Congressional hearings on BCS prove to be a joke
On the day after Congress held hearings on swine flu, a House subcommittee set out to investigate the Bowl Championship Series. The results? Congressional leaders proved they know very little about...
View ArticleWhere would you play? A fans guide to non-traditional venues
With the announcement of a resumption of the Notre Dame - Army series, featuring a game in Yankee Stadium in 2010, and all of the hub-a-baloo about non-traditional venues... it got me thinking about...
View Article2009 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll
The 2009 USA Today Coaches Football Poll, released August 7, 2009. 1. Florida (53) 2. Texas (4) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Southern California (1) 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. Virginia Tech 8. Penn State 9. LSU...
View ArticleContract shuffles could swap Big East, Big 10 in Champs, Gator bowls
Word out of Orlando has the Champs Sports Bowl in negotiations with the Big East regarding a four-year contract to bring the conference's #2 team to the late December game. According to the Orlando...
View ArticlePreview of 100+ game series
I am ready for football. The final weekend without real college football is now behind us! Can we please fast forward to Thursday? Until then I thought it would be fun to look at the most played series...
View ArticleWill H1N1 paly a role in the 2009 championship race?
Or worse, derail the season? This a bit extreme but Stillman College canceled its home football opener against Clark Atlanta because 37 players had symptoms of swine flu. For the record, if you have...
View ArticleGator Bowl to match SEC vs Big Ten; more bowl shakeups ensue
After months of wrangling and having the ACC reject the bowl's latest proposal, the Gator Bowl is finalizing a four-year agreement that will pit an SEC team against a Big 10 team in the 2010, 2011,...
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2009-2010 College Football Bowl Game Television Schedule
Despite what you may hear from skeptics, there's no better season in all of sports than college football bowl season and the complete television schedule for the bowl games is right here on Fanblogs,...
View ArticleBig 10 to expand and become Big 16?
Tony Barnhart is hearing whispers from conference commissioners indicating that the Big 10 is at least considering expanding to a superconference of 16 teams. The Big Ten is looking at three plans:...
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Wisconsin still wants big game, just not against Texas
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema fired up the Twitter last week, saying that the Badgers were looking to add a big time opponent. As it turns out, games against Nebraska and Notre Dame? Not gonna...
View ArticleNew bowl rules to open more doors to 6-6 teams
The NCAA committee that oversees rules changes has approved a measure brought forward by Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe allowing bowl committees to give equal consideration to teams with 6-6 records...
View ArticleBig Ten offers membership Missouri, Nebraska, Rutgers, and Notre Dame?
Kansas City's Sports Radio 810 AM reported today that the Big Ten Conference extended a membership offer to Missouri, Nebraska, Rutgers, and Notre Dame. The Big Ten Conference has extended initial...
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Fanblogs Open Thread: Realignment-ageddon Edition
With today's official announcement of Colorado to the Pac10 conference and the expected announcement of Nebraska to the Big10 conference (which officially makes it a Big12, don't you think?)... it...
View Article2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll
2010 2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll Rank Team (first-place votes) 2009 record Points Final 2009 rank 1. Alabama (55) 14-0 1,469 1 2. Ohio State (4) 11-2 1,392 5 3. Florida 13-1 1,245 3 4. Texas...
View ArticleTCU Turns Down Wisconsin in Rose Bowl Rematch
All CFB fans know the sting of annoyance when their program turns down the chance at a one-off, nationally-televised matchup, but an extremely interesting scenario involving TCU and Wisconsin unfolded...
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