With discussions of conference vs. conference and winning percentages, I wanted to take a look at how different teams and different conferences create their schedules. For example, Alabama has a good record against other Power 5 teams over the last few years, but a closer look at their schedule shows that they haven't played a Power 5 team out-of-conference outside of a neutral site game in at least 6 years.
Sit back, this is a long one with a lot of numbers.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Countdown to kickoff: What If?
Back in the spring, between conference realignment, playoff debates, and rumors, the possibility was floated that we might be headed towards 16 team superconferences.
How might that play out?
13 days until kickoff....
How might that play out?
13 days until kickoff....
Friday, December 2, 2011
Conference championships preview
Here's what we can look forward to this weekend in college football.
Pac-12: UCLA at Oregon
UCLA is only in because USC is still sanctioned. Otherwise, we'd be getting a rematch of a game that Oregon lost just two weeks ago. As it stands, UCLA will either go to the Rose Bowl with a win, or no bowl with a loss. Either way, their coach is fired.
SEC: LSU vs. Georgia
An undefeated team against a team that started 0-2 and had fans calling for the coach to be fired. There could be an upset here, but LSU wouldn't care, since they have enough of a stranglehold on the #1 spot in the BCS rankings that they're virtually assured of a trip to New Orleans. Then again, so is Georgia if they win, but on a different day.
ACC: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson
A rematch of a home blowout for VT. They feel they've learned from that and developed as a team. They also see an outside chance at getting to New Orleans. Besides, VT is no stranger to ACC title game grudge matches, having revenged losses to Boston College two years in a row. Clemson has been on a downslide the last few weeks, and has actually managed to hurt the ACC as a whole. If they had won their last two games, this would have been a matchup of two top six teams, and the Orange Bowl would have been guaranteed a top five team for once.
However, the Orange Bowl can still get a heck of a matchup if West Virginia comes out on top of the Big East, and VT wins this game, and that old rivalry can be renewed once more.
Big Ten: Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
There are two Big Ten games that I really enjoyed watching this year, enough to put in my top five games of the year perhaps. One was Ohio State-Michigan. This was the other. It had a crazy enough ending to be regarded as legendary. Can they repeat that legendary performance in Indianapolis?
Pac-12: UCLA at Oregon
UCLA is only in because USC is still sanctioned. Otherwise, we'd be getting a rematch of a game that Oregon lost just two weeks ago. As it stands, UCLA will either go to the Rose Bowl with a win, or no bowl with a loss. Either way, their coach is fired.
SEC: LSU vs. Georgia
An undefeated team against a team that started 0-2 and had fans calling for the coach to be fired. There could be an upset here, but LSU wouldn't care, since they have enough of a stranglehold on the #1 spot in the BCS rankings that they're virtually assured of a trip to New Orleans. Then again, so is Georgia if they win, but on a different day.
ACC: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson
A rematch of a home blowout for VT. They feel they've learned from that and developed as a team. They also see an outside chance at getting to New Orleans. Besides, VT is no stranger to ACC title game grudge matches, having revenged losses to Boston College two years in a row. Clemson has been on a downslide the last few weeks, and has actually managed to hurt the ACC as a whole. If they had won their last two games, this would have been a matchup of two top six teams, and the Orange Bowl would have been guaranteed a top five team for once.
However, the Orange Bowl can still get a heck of a matchup if West Virginia comes out on top of the Big East, and VT wins this game, and that old rivalry can be renewed once more.
Big Ten: Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
There are two Big Ten games that I really enjoyed watching this year, enough to put in my top five games of the year perhaps. One was Ohio State-Michigan. This was the other. It had a crazy enough ending to be regarded as legendary. Can they repeat that legendary performance in Indianapolis?
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