The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday, and they have not aged well. The top ranked Tennessee Volunteers were humbled by Georgia, and Clemson responded to their leapfrog of Michigan to the coveted fourth spot with a humiliating loss to Notre Dame. A loss in the Top Four was to be expected with two teams squaring off, but to have two of the … Continue reading SEC v Reality: How the Committee will get it wrong
The metaphor is fully accepted, but in real life cupcakes are delicious, filling, and satisfying, and depending on the baker you always want more. For another college football opening weekend, the cupcake games have left everyone disappointed and not wanting another bite. There is a resounding hope and prayer that there will be a modern version of the 2007 Appalachian St v Michigan game, but … Continue reading The Big 12 Will Lose the Battle but Win the War: NCAAF Week 1
14b. Illinois The Illini had a chance to build upon a solid Week 0 drubbing of a helpless Wyoming team. Illinois put up over 200 yards in both the ground and the air. The defense looked solid. Then the Indiana game brought reality back to Champaign. It is rare to see a team work so hard to deny themself victory. The decision to go for … Continue reading Big 10 Power Rankings Post Week 1
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 Penn State @ Purdue Result: PSU 35, PUR 31 New Mexico State @ Minnesota Result: MINN 38, NMSU 0 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 Western Michigan @ 15 Michigan State Result: MSU 35, WMU 13 Illinois @ Indiana Result: IU 23, ILL 20 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 5 Notre Dame @ 2 Ohio State Result: OSU 21, ND 10 Colorado State @ … Continue reading Big Ten Football Week 1 scores
Let’s start by giving some inside on this list, each week I am going to release a top 20 of draft eligible for QB, RB, and WR. Throughout the season we are going to watch the stock rise and fall for draft eligible players at one of these positions. Just think Joe Burrow wouldn’t have been on anyone’s draft board going into his transfer to … Continue reading Draft Stock top 20 Weekly RB Ranking. Week 1 (11-20)
Every year, College football gives us surprises as teams add new wrinkles to their offenses to keep their opponent’s guessing. In 2022, get ready for more new and interesting twists and turns as we approach another College gridiron year. This is what’s approaching us ahead of Week 1. It’s not just Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly at the Helm Think the entire NCAA Football season … Continue reading Changes Coming to 2022 NCAA Football Season
This is Part 3 in a series on conference realignment. For Part 1 Click Here and for Part 2 Click Here. A triumvirate is political structure where three individuals, known as triumvirs, hold the controlling power. Likely the most famous triumvirate in history was the alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus of the Roman Republic from 59-53 BC. The alliance made by … Continue reading “Et tu, Brute?” The Triumvirate and the Rise of the Super Conference
It’s that time of year again folks. College football is right around the corner. Every player is fighting for a chance to start at their position, but the quarterback is deemed to be the most sought after performer. Let’s take a look at the top quarterback battles of the upcoming season and who will become the starter on opening day. 1. Texas A&M- Haynes King … Continue reading The Top QB Battles heading into the 2022 College Football Campaign
Welcome to your weekly sports recap, The Week That Was, where we will do a quick overview of the stories, scores, and items from the world of sports that you might have missed. Checkout out the rest of MentalDimes.com for sport-specific content on your favorite teams and do not forget to check out our podcast, which is available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube; search for Mental Dimes. NFL … Continue reading The Week That Was 8/8-8/14
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. The College Football System is messed up. It is not working. And college football fans are going to go insane unless changes are made soon. This past season, we seen over 1,400 division 1 football players enter the transfer portal. Whether you believe the transfer portal is okay for college … Continue reading What If … The College Football System Was Set Up Like the English Soccer Leagues?
