Archive for October, 2006
November 18th in Columbus
Is it too early to begin looking toward the Big Ten showdown between Ohio State and Michigan. While it certainly is for the two teams, with only one unbeaten team in each of the Big 12, Big East, Pac 10 and SEC, this would be the odds on favorite game to determine one of the [...]
Auburn Falls to Arkansas
The surprise of the day came early as the Arkansas Razorbacks rolled into Auburn and walked away as the SEC West leader. The AP saw fit to move the Razorbacks from 34th to 17th in the polls. We have them at a more reasonable 24th while the USA Today put them at 23rd. Auburn drops [...]
Tubberville’s comments aftermath
Tommy Tubberville, head coach for the Auburn Tigers, took a strong stand in support of a playoff system last week. “There is no reason on this earth why we can’t have the best four and then play one more,” Tuberville said. “That’s the legitimate thing to do. We added a BCS game — for what [...]
ESPN Gameday Doubles Down on Gators
After snubbing the SEC earlier in the year, the crew at ABC are keeping their trucks in the Southeast for this week’s game featuring the number 2 team in the nation. It will be the Gators ranked Number 2 this week as the Auburn Tigers fall from 2nd to 11th with their loss to Arkansas.
LSU loses it in the kicking game
Along with a fumbled snap at the one going in, LSU gets whipped in the kicking game and by Florida Saturday afternoon. When was the last time you saw a safety on a kick-off. Never? Me neither. Perhaps we don’t get out enough. Or maybe it was one of the worst team executions in the [...]
Game of the Week VI
With four major conference showdowns featuring top 20 teams, it is another barn burner of a weekend around the country. Let’s start out west, where 11th ranked Oregon will look to prove they are a contender and number 16 Cal will try to avoid repeating their week one blunder. Should be a classic lighten ‘em [...]
Supporting a College Football Playoff
“The bottom line is not everybody wants a playoff. A certain chunk of those people have silly reasons not to opt for that system. But others have perfectly valid reasons, myself among them.” writes CFR. Unfortunately, these reasons, valid or otherwise, were not included in the post which focused on Auburn’s Tommy Tubberville and his [...]
BCS – A first look
It is time to take a serious look at the BCS, and which teams are most likely to get the four at-large bids in this inaugural ten team format. As we have seen in past years, the rankings early in the year really matter. Don’t believe me? Then, just ask Auburn. BYU helped the committee [...]