Big Ten Picks: Week 1

Welcome to the inaugural Big Ten Picks. Each week, I will select five of the biggest Big Ten football games and give my thoughts, analysis, and predictions on those contest.
(5) Michigan v. Appalachian St.If you ever going to face a Division 1-AA opponent, than make sure not to face Appalachian State. Last season, the Mountaineers [...]

Pac Ten Picks: Week 1

Welcome to the inaugural Pac Ten Picks. Each week, I will select five of the biggest Pac Ten football games and give my thoughts, analysis, and predictions on those contest.
Oregon State v. UtahAt the end of last season, Oregon State was ranked 21st in the AP poll after a narrow 39-38 triumph against Missouri in [...]

What Happened to Sammie Stroughter?

If you have been paying attention to Pac Ten football recently than you might be aware of the fact that Oregon State wide receiver Sammie Stroughter has been missing a large portion of Oregon State’s training camp and fall workouts. His absence has been due to the deaths of two family members and coach Jim [...]

YouTube Tuesday: California Heartbreak

Last season, Cal was destroyed by Tennessee, but what will happen this year? Here are last year’s highlights.

Nation’s Top Party Schools: What do You Think?

They don’t leave partying to the amateurs in Morgantown. Last week, the 2008 Princeton Review released its annual list of the top party schools in the nation and West Virginia University came in at number one. Common, what else is there to do in Morgantown, West Virginia? The rest of the top ten included many [...]

It’s Time for the Hansen Era to End

Last week, Pac Ten commissioner Tom Hansen became disturbed with reports that a plus-one playoff model is on the horizon. Hansen, who continues to support the current bowl system while opposing any potential playoff format, told Sporting News that his league will walk away from the BCS if a plus-one playoff model does indeed becomes [...]

Joe Paterno and his Future in Happy Valley

For the past few seasons, college football fans have been asking and wondering how much longer Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will remain head of the Nittney Lions’ football program. At 80 years of age and coming off a severe knee injury suffered in a sideline collision, it would appear likely than Paterno’s reign [...]

2007 Big Ten Football Preview (Part Two)

1. WisconsinThe Badgers are coming off a 12-1 season with expectations soaring higher than ever before in Madison. Despite the loss of Senior Quarterback John Stocco and Left Tackle Joe Thomas, the Badgers, should be loaded on offense with Heisman candidate P.J. Hill lining up in the backfield. In 2006, Hill ran for 1,560 yards [...]

Rising Beavers

Twenty-four years ago in the Fall of 1983, Oregon State particpiated in the last Division 1-A football game to end in a 0-0 tie. This particular edition of the “Civil War” against the hated Oregon Ducks was then dubbed as the “Toilet Bowl.” Two decades later, much has changed in Corvallis with ten win seasons, [...]

Which conference is College Football’s best in 2007?

1. SEC:No other conference seems to be worthy of the number one spot outside of the SEC. The conference is extremely tough at the top with LSU, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas, and South Carolina all being legitimate top 25 teams. The bottom isn’t too shabby either with a resurging Kentucky and an improving [...]