top College Football Entrance Videos
01/09/07 .... Fanblogs Pre-Pre-Pre-Season Top 25
01/07/07 .... GMAC Bowl LiveBlog
01/02/07 .... Coaching carousel still going round and round
12/04/06 .... Cincy lands CMU's Brian Kelly
12/03/06 .... 2006-2007 College Football Bowl Game Schedule
12/03/06 .... 2006 BCS Bowl Games
11/27/06 .... 2006-2007 Football Coaching Changes
11/27/06 .... Reviewing the top coaching candidates
11/26/06 .... BCS Poll 2006 - Week 7
11/26/06 .... BCS Guessing Game
11/22/06 .... Bowl update: What teams are bowl eligible?
11/12/06 .... BCS Poll 2006 - Week 5
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
10/31/06 .... New rules make cut plays out of games
10/29/06 .... BCS Poll 2006 - Week 3
10/23/06 .... When bad coaching attacks!
10/20/06 .... Coaches not winning replay challenges
10/20/06 .... Attendance: What schools could lose DI-A status?
10/18/06 .... Do you remember your first time??
10/16/06 .... StubHub ranks top football rivalries
10/15/06 .... Who has the toughest schedule? Week 8
10/15/06 .... BCS Poll 2006 - Week 1
10/12/06 .... What are the current BCS standings?
10/11/06 .... Top 10 college fight songs
10/09/06 .... Stamps.com now offering college stamps
10/03/06 .... Which coaches are thriving on the hot seat?
10/03/06 .... Seventeen football players arrested at Ohio
09/28/06 .... NCAA announces graduation rates - Texas #216
09/06/06 .... What are the premiere programs in the country?
09/05/06 .... Share your college football photos
08/31/06 .... Today's the Day we've all been waiting 8 months for
08/21/06 .... Princeton Review: Top 10 Party Schools
08/15/06 .... 2006-2007 Bowl Game Schedule & TV Coverage
08/09/06 .... ESPN: Changing College Football one Saturday at a time
06/30/06 .... Randy Walker dies of apparent heart attack
06/06/06 .... SEC could fight new transfer rule
06/06/06 .... Solich fighting to overturn DUI conviction
06/01/06 .... Fanblogs joins Rivals.com
05/19/06 .... Custom EA Sports NCAA Football 2007 Covers
05/02/06 .... Ohio TE arrested for punching police horse
05/01/06 .... BCS eases at-large requirements
04/27/06 .... Rules changes for 2006 would shorten games
04/20/06 .... Playboy's Top 10 Party Schools
04/18/06 .... Position U: Rivals tabs top schools by position
04/13/06 .... Coming Soon: College football themed homes
03/31/06 .... Recruits admit to rapes, non-consensual sex
03/13/06 .... College Football's Most Hated Results
02/27/06 .... Spring Practice Schedules
02/11/06 .... NCAA moving towards challenge system for replays
01/18/06 .... ESPN College Gameday Drinking Game
01/17/06 .... Underclassmen in the 2006 NFL Draft
01/12/06 .... Standard replay, other changes coming
01/10/06 .... Rivals picks 2005-06 All-Bowl Team
01/06/06 .... The Nielsen National Championship
01/05/06 .... Conference Bowl Break-Down
01/04/06 .... NCAA to review five year eligibility plan
12/26/05 .... Checking in on the Recruiting scene
12/16/05 .... Who gives what? 2005 Bowl Game Gifts
12/13/05 .... SEC Leads Nation in Football Attendance
12/11/05 .... 2005 FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM
12/04/05 .... 2005-2006 Bowl Game Schedule
11/29/05 .... BCS Poll - Week 7 and the Animated BCS Race
11/29/05 .... Who has the toughest schedule?
11/28/05 .... Ohio coach Frank Solich convicted of DUI
11/28/05 .... Top Ten College Football Dynasties
11/21/05 .... BCS Poll 2005 - Week 6
11/21/05 .... What teams are bowl eligible?
11/15/05 .... The Animated BCS Race
11/15/05 .... Miami-Bowling Green delayed
11/14/05 .... What teams are bowl eligible?
11/14/05 .... Who has the toughest schedule for 2005?
11/14/05 .... BCS Poll 2005 - Week 5
11/13/05 .... Cingular/FWAA All-American Defense Ballot
11/10/05 .... Black Coaches Association issues hiring grades
11/08/05 .... Hofher fired at Buffalo
11/07/05 .... Breaking down the conference title races
11/07/05 .... BCS Poll 2005 - Week 4
11/04/05 .... National College Football Day 2005
11/02/05 .... Solich's 2-headed QB tandem leads improved Ohio
11/01/05 .... Which college football fans are going, or not going to games this season
11/01/05 .... What are your dream games?
