Tag: College Football
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Vibe Check: Week 7
Week 7 saw some really big games, a few upsets, and plenty of drama. Without question, the ranked-against-ranked matchups of Penn State-Michigan, Alabama-Tennessee, and USC-Utah dominated the coverage leading into the weekend and for good reason: Heisman hopefuls, playoff title contenders, the return of one or two programs returning to the group of college football…
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How the CFB 12-team Playoff Would Look: Week 8
How the CFB 12-team Playoff Would Look: Week 8 Now that Tennessee won their convincing last second rivalry matchup with Alabama, everyone is clamoring for the expanded playoff. While I cannot snap my fingers and make that happen early, I can explore who would be in the 12-team playoff and what would likely happen from…
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10 Teams on Upset Watch for Week 8
Traps come in all shapes and forms. Some come in the form of Ohio State playing a docile Iowa team a week before playing Penn State at College Station. We’re not saying it will happen but we’re not saying it won’t. That’s the beauty of upsets. No one knows they’re going to happen. With that…
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The Devil Went Down to Knoxville
Nick Saban took his Crimson Tide to Neyland Stadium and for the first time in his career at Alabama was defeated by the Tennessee Vols. And hell broke loose in Knoxville, from Jalin Hyatt going HAM to the refs going AWOL to a last-second game-winning FG. Josh Heupel exorcised the demon and got a nice…
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Did You Miss Us? USC is Back
After losing Saturday’s game at Utah due to some of the most egregious calls by referees I have ever seen, it occurred to me. Every tweet and message board post across the internet is talking about USC. And through all of the joyful tweets about USC losing by fanbases all across the Twitterverse and message…
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Former Top 10 Teams Need Consoling
It was one of those weeks. That time of the year when multiple previously undefeated teams in the top 10 drop games and hearts across the country are broken. Let’s see how the fans are doing. Penn State fans are at the Message Board Geniuses sweet spot: Fire the coach. Admittedly, Penn State looked really…
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Top 10 Losses from Week 7
What a week of college football! The incredibly hyped up weekend of games certainly didn’t disappoint as we saw Saban fall and Oklahoma fans able to rejoice despite being 1-3 in conference and 4-3 on the season. Boomer Sooner! While winners get to rejoice in their victory from the day before, on Sunday we give…
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Top 10 Tailgates for Week 7
Are you ready for a Saturday packed with action? This week’s slate is certain to draw out fans in droves to tailgate. Below are our picks for top tailgate locations for the week:
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Top 25 Defenses Through Week 6
In honor of Iowa having a bye week, I took a look at the top defenses by taking a mixture of EPA/game, scoring, total defense vs FBS schools, and the good ole eye test. Below are the top 25 defenses in college football through week 6: Follow @FightOnRusty on Twitter for the best USC content…
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Tennessee/Alabama and Other Staff Picks – Week 7
The Message Board Geniuses staff only missed one game last week. A minor celebration is in order, as none of us really started this year off particularly well. Anyway, we have @BigOrangeHeupel in as a guest picker, specifically for that Tennessee/Alabama game. Is Tennessee back? Let’s see what @BigOrangeHeupel. Georgia -38.5 vs Vandy Once again,…
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