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Former LSU Quarterback Jordan Jefferson: I Would Have Changed the Play-Calling In the BCS Championship Game If I Could Have

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

The BCS National Championship game was played exactly a month ago today and former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson has finally come out and said what pretty much everyone else in the country was thinking. Now getting ready for the NFL combine and reflecting on that game, Jefferson says LSU didn't ...

Oklahoma State Coach Mike Gundy Would Have Pressed the Tempo in Title Game

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Mike Gundy isn't sitting here saying that his team would have beaten whoever it played in the national championship game. He is ultimately saying, however, that his Oklahoma State Cowboys likely would have made for a more entertaining game against LSU. The Cowboys ranked second in the FBS in scoring and ...

Matt Barkley Hopes To Lead USC to the Title Game After Watching Monday’s “Boring” Championship

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

With one simple word in one quick tweet on Monday night, USC quarterback Matt Barkley seemed to sum up the first half of the BCS national championship game in the same way that everyone else that was watching it. Barkley very simply tweeted the word, "Bored." You couldn't help but wonder ...

John Cooper Advocates Plus-One System, Encourages NCAA to Look more Closely at Compliance in SEC

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

This year's conclusion to the college football season gave proponents of an alternative system for crowning a national champion a big boost. That includes former legendary Ohio State coach John Cooper, who had already been an advocate of the plus-one system, though he says that's only because he doesn't think ...

A.J. McCarron on Alabama BCS National Championship Win: “We came out and proved that we were the best in the country”

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

In a perfect world, college football would have some kind of playoff system that preserves the meaning and excitement of the regular season while also making it easier to crown a true national champion in some sort of well-conceived playoff format. But it’s not a perfect world. There’s no question ...

Tyrann Mathieu Doesn’t Like His Chances to Win the Heisman Trophy

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Of the five finalists for the Heisman Trophy, Tyrann Mathieu might be the biggest surprise. Even he says he thought people wrote him off when he was suspended for a game earlier in the season.  But Mathieu simply continued to make big play after big play, most recently against the ...

LSU vs. Alabama Rematch: BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock Has Some Explaining To Do — Again

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

To many, the Bowl Championship Series system was already flawed. That mentality isn't going anywhere at this point. In fact, the fire was only stoked even more when the bowls were announced and the national championship game will feature a rematch of LSU and Alabama, even though the Tigers beat ...

Mike Gundy Advocates a Four-Team Playoff, Says Oklahoma State Could Have Beaten LSU

Monday, December 5th, 2011

One way that Oklahoma State could have faced LSU in the national championship game was if the Cowboys would have beaten Iowa State. Instead, they lost in double-overtime and had to play the waiting game. The world found out that instead of LSU-Oklahoma State, we'll see an LSU-Alabama rematch in ...

Les Miles Won’t Hold Back His Team’s Enthusiasm Heading Into Showdown with Alabama

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 LSU. It's not only the game of the year in the Southeastern Conference, it's being dubbed as the game of the century by the pundits, fans and networks. If some people had their way, it would just be a preview of a national championship ...

Alabama Vs. LSU: Trent Richardson’s Heisman Trophy Chances Hinge on Showcase Performance Against Nasty Tiger Defense

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

I bet you had no idea that the Alabama and LSU were squaring off this weekend in a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2. Oh wait, if you consume any amount of sports media, you definitely are aware of the showcase SEC matchup set to unfold in Tuscaloosa this ...