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History is on the Horns' side
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comAlabama has been the more impressive team heading into the BCS title game, but Texas has the edge if history is any indication.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009Chalk up another win for Texas QB
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comTexas piled up wins early, but it wasn't until Colt McCoy let himself go that the Longhorns really started to click.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Kelly runs emotion gamut in first game
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comOregon coach Chip Kelly experienced highs and lows in his first game, versus Boise State. ESPN.com had total access.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009Players, coaches, games to watch
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comHere are the players, coaches and games to watch to get a sense of how this season will unfold.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009Stage set for historic 2009 season
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comOld blood resides at the top of the polls. Established stars are back for more. If you like seeing college football history being made, then watch the 2009 season.
Story | Conversation | August 09, 2009John McKay Conference: USC rules
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comThe John McKay Conference is a blend of scrappiness and can-do. And once again, USC rises to the top.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009Thompson pitches playoff plan
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comIf this were Hollywood, then MWC commissioner Craig Thompson would have swooped into town, given his "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" speech, and then watched as college football's power brokers changed their minds and voted for a playoff.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009Fair or not, Penn State carries the Big Ten flag against USC
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comPenn State rolled up a long list of accomplishments in 2008. But every Big Ten champ enters the bowl season with the same question these days. So, are the Nittany Lions the next Big Ten BCS victim?
Story | Conversation | December 27, 2008This BCS mess lies at the feet of the Big 12
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comWhile this BCS chaos does the sport of college football no favors, the ultimate blame lies at the feet of the Big 12 and its tiebreaker, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2008Saban keeps efficient, powerful Tide rolling along
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comAlabama is undefeated and No. 1. While fans and voters might see royalty returning to the throne, this is not the old Bama. But it is old-school Bama. Nick Saban has molded the Tide that way.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 2008Breaking the huddle on protocol in the BCS era
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com...s not just the final score, but how the final score is interpreted by the media, the poll voters and the fans. USC beat Washington 56-0, and the BCS meter did not flicker. That...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle on the politics of the Big 12 South
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comPigskin About To Get Political The 1993 Florida State Seminoles are alive and well in Norman, Okla. Bobby Bowden's first national champion finished N...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle on the alternative BCS route
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comBCS Is Not Wrong, Just Different If it's November, it's time for every Tom, Dick and Barack to weigh in on the BCS. President-elect Barack Obama decla...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle on Texas Tech's opportunity
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com...last time the Red Raiders began the season 8-0, they climbed to No. 5 in the polls. No. 9 Houston, in its first year in the SWC, went to Lubbock and beat Texas Tech...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle at the season's halfway point
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comMeet Me In Miami If the 2007 season taught us nothing else, it revealed the folly of attempting before the last weekend to predict which teams would p...
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