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The rise of the Cardinal, the fall of USC

Bruce Feldman

Observations from Saturday: Stanford's ascension in the Pac-10 this season is almost as stunning as USC's fall. Almost. The Cardinal doesn't look li...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

10 candidates for Coach of the Year

Bruce Feldman

...Iowa lost so many key players off last year's team: standout D-linemen Mitch King and Matt Kroul and RB Shonn Greene. Next, it was a run of injuries to key players that started...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Charlie and Dave's big ol' Saturday

Bruce Feldman

Here's what to look for in college football's Week 11: 1. Full circle: In 2005, two longtime NFL coaches made their college coaching debuts at thei...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Time to make some picks

Bruce Feldman

I had an OK week last week; I went 10-9-1 against the line, putting me at 11-over for the season versus the number. The good was picking Tennessee to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Of Mark Ingram, Terrelle Pryor and Iowa's SID

Bruce Feldman

Let's get into the storylines of Week 10, running through the night of Nov. 7: 1. Making his Mark: After sluggish starts in the first half of the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Horns-Cowboys, Trojans-Ducks and more picks

Bruce Feldman

I had a decent week last week. I went 13-11 against the line, putting me 10 over for the season versus the number. The good was picking Iowa to beat M...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

All Hallows will reshape Pac-10, BCS

Bruce Feldman

Let's look at some of the most compelling storylines for Halloween weekend 2009: 1. More Longhorns drama on Halloween? Halloween weekend last yea...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Tebow, McElroy, Pike, turnovers and more keys

Bruce Feldman

For this week's top-10 list (I do one every Wednesday), I looked at the top 10 teams in the BCS standings and pulled out one key for each of them in t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Week 7 Wrap: Ingram tops Heisman list

Bruce Feldman

By around 6 p.m. ET Saturday, every Heisman front-runner seemed to be in the midst of a nightmarish week: Cincy QB Tony Pike got hurt Thursday night; ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009

USC-ND heats up on recruiting trail

Bruce Feldman, ESPN The Magazine

USC and Notre Dame have had a lopsided rivalry on the field in recent years, but the Irish have been able to pull a few upsets on the recruiting trail, writes Bruce Feldman.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Week 5 Wrap: Miami not yet The U of old

Bruce Feldman

Lots of folks will be talking about how Miami is back, again. After all the Canes, 3-1, more than survived playing four straight ranked teams, includi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

The best of October's slate

Bruce Feldman

My colleague Pat Forde touched on this yesterday in his weekly Forde Yard Dash: October begins tomorrow, and it's going to be a great month for colleg...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Ole Miss was not ready for prime time

Bruce Feldman

Lots of reaction came into the mailbag in the wake of No. 4 Ole Miss' losing at South Carolina on Thursday. Let's begin there. From Paul in Orlando...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Saturday wrap: Chips off the old block

Bruce Feldman

Saturday was a great day for Pete Carroll disciples. For the man himself, um, not so...They really didn't seem that open with Matt Barkley, and it was even less so with...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 20, 2009

10 best coach/program fits

Bruce Feldman

...see more reasoning for Mendenhall at No. 1, as well as to see where guys like Pete Carroll, Joe Paterno and Frank Beamer rank on Bruce's list -- not to mention three key recruiting nuggets...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009