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Liveblogging Duke vs. Purdue First Half
Why not, I'm drunk and pissed. Plus college basketball is the only true sport left. Four minutes into the game and you can already tell Duke is horrible matchup for Purdue. Duke is Purdue's better looking older sister. A bunch of wings with some guards sprinkled in. But Duke can throw it in the...
Dominance Ranking, 1999-2010
We've got twelve years' data now for the Dominance Ranking. In that span, the most dominant team is... Boise State. The Broncos' top finish (fifth year in a row in the top five-- the best such streak currently in progress) in 2010, coupled with Texas's low 2010 rank (75th) moved the blue-turfed...
2011 Schedule Analysis: BIG TEN
One of the offseason series' we are beginning here at One Foot Down is a look at the major conferences and each schedule their member teams are playing in 2011. Who has a tough road ahead next fall? Who is going to win 8 games on schedule weakness alone? It will all be here as we first take a...
No. 1 vs. No. 2: College Football’s Magic History
On January 10, 2011 Auburn will face Oregon for the national championship, pitting No. 1 versus No. 2 for the 45th time in the history of college football. With the advent of the Bowl Championship Series, pitting the top two teams (according to the AP Poll) against each other has become almost an...
Is Notre Dame Biting Off More Than They Can Chew with Their Upcoming Schedules?
If you’ve read some of my articles in the past you’ll know that I am a champion of Notre Dame’s continuously strong schedules. When I hear people say that Notre Dame has a weak schedule, I think it’s one of the more ridiculous remarks in sports. It’s like hearing someone say, "Oregon doesn’t have...
Notre Dame’s Easiest Schedule in Years is Not So Easy
We heard the accusations long before the 2010 season started. "This is the weakest schedule I’ve ever seen in my lifetime," said one program follower. "I am ashamed that this team is playing Western Michigan and Tulsa," said another fan. And of course the non-fan saw the inclusion of both Navy...
A Perfect Day: This Week's Games involving Irish Rivals
Have you ever kicked back after a slate of Saturday's football games and said to yourself "Now that was a perfect day!" If the stars and planets align correctly, Irish fans have an opportunity to enjoy a near perfect weekend. A "Perfect Day" for a Trojan fan would be a USC win coupled with...
Revisiting the Big Ten’s Magnificent Week Four
Remember how only four or five months ago it seemed certain that Notre Dame would be joining the Big Ten? Well week four of the 2010 college football season provides one reason why the Fighting Irish should never take that step. I first noticed it when I was making my weekly picks on Friday...
Notre Dame Really Needs to Beat Michigan
There’s kind of a big game in South Bend this Saturday. For a second week match up between two programs who have won a total of 21 games combined over the past two years, it probably can’t get any bigger. No doubt the contest in Columbus between Ohio State and Miami will be the most talked about...
Week 1 National Wrap Up- Buy Games Can Be Dangerous
Week one is in the books and if nothing else it was entertaining. There were a handful of good games and several buy games that floated by in the standard boring fashion. A couple of teams did manage to get caught looking which always makes for quality entertainment so long as it isn’t your team...
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