They’ve Earned It Rankings Week 11 ‘09

Houston’s Cinderella slipper is captured by a Knight. Iowa’s bounce-back attempt didn’t make it out of the Horseshoe, yet the Buckeyes showed that they shouldn’t be forgotten. TCU unveils new uniforms and a stunning result while most of the top teams predictably held serve.
As I look ahead to next week, attention getters are few and [...]

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They’ve Earned It Rankings: Week 10 09

Given the anniversary of an important event as the wall of the Berlin Wall, the trivialness of college football had to wait a day.
Last week allowed fans to witness Oregon laying an egg at Stanford, which leads to one reason why I like observing PAC-10 football – the leader continues to be surprised! Then there’s [...]

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They’ve Earned it Rankings Week 9 ‘09

Week 9 allowed the Ducks to make a serious statement and the Longhorns to show that they are a serious contender.  Other than that, most teams held serve.
Up- Oregon, Florida, Cincinnati, Texas
Down- Iowa, Ga. Tech, LSU, TCU
New – Boise
Out- USC
They’ve Earned It Top 10

Oregon (7-1) Next: @ Stanford
Alabama (9-0) Next: LSU
Iowa (9-0) Next: Northwestern
Florida (8-0) [...]

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They’ve Earned it Rankings: Week 8 ‘09

Although a several teams received a scare, Clemson beating Miami led the way for another week of college football. Then again, next week has set the stage for some sorting.
Movement

Up: Iowa, USC, Oregon, LSU
Down: Alabama, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati
Out: Houston, Miami (FL)
New: TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas

They’ve Earned It Top 10

Iowa (8-0) Next: Indiana
Alabama (8-0) Next: Bye
USC [...]

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On the First BCS 2009

Since we’re around the halfway point of the regular college football season, fans know that the BCS rankings are now in the spotlight – actually posting their first standings of the season yesterday.
Now every sensible fan knows that the BCS system has nothing to do with determining a national champion and everything to do with [...]

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