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Atlantic Coast Convos Far-Too-Early 2012 Top 25 (June 4)

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Can the Georgia Bulldogs Contend With LSU and Alabama in the SEC?

Once every month until college football returns, this blog will be posting a top 25 ranking list that (similar to the polls that decide who plays in the National Championship Game) matter very little overall. Obviously, these can change based on new recruits, depth chart changes and other, unpredictable off-the-field factors (Petrino, transfers, Watkins, TCU weed bonanza, etc.). Disagree with these? (likely) Share your thoughts below.

Atlantic Coast Convos Top 25 (Far-Too-Early for 2012: June 4 Edition)

1. USC Trojans (LW: 1)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 2)

3. LSU Tigers (LW: 3)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (LW: 4)

5. Florida State Seminoles (LW: 5)

6. Georgia Bulldogs (LW: 12)

7. Oregon Ducks (LW: 9)

8. Michigan Wolverines (LW: 6)

9. West Virginia Mountaineers (LW: 7)

10. Michigan State Spartans (LW: 8) Continue reading →

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Atlantic Coast Convos Far-Too-Early 2012 Top 25 (May 8)

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Clemson’s Sammy Watkins Will Miss Time After Friday’s Arrest — A Bad Sign for the Tigers

Once every month until college football returns, this blog will be posting a top 25 ranking list that (similar to the polls that decide who plays in the National Championship Game) matter very little overall. Obviously, these can change based on new recruits, depth chart changes and other, unpredictable off-the-field factors (hello, Sammy Watkins!). Disagree with these? (likely) Share your thoughts below.

Atlantic Coast Convos Top 25 (Far-Too-Early for 2012: May 8 Edition)

1. USC Trojans (LW: 1)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 2)

3. LSU Tigers (LW: 3)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (LW: 4)

5. Florida State Seminoles (LW: 5)

6. Michigan Wolverines (LW: 6)

7. West Virginia Mountaineers (LW: 9)

8. Michigan State Spartans (LW: 7)

9. Oregon Ducks (LW: 10)

10. Kansas State Wildcats (LW: 11) Continue reading →

College Football Playoffs: Negative Impacts for ACC, Orange Bowl

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To the ACC, a College Football Playoff May Seem Great, Until the League Takes a Look at the Disadvantage It's Dealt

As we’ve detailed before, a college football playoff is happening. There’s no turning back, and the most likely outcome is a four-team “event” matching the top four teams at neutral locations. The twist now, is whether they’ll implement the “Mandel Plan” — a design that gives a slight nod to its possible architect, Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel. Under the “Mandel Plan,” the two semifinal matchups are played at the traditional conference bowl tie-in sites of the one- and two-seeds, respectively. The theory goes that this preserves the bowls (the Rose Bowl would still host at least one of the Pac-12/Big Ten champs, unless they were the third and fourth seeds) and ensures higher seeds aren’t forced to “host” games in hostile environments.

For the five power leagues, this all would make perfectly equitable sense… if everything were perfectly equitable, that is. A look at how the four-team playoff would have been set up over these past 14 years, using the BCS standings as our ranking tool (a revised version of the same rankings will probably be deciding the actual playoff participants, albeit under a different moniker): Continue reading →

Does the ACC Have the Nation’s Best Group of Quarterbacks?

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We Look at Whether or Not the ACC's Crop of Quarterbacks Is the Nation's Best

The ACC, top to bottom, has the nation’s best group of quarterbacks for the 2012 season. Laugh all you want, but it may be hard to avoid the fact. While some may call out the pure number of schools we’re considering (14), or the fact that none are necessarily “elite” (false, by the way), this post’s going to try to prove those naysayers wrong. Or at least make them consider the opposing point of view. Maybe. Let’s jump in…

Of the 14 ACC starting quarterbacks, not one is in a real quarterback controversy. Just one (Stephen Morris) lost a position battle last year, and he still got considerable reps in 2011. Every one of these guys are upperclassmen — half seniors, half juniors. Six of them have also thrown for more than 3,000 yards in a season. Need I go on?

Below you’ll find a breakdown of the ACC’s signal-callers, compared to how they stack up to their counterparts in the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. To make all things even, we’ll average out all statistics across all passers. The categories will include: Career wins, 2011 passing yards, 2011 (total) TDs, and 2011 interceptions.

We’ll keep in mind this “study” isn’t perfect or scientific, so long as you remember we never claimed it was either. Continue reading →

Atlantic Coast Convos Far-Too-Early 2012 Top 25 (April 10)

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The Current Controversy Lingering Around Arkansas and Head Coach Bobby Petrino Caused The Hogs to Fall This Month

Once every month until college football returns, this blog will be posting a top 25 ranking list that (similar to the polls that decide who plays in the National Championship Game) matter very little overall. Obviously, these can change based on new recruits, depth chart changes and other, unpredictable off-the-field factors. Disagree with these? (likely) Share your thoughts below.

Atlantic Coast Convos Top 25 (Far-Too-Early for 2012: April 10 Edition)

1. USC Trojans (LW: 1)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 2)

3. LSU Tigers (LW: 3)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (LW: 4)

5. Florida State Seminoles (LW: 5)

6. Michigan Wolverines (LW: 6)

7. Michigan State Spartans (LW: 7)

8. Clemson Tigers (LW: 8)

9. West Virginia Mountaineers (LW: 9)

10. Oregon Ducks (LW: 10) Continue reading →

Atlantic Coast Convos Far-Too-Early 2012 Top 25 (March 12)

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Michigan Keeps Climbing In Our Early Look at College Football's Top 25 for 2012

Once every month until college football returns, this blog will be posting a top 25 ranking list that (similar to the polls that decide who plays in the National Championship Game) matter very little overall. Obviously, these can change based on who declares for the draft, new recruits and other, unpredictable off-the-field factors. Disagree with these? (likely) Share your thoughts below.

Atlantic Coast Convos Top 25 (Far-Too-Early for 2012: Mar. 12 Edition)

1. USC Trojans (LW: 1)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 2)

3. LSU Tigers (LW: 3)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (LW: 4)

5. Florida State Seminoles (LW: 5)

6. Michigan Wolverines (LW: 10)

7. Michigan State Spartans (LW: 9)

8. Clemson Tigers (LW: 7)

9. West Virginia Mountaineers (LW: 6)

10. Oregon Ducks (LW: 8) Continue reading →

Atlantic Coast Convos Far-Too-Early 2012 Top 25 (February 15)

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The USC Trojans Are Still Looking Good As Our Number-One Team Going Into 2012

Once every month until college football returns, this blog will be posting a top 25 ranking list that (similar to the polls that decide who plays in the National Championship Game) matter very little overall. Obviously, these can change based on who declares for the draft, new recruits and other, unpredictable off-the-field factors. Disagree with these? (likely) Share your thoughts below.

Atlantic Coast Convos Top 25 (Far-Too-Early for 2012: Feb.15 Edition)

1. USC Trojans (LW: 1)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 3)

3. LSU Tigers (LW: 2)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (LW: 4)

5. Florida State Seminoles (LW: 10)

6. West Virginia Mountaineers (LW: 5)

7. Clemson Tigers (LW: 9)

8. Oregon Ducks (LW: 6)

9. Michigan State Spartans (LW: 7)

10. Michigan Wolverines (LW: 8) Continue reading →