Blogpoll is out and Alabama has extended its lead in first place with 73 first place votes against Florida’s 16.  Check out the full poll with analysis at CBS Sports. Rank Team PPB Delta 1 Alabama (73) 24.8 – 2 Florida (16) 24.0 – 3 Texas (1) 22.9 – 4 Cincinnati 20.6 3 5 Iowa [...]

Here’s the draft for this week, your thoughts in the comments. Rank Team Delta 1 Florida 2 Alabama 3 Texas 4 Boise State 5 Cincinnati 1 6 LSU 1 7 Southern Cal 1 8 Miami (Florida) 1 9 TCU 2 10 Iowa 2 11 Georgia Tech 2 12 Penn State 4 13 Oklahoma State 4 [...]

Alabama barely keeps the top spot this week.  Check out the full poll with analysis at CBS Sports.  Rank Team PPB StdDev Delta 1 Alabama (56) 24.4 0.7 – 2 Florida (40) 24.4 0.6 – 3 Texas (2) 22.6 1.8 – 4 Virginia Tech 21.2 1.8 1 5 Boise State 19.6 3.1 1 6 Southern [...]

Rank Team Delta 1 Florida 2 Alabama 3 Texas 4 Boise State 5 Virginia Tech 1 6 Cincinnati 1 7 LSU 2 8 Southern Cal 9 Miami (Florida) 1 10 Ohio State 1 11 TCU 12 Iowa 13 Georgia Tech 4 14 Kansas 1 15 Oklahoma 16 Penn State 2 17 Oklahoma State 1 18 [...]

Blogpoll is up.  Check out the analysis at CBS Sportsline. While not as bold as last week’s, the Blogpoll voters have shown more willingness to reevaluate each week and you know, think than the AP and Coaches’ Poll voters.  Rank Team PPB Delta 1 Alabama (50) 24.2 – 2 Florida (43) 23.8 – 3 Texas [...]

This story has absolutely no relation to Chicago, sports, or Chicago sports.  It also has no redeeming value of any kind.  It is just so horrific and strange that I had to repost it here.  Thanks to StevieY19 for the tip (I’m not sure why he’s trolling the Internet looking for stories about 14 year [...]

Ron Zook called QB Eddie McGee into his office of intensity on Sunday night and told the junior that he would be starting for the Illini Saturday against Michigan State.  The move will end a streak of 38 straight starts for Juice Williams and is something Zook hopes will spark the Illini after their 1-3 [...]

A little hurried this week, so it gets a little murky after 12 or so.  Rank Team Delta 1 Florida 2 Alabama 1 3 Texas 1 4 Boise State 5 LSU 1 6 Virginia Tech 1 7 Cincinnati 1 8 Southern Cal 1 9 Ohio State 1 10 Miami (Florida) 5 11 TCU 12 Iowa [...]

Blogpoll is out and there is a new number one this week.  Check out the full poll with analysis at CBS Sports.  Rank Team PPB Delta 1 Alabama (50) 24.2 1 2 Florida (48) 24.0 1 3 Texas (4) 22.9 – 4 Boise State 20.3 5 5 Virginia Tech 19.2 7 6 Cincinnati 18.2 4 [...]

Okay, here’s the ballot: Rank Team Delta 1 Florida 2 Texas 3 Alabama 4 Boise State 1 5 Virginia Tech 3 6 LSU 7 Oklahoma 3 8 Cincinnati 4 9 Southern Cal 4 10 Ohio State 4 11 TCU 4 12 Houston 5 13 Kansas 3 14 Iowa 15 Miami (Florida) 6 16 Penn State [...]

Charlie Weis has to be smiling between bites these days.  A couple of weeks ago the Irish coach added “punches thrown after plays” to his long list of complaints after a loss at Michigan.  Following some YouTube spotshadowing and more whining from South Bend, Michigan linebacker Jonas Mouton was suspended by the Big Ten for [...]

The Blogpoll is up for the third week and I like it.  Florida was docked some first place votes (not by us though) after a so-so showing against Tennessee, Miami (yes, that Miami) made its top ten debut, and Ole Miss is not nearly as hyped as they are with the major polls.  Blogpoll FTW!  [...]

Lane Kiffin has taken the SEC by storm since taking over as head coach of Tennessee.  Not on the field exactly, losing to Florida and starting 1-2, but off the field Kiffin is firing shots at all takers.  He accused Urban Meyer of violating NCAA rules in front of a bunch of people, violating rules [...]

There was some moving then some shaking in college football this weekend, most notably Washington shocking USC on a late field goal.  First the ballot, then a few points. Rank Team Delta 1 Florida 2 Texas 3 Alabama 1 4 California 1 5 Boise State 1 6 LSU 4 7 Penn State 1 8 Virginia [...]

In a huge blow to the Illini defense, junior linebacker Martez Wilson will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury.  A five-star prospect in 2007, Wilson played for the Illini right away and many expected him to break out in a major way this season.  The injury, a herniated disk requiring surgery, has [...]