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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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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 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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Playoff Committee Member Pat Haden Voted off The Island

Why Playoff Committee Member Pat Haden Should Resign Thank you, Pat Haden Thank you Pat Haden. Thank you for proving that intelligence does not equal law-abiding, that integrity does not equal self-control and that a rich, famous, Rhodes Scholar who is well thought of in the media can experience a lapse of discipline.  Thank you for demonstrating for a national television audience and millions of college football fans that no matter how many talking heads remind us of your intelligence and integrity you too are capable of a thoughtless outburst putting a black eye on the newly formed College Football
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SEC Scores Week 2 … Cupcakes of Many Flavors. Who Got the Smelly Cupcake?

SEC Scores Week 2 What Flavor is Your Cupcake? Games in college football where one opponent is expected to outsize, outman, outpower, outscore and totally dominate the other are referred to as “cupcakes.”  Cupcakes are beautiful tasty treats often wrapped in colorful paper or foil and come in many flavors.  We pick them out of the bakery window, where they are carefully placed in a beautiful designer box or protective plastic clamshell hoping that we get it to the house in perfect condition for our consumption.  But sometimes, these special treats get tossed in the bag at the checkout and
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