Pac-12 football: Previewing ESPN, Fox and Pac12Nets early-season broadcast...
The Pac-12 is expected to release its early-season broadcast schedule this week. It will include TV assignments and kickoff times, which are of particular interest to fans eager to make travel...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 preseason ballot: Alabama is No. 1
Submitted my ballot to the AP office earlier today, and it’s posted below with comments on each team. I’ll update with AP rankings (for comparative purposes) when the preseason poll is published Aug....
View ArticleCollege football 2013: Bowl Championship Series projections
* Third in a series previewing the season … The season is just beginning, yet a controversial ending is already easy to spot: Let’s say Alabama or Ohio State goes undefeated. Would an undefeated...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Florida State, Auburn climb; Oregon falls;...
Highlights … * There were major changes this week as a result of the carnage in the SEC and nationally: Nine teams in the AP top-25 poll lost. * After much thought, I kept Alabama in the top spot. The...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Notre Dame is No. 1, followed by Alabama (as...
I have a flight to catch and am running behind due to unreal traffic between Eugene and Portland on Saturday night. (What should have been a two-hour drive instead took four.) Here are ballot...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Notre Dame remains No. 1, Oregon moves to No. 2
Highlights … * Oregon took over the No. 2 position from Alabama on the strength of its win at No. 15 (my ballot) Oregon State. The Crimson Tide’s 49-0 victory over an Auburn team that’s winless in the...
View ArticleBCS projections: Notre Dame vs. Alabama for the title, Oregon to the Fiesta,...
If you thought Boise State was out of the Bowl Championship Series picture following the Nov. 3 loss to San Diego State, well, it’s BSU, this is BCS, and here’s the deal: If a team from a non-Automatic...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Notre Dame remains No. 1, Alabama climbs
Highlights from the final ballot of the regular season. Next one is due the night of the National Championship Game. And please note: USA Today usually releases the coaches’ final ballost on the Monday...
View ArticleMy ridiculously early college football top-25 for 2013: Alabama’s No. 1,...
Will be updated, if necessary, following NFL Draft deadline … and again after spring practice … and again in August. Also considered (in no particular order): Miami, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon State,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Ranking the 2013 non-conference schedules
*** Before we get to the non-conference schedules, let me flush out two matters addressed briefly in previous Hotline posts: 1. The day of the 2013 Pac-12 championship game on ESPN. FOX wants the game...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Previewing ESPN, Fox and Pac12Nets early-season broadcast...
The Pac-12 is expected to release its early-season broadcast schedule this week. It will include TV assignments and kickoff times, which are of particular interest to fans eager to make travel...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 preseason ballot: Alabama is No. 1
Submitted my ballot to the AP office earlier today, and it’s posted below with comments on each team. I’ll update with AP rankings (for comparative purposes) when the preseason poll is published Aug....
View ArticleCollege football 2013: Bowl Championship Series projections
* Third in a series previewing the season … The season is just beginning, yet a controversial ending is already easy to spot: Let’s say Alabama or Ohio State goes undefeated. Would an undefeated...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Florida State, Auburn climb; Oregon falls;...
Highlights … * There were major changes this week as a result of the carnage in the SEC and nationally: Nine teams in the AP top-25 poll lost. * After much thought, I kept Alabama in the top spot. The...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: LSU is No. 1; Texas A&M, Georgia and USC rise
Here's the first in-season ballot, and it requires an explanation beyond the placement of specific teams, particularly for new readers of this space. If you'll recall, my preseason ballot -- submitted...
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