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How to Survive the College Bowl Season
The fall semester is over, you’re on your way home and beginning tomorrow and lasting almost to mid-January is the college bowl season.
Army-Navy and Then the Bowls Begin
It used to be that there was a month or more between the final game of the college football regular season and the start of the bowls. Top teams would finish their season in late November, learn their bowl assignments and have a month or more to prepare.
Looking Ahead: College Football Enters Its Second Half
Halftime is over for the 2014 college football season. Except for a handful of teams, most programs have now played six of their 12 regular season games. After that, it is the league championships, the bowls and, of course, the all-new four-team playoff system.
Eight is Enough: SEC Dominates AP Preseason Poll
The Florida State Seminoles are starting off the 2014 season where they ended it last year: as the No. 1 pick in the AP poll. That shouldn’t be a surprise as the Seminoles return locked and loaded, ready to dominate the ACC and make a case for itself in the post season.
How the College Playoff System Impacts the Bowls
Tweet The dreadful Bowl Championship Series is gone, replaced effective this fall by a four-team playoff system. The new system will most likely do a better job of determining a
5 “Other” Bowl Games You Won’t Want to Miss
From Dec. 21, 2013 through Jan. 6, 2014, there will be 35 bowl games played featuring 70 FBS (Division 1) teams.
Miami vs. Fla. State Highlights This Week’s Action
Tweet For the second time this season, two highly regarded ACC teams will duke it out. Two weeks ago Florida State gave Clemson a beat down for the ages, romping
Shut Out: Smaller Conferences Seek New Bowl Games
Tweet Playing 35 bowl games each year may not be enough. With just 125 Division 1-A (FBS) teams battling it out for 70 positions, new games may yet be in
2012 College Bowl Games: The Schedule
Tweet Last week, we looked at the history of college bowl games, outlining how what was initially a concept that rewarded the top teams in the nation with a trip
For Penn State, a Fate Worse Than Death
Tweet JoePa’s legacy receives an official beating. Penn State faithful need not have worried about its football program receiving the NCAA equivalent of a death penalty. On Monday it was
Notre Dame Makes a Play for the Orange Bowl
Tweet Fighting Irish are seeking a bit of bowl assurance. The University of Notre Dame is working to ensure that its football team has a place in the soon to
Key Facts About the College Playoff System
Tweet BCS lives on for two more years. The Bowl Championship Series is on its way out, its replacement is a four-team college football playoff that will begin with the
