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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Alabama Auburn 2014 Game “Iron Bowl Meter” Week 4

Alabama Auburn 2014 Game Week 4 What if the Iron Bowl Was Played This Week? Most College Football analysts agree, the winner of the SEC Championship in the Georgia Dome on December 6, will be selected by the College Football Playoff Committee to play in the first four-team college football playoff in history.  Many prognosticators also predict that the winner of the SEC West will be determined in the Alabama Auburn 2014 Game known as the Iron Bowl.  If the Tide and Tigers continue to march on their respective undefeated paths, we are heading to the mother of all Iron Bowls, Part II.
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SEC Football Scores Week 4 2014

SEC Football Scores Week 4 2014   Mississippi State Of all the SEC Football Scores Week 4, this one may have come as the biggest surprise to fans.  A huge win for the Mississippi State Bulldogs on the road at night in Death Valley, Mississippi State scored on their opening possession and put it in the hands of their defense.  MSU Defense shut out LSU in the first quarter and held them to only a field goal in the second quarter.  In true LSU fashion, Tigers staged what looked to be a heroic fourth quarter comeback.  Entering the fourth quarter 31 –
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Alabama Florida 2014 Score Prediction and Game Analysis PODCAST

Alabama Florida 2014 Shirley’s Picks for Alabama Florida 2014, Alabama leads the series 22 – 14 and has a three-game winning streak on the Gators, who last met in 2010. Number three Alabama faces an unranked Florida Gators team this Saturday, 2:30P Central time in Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa.  Both teams come into the game undefeated with Florida having won two games and Alabama three.  To bring you her pick, Shirley Winners looks at recruiting, specific matchups and current standings in the SEC for Passing, Rushing and defending the same.  She digs deep into the Kentucky schedule for answers to the outcome of this game.  So
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Alabama Auburn 2014 Iron Bowl Meter

The Alabama Auburn 2014 Rivalry What if the Iron Bowl Was Played This Week? In the state of Alabama, football fans aren’t just interested in one team, they are engrossed in two. The Iron Bowl may be played one day of the year, but it is debated, fought over, bragged about and the subject of every office cooler gab session, 365 days per year.  Some Auburn fans may be heard to say, “I cheer for two teams, Auburn and whoever is playing Alabama.”  (That door swings both ways.) Many fans cheer for both teams until the big day in November.  Even
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SEC Scores Week 3

Brandon Wilds #22 South Carolina Gamecocks Lecka/Getty Images SEC Scores Week 3     SEC Scores Week 3 Noteworthy Georgia at South Carolina In the only SEC Matchup of the week number 24 South Carolina defeats number 6 Georgia in a rainy shootout in Columbia, SC after a long weather delay. Alabama Alabama looked flat against a lesser opponent in Southern Miss Golden Eagles.  The visitors moved the ball too easily and Bama’s defense did not shine.  The quarterback “contest” may be over since Blake Sims looked very good and Coker did not.  Coker, who didn’t come in until late in the third quarter got
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