Gator Bowl holding firm, may drop Big East for SEC
The Big East Conference has put the Gator Bowl on notice - it has grown tired of the hybrid arrangement with the Big 12 conference that was established for the 2006 season. Under the current deal, the...
View Article2009 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll
The 2009 USA Today Coaches Football Poll, released August 7, 2009. 1. Florida (53) 2. Texas (4) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Southern California (1) 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. Virginia Tech 8. Penn State 9. LSU...
View ArticleWill H1N1 paly a role in the 2009 championship race?
Or worse, derail the season? This a bit extreme but Stillman College canceled its home football opener against Clark Atlanta because 37 players had symptoms of swine flu. For the record, if you have...
View ArticleHow good is Auburn?
Two weeks into the 2009 season and the Auburn hype machine is getting ready to move into full swing. Say what you will about the Tigers strength of schedule so far -- which has featured two impressive...
View ArticleGator Bowl to match SEC vs Big Ten; more bowl shakeups ensue
After months of wrangling and having the ACC reject the bowl's latest proposal, the Gator Bowl is finalizing a four-year agreement that will pit an SEC team against a Big 10 team in the 2010, 2011,...
View ArticleTech, Bulldogs to face off in Kickoff Classic?
While Georgia Tech and Georgia have traditionally ended their seasons with their rivalry game, both schools confirmed talks to start their seasons in the 2011 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic in the Georgia...
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2009-2010 College Football Bowl Game Television Schedule
Despite what you may hear from skeptics, there's no better season in all of sports than college football bowl season and the complete television schedule for the bowl games is right here on Fanblogs,...
View ArticleBig 10 to expand and become Big 16?
Tony Barnhart is hearing whispers from conference commissioners indicating that the Big 10 is at least considering expanding to a superconference of 16 teams. The Big Ten is looking at three plans:...
View ArticleNew bowl rules to open more doors to 6-6 teams
The NCAA committee that oversees rules changes has approved a measure brought forward by Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe allowing bowl committees to give equal consideration to teams with 6-6 records...
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NCAA kills the "Tiger Prowl", but recruiting arms-race not over
In yet another offseason move to control the recruiting arms-race, the NCAA has banned the "Tiger Prowl", as utilized very effectively by Auburn. Under the new rules, teams are only allowed to have two...
View ArticleSEC expansion list has six teams on it
As has been mentioned on several occassions by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, the SEC will not stand pat if the Big 10 Conference elects to expand beyond twelve member schools. "I'm aware of all the...
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Fanblogs Open Thread: Realignment-ageddon Edition
With today's official announcement of Colorado to the Pac10 conference and the expected announcement of Nebraska to the Big10 conference (which officially makes it a Big12, don't you think?)... it...
View ArticleSEC Revenue Disbursement: Status Quo or a Texas-Sized Hold-Up?
Those in the SEC are in the football beniss, and cousin, beniss is booming! With the recently concluded SEC spring meetings, it looks like the total take of the conference in revenue was $209 million...
View Article2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll
2010 2010 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll Rank Team (first-place votes) 2009 record Points Final 2009 rank 1. Alabama (55) 14-0 1,469 1 2. Ohio State (4) 11-2 1,392 5 3. Florida 13-1 1,245 3 4. Texas...
View Article2011 SEC Non-Traditional Out of Conference Game Predictions
I'm an Auburn homer. I think they'll win every game. I refuse to think otherwise, so if that colors me slightly biased, I'm open about admitting it. I'll also admit that I'm probably not the most...
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