Author Archives: Brendan

ESPN GameDay in Boise?

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This weekend, ESPN GameDay is going to Provo for the BYU-TCU game. That’s cool. But could we see an even more improbable visit to a mid-major showdown by Herbie, Corso and Fowler next month? Pat Forde asks: The [Idaho] Vandals were 3-21 the previous two years. Now they’re 6-1, off to their best start since their days as an FCS… Read more »

Updated BCS pecking order

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It’s been a week since my original BCS pecking order post, and a number of things have changed: Virginia Tech and Ohio State lost, USC beat Notre Dame, Cincinnati beat South Florida, the Big 12’s implosion continued, and more. Plus, the first BCS standings came out, I looked at a few things more closely, re-considered a few scenarios, etc. Anyway,… Read more »

Notre Dame is six wins away from BCS

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Don’t laugh. Yes, I know the Irish are unranked — or more precisely, if one looks at their “others receiving votes” placement, they’re effectively ranked #26 in the AP poll, #28 in the Harris poll, and #30 in the coaches’ poll. Yes, I know the remainder of their schedule is against largely unheralded teams. Yes, I know ND is #34… Read more »

“You’re not news!”

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Heh: (As Seth Meyers points out on Twitter, this aired the day before BalloonBoyGate was officially declared a “hoax” by the authorities.)

The ultimate SEC-is-a-war nightmare scenario

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In my post on the BCS pecking order last weekend, LSU fan Matt Wiser made an excellent, horrifying point that I hadn’t thought of. There is actually a very real possibility of a Florida-Alabama BCS championship game — an all-SEC matchup for all the marbles, causing Hitler and I to protest: “HOW THE F*** DO WE KNOW THEY’RE SO GOOD… Read more »