There is nothing quite like the Ohio State/Michigan game at the end of November. You have two programs with so much history and a game where rankings don’t matter.   A game where you could have a horrible season, but this one win can make the season a whole lot better.   In the last decade there has been some close games between the two schools, unfortunately for Michigan fans, Ohio State has came out on top nine times ...

An autumn breeze blowing, barbecue smells lingering in the air, men filling up on alcoholic beverages, and football on Saturday is the recipe for eternal happiness. There is nothing in the sports world that can make a true football fan more excited than a Saturday in the fall, on the campus of his alma mater, anxiously waiting for the opening kickoff.   Game Day Atmosphere Being in the parking lot of the Meadowlands is one thing, but standing on the green pasture of Notre Dame ...

Hello Coach, The season is only slightly over a week away and I know you are as excited as I am about this team's prospects in 2009. I just wanted to offer some of my humble advise directed specifically at the defense and offer some suggestions for the game plans you will be putting together in the coming days. I was reading a very well written article that focused on the amount of Irish blitzes last year ...

The East Carolina football team under Skip Holtz has had the same two goals every season: win a conference championship and win a bowl game. As Holtz enters his fifth season as ECU's head coach, the Pirates have accomplished both — just  not in the same season. Last year, ECU captured its first-ever Conference USA title after toppling Tulsa in the conference championship game. The Pirates then lost to Kentucky in the Liberty Bowl. Two years ago, ECU fell ...

I try to stay away from the whole Willie Martinez situation. There are plenty of people out there calling for his head, as a contrarian by nature, I tend to defend him if only under my breath. I will point out that guys were in position to make the tackle against N. Avenue Votech and just didn't get the job done. I have even pointed out the personnel discrepancies from the Van Gorder era. But ...

As the months and weeks count down to the new college football season, many try to predict what will unfold on the gridiron in September and beyond. Some predict Heisman Trophy candidates, national championship contenders, and of course, who will be the next great college football player to break out. For the Michigan Wolverines, the 2009 season is a chance at redemption after one of the worst seasons in school history. That said, I offer six bold predictions ...

Simply put, not picking the Florida Gators to repeat as National Champions in 2009 is stupid. Fresh off their third national championship in a 13-1, truly dominating 2008 season, they're already poised for another national title run with Mr. Tim "Superman" Tebow under center leading, orchestrating, and encouraging the offense. The Gators' schedule this year is easier than 2008, with the only tests being an Oct. 10 matchup at LSU, an Oct. 31 showdown versus Georgia in Jacksonville, ...

As if spurning Texas A&M to coach Kentucky only to be fired due to an inability to consistently win wasn't bad enough, now Billy Gillispie has put himself at an all-time low. ESPN.com reported Gillispie was arrested yesterday morning around 2:45 a.m. ET in Kentucky and charged the former coach with drunken driving. Gillispie also refused to take a breathalyzer or blood alcohol test, WLEX-TV in Lexington reported. This marks the third time Gillispie has been ...

Their ad begins, "A signature scent for the LSU man—let yourself unwind and enjoy the lush serenity of the Louisiana State University campus." Think I'm making it up? You can see it here. Somehow, I think this company has it all wrong. They try to convince me that LSU smells like Frozen Basil, Calabrian Bergamot, Armoise, and Indonesian Vetiver, whatever that is. Not only do those smells have nothing to do with LSU, but 99 percent of LSU's ...

See Who's Working Towards The BCS WhatIfSports.com will preview a week of the college football season each day for 15 days, including projected scores from 10,000 simulations for all FBS games and updated standings as of that week. Once we have reached the end of the season, we will present our projected bowl match-ups with results. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of August 1, 2009. A schedule of our 2009 ...