Most everyone here at Bleachers is civil, respectful of differences of opinion, and open to a little healthy debate. That’s the basis of the Community established at Bleachers. Gray Ghost put it best in describing his rules for his family’s dinner table discussions in an article that’s an all-time favorite here: “The rule at these table debates is simple: No yelling, no name calling, and no personal insults. Sort of like a verbal hockey game, if ...

Florida is going to play in the BCS national title game.I really wish I could be contrarian and suggest that the Gators won't be in Pasadena, but I can't.  There is simply too much talent and depth for the Gators not to dominate the SEC.  The SEC is a tough league, but the Gators are a cut above.  Or two cuts. Or three.  Really, it's hard to say.  Even if a monumental upset happens, a ...

WhatIfSports.com simulated every 2009 FBS college football 10,000 times. Below are recaps of the top games as well as links to the updated scores and standings from each week, including our 2009 Bowl Projections. Check back each Monday during the season for our updated college football game projections.   For more information on how we generate the results, click here. To hide the details, click here. Each regular season FBS game is simulated 10,000 times. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date ...

The Wisconsin Badgers enter the first game of the 2009-2010 campaign with several "or" issues. With Senior Scott Tolzien and Freshman Curt Phillips listed as co-starters at quarterback, and Sophomore John Clay and Senior Zach Brown listed as co-starters at running back, the Badgers backfield is far from set in stone. Week One of this season will help to solidify the offense, as well as test the defense. The Badgers will be facing Coach Jerry Kill and the ...

With apologies to the CDB's Uneasy Rider Normally, like now, I get a little nervous in the days leading up to a new college football season. Last year I bought into the hype, let my heart control my head and was the ultimate over-confident Georgia Bulldog fan. This year I am back to normal, sweating everything and looking for what could go wrong when there is obviously much that could go right. Saturday's game is the first ...

After previewing a 2009 week in college football each day for the last 15 days, we present final standings and bowl results. We did our best to slot teams based on their final regular season expected records and standings. With 68 teams not making a bowl and so many bowl ties to conferences like the SEC and ACC, we broadened bowl eligibility to include any team that finished .500 or above in expected or absolute ...

It's Monday. The last week before the kickoff of college football, and I gotta tell you...everywhere you go, you can feel it. The buzz, the electricity, the excitement is in the air! I'm a big Michael Jackson fan, and I don't want to get into a debate about that 'cause that's not important. The reason I bring this up is because, if there is one song that get's me pumped up about the season, it's the song with ...

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 College Football Preview, including ...

It happens about this time every year. Crispness fills the air with that first cold front across the plains, the 24 fall practices have come to a close, and game planning is now upon us. Are you ready for HUSKER FOOTBALL?!! This is the second year of the “Bo era,” and if we have all learned anything, it is that this man is 100 percent totally serious about Husker football and what that means in his ...

First, let's get the bad part out of the way. Even after nearly 20 months to get over it, I'm still PO'ed at Rich Rodriguez for being completely outcoached by Pittsburgh's Dave Wannstedt at the most critical juncture in the history of West Virginia football, the 2007 Backyard Brawl, during which the Mountaineers were 28-point favorites to go to the BCS Championship game.  We may never get that close again.  What a monumental blown opportunity it was.   All Rich had to ...