13 Jan
Posted in NCAA College Football 2012, Uncategorized on 13.01.12 by Merlyn
1. Alabama vs Michigan (Cowboys Stadium)
2. Notre Dame at Oklahoma
3. West Virginia at Florida State
4. Boise State at Michigan State
5. Auburn vs Clemson (Georgia Dome)
18 Oct
Posted in NCAA College Football 2011 on 18.10.11 by Merlyn
Any team with 3 or more losses is long gone. New to this group are Florida & Tennessee.
It is not out of the question that a 2 loss team can win a National Championship (LSU in 2007) but it is farfetched. Auburn, Texas, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Baylor, Iowa
| School | W | L | Status |
| Alabama | 7 | 0 | Strong; Elimination game Nov. 5 (LSU) |
| LSU | 7 | 0 | Strong; Elimination game Nov. 5 (Bama) |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | Strong; Elimination game Dec. 3 (Okl St) |
| Okl State | 6 | 0 | Strong; Elimination game Dec. 3 (Okl); @Texas Oct 15 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 0 | Mediocre schedule, might need some help |
| Stanford | 6 | 0 | Mediocre schedule, might need some help |
| Clemson | 7 | 0 | Surprise team; Tough games: UNC (Oct. 22) at Ga Tech (Oct. 29) |
| Boise State | 6 | 0 | Weak schedule hurts them |
| Kansas State | 6 | 0 | It’s only a matter of time. |
| Oregon | 5 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get some help |
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get some help |
| Arkansas | 5 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help |
| Nebraska | 5 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help |
| Michigan State | 5 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help |
| South Carolina | 6 | 1 | Lattimore is done and so are the Gamecocks |
| Penn State | 6 | 1 | It’s only a matter of time. |
| Rutgers | 5 | 1 | It’s only a matter of time. |
| Michigan | 5 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help |
| Southern Cal | 5 | 1 | It’s only a matter of time. |
| Illinois | 6 | 1 | Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help |
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | Losing to a weak Maryland team probably kills their chances |
| Houston | 6 | 0 | Eliminated; Sorry, it ain’t gonna happen |
| Auburn | 5 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Texas | 4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Arizona State | 5 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Baylor | 4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Iowa | 4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Florida | 4 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | Eliminated |
18 Jul
Posted in College Football Recruiting 2012 on 18.07.11 by Merlyn
Recruiting for Ohio State Buckeyes is the first sign of the backlash on Jim Tressel’s firing and Tattoogate. Of the 2012 Rivals250 (top 250 recruits for 2012) that are from the state of Ohio, three have chosen to go to Columbus, three to arch-rival Michigan, one each to Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin:
| # | Pos | Name | City/School | Rivals rating | College |
| 1 | OL | Kyle Kalis | Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward | 6.0 | Michigan |
| 2 | DE | Adolphus Washington | Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft | 5.9 | uncommitted |
| 3 | RB | William Mahone | Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch | 5.9 | uncommitted |
| 4 | DE | Se’von Pittman | Canton, Ohio/McKinley | 5.9 | Michigan State |
| 5 | DE | Ifeadi Odenigbo | Centerville, Ohio/Centerville | 5.9 | uncommitted |
| 6 | WR | Corey Smith | Akron, Ohio/Buchtel | 5.8 | uncommitted |
| 7 | WR | Dwayne Stanford | Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft | 5.8 | uncommitted |
| 8 | DE | Greg McMullen | Akron, Ohio/Hoban | 5.8 | Nebraska |
| 9 | OL | Kyle Dodson | Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights | 5.8 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | LB | Josh Perry | Galena, Ohio/Olentangy | 5.8 | Ohio State |
| 11 | DE | Tom Strobel | Mentor, Ohio/Mentor | 5.8 | Michigan |
| 12 | RB | Warren Ball | Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales | 5.8 | Ohio State |
| 13 | LB | Joe Bolden | Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain | 5.8 | Michigan |
| 14 | RB | Bri’onte Dunn | Canton, Ohio/Glenoak | 5.8 | Ohio State |
After last week’s snoozefest of games, we finally got some exciting games.
In the SEC, Auburn wins at Alabama 28-27 to stay undefeated. Arkansas upsets LSU 31-23 to possibly sneak their way into the Sugar Bowl. UGA and Tennessee both win to become bowl eligible.
Going Bowling:
SEC will again send ten teams to bowl games. The Pac 10 currently has THREE teams bowl eligible. Oregon State would need a miracle win over #2 Oregon to get to 6 wins. Washington has to win at Washington State.
SEC – 10
ACC – 9
Big Ten – 8
Big XII – 8
Pac 10 – 3
To date, there are 35 bowls and 70 bowl eligible teams including such 6-win stalwarts as UTEP, Western Michigan, Florida International and Troy.
Army (Armed Forces), Navy (Poinsettia) and Air Force (tba) will all go bowling. Congratulations to our awesome military academies!
Teams that needed a home win to become bowl eligible and lost:
Texas A&M defeated Texas 24-17 in Austin. Sad.
All Louisiana-Monroe had to do was beat lowly La.-Lafayette (3-9). Laffers win 23-22.
Cal and shifty head coach Jeff Tedford lose in Berkeley to Washington (5-6) 16-13.
Now to the fun part: the HAHA awards.
Top HAHA this week goes to Boise who lost to Nevada 34-31. God bless the Wolfpack for exposing these imposters. You did not belong. Now go away.
Georgia Tech (6-6) fans got pretty cocky after beating UGA in 2008 and then winning the ACC in 2009. It’s been all downhill from there. The Jackets lost their second straight to a weak Georgia (6-6) team who was looking to become bowl eligible 42-34.
Miami loses to South Florida? At home? Pathetic.
Rich Rodriguez might be on his way out in Ann Arbor finishing 7-5 and losing yet again to Ohio State 37-7. This was the Buckeyes 7th straight win over Michigan.
Kansas finished 3-9 under coach Turner Gill. Professional loudmouth Charles Barkley called Auburn racist for not hiring Gill. I think things turned out okay for the Tigers.
Mixed feelings HAHA of the Week:
Despite three Notre Dame interceptions and a fumble, Lame Kiffin and his uninspired USC Trojans lost to the Irish in L.A. 20-16. Both teams finish 7-5.
Game of the WEAK:
Buffalo (2-10) feeling charitable, allowed Akron to get their first and only win of the season 22-14.