Action/reaction: Boise State in the Rose Bowl(?), SJSU on TV, Stanford...
Quick comments on a variety of issues … Action: Beginning with the 2010 season, the Rose Bowl must invite a non-BCS team (if any have qualified) the first time it loses the Big Ten or Pac-10 champ to...
View ArticleAction/reaction: USC’s search, Gerhart’s return, Gordon’s injury, Montana,...
Offseason? … What offseason? Action: USC pursues coaching candidates with NBA backgrounds. Reaction I: Because athletic director Mike Garrett’s previous hires who fit that model (Henry Bibby and Tim...
View ArticleMy AP college football preseason top-25: Florida’s No. 1, naturally
Yep, I’m voting again. The kind folks over at the AP San Francisco bureau invited me back into the fray for another year, and I was honored and thrilled. The AP preseason poll will be released...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football poll: Week Two (USC rises, as does Houston)
Not many changes in Week Two due to the lack of substantive games. I kept Alabama on top and BYU in the second slot because they still possess the most impressive victories of the season — more...
View ArticleCollege football: Picks of the Week
I’d like to take a moment to say that going 1-9 against the spread is, mathematically, quite the achievement. It’s as tough as going 9-1, since you have approximately a 50% chance of getting each game...
View ArticleAction/reaction: On Myles Brand, USC’s loss, Stanford recruiting, the...
Action: NCAA president Myles Brand passes away after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Reaction I: The academic reforms he put in place were desperately needed and have had a positive effect...
View ArticleAction/reaction special edition: Meyer resigns (updated), Trojans survive
*** 11:50 a.m. update: Meyer has changed his mind, kind of: He’s now taking an indefinite leave of absence, according to ESPN. I suppose we’ll find out the specifics of the “indefinite leave” at his...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Pac-10 expansion development, Urban Meyer’s rage, Oregon’s...
Let’s start with what has been Topic No. 1 on the Hotline for the past six or eight weeks … Action: Pac-10 commish Larry Scott tells CBSSports.com that he’s pursuing the possibility of a football...
View ArticleThe Coaches’ top-25 poll: Harbaugh hates Wisconsin and other ballot details
Time for one of my favorite events: The end-of-season release of the otherwise-ultra-top-secret Coaches’ top-25 ballots, courtesy of USA Today, which operates the poll. It’s always the place to go for...
View ArticleBCS football: Winners and losers from the bowl selections, plus LSU’s perfection
Before we turn our attention to the postseason, a thought on the regular season. Specifically, LSU’s regular season. The Tigers may not be the best team of the BCS era — that’s for another day (if they...
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