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Read moreBlogPoll: Week 3 Ballot
Here’s our latest ballot for the SB Nation BlogPoll. Lots of movement based on lots of comparative assumptions; next couple weeks will help figure a lot out, for now it’s a lot of speculating based on a whopping two results for everyone. The one big trend we can call out — with every additional quarter […]
Read moreWeekly Pick ‘Em: Second-Week Bonanza
The second week of the season features several high-profile nonconference games.
Read moreHP’s Preseason Top 10 Teams
1. Texas 2. Miami 3. Alabama 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. TCU 7. Arkansas 8. Florida 9. Oklahoma 10. Stanford Just missed the cut: Virginia Tech, Auburn, Oregon, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Florida State, Wisconsin, Georgia, Houston, Notre Dame
Read moreTrojan DePo: The Tao of Pete
TrojanWire’s Devon Pollard poses with Seattle head coach Pete Carroll following ESPN’s Lunch with a Legend radio broadcast at Morton’s the Steakhouse in Santa Ana. Reggie Bush aside, Pete Carroll stands as one of the most polarizing figures among the USC population. To many, he’s like the dad that ran out on the family just […]
Read moreBig 12 name remains, but logistics change for slimmed-down league
There’s still much to be hashed out over the nuts and bolts of the new 10-team Big 12, beginning with the name. (Unlike, say, the 100-year-old cachet of the Big Ten, there’s nothing particularly hallowed about "Big 12," and, well, "Big Ten" is already taken. I prefer the "Diet 12," or "Big 12 Jr," or […]
Read moreAndy Staples: Texas and money save Big 12 from extinction
The ‘Horns are staying in the Big 12. So, too, are Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. The conference is saved, and at the heart of it all is money and Texas, says Andy Staples.
Read moreTexas Holdout: What the Hell to Do With the Pac-11?
The Pac-10’s invitation to six of the Big 12 teams was designed to bring in the powerhouse markets of Texas and Oklahoma. Everything seemed to go as planned with Colorado accepting the Pac-10’s invitation and Nebraska, likewise, accepting an invitation from the Big Ten. The Big 12 was as good as history, right? Wrong. The […]
Read moreThe Futility of Appeal?
The only good thing about the NCAA sanctions against USC being so broad and overbearing is that there is room for appeal. It is possible for the ban on two post-season bowl games to become a single year. It possible for the loss of 30 scholarships to become 24 over three years, or even 20 […]
Read moreHeadlinin’: Colorado bound for ‘Pac-11’ as expansion dominoes fall
Making the morning rounds. • We don’t know, but we know, you know? Officially, Nebraska regents continue to deny reports of any decisions concerning leaving the Big 12 or joining the Big Ten, mainly on grounds that there hasn’t been an official vote of any kind ahead of Friday’s meeting of the university’s Board of […]
Read moreHeadlinin’: Their old SEC home is on Seminoles’ radar, just in case
Making the morning rounds. • Unconquered, but still open to a good deal. The possibility is still "remote" at this point, but the notion of joining an expanding SEC in the coming game of Conference Expansion Dominoes has at least crossed Florida State’s mind, according to coach Jimbo Fisher, who told reporters at the ACC’s […]
Read moreCarroll Would Be “Surprised” if Sanctions Imposed
Former head coach Pete Carroll said, on the Dan Patrick Show today, he would be surprised if there are any sanctions imposed against the football team. This is an extremely optimistic position, as the pulse of the investigation seems to indicate some sort of impending punishment. For a clue on what to expect, it might […]
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