Best case/Worst case rewind: South Florida
Brian Bennett, Big East...was the same old Bulls, and they got shipped off to Toronto after barely qualifying for the postseason
Blog | December 22, 2009Big East lunchtime links
Brian Bennett, Big East...kids graduate, Jeff Jacobs writes in the Hartford Courant. Dave Wannstedt says there's room for both playoffs and the bowls, Paul Zeise writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Meineke Car Care Bowl is...
Blog | December 22, 2009Bizarre coaching dynamic at Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...he can about his new players and team without trying to interfere? Only college football's bizarre postseason setup would allow something like this to develop. If the Bearcats were involved in a playoff for...
Blog | December 21, 2009Reviewing Rutgers' St. Petersburg Bowl win
Brian Bennett, Big East...a strong performance to keep Savage clean. It was the fifth straight bowl appearance and fourth consecutive postseason victory for the Scarlet Knights, who now need to build on this win with Sanu and Savage...
Blog | December 21, 2009Friday Big East mailbag
Brian Bennett, Big East...Ten, and the Scarlet Knights haven't gone to the greatest bowls in the world while reaching postseason the past five years in the Big East. I think if the Big Ten comes looking at...
Blog | December 18, 2009St. Petersburg Bowl preview
Brian Bennett, Big East...game. The true freshman had an outstanding regular season and needs to come up big in the postseason for Rutgers to win this game. WHAT TO WATCH: It should be strength versus strength on the...
Blog | December 18, 2009Bowl week begins for Rutgers
Brian Bennett, Big EastIt feels like the regular season ended five minutes ago, but for Rutgers, the postseason is in full swing. The Scarlet Knights left New Jersey this morning and flew to Florida for...
Blog | December 15, 2009Is today the day on Kelly decision?
Brian Bennett, Big East...answers in this drawn-out process. Kelly is back in Cincinnati, where the team will hold its postseason awards banquet tonight. The event is open to the media. One would think that if Kelly is...
Blog | December 10, 2009Big East announces postseason awards
Brian Bennett, Big East...win both offensive and rookie awards since Virginia Tech's Michael Vick. The league also announced its postseason first and second All-Big East teams and made the late Jasper Howard an honorary captain. The...
Blog | December 09, 2009South Florida Bulls season recap
Brian Bennett, Big East...was mostly all downhill from there. What's next: The International Bowl is about as insignificant a postseason game as you can find. The Bulls lose several key players, including Wilson, Selvie, safety Nate Allen...
Blog | December 09, 2009Big East mailbag
Brian Bennett, Big East...that league is, um, lending a helping hand. That's a byproduct of a lack of a playoff system. Anyway, let's get to some non-officiating-related mail: Alex from Pittsburgh writes: Do you...
Blog | December 08, 2009International Bowl
Brian Bennett, Big East...Bulls won just twice after Oct. 3 and thus earned the Big East's version of a postseason banishment: Canada. Head coach Jim Leavitt's first order of business will be to get his players...
Blog | December 06, 2009Papajohns.com Bowl
Brian Bennett, Big East...bowl season, having overcome the death of Jasper Howard in October to rally together and make the postseason. They should get the bulk of the support from the nonpartisan fans sitting in the Birmingham stands...
Blog | December 06, 2009Cincinnati puts another title on ice
Brian Bennett, Big East...championship game" and that any undefeated BCS conference team deserves that privilege. However, Marinatto is not a playoff advocate and did not sound like someone ready to promote sweeping change. "We recognize as a group...
Blog | December 05, 2009What to watch in the Big East, Week 14
Brian Bennett, Big East...improve its destination depending on the outcome of their game in East Hartford. 3. The battle for postseason honors: Who should be the Big East's first-team quarterback? Right now, you might say Pitt...
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