It's a no-brainer for No. 1
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comRanking the best and worst bowl games, those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Bottom 10 teams are losing their religion
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comEverybody hurts sometimes. But this week's crop of Bottom 10 teams have been hurting all season long.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Plenty of races still up for grabs
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe Big Ten and SEC races are all but over. But league races are going down to the wire elsewhere around the country.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Strong personalities leading teams down the stretch
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...like it was on a Super Bowl run. If college football crowned its national champion through a playoff, No. 17 Stanford would be one of the teams opponents would want to avoid in a winner...
Page | ConversationIrish, Weis suffer another defeat
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comOnly two weeks ago, Notre Dame looked like a BCS bowl contender. Two losses later, the Irish have to decide whether Charlie Weis still is the man to lead them.
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2009Big 12 slide continues
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comTexas fell one spot behind Alabama in this week's BCS standings, and the Big 12 dropped a notch in this week's conference rankings, too.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009Big Ten moves ahead of Big 12
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe Big Ten moved ahead of the Big 12 in this week's conference rankings.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009Will the ACC make the BCS leap?
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe ACC is chock-full of talent. Will this be the year the conference fields a BCS contender?
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009Missed opportunities gives Sooners sinking feeling
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comOklahoma's offense had been a powerful machine all season. But uncharacteristic mistakes -- missed field goals, interceptions, failed fourth-down conversions -- cost the Sooners during their loss to Florida in the BCS title game, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2009Opportunity knocks for Joad teams
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comIf you've been stewing for days because your school wasn't selected for our fantasy Gordon Gekko Subdivision, there's still hope.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009Gators have bite in fact or fiction
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe fact is that our fantasy college football world mirrors the reality of 2009. Even in make-believe, Florida is the favorite to win it all.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009Bowden eager to get started at UNA
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comIt's been 10 years since Terry Bowden last coached a college team. He's back on the sidelines at Division II North Alabama, and he couldn't be happier.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009ADs eye level financial field
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comAt a time when colleges and universities across the country are cutting sports programs and slashing budgets, even those athletic programs in better financial shape are trying to identify ways to reduce costs during the current recession.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009Programs struggle to balance budget
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comStanford has been the country's top-performing athletic department for 15 straight years. But even the Cardinal are feeling the economic stress. And they're not alone.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009Conference challenge comes to gridiron
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comWhat if the NCAA expanded its conference challenges in basketball to the football field? Who comes out on top?
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