NCAA Football Week 4: Pick Six
Every week of the college football season, the Sports Nation will pick six games outside of the major showdowns covered extensively and tirelessly by ESPN and the other major networks.
1. Central Michigan at Purdue-12:00- Ok so this one does not really affect the college landscape all that much. But these two teams put on a [...]
NCAA Football Week 3: The Game of the Year (Sort of)
Everyone knows about the titanic battle between USC and Ohio State Saturday night at the Coliseum. But I’m gooing to keep this short and sweet. USC will win this football game by double digits, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Chris Wells is doubtful for the Buckeyes, and their running game without him looked [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )College Football Week 3: Pick Six
There are some huge showdowns this week in college football, but we’ll get to those closer to game day. First, the Sports Nation would like to take a look at some games that may not seem to have national championship implications or a spot in prime time on ESPN, but are nonetheless very relevant to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )NCAA Football Week 2 Wrap-Up: Not So Fast
Another week of college football in the books. What have we learned?
1. The Big East is going to challenge the ACC–as the worst BCS conference in the country. Yes Miami was embarrassed by Florida in the Swamp in prime time, but, The Hurricanes were in the game most of the way and played competitiviely for [...]
College Football Week 2: Pick Six
A new segment of the Sports Nation will be taking a look at some big games for the college football landscape that are remaining out of the national spotlight. These games might not have national championship implications directly. But they are relevant to the conference outlook and may affect the all-important “strength of schedule” factor [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )NCAA Football Week1 Wrap Up: “Here We Go Again”
What a weekend to kick off the college football season.
Quick recap:
1. The big dogs have been unleashed. All the top teams rolled over their inferior Division 1-AA (FCS?) opponents, no Appalachian State upset to report in 2008.
2. LOOK OUT FOR THE MOUNTAIN WEST. Utah knocked off Michigan in the Big House and BYU is already [...]
SEC Preview
Now, let’s talk about the SEC. Really, I have no idea where to start. This is by far the best conference in the country and has so much talent top to bottom. Look at the Vols of Tennessee for example. They return 17 starters from a team that went 6-2 in the SEC last season. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Big XII Football Preview
The Big XII is the conference on the rise. It had four teams in January bowl games, two BCS bowl winners, and Missouri team that was a win away from the national championship game. So this season, the conference’s expectations are much higher. Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, and defending conference champion Oklahoma are the top [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Big Ten Football Preview
We at the Sports Nation promised rundowns of the six BCS conferences, and I will be the first to admit that 1/2 of the Sports Nation has a personal bias for the ACC. So this preview should be a little shorter. Sorry Big Ten Country but this conference is much more clear-cut anyway.
Minnesota will be [...]
