There is a long and rich history in the head-to-head series between Notre Dame & USC, and it will renew on Saturday in South Bend.
It is a huge game for the Irish, who have a chance to post the biggest signature win in the Charlie Weis era.
Snapping their winless bowl skid last December, is this the time they finally make themselves relevant again on the national football stage? Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com don’t seem to think so, setting up USC as the 11-point road favorite.
Beyond the BCS: Who’s better — TCU or Boise State?
Each week Ben Burns and David Payne scour the non-BCS conferences looking for a hidden gem.
Life is tough in the MWC and WAC. Lose one game, and you go from a potential BCS bowl to the Humanitarian Bowl. That’s a mammoth pay cut, and a lot of pressure on the coaches from the non-BCS conferences.
North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge returns for the Mean Green this week against Middle Tennessee. Dodge sat out last week’s game at Alabama after separating his shoulder in an overtime loss against Ohio. But coach Todd Dodge told reporters that his son and quarterback will be at full strength against the Blue Raiders, who are coming off a win over Maryland.
I just love this time of the year. The smell of football is in the air and it’s the most exciting time of the year for most people. I have been very successful in handicapping College Football throughout the years having won 12 of 13 years in my Sports Handicapping Career.
I’d love to have you on board for the season as we are looking to pound the man again!
The 2009 NCAA Football schedule kicks off in less than three weeks and betED.com has Week 1 College Football Betting Lines available now for pigskin bettors.
The Oklahoma Sooners, who are at +450 to win the BCS National Championship at betED.com – behind the top pick, the Florida Gators – will open their schedule against the Brigham Young Cougars on Saturday, Sept. 5 (7 pm ET, ESPN).
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Next to the PAC 10, the SEC and the ACC, name the conference with the 4th best all-time win percentage in bowl games.
It’s not the BIG 10. Not the BIG 12, nor the BIG EAST. It’s the WAC, whose current team members’ .522 percentage in post-season play ranks the conference 4th best in the land.
If the SUN BELT CONFERENCE was a racetrack, they would running low-level claiming races.
Sure, one or two thoroughbreds surface each season and find their way to a stakes race (read: bowl game), but in sport where breeding is key, the SBC is a league filled with geldings.
Entering its 33rd season as a conference, the Sun Belt has had a modicum share of success of late.
Consider, the SEC: has lead the nation in total attendance the last 27 seasons; owns the best non-conference win percentage 18 of the last 29 seasons, including 43-13 last year;
On the heels of a brilliant 5-0 bowl season last year, the PAC 10 CONFERENCE features 146 starters (out of a possible 240, including kickers) returning for the 2009 campaign.
The league spotlights five 1000-yard running backs, including the top-three from 2008. New to the scene will be a pair of first-year head coaches, Chip Kelly at Oregon and Steve Sarkasian at Washington.
Just in case you missed it last year… a geography refresher: Ranging in altitudes from 7 feet to 7,220 feet, the MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE looks to be growing to new heights.
Entering its 63rd year of gridiron competition, the MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE will once again play a balanced schedule, meaning each team will play eight conference games in 2009. Let’s hope the results are more balanced that last year when Buffalo was the only team in the MAC East Division to finish the season with a winning record.
This is definitely a league that is wide open and one that likes to mix things up.
Seven different teams that have appeared in the last four MAC Championship games while nine different MAC schools that have appeared in a bowl game in the last four seasons.