HONOLULU -- With South Bend temperatures in the teens, Charlie Weis and his Fighting Irish warmly welcomed the tropical climates here, but the holiday visit to Hawaii could have sent the Notre Dame football program into a deep freeze if they didn’t do what they needed to do.
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While wondering if there’s ever been a case of second-place votes being so important in an “election,” we’re back to wrap up the events surrounding Saturday's coronation of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford as the 74th Heisman Trophy winner.
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The BCS was created to bring the top two teams in the country together and fairly re-organize the rest of the big bowls. Often times -- including this season -- that process doesn’t result in the most intriguing set of games. If we were given the 10 teams listed above and the power to play matchmaker, we’d opt for the pairings below. This set of games probably would result in a split national title, and although that’s not satisfying to most, it’s probably more appropriate than what we’ll eventually end up with.
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While wishing the Big Ten and Pac-10 would get with it and add the necessary members so that they could have a conference championship game, we’re back to wrap up Week 14 of the college football season.
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If Texas’ 45-35 victory over then-No. 1 Oklahoma on Oct. 11 in Dallas on a neutral field doesn’t settle any debate between those two teams, then what does?
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Because upsets have suddenly become scarce and a “traditional” Top 10 wouldn’t get shuffled much this week -- if at all -- let’s try something new. Below you’ll find our “teams you wouldn’t want to play” Top 10.
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While wondering how Wyoming coach Joe Glenn is 15-29 within the MWC, but 3-1 versus the SEC, we’re back to sort out the happenings in Week 11 of the college football season.
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While considering the oddity of that Pittsburgh-Notre Dame quadruple-overtime game -- it should have been scored like one of those soccer penalty-kick shootouts, 33-33 (4-3) -- and Michigan not going bowling for the first time in 34 years, we’re back to take a look at the more important matters that resulted from Week 10 of the college football season.
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Immediately following this nomination of Minnesota safety Kyle Theret for “understatement of the season,” we’re back to wrap up Week 9 of the college football season.
After the surprising Golden Gophers improved to 7-1 with a 17-6 victory at Purdue on Saturday, Theret said: “It’s really different, especially from last year.”
You could say that. Minnesota was 1-11 last season.
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While striving for half the efficiency of Colt McCoy, we’re back to wrap up Week 8 of the college football season.
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