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Kelly not planning to campaign for BCS title shot

Brian Bennett, Big East

...would have to hope a strength of schedule bump from the Pitt win, plus a few more poll votes in their favor would erase the gap between them and the Horned Frogs, which is now...

Blog | November 30, 2009

Big East mailbag, Part I

Brian Bennett, Big East

Thanksgiving is only 48 hours away. I can already taste the turkey and stuffing. Mmm ... But it's not time to phone it in yet, because there's stil...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Syracuse up big on Rutgers at half

Brian Bennett, Big East

...letters right now. Rutgers isn't living up to its No. 25 ranking in the Associated Press poll, trailing Syracuse 24-10 at the half. This is an Orange team that has had all kinds...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Friday mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

I'm making my way to Chicago today and will be in South Bend on Saturday for UConn's trip to Notre Dame. In the meantime, let's knock out some more co...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Big East mailbag, Part I

Brian Bennett, Big East

Lots of mail from a big weekend in the Big East. So I'll answer as many as I can in two parts today. Here is part one: James from Missoula, Mont., ...

Blog | November 17, 2009

State your case: Cincinnati

Brian Bennett, Big East

...of the computers. Texas has an advantage because it began the year near the top of the polls and because some sympathize with the Longhorns' plight last year, when they missed the BCS title game...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Big East power rankings, Week 12

Brian Bennett, Big East

...a 31-0 blowout of South Florida. The Scarlet Knights are also ranked in the Associated Press poll this week for the first time since Oct. 21, 2007. 4. West Virginia (7-3, 3-2...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Rutgers cracks AP Top 25

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Virginia -- out of the rankings this week but got a new team in one of the human polls. Rutgers debuted at No. 25 in the Associated Press Top 25 after its 31-0 smashing of...

Blog | November 15, 2009

What we learned in the Big East, Week 11

Brian Bennett, Big East

...of reckoning. 2. Pitt is ready for prime time: Pittsburgh's Top 10 ranking in the human polls raised some skepticism, since the Panthers hadn't really beaten a big-time opponent. And while Notre...

Blog | November 15, 2009

Pitt takes commanding lead

Brian Bennett, Big East

...lead. This is what Pitt needed. The Panthers were ranked in the top 10 of the human polls, but had no great wins. While Notre Dame is struggling, again, this defensive performance has been truly...

Blog | November 14, 2009

Wannstedt, Weis now going in opposite directions

Brian Bennett, Big East

...are 8-1, ranked 12th in the BCS standings and in the Top 10 of the human polls for the first time in November since 1982. Pitt has won 18 of its last 23 games...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Big East mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

...game might not care about burning bridges. Steve from Tampa, Fla., writes: How can the USA Today poll voters place WVU ahead of USF? Have they not watched college football the past two weeks? Maybe...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Big East exceeding all expectations

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Big 12, ACC and SEC. And it has two teams in the top 10 of the human polls in Cincinnati and Pitt. The SEC is the only other league with two top 10 teams. Those...

Blog | November 09, 2009

State your case: Cincinnati

Brian Bennett, Big East

...four teams ranked this week. It also has two Top 10 teams in the three major human polls. This conference is legitimately tough, and if Cincinnati can navigate through the Big East unscathed then it...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Cincinnati fails to gain ground in BCS standings

Brian Bennett, Big East

...composite computer numbers, surprisingly two spots ahead of Texas. But TCU has the advantage in both human polls. It looks like Cincinnati's near second-half collapse against UConn on Saturday may have indeed cost...

Blog | November 08, 2009