Opening the mailbag: Are recruiting rankings meaningful?
Ted Miller, Pac-10...develop physically over the next few years. They also seem to see the inner football player. Oregon State's Mike Riley would be a good example, as would Arizona's Mike Stoops. Development: A good...
Blog | December 18, 2009The 2010 rise of the Pac-10
Bruce FeldmanHere is this week's mailbag and our first batch of bowl picks. A little reminder: Last year, I had a shockingly fortunate run picking bowl games; this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Picking the best and the worst of the weekend
Jay Bilas...over Cincinnati. Best Player: Gordon Hayward, Butler The skilled sophomore forward made play after play against Ohio State and scored 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting with eight rebounds against a very determined Ohio...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
James' recruitment still open
Bill Kurelic...to visit Ohio State this weekend for...Y./Curtis), a Penn State commitment, took...committed to the Nittany Lions, he also left...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
Penn State Nittany Lions season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of the decade, Penn State would have been...double digits. The Lions once again played...streak for the Nittany Lions, who won...
Blog | December 09, 2009Cooper, Gaston waiting on Irish coaching change
Bill Kurelic...looking at Michigan State, Boston College, Notre...He is visiting Penn State this weekend...committed to the Nittany Lions. However, much will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
Ted Miller, Pac-10Oregon (10-2) vs. Ohio State (10-2) Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m...the Granddaddy in 1995, when it lost to Penn State. While the Ducks' spread-option against the...
Blog | December 06, 2009Paterno on Bowden's retirement
Heather Dinich, ACCPenn State head coach Joe Paterno issued the following statement...
Blog | December 01, 2009Florida tops 2009 BALLS Index, but not historically
Chad Millman...1983 Nebraska 28.17 2nd 1986 Oklahoma 26.38 3rd 2000 Nebraska 24.75 8th 1993 Florida State 24.73 Won national title 2005 USC 24.65 2nd 1998 Ohio State 24.38 2nd 2001...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
As Notre Dame falls, Nevada rises
Bruce Feldman...fall. The Irish have had only two blowouts this season: a 40-14 romp over lowly Washington State, one of the worst FBS teams, and an impressive 35-0 demolition of a potent Nevada team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 22, 2009
Pac-10 mailbag: Can Stanford get an at-large BCS berth?
Ted Miller, Pac-10...BCS conference winners and either TCU or Boise State. That leaves three at-large berths. If both...likely would find a Big Ten runner-up -- Penn State or Iowa -- more appealing. It might not...
Blog | November 20, 2009Evaluating QBs, Beamer's legacy and Ricky Dobbs
Bruce Feldman...Lewis did go 40-for-50 for 459 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions at N.C. State. (October 10.) What's not to like about that? Surely the achievement would be heralded when the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009
Looking at CFB Week 12 point-spread moves
Chad Millman...the past three weeks. Even before that the only two teams that stopped the Badgers were Ohio State and Iowa, the Big Ten's best run Ds. Northwestern comes off a big win against its...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Let's make some (rivalry) picks
Bruce Feldman...win at Rutgers. And the ugly was picking Penn State to hammer Indiana. Here are this week's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
FSU's D, Notre Dame and other disappointments
Bruce Feldman...disappointments. Here are the 10 biggest disappointments of the 2009 season: 1. The defense of the Florida State Seminoles: Right before the season, longtime FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews said this might be his fastest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
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