11 Jun
Posted in College Football Recruiting 2013 on 11.06.12 by Merlyn
What are the odds of two guys with the exact same name being a college football recruit in the same year? If the name is “James Johnson” the odds are probably not too long. But what if the name is an odd one like Cole Mazza?
| OL | Cole Mazza | Bakersfield, California/Liberty HS | 6’1″ | 240 | Alabama commitment |
| RB | Cole Mazza | Ponte Vedra, Florida/Ponte Vedra HS | 6’1“ | 220 | Undecided |
01 Jan
Posted in NCAA College Football 2012 on 01.01.12 by Merlyn
Age limit of 25 on players who have played pro baseball. Honestly, I don’t think these guys should be eligible at all. Oklahoma State starting QB Brandon Weeden in 28 years old. He is older than Green Bay Packers NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers who has already played 7 seasons in the NFL. Basically, OSU is playing with an NFL quarterback. Chris Weinke was also 28 when he led Florida State to an undefeated season and a National Championship. 19 year olds should not have to compete with guys that old.
Seven wins to qualify bowl eligibility. There used to be a time when eight wins was not enough to get a team into a bowl. UCLA was allowed to play in something called the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl with a 6-7 record (they lost). This is football. Bowls should be a privilege of the elite, not an everybody-wins-an-award thing.
All Bowls must be completed by January 2 If January 2 falls on a Sunday, the final games may be played on January 3 so not to conflict with the NFL.
All BCS leagues MUST hold a conference championship game. But must have at least 8 teams.
Elimination of five bowl games. I propose the big losers below:
| Bowl | Location | Attendance | Capacity | % Capacity | Comments |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Boise, Idaho | 28,076 | 33,500 | 83.81% | Boise State created this bowl for themselves; Nobody else want to be in Idaho in December. |
| New Mexico | Albuqurque, N.M. | 25,762 | 39,224 | 65.68% | Same as above. |
| New Orleans | New Orleans, La. | 42,841 | 76,468 | 56.02% | New Orleans had THREE bowl games 2011-12. They should call it the Superfluous Bowl. |
| Beef O’Brady’s | St. Petersburg, Fla. | 20,072 | 40,000 | 50.18% | Only 20,000? There are more than that in the hot dog line at the BCS game. |
| Poinsettia | San Diego, Calif. | 24,607 | 70,561 | 34.87% | < % Capacity column says it all. 35% of tickets sold. They already have the Holiday Bowl. |
*If there are not enough teams, 6-6 teams can file for a waiver.
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02 Dec
Posted in NCAA College Football 2011 on 02.12.11 by Merlyn
This is sure to tick some folks off.
UCLA filed and was granted a waiver that would make them bowl eligible in the chance they finish the season with a losing record. They are currently 6-6 with the Pac-12 Championship against #9 Oregon to play. Hmm. I wonder if they will finish with a losing record.
Some teams are going to be left out because there are 35 bowls and currently 72 bowl eligible teams (73 with UCLA). UConn can join them if they beat Cincy.
Teams with 6 wins:
Arizona State
Ball State
Florida
Illinois
Iowa State – one more game to play
Marshall
Miami (FL)
Mississippi State
Nevada – one more game to play
Northwestern
Ohio State
Purdue
Texas A&M
Utah State – one more game to play
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Winner of Syracuse-Pitt finishes with 6 wins, loser 5.
UConn probably loses to Cincy. Therefore, we should finish with 73 bowl eligible teams and 3 bridesmaids.
I predict these 3 will be: Ball State, Marshall and Nevada. there is a possibility that a 7 win team is excluded from the fun & games. Likely candidates are either Western Kentucky or Western Michigan (both 7-5).