By Damian Reynolds Former Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora gave sports fans a rant to remember—which applies to college football now—after losing on November 25, 2001 to the San Francisco 49ers: “Playoffs? Don’t talk about—playoffs!” As of December 7, 2014, with the inaugural College Football Playoff set, only four teams remain for a chance…
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Wild, Wild West
By Damian C. Reynolds Six out of the seven teams in the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) Western Division entered last Saturday ranked top 15 in the Associated Press poll. Those six ranked teams faced each other. No. 5 Auburn squared off against No. 15 Louisiana State University (LSU), No. 3 Alabama faced No. 11 Ole…
SEC: Dominant or Overrated?
By Damian C. Reynolds Many people describe Southeastern Conference (SEC) football as overrated. College football began this past week, and everyone across the nation tuned in. More importantly, many people wonder how the SEC will do this year considering that some of the greatest college quarterbacks, statistically speaking, left the conference. Quarterbacks such as…