Archive for October, 2011
Cardinal vs. Huskies: 4 Halftime Adjustments Stanford Needs to Make
In a high-octane battle of two of the Pac-12’s best, the Cardinal is leading the Huskies 38-14 heading into the half. While Andrew Luck and company have lived up to their reputation thus far, there are a few things they can tweak for the second half. 1. Beware of Chris Polk Keith Price has a lot of legitimate wide receiver and tight end options, but Chris Polk is easily the Huskies’ most dangerous weapon outside ...
Notre Dame Football: Fighting Irish Continue to Disappoint
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were supposed to make their first BCS bowl since 2007 this year.They were supposed to rise from mediocrity.But the only thing Notre Dame has done this season is disappoint.There were questions about Notre Dame's quarterback situation coming into the season, but there were also a lot of signs pointing toward success, including a promising, young defensive line and a linebacking corps that sported Manti Te'o.You look at Notre Dame's ranks ...
BCS Rankings 2011: Arkansas and BCS Teams That Will Tumble with Victories
Arkansas squeaked by an Ole Miss Black Bears team they were supposed to destroy and they are now destined to take a big hit in the BCS rankings because of it. It is not just whether you win in college football, but how you win.But the Razorbacks are hardly the only school in danger of not impressing this week. Here are two other teams who are headed for a slide after this week's uninspired efforts. No. ...
Contenders and Pretenders from College Football Week 8
If you would have asked which conference leader is least likely to lose, I would almost have West Virginia at the top, outside of your top five ranked teams. Speaking of the top five, no shakeup was necessary this weekend as the rich continue to feast off the poor. The LSU Tigers won in a beat down over Auburn on Friday night, while West Virginia proved to the nation to be one of the biggest frauds of the ...
Projected BCS Rankings 2011: Predicting Whether the Top 25 Will Move Up or Down
With the first set of BCS rankings coming out last Sunday night, the teams taking the field this Saturday are looking to keep their spot or improve on it in second set of BCS rankings tomorrow night. As the college football season is nearly half over, the race to be one of the two teams in the BCS National Championship game is going to be fast and furious until conference championship weekend in December. Bleacher ...
Auburn Football: Tigers Dominated in Loss to No. 1 LSU
The Auburn Tigers were up against a tough challenge on Saturday, facing No. 1 LSU on the road. LSU had rolled over their SEC opponents as of late and were looking to remain undefeated before their showdown with No. 2 Alabama on Nov. 5. Unfortunately for Auburn, their chances of an upset were not in the cards as LSU produced a dominating 45-10 victory. After an Auburn field goal late in the first quarter left the score ...
Houston Cougars Thump Marshall 63-28: Where Do They Go from Here?
What can one say after a football game that ends in a 35-point win for the home team and raises the team’s season record to 7-0? Some may think that the score says it all and that nothing more needs to be said. If the world was so simple that above statement would simply be enough. More precisely, if college football was so simple it might make for an easier time of understand the game ...
USC vs. Notre Dame: 5 Halftime Adjustments the Fighting Irish Must Make
We should be in for a great finish as the 4-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the 5-1 USC Trojans under the lights in South Bend. In the 83rd meeting of this historic rivalry, coach Brian Kelly and the Irish are looking to slow down USC QB Matt Barkley and come out on top in their first home night game in 21 years. Here are five halftime adjustments the Irish need to make in order ...
BCS Rankings 2011: Boise State and Top 10 Teams That Didn’t Help Themselves
Winning isn't everything in college football, especially when there are so many undefeated teams still vying for the BCS National Championship. With the field as crowded with competitors as it is, the onus is on those with lower rankings and weaker schedules to not just win, but do so with style (i.e. blow the stuffing out of their opponents).That being the case, these three teams may well take a step or two back in the ...
USC vs. Notre Dame: 5 Halftime Adjustments the Trojans Must Make
We should be in for a great finish as the 5-1 USC Trojans take on the 4-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish under the lights in South Bend. In this 83rd meeting of this historic rivalry, the Trojans are looking to revenge last year's heartbreaking loss and get an important road victory. Here are five things the Trojans must do if they want to stop a ND comeback. Matt Barkley in the PocketQB Matt Barkley has done a ...