0 comments by Tom Perry on 2/7/2012
Can I share with you a “what-if” scenario that is unlikely, but plausible? If college football had a playoff after the 2011 season, Clemson would have been a participant. It’s hard to fathom the ACC champion not getting an invite. The Tigers were stocked with offensive talent and a number of NFL prospects on defense. […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 2/2/2012
Someone told me yesterday was a huge day for college football. What, I missed a big game? Ugggh! It was just National Signing Day. I guess I’m the rare college football fan who has no interest whatsoever in what happens on the first Wednesday of February every year. So some physical freak of a wide […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/30/2012
I’m still not accustomed to talking about West Virginia and the Big 12 at the same time. I still look up news on the Big East and its conference members. One of these days I’ll figure it out that I need to start learning more about the Mountaineers’ future opponents in the Big 12. No […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/16/2012
Alabama may be the defending BCS National Champion, but the Crimson Tide suffered some serious talent loss following that 21-0 dismembering of LSU. That doesn’t mean Nick Saban won’t reload in Tuscaloosa, but eight months before the 2012 season begins there are five teams ahead of Bama that return more talent than anyone else in […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/8/2012
Top-ranked LSU is 13-0 and the SEC champion because Les Miles and his staff have recruited some of the best players in the nation. And they do this every year. Heck, LSU already has a verbal commitment from the top quarterback prospect in Gunner Keil. So much like yesterday’s top five players from Alabama, it’s […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/7/2012
Alabama is loaded with future NFL players, and a few of them may even be future Pro Bowlers. Right now, all they have on their mind is avenging their lone loss of the season to LSU in the BCS National Championship game on Monday. Actually, Monday’s game may be the greatest collection of college talent […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/3/2012
Discover Orange Bowl West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Clemson Tigers Jan. 4, 8:30 pm ET Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) Website: http://www.orangebowl.org/index.html TV: ESPN Line: Clemson -3.0 This is the one BCS bowl game that no one wants to watch outside of South Carolina and West Virginia. That may not be totally true, but very […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 1/1/2012
Capital One Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Jan. 2, 1:00 pm ET Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Orlando, Fla.) Website: http://fcsports.com/CapitalOneBowl.aspx TV: ESPN Line: Nebraska -1.0 As far as non-BCS bowls go, this contest has the potential to be one of the best. South Carolina has dealt with key injuries and the Stephen Garcia […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 12/31/2011
Outback Bowl Michigan State Spartans vs. Georgia Bulldogs Jan. 2, 1:00 pm ET Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) Website: http://www.outbackbowl.com/ TV: ABC Line: Georgia -2.0 The Spartans are coming off that tough loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, and Michigan State would have loved nothing more than ending its Rose Bowl drought. […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 12/30/2011
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Gators Jan. 2, 1:00 pm ET EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.) Website: http://www.gatorbowl.com/ TV: ESPN2 Line: Florida -1.5 This is why I love bowl games so much. Neither Ohio State nor Florida had the type of season either program is used to, but now that the Buckeyes have […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 12/28/2011
Western Michigan came oh so close to making a statement for the Mid-American Conference. A victory over a Big Ten team—even a 6-6 Purdue team—would have been a huge win for the program. But the Boilermakers held on after causing a fumble on the final drive, which was one of six Western Michigan turnovers, for […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 12/27/2011
Florida State Seminoles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec. 29, 5:30 pm ET Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Website: http://fcsports.com/ChampsSportsBowl.aspx TV: ESPN Line: Florida State -2.5 Florida State and Notre Dame have faced off before in some pretty important contests, but I’m not sure this one will qualify. FSU’s defensive line is one of the […]
