Entries Tagged as 'BCS'

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Reasons Why Alabama Won’t Repeat As National Champions

The University of Alabama, last year’s BCS Champions, is ranked #1 in the pre-season polls. Here are some things that will keep them from winning it all for the second year in a row:
-Players worried that wearing more than two rings will make them look gay
-Other SEC coaches have figured out they’ll probably just hand […]

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The Dumbest Things Ever said on SportsCenter (second week of January 2010)

 “How can you say that Alabama is the Champion, when Boise State is undefeated too?”  J.A. Adande, Around the Horn
Here we go.  Everyone’s favorite little one trick Bronco gets to be carted out once again to give all national pundits a chance to throw a hissy fit about how the BCS is evil, the world […]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

How To Make The Bowl Games Worth Watching

College bowl season officially starts tomorrow, which means the football season is that much closer to being over.  Only 34 games left.  Some of them feature some great match-ups between conferences, something we’re seeing less and less of during the regular season due to teams not wanting to hurt their BCS chances.
But to be honest, […]

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

BCS Reshuffle Redeux

 
Last week, I briefly discussed a new hypothetical that could be a nice, healthy shot in the arm of a dying BCS corpse.
Long story short, the best non-BCS team at the end of the season replaces the worst BCS team.  It’s that simple. 
A earlier example would be that when Utah beat Alabama in […]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Fixing the BCS, One Thousand Word Essay at a Time

 
The plane rocks its cradle back and forth.  At 35,000 feet, the masses spend the long, 15 week flight dreaming of bowl games in Hawaii and Memphis.  UAB has been snoring for weeks, the Cardinals of Ball State mumble quietly to themselves, and the Idaho Vandals quietly read a magazine to themselves. 
But, not all […]

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Half-Truth College Football Predictions

 
I’m new here at Pyle of List (long-time reader, first-time writer), so I thought I’d start by introducing myself.  My name is Jonathan, and my major areas of interest are film, comedy, and college football.  Since this year’s college football season is just around the corner, I’d like to share some of my predictions.
But not […]

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Contest: Win Oklahoma Sooners Greatest Games DVD!

It’s not often that we give away stuff here at Pyle of List, especially swag worth this much. But we got our hands on a DVD of the University of Oklahoma Sooners Greatest Games and wanted to give it to a deserving Sooner fan. So, we’re having a good ol’ fashioned caption contest for the prize. The […]

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Plax Syndrome: 12 Other Accidental Shootings We’re Rooting For

Listen, we hate to poke fun at someone else’s misfortune (at least that’s what we claim) but let’s be honest: he didn’t die, and some people need a wake up call. Plaxico Burress is going to live and play football again, but might be a little smarter about it next time. Lord knows there […]