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The 2011 season ended in much the same way it began: with impressive performances from a litany of Heisman candidates, a few stunning upsets and a host of off-the-field issues. The BMOC wraps up the season that was.

The Big Man On Campus salutes the hero of East Lansing and the return of Tommy Upset, talks expansion and playoffs, calls out coaches and ranks the best. All in a day's work.

The craziness of the 2011 season can be summed up in four words: Ron Zook is 6-0. The Dash sprints through the second-half storylines to watch, including coaches seeking perfection, players making names for themselves and rivalries spinning out of control.

Will Harris submits his upset picks and odds for Week 6 and writes that the Michigan Wolverines should be worried going to Northwestern and Texas A&M could be in line for a third consecutive loss. Plus, picks for Florida-LSU, Nebraska-OSU and more.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2011

From fired-up coaches to head men on the hot seat, teams that aren't firing up the jets to burning conference realignment rumors, the Dash blazes through another sizzling week of college football.

Chris Sprow looks at 10 teams that are fringe Top 25 squads at best but could rise to the top of the polls based on their schedules. The Virginia Tech Hokies and Michigan Wolverines top the list.

Story | Conversation | July 19, 2011

Ryan McGee ranks the head coaches on the five hottest seats at this point in the offseason, with Lane Kiffin of the USC Trojans checking in at the No. 1 spot. Also: why Tommy Tuberville's pay raise has the Texas Tech faculty up in arms.

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2011

Former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier said Tuesday that Miami, Washington, Baylor, San Diego State, Middle Tennessee State and New Mexico are among the FBS schools he is considering transferring to.

Bruce Feldman's mailbag is stuffed with questions. After all, it's not just the coaching moves that are and could be taking place, it's where they are -- a litany of powerhouse programs are seemingly up for grabs.

Blog | Conversation | December 10, 2010

Ranking the best and worst bowl games? Those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.

Michigan State received a nice consolation prize after being left out of the Bowl Championship Series.

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

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