Monthly Archives October 2014

College Football Playoff Rankings, Biggest Moves Biggest Consequences

Photo: Oregon students, Harrison Tingler, and Grant Otter, center, sold more than 185 of their “We Want Bama” t-shirts last year. credit: WeWantBamaDailyEmerald com. College Football Playoff Rankings, Biggest Moves Biggest Consequences The jury is in.  The most powerful twelve men and women in college football released the first ever College Football Playoff Rankings.  Comparing the new College Football Playoff Rankings to the AP, six of the 25 teams ranking was unchanged, seven teams gained or lost one position, and four moved plus or minus two places, so 68% of the new college football rankings is practically the same as the AP.  Which teams had
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Alabama LSU 2014: LSU Giveth, But Do They Also Taketh Away?

LSU Giveth, But Do They Also Taketh Away? Alabama LSU 2014 Every Bama fan has endured this greeting on Monday morning following a big Tide victory. A co-worker waits for them at the office door, shaking their head, “Luck!” they say with a forlorn half- grin, “Alabama is the luckiest dang team on earth!”  That’s when the Alabama faithful select one of the following phrases to retort their no-doubt jealous frienemies, “I’d rather be lucky than good any day,” or “The harder I work the luckier I get.”  If the office is large enough and additional taunting occurs, these phrases
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Alabama Auburn Rivalry Mushrooming Across the Country

Alabama Auburn Rivalry Mushrooming Across the Country For the first time in college football history, the right to compete in the national championship game will be determined by a four-team playoff bracket scribed by teams selected by the 13-member (now 12) College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Also for the first time in college football history, the path to that glory goes through the Egg Bowl, the in-state rivalry in Mississippi. Since the winner of the SEC Championship in the Georgia Dome on December 6, will likely be selected by the Playoff Committee to play in the four-team playoff, the winner of the SEC West
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College Football Rankings, Is it a Popularity Contest?

College Football Rankings What the Committee Isn’t Telling You In his press conference the day following the 42 – 21 trouncing of the Florida Gators, Coach Saban mentioned the 5.1 viewership rating, sort of in passing. He inserted that tid bit of information in the middle of a sentence and it was completely out of context with what he was asked and the answer he was giving.  It was as if he was inserting a subliminal message like titillating pictures mixed in the ice cubes in a Coke ad .  Why?  Because in the new era of the 13-member College Football Selection gang, viewership
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New 8-Team College Football Playoff : The SEC West

College Football Playoff Schedule The Eight Team Bracket You Wanted Imagine a world where Alabama Crimson Tide fans rang cow bells and Auburn Tigers fans wore red and blue bow ties. What if we woke up on November 29, and Bama fans find their school colors looking more maroon than crimson and Tiger fans discovering a fondness for hot toddies.  Well, that latter maybe not be so far-fetched, but you’re getting the picture. What sort of bizarro world would it be? One-Loss Teams in The SEC West Half-way through the 2014 college football season and the grades are in — 
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Alabama Auburn 2014 How the Iron Bowl Stacks Up Today

Alabama Auburn 2014 Alabama Auburn 2014 Game Results thru Oct 4, 2014 Imagine, if you will, that you woke up in a bizarre alternate universe where the Iron Bowl is played this week. Where would you put the needle on the Iron Bowl Meter this week? The First Five Alabama, 4 – 1 West Virginia, W, 33 – 23 Florida Atlantic, W, 41 – 0 Southern Miss,  W, 52 – 12 Florida, W, 42 – 21 Ole Miss, L, 23 – 7 Auburn, 5 – 0 Arkansas, 45 – 21 San Jose State, 59 – 13 Kansas State W, 20 –
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College Football Playoff Predictions: The New Bracket

College Football Playoff Predictions How Two State Rivalries Shape the Playoff With the death to the BCS and rise of the 13-member gang called the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, there’s a lot of focus for college football coaches, players and fans on getting selected to compete in the first ever, 4-team playoff. For ten years, from 2003 to 2012, the SEC dominated the BCS winning eight of the ten crystal balls, so it’s no surprise that the SEC Champion is expected to own one of those coveted spots in the first ever college football playoff, a chance to play
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Auburn LSU 2014 Game Analysis PODCAST

Auburn LSU 2014 Game Analysis  PODCAST Shirley’s Picks for Auburn LSU 2014 So what happens when two never-die, fight-to-the-end, fourth quarter comeback kings play each other? One thing is for certain, in the Auburn LSU 2014 game, fans fannies will remain in seats until the clock strikes 0. Can the Auburn Tigers overcome suspensions and injuries to beat the LSU Tigers?  Listen to our analysis of why Auburn, 4th in the SEC in Rushing Offense, will run the ball on LSU. Big SEC West Showdown: Score Prediction for Auburn LSU 2014 LSU may not have the amazing defense we’re accustom to seeing in the purple and gold, but still a great
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