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Phil Steele takes a look at all 70 bowl teams from this season and predicts whether each will rise, fall or stay even in 2013.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2012

Phil Steele offers up his four bold predictions for Week 6, including why Texas will win big over West Virginia, and his picks for LSU-Florida and Georgia-South Carolina.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2012

Phil Steele offers up four bold predictions for Week 4, including that Florida State will dominate Clemson at the line of scrimmage and win easily against the Tigers. Plus, why Florida is a top-10 team right now.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2012

Phil Steele offers up four bold predictions for Week 2, among them that the Florida Gators will ruin the Texas A&M Aggies' SEC opener.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2012

Ryan McCrystal uses his Heisman Predictor formula to determine what each Heisman candidate needs in terms of individual stats and team accomplishments in order to take home the trophy in 2012.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2012

Brad Edwards provides his latest BCS projections and lists the next teams up for each of the 10 bowl bids. When it comes to the national title race, an Alabama-LSU rematch is a very real possibility.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2011

Brad Edwards gives his latest BCS projections and lists the next teams up for each of the 10 bowl bids.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2011

Will Harris evaluates the top upset shots for Week 3, picking winners for Oklahoma-Florida State, Tennessee-Florida, Texas-UCLA and several other games. The Sooners and Cardinal are among those that should be on upset alert.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2011

Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders writes that both Alabama's 2009 team and last year's Auburn squad defied the odds by going unbeaten in the SEC. That, along with a stronger-than-normal league elite, means that an undefeated 2011 SEC champ is unlikely.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2011

Bruce Feldman fields a bunch of reader questions, hitting on topics like oversigning, Florida State's chances in 2011, the latest recruiting buzz and why he thinks Geno Smith could contend for the Heisman next season.

Blog | Conversation | January 21, 2011

The final BCS Eliminator -- a model that looks at past champions to inform this season's process -- takes on Oregon versus Auburn. The Ducks should win. Why? The Tigers' defense isn't championship-caliber; it's very similar to the 2008 Oklahoma Sooners'.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2010

The Eliminator model -- which uses old BCS benchmarks to inform this year -- looks at South Carolina-Auburn and Oregon-Oregon State to see if anything can derail BCS No. 1 and No. 2. Could something? Yes, and his name is Alshon Jeffery.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2010

Bruce Feldman makes his Thanksgiving week/weekend picks. He likes the Tide at home, thinks Oklahoma State-Oklahoma could be a classic, thinks OSU will continue to dominate Michigan and is tempted to consider Arkansas over LSU.

Blog | Conversation | November 23, 2010

With time dwindling, the Iron Bowl will show the nation just how much Auburn looks like past BCS champs. At the moment, though, the Tigers don't stack up.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2010

The Eliminator -- which looks at benchmarks established by previous BCS contenders and applies those to 2010 -- wraps up Week 11 in college football. Oregon scored only 15 points versus Cal, but its path to the BCS title game seems very likely.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2010

The Eliminator -- which looks at previous statistical benchmarks to inform the 2010 BCS picture -- believes TCU took a hit to its title hopes even with a huge win, Florida jumped back into the SEC title picture and LSU is still off the BCS pace.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2010