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Travis Haney writes that, after South Carolina's dismantling of Georgia, the Gamecocks are the top threat to Alabama in the SEC. Plus, some coaching seats are getting warmer, and other Week 6 takeaways.

Blog | Conversation | October 07, 2012

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Brian Fremeau writes that division alignment and unbalanced scheduling are keeping the best teams in each league from playing each other in conference title games, which could become problematic when a playoff system is instituted in 2014.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2012

KC Joyner writes that Ohio State, South Florida, UCLA, Tennessee and Duke are five teams in the best position to turn 2011 losing records into winning ones and earn bowl berths (except for OSU) this season.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2012

Travis Haney provides his ranking of the 10 best defensive lines in the country. Five SEC schools make the list, but the No. 1 team hails from another conference.

Blog | Conversation | August 01, 2012

The top four teams in Brian Fremeau's new red zone efficiency metric from 2011 finished in the top four of the final AP rankings. Which teams will excel in the numbers (and on the field) in 2012? Here are three who could rise, and three who could fall.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2012

Brian Fremeau writes that it's not a matter of whether an SEC team will play for the national title next season, but rather, which one? Outside of LSU and Alabama, here are the five SEC teams with the best chance of competing for the championship in 2012.

Story | Conversation | January 09, 2012

Steve Muench looks at the top five tight ends on the 2012 NFL draft board and where they might fit in the NFL, comparing their skill sets to current NFL standouts Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham.

Blog | Conversation | December 15, 2011

RJ Bell of Pregame.com reveals the private power numbers from Vegas professionals to look at the best teams to bet on this season and where the value is in the biggest matchups this week, including Oregon-USC.

Blog | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the 10 best value prop bets on BCS title odds, exploring the chances for each underrated team to win the national championship.

Blog | Conversation | May 10, 2011

Todd McShay offers up his stock report after Week 6 of the college football season, including South Carolina's team effort, LSU's improving offense and Denard Robinson coming back to Earth.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2010

Steven Turner put forth one of the best performances in the history of the CFL's evaluation camp. And given his skills as a returnman, he could get some looks from NFL teams as well. Plus, news, notes and analysis from around college football.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2010

While many programs boast some of the best talent from their home states, no team recruits as well in-state as the Texas Longhorns. Plus, a round up of news and notes from around college football, including a potential addition to the Big 10.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2010

From Virginia Tech to Clemson, Todd McShay breaks down the top special teams of 2006.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2006

There are plenty of quarterback jobs to be won (and lost) in August. Todd McShay makes his starting QB predictions for some of the nation's best teams.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2006

Todd McShay breaks down the best players in college football in his innaugural All-Film team.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2005