Tag Archives: NCAA Football

Yes, we're nervous about our picks. Who wouldn't be? In a year that's been wild since week one, we know anything can happen.

Delaying the decision to cancel the Florida-LSU game because of Hurricane Matthew put people and resources in harm's way. Epic fail, Gators.

The real Vols came out last Saturday with a come-from-behind second-half domination of the #1 ranked defense in the country that silenced UT critics all over.

If this is the reincarnation of 2007, expect a couple of crazy upsets, a lot of close calls, and wild finishes.

We're 10-0 to this point. Going to be tough to see that "0" change, but it's inevitable. No one can pick perfectly all season, and that's a fact. Or is it?

LSU versus Jacksonsville State: What? You're probably looking at this game and thinking we've lost our minds. We haven't.

For years, refrains like "The (insert conference here) doesn't play anyone but cupcakes early in the year" rang true. In recent seasons, that has started to change. This 2016 NCAA football opening weekend has some intriguing, must-watch matchups, at least one of which may have national championship implications.

First off, we unequivocally and categorically dislike the idea of two teams from not only the same conference but the same division within that conference getting into the playoffs. So sorry, Alabama-LSU, Florida State-Clemson, and Ohio State-Michigan proponents, but it's not going to happen. And if it does, our next column after the announcement of such a travesty will be vicious.

In a competitive situation where the psychological aspect of the game is as important as the physical, it's easy for people to fall back on superstition to explain what to them is inexplicable. On the other hand, if we were in your shoes, we absolutely would not say anything negative about Lil B.

Are fan truisms really true? We take a look at fan beliefs vs. the facts. Does defense always determine championships? Is the Crimson Tide a sure bet no matter what? And more, in this inaugural column.