Crystal Ball
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
SI.com's college football writers Stewart Mandel, Andy Staples, Cory McCartney, Luke Winn, Bill Trocchi, Arash Markazi and Gennaro Filice provide their predictions for the season.
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Stewart Mandel: Talent alone doesn't determine a team's season
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Has any televised sporting event in the history of televised sporting events been replayed more often than last year's Michigan-Appalachian State game? At one point last year the Big Ten Network was showing it seemingly on loop, which seems strange considering the embarrassment it caused one of its members' schools. Now a reader talks of seeing it again recently on another network.
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Stewart Mandel: Ohio State starts at No. 1
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
I realize many of you have already written off the 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes as frauds based on the season-ending performances of their 2006 and '07 teams. That's certainly your prerogative.
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The X-Factor
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Thats the title of SI.com's Stewart Mandel recent post that takes a look at the teams that should contend for the MNC and the one piece they need to take them over the top. Here is is his look at USC. USC Run defense: 84.2 per game Turnover margin: +.15 Sacks: 45:17 QB efficiency: 133.9 Gamebreakers: None X-factor: Gamebreakers. It's hard to believe the same team that once boasted the...
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Stewart Mandel: The X-factor for five teams' national title hopes
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
There have been 10 BCS championship teams to date, and each has been defined by its own unique flavor. One rode the shoulders of a near-unstoppable quarterback (Texas in 2005). One played things as close to the vest as possible (Ohio State, 2002). Others threw the ball all over the field (Florida State, 1999; USC, 2004) or suffocated opponents with their defenses (LSU, 2003; Florida, 2006).
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SI.com's predictions for the 2008 season
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SI.com's college football writers Stewart Mandel, Andy Staples, Cory McCartney, Luke Winn, Bill Trocchi, Arash Markazi and Gennaro Filice provide their predictions for the season.
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Happy Belated 41st, Mike Gundy
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
SI.com college football writer Stewart Mandel doesn’t figure that the Oklahoma State head coach (and play-caller) has actually matured. …there are two reasons I’m not giving much consideration to the Cowboys. For one, their defense last year was every bit as awful as their offense was spectacular, ranking 112th nationally against the pass and 101st overall. [...]
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SI.com's team of experts make their picks for the 2008 campaign
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
After two straight embarrassing losses in BCS title games, can Ohio State break through this season'SI.com's college football writers Stewart Mandel, Andy Staples, Cory McCartney, Luke Winn, Bill Trocchi, Arash Markazi and Gennaro Filice provide their predictions for the season.BCS predictionsMandel:National title: Ohio State vs. OklahomaRose: USC vs. WisconsinFiesta: Texas Tech...
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How one injury changed the preseason No. 1
SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The most talented team in the country? SI.com's Stewart Mandel explains how one huge preseason injury changed his mind before the first snap of the season.
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Teddy Greenstein: Big Ten has image problem vs. SEC
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... outdated" and deserving the moniker "That '70s Show."A recent study conducted by SI.com's Stewart Mandel was also unkind to the league of Woody and Bo.Using a formula based on Associated Press poll rankings, bowl records, non-conference RPI and draft picks, SI.com ranked the league fourth in its Conference Power Index over the last five years. In the preceding five seasons, from 1998-2003,...
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Is Clemson a BCS Championship contender?
Fanblogs.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Sports Illustrated ’s Stewart Mandel recently wrote an interesting article about the five common attributes that all of the 10 BCS champions have held. They include: - A dominant run defense; allowing fewer than 100 yds/game (with 6 of the ten champs ranking in the top 10). - A positive turnover margin. - Superior offensive & defensive lines with a sack/sacks-allowed margin greater than...
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Gators' Tim Tebow leads the preseason Heisman poll
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... of The Oklahoman, Austin Murphy of Sports Illustrated, B.J. Schecter of Sports Illustrated, Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated and Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.Chris Huston, owner of Heismanpundit.com, coordinates the weekly poll. Huston is former assistant sports information director at USC who directed the successful Heisman campaigns of quarterbacks Carson Palmer and...
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One more day tidbits
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... the new SEC TV deals in Starkville, Mississippi . And giving credit where credit is due: yes, Stewart Mandel knocked Georgia down a couple of slots in his final preseason power rankings because of Sturdivant’s injury. But he also wound up ranking Florida lower at #7 due to Harvin’s and Ingram’s injury status.
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DonorChoose Contest
Buckeye Commentary (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Far be it from us to tell you how to spend your hard-earned dinero, but it is not beyond us to give a few suggestions for any disposable income you may have. You may have already seen the contest started by Stewart Mandel in partnership with DonorChoose.org . We could try to explain the contest with our crappy prose, or simply cut and paste the information provided. Let the plagiarism...
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Saturday rollin’ around
Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Fortunately it’s the last Saturday for a while without college football games being played, but here are a few items to tide you over until things get underway. Darren Epps eloquently explains what should be an obvious truth: the NFL is a poor template for college football. Stewart Mandel, innovator. Bet you’ve never heard of subjective statistics. [...]
