It's Not All Black and White: From Junior High to the Sugar Bowl, an Inside Look at Football Through the Eyes of An Official
CNN (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The first BCS Championship game I covered for SI.com was the Florida State-Virginia Tech Sugar Bowl, 10 years ago this January. At the time, the Seminoles were at the peak of their unmatched string of dominance, notching their 13th straight finish in the nation's top four and their second of three straight BCS title game appearances.
The Plank (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The coaching rein of Charlie Weis, with its endless gifts to satirists and Notre Dame-haters, has sadly come to its inevitable conclusion as he was relieved of his coaching duties yesterday. Weis began his career riding an epic wave of hype, exceeding even that of his predecessor, Tyrone Willingham. When I wrote an article for Slate two years ago puncturing that hype, I was somewhat out on a counterintuitive...
NCAA Football FanHouse (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Brett McMurphy Filed under: Cincinnati , Connecticut , Pittsburgh , Rutgers , Syracuse , West Virginia , Big East Before we take a quick review of last week, here's one final stab at the Big East's bowl projections. Remember, the Big East bowls may select any league bowl-eligible team and are not required to select teams based on where they finish in the league standings. After the champion gets...
South Bend Seven (Free subscription) | yesterday
From a Notre Dame campus wide email minutes ago: Nov. 30, 2009 For Immediate Release Weis will not be retained as Notre Dame football coach University of Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be retained, University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today (Nov. 30). “We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations,”...
Classic Ground (Free subscription) | yesterday
In my e-mail, from the Notre Dame Alumni Association, as I come out of a meeting: Weis will not be retained as Notre Dame football coach University of Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be retained, University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today. “We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations,”...
Rakes Of Mallow (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Paul Sakuma - AP Browse more photos » Official Press Release: Weis will not be retained as Notre Dame football coach University of Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be retained, University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today (Nov. 30). "We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations,"...
Roll 'Bama Roll (Free subscription) | yesterday
I know several other conferences still have games to play next week and we have the SEC Championship game this weekend, but the SEC as a whole finished up regular season play on Saturday night. Ten teams finished the regular season bowl eligible. Alabama or Florida will play in Pasadena for the national title with the loser going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Since the SEC will put two teams in...
RizzoSports (Free subscription) | yesterday
We could have finally have a true National Champion this year in College Football. Despite all the current chaos, there is an easy solution to sorting this all out. It basically evolves around using the BCS game as a plus one game this year. Don’t be fooled this is absolutely feasible, and a couple people have the power to make it happen. I’m putting this out there now because hopefully...
Black Shoe Diaries (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Bill Haber - AP 2 months ago: LSU coach Les Miles and his players celebrate their victory over Vanderbilt in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. LSU defeated Vanderbilt 23-9. Joining Miles is LSU tackle Joseph Barksdale (78) and LSU's Lyle Hitt (65). (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Browse more photos » Really. That's how I feel this morning....
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The Gators won last year's SEC title game and went on to win the BCS title; the Crimson Tide went to the Sugar Bowl. 1 Same story, different year. Florida and Alabama play in Saturday's Southeastern Conference title game, with the winner advancing to the national title game and the loser going to the Sugar Bowl. Florida won last year's epic in Atlanta and then beat Oklahoma to win the national championship....
The FanHouse - Detroit Pistons (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
by Jim Henry Filed under: Alabama , Florida , SEC , Bowl Games It remains to be seen what No. 2 Alabama learned from its gut-check victory over Auburn Friday. Ditto for top-ranked Florida , which toyed with Florida State in its easy win Saturday. Regardless, this much is certain: Expect the pair to be prepared and poised for Saturday's 1-vs.-2 showdown for the SEC Championship. The Gators (12-0) are...
Opinionated Catholic (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Can I get a great Amen on that. Nice photo gallery here . What a game. It has been a tough week after the disaster that was the LSU loss. The Arkansas game is always tough and this year was no exception. I think winning a good close game at night in Tiger Stadium was just what the Les Miles, the fans, and the team needed. ON top of that Mississippi State beats Ole Miss and our Bowl prospects of a good...
Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Ok, ok: First of all... Tiger. So. "She bashed in the back windshield with a golf club" is the new "He shot him in the face." Tiger's accident was newsworthy (even if "serious" wasn't really all that serious), but the real story was in the details: That Elin smashed the window with as-yet-unrevealed golf club (presumably a Nike club, unknown what type) to get a bleeding,...
Block U (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
More photos » by Colin E. Braley - AP Both Wynn and Wide will be back next year for Utah. How much does that factor into the must-win mentality of this game? Browse more photos » Saturday's Holy War won't be for a Mountain West title or BCS bid. Neither team has had a great season and both own lopsided losses to superior foes. Yet this game still means something. It might not feel as important...
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Despite a disappointing season for the University of Miami, the Hurricanes are one of the teams still in the running for a Bowl Championship Series at-large bid. The BCS games include the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, and the BCS National Championship game.
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