fiesta bowl Stories - Corn Nation
BCS Championship Ratings Down -- Changes May Be Coming
Over 24 million viewers tuned in to watch Alabama bludgeon LSU in the BCS championship game, a number that works for ESPN. Meanwhile Conference Commissioners are thinking about making some changes to the BCS System. The final rating for the Championship game was 14.0, which means that 14% percent...
I ain’t embarrassed to use the word; I’m talking about ethics.
Johnny Caspar asks Leo if the points being made about ethics are clear. Leo's reply: "As mud." Scanning the college headlines lately when the NCAA comes up has left me feeling much the same way. I always try to relate things to some scene in Miller's Crossing. If there isn't a ready fit, I then...
Who Loves Knockers and Golf?
OK, who doesn't? But apparently John Junker REALLY loves knockers and golf, he just wasn't supposed to run it through the Fiesta Bowl expense account. Whoops! PlayoffPAC says these are some of the items in the scathing internal report: A $1,200 bill for its CEO to visit a Phoenix strip...
Boomer Schadenfreuder – Open Thread
Bob Stoops has a 2-5 record in BCS games. This surprises me every time I see it. There is NO way the fighting NateHeupels lose to the fighting Gino Auriemas, right? Right?
Bowl Preview 29: The Fiesta Bowl
Where: Glendale, AZ When: January 4th, 7:00 Central on ESPN Line History: Opened at 7 and has bounced between 7 and 7.5 since the open. Total is 54.5. Trips Rights' Blind Line: I made TCU a 10 point favorite. The Computer’s Pick: The computer is torn between the ypp model and power ratings...
2009 Fiesta Bowl Wrap Up: Texas Longhorns vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Coverage of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl from Scipio Tex. Post Game 1) Thoughts upon arrival in Glendale. 2) Musings on game flavor. 3) Post-mortem on defense. 4) Post-mortem on offense and special teams. Pre Game 1) Ohio State's defense led by Laurinaitis 2) Ohio State's offense led by media-shy newcomer...
Horns Win Over Ohio State is a Fiesta of Ratings For Fox
Texas and Ohio State put on a show last night, and FOX Sports was a major beneficiary. The Longhorns last-minute win over the Buckeyes will probably turn out to be the third highest-rated BCS Bowl game since Fox took over the rights. Quan's dramatic finish helped produced an overnight rating over...
Don't be fooled, this was a tough matchup
Ohio State is good at everything we are bad at. It sucks that it wasn't a media seducing blowout, and that Colt is following Brett Farve's career path (he's in the lose-it-for-you-no-win-it-for-you phase), but as cynical as I normally am I don't think I could be more pleased. - This game was the...
Pryor Offense: The Ohi-O
This is the companion piece to my Ohio State Defensive Preview. Ohio State Offense Ohi-O on the hot seat Ohio State's offense is three yards and a cloud of musk. It's a playful body spray that smells like 3rd and 4; a cologne called Bleak Industrial Town that offers a hint of freshly cut grass,...
College Football Postseason Changes: A Plus-One Isn't Enough
If you do nothing else today, read Eagle in Atlanta's epic BCS rant following Alabama's 21-0 victory over LSU in the BCS National Championship game rematch. / Co-signed. Because the regular season totally matters, right? On a more positive note, looks like last night's Crimson Tide BCS coronation...
Showing 1 - 10 of 144 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
