by Andrew | Jan 3, 2012 | College Football Ratings, Football, Sports
I do more than my fair share of complaining, especially with regards to college football–heck, I did some more of it last night on my Alabama friend’s Facebook status, which is never a good idea. I also read a lot of complaints (again, about college...
by Andrew | Dec 9, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
So I started writing this diatribe against the current college football system and all its dysfunction when I realized that maybe we’re all taking the wrong approach. One of the first things you learn in public speaking–a class I have taught numerous times...
by Andrew | Nov 29, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
Well here we are. The BCS has rendered the SEC championship game as useless as the Meineke Car Care Bowl. You see, if LSU beats Georgia this Saturday, they keep the #1 spot and go the national title game. On the other hand, if they LOSE…they go to to the...
by Andrew | Nov 14, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
Here are the projected playoff matchups that won’t actually be played because the BCS is a ridiculous system. Remember, top 6 seeds go to conference champs, and the top 4 champs host playoff games on December 17: (Seeding and overall ranking listed) #8(4)...
by Andrew | Oct 16, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
I know we’re only 7 weeks into the college football season, but we’re more than halfway there. So let’s take a look at potential matchups for the 2011 College Football Playoffs* (which, by the way, don’t exist). *FYI, you can read about my...
by Andrew | Oct 11, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
The conventional thinking is that spectator sports act as distractions from our day-to-day lives. But sometimes you have to live in the reality, like this past Saturday when my wife and daughter were in our friend’s wedding. Somehow Becky Li thought a...