10/31/05 .... BCS Poll 2005 - Week 3
10/25/05 .... Army finally wins
10/24/05 .... BCS Poll 2005 - Week 2
10/23/05 .... Best Selling College Caskets
10/18/05 .... 21 points in 60 seconds nets Miami Redhawks an NCAA scoring record
10/17/05 .... Ranking the coaching free agents
10/17/05 .... BCS Standings - Week 1
10/17/05 .... Primer to the 2005-2006 BCS Championship
10/16/05 .... Instant replay: ACC officials are worst on the field
10/16/05 .... Temple coaching search is underway
10/13/05 .... Toughest and Weakest schedules of the '05 season
10/09/05 .... Ball State gets first win in 4-hour, 5-OT slugfest
10/05/05 .... Sugar Bowl moved to Atlanta
10/04/05 .... Playboy's Top Party Schools 2006
10/03/05 .... Can anyone run the table?
10/01/05 .... Miami slams Cincinnati
09/30/05 .... Ball State expands book loan suspensions
09/21/05 .... The Hokie Week, Backward and Forward
09/18/05 .... Rose Bowl Tickets! Get your Rose Bowl Tickets!
09/15/05 .... Where are they now?
09/13/05 .... What do the Stats tell us? Week 2 Edition
09/10/05 .... Brent Musburger Drinking Game
09/10/05 .... Ohio upsets Pitt
09/07/05 .... Two Central Michigan RBs charged with murder
09/06/05 .... ESPN fires Trev Alberts
09/06/05 .... USA Today Coaches Poll Week - Week 2 (Sept 6-12)
09/06/05 .... AP College Football Poll - Week 2 (Sept 6-12)
09/03/05 .... 13 Ball State players suspended for book loans
09/02/05 .... NCAA approves Utes, Chippewas mascots
09/02/05 .... UConn blows out Buffalo
09/01/05 .... Cincinnati wins a tight one over EMU
09/01/05 .... Scoreboard Pictures Wanted
08/30/05 .... Recruiting 2005: Who made the grade?
08/29/05 .... Instant Replay rundown for the 2005 season
08/28/05 .... Fanblogs XIV: 2005 Preseason Poll
08/24/05 .... Top Ten College Home Fields
08/22/05 .... Who votes in the new Harris Poll for the BCS?
08/22/05 .... Blog Roundup: College Football Blogs
08/20/05 .... 2005 AP Preseason Poll
08/20/05 .... Who votes in the 2005 AP College Football Poll?
08/20/05 .... NCAA waffles on Indian mascots
08/12/05 .... Your team's schedule at your fingertips
08/11/05 .... Cha-Ching: Football revenues by conference
08/10/05 .... Top live mascots
08/05/05 .... AP sends out poll voting suggestions
08/03/05 .... Cha-ching: Top 10 football revenue schools
08/03/05 .... Wisconsin to sport throwback uniforms for opener
08/01/05 .... Top Five Venues for Tailgating
07/30/05 .... Time to step back, say thank you
07/30/05 .... BCS to propose instant replay in all bowl games
07/28/05 .... PubClub: Top Party Schools & Tailgate Parties
07/27/05 .... Toledo, Bowling Green are early pics in MAC
07/24/05 .... Master Coaches Survey to begin in September
07/18/05 .... Fanblogs joins 9rules Network
07/15/05 .... Fanblogs Exclusive: Switzer confirms coaching legends poll
07/15/05 .... Pre-season BCS odds
07/14/05 .... Switzer, Schembechler among coaches starting own poll
07/13/05 .... Fanblogs implements Tag Tips
07/12/05 .... AP will crown it's own college champion
07/12/05 .... Harris Poll to replace AP in the BCS standings
07/08/05 .... Fake EA NCAA Football 2006 covers
07/08/05 .... Helmet Map of the USA
07/04/05 .... FSU/Miami beating Southern Cal in cover war
07/02/05 .... Who's playing where? The full recap on conference realignments
06/25/05 .... New BCS poll will open final ballots
06/25/05 .... Navy now BCS eligible
06/21/05 .... Flattery?
06/18/05 .... Bowden: Let's go to five years of eligibility
06/15/05 .... BCS to form new poll
06/09/05 .... Upon further review: instant replay
06/07/05 .... ESPN drops out of Coaches' Poll
05/26/05 .... Coaches poll to make final ballot public
05/19/05 .... UVa to visit MTSU in 2007
05/19/05 .... Schaeffer could end up at Clemson?
05/17/05 .... Temple accepts MAC invitation
05/17/05 .... Lovett leaves La. Tech for Bowling Green
05/01/05 .... W&M reassessing use of 'Tribe' nickname (updated)
04/29/05 .... Changes in BCS made
04/26/05 .... Temple looks to join MAC this year
04/26/05 .... Nebraskan's For Solich
04/15/05 .... 7-39 record gets extension for Buffalo coach
04/15/05 .... 12th game closer to reality
04/02/05 .... Never miss another college football story
03/29/05 .... New law to block Texas teams from BCS?
03/23/05 .... Spring Practice Roundup
03/21/05 .... Spring Practice Roundup
03/19/05 .... Coming Soon - Instant replay in the stands
03/17/05 .... NCAA makes preemptive strike on paying players
03/09/05 .... Bob Pruett retires
02/26/05 .... Georgia coaching carousel spins again
02/20/05 .... UCLA hires Thurmond Moore
02/09/05 .... Big 12 to implement instant replay
02/04/05 .... Who's playing where? Conference realignments