BCS: The Best Available Format
Critics have been bashing the Bowl Championship Series for 12 years, or, since its inception. Then, and now, only six conferences receive automatic bids: The Big East, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, Big Ten, Big Twelve and Pac-10. The BCS…
Change Overtime….Please!
I experienced watching both a college overtime game and an NFL overtime contest over the last month. One was an enjoyable experience as my college team won. The other was a disaster as my NFL team lost.The college rule lets…
An Anniversary All Fans Can Relate To
Earlier this week was the 41st anniversary of the famous ‘Heidi’ game or the ‘Football Game Heard Round the World.’ On November 17, 1968, NBC Sports was televising the New York Jets at Oakland Raiders game when, deep into the…
A Schedule Change That Makes Sense
The world of college football on television has come a long way. Do many of you remember in the 60’s and 70’s when the NCAA controlled the television package and most teams couldn’t be televised more than twice a year?…
Notre Dame and Navy: an uncommon bond
For more than three quarters of a century, Notre Dame’s football schedule has included a game against the US Naval Academy. Beginning in 1927, the ND-Navy is the longest uninterrupted inter-sectional series in college football. Going into the 2007 game,…
Criticizing Calls
Officiating is a vital part of every football game at every level. Whether you are the beneficiary of a “holding call” that brings back a long score by your opponent or the victim of a pass interference call that keeps…
Trick Plays that Work!
Just about every football fan remembers the Fiesta Bowl a few years ago when Boise State make a miraculous comeback and beat Oklahoma in the last minute. One of the imaginative plays that won the game for the Broncos was…