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The Dash looks back at a month marked by mayhem and overshadowed by conference expansion news, and looks forward to an October to remember.

Sooners and Seminoles are clashing. Bulldogs backers are coach-bashing. War Eagles are crashing. Time to get Dashing.

The latest development in conference expansion may be the funniest. The 98-pound weaklings at college football's Muscle Beach are puffing out their scrawny chests and (at least temporarily) stopping a reconfiguration of the entire nation.

From the need for a clear title shot to coaches who haven't responded to pressure to coaches who have, The Dash races through a pressure-packed week.

The Dash sprints through why this weekend is fraught with peril for the unbeatens, some SEC lunacy, some Halloween scare tactics and more.

Does the NCAA use selective enforcement? Does it protect its power programs and take it out on the little guys? Public perception says yes, but a closer look at history -- both long ago and recent -- says no.

While the BCS continues to provide annual snafus, The Dash is proud to present his annual awards: The Dashies.

From a hypothetical eight-team playoff to Phillip Fulmer's final days to a list of possible upsets, the Dash runs through it all.

From the wishful thinking for BCS chaos to the Dawgs & Gators to the showdown in Lubbock, the Dash runs through it all.

From the BCS campaign season's being in full swing to teams' going up in flames to an LIP winner, the Dash runs through it all.

From coaches getting canned to ones on the griddle to one-loss hopefuls, the Dash runs through it all.

From the Big 12's Haves and Have-Nots to the extent of hiding signals to the SEC's lack of offense, the Dash runs through it all.

From the wealth of Big 12 QB talent to a rewind on the Cremation in the Coliseum to unnoticed undefeateds, the Dash runs through it all.

From breaking down the insane Big 12 season to praise for Charlie Weis to 10 flavors of the week, the Dash runs through it all.

It's not easy to quantify underachievement but you know it when you see it, writes Pat Forde.

From fightin' words to memorable season openers to the return of the media guide police, The Dash runs through it all.