BCS National Championship Game Tickets – Top Three Contenders

1. Alabama

The Bright Side: Alabama enters the eleventh week of the season as pretty much the consensus No. 1 team in the nation, with a top ranking in the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll, and the only one that matters, the BCS Poll. So they can, potentially, control their own destiny from here on out. Lose and they miss out on a chance at going to the BCS title game. Win out, and they will have a shot. On the plus side for Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide is that they pretty much had a bye week in Week ten when they shut out Arkansas State. Who made that scheduling move? While playing an easy team is a good way to get a win when they need it most, Alabama might be a paper tiger waiting for a clenching fist. Which brings us to their upcoming schedule.

Potential Disappointment: In order to win out the rest of the way, Alabama will have to win on the road against LSU, and then at home versus Mississippi State and Auburn. Given the way the top teams

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College Football – A Season of 2 Games: One Becomes Abject Heartache, The Other Extreme Joy – Part 1

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

This is a story about the life of a college football team’s season in only two games—one was an abject heartache, and the other an extreme joy. The team was the University of Washington this season.

Charles Dickens penned this famous line in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities”—”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .,” and the Husky football players experienced these two events in reverse order.

The Huskies ended their 2008 season with a winless 0-12 record. They opened their 2009 season at home against the then 11th-ranked Louisiana State University Tigers. Having lost 14 straight games over two seasons, the Husky faithful could be forgiven for expecting the worst.

Washington surprised everyone, and especially LSU, be taking the opening kick-off and marching down the field to score a touchdown. The Huskies were fired up under new head coach Steve Sarkisian, who would quickly become known as “Sark”

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Ed Bagley’s Top 25 Poll – Week 8 – It’s Teetering at the Top

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

Alabama, Florida, Iowa, West Virginia and South Carolina all needed every ounce of effort to win games and hopefully retain their national rankings this week. Here is my Top 25 for college football’s Week 8:

1) Alabama (8-0) – The Crimson Tide needed a blocked field goal attempt on the last play of the game to preserve a 12-10 victory over Tennessee. Teams seem to forget who is the defensive coordinator for the Volunteers; he is Monte Kiffin, one of the greatest defensive coordinators in modern football history and the father of Lane Kiffin, the Volunteers’ head coach. Yes, Florida’s victory was weak too; the Crimson Tide stay on top for at least another week.

2) Florida (7-0) – Extended the nation’s longest winning steak to 17 with an unimpressive 29-19 win over Mississippi State. The Gators’ offense seems to be imploding, raising questions about can they hang on. Even though Florida looks beatable, I bet Georgia is not

Ed Bagley’s Top 25 Poll – Week 12 – Two Favorites Win Big

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

There were 4 upsets of Top 25 teams this week but none of them mattered. What did matter were two favorites winning big with implications as Ohio State topped Michigan and Oregon outlasted Arizona. These events caused changes in my Top 25 Poll. Here is how I see it this week:

1) Alabama (11-0) – The Crimson Tide shut out 1-AA Chattanooga 45-0 to remain unbeaten and on target to face Florida for the SEC title, and a shot at the national championship in a game against Texas. Alabama ends its season this week with a trip to Auburn. I do not see Auburn winning this game.

2) Florida (11-0) – The Gators ripped apart Florida International 62-3 to remain unbeaten. Only visiting Florida State this week remains between the Gators and Alabama playing for a shot to be in the national championship game against Texas.

3) Texas (11-0) – The Longhorns whipped Kansas 51-20 to remain unbeaten and on course to play in the

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Tennessee Vs. Auburn

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It’s bounce-back Saturday for Tennessee and Auburn, as those two battle while coming off disappointing losses last week – disappointing for very different reasons.

The Vols were dominated again by Florida and don’t resemble SEC contenders. The Tigers, on the other hand, lost a close 26-21 game to LSU and look like national players.

Tennessee is 1-2 as cries from Vol Nation for the firing of coach Phil Fulmer have begun in earnest. UT did also start 1-2 last year after a blowout loss to the Gators, but won eight of its next nine to reach the SEC title game.

“We played for the championship in Atlanta when a lot of other people had given up on us early,” Fulmer said. “We won’t give up, and we’ve got a chance to be there yet. It’s just a little bit harder road.”

The Vols haven’t started 1-3 since 1994, Fulmer’s second full season as coach, but things are getting

College Football – Ed Bagley’s Top 25 Poll – Week 5

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

Only 13 teams remain undefeated after 5 weeks of play, and it is time to seriously think about elevating some of them into my Top 25 picks, even if they have played mostly weak competitors. Some such teams are already there—like Boise State. So here are Week 5′s Top 25 picks:

1) Florida – Was idle this week and stays on top of the heap. Let’s see what happens when the No. 1 Gators travel to No. 4 LSU this week and tangle with the Tigers. LSU is 4th in the AP Poll this week and 13th in my poll this week.

2) Alabama – Beat Kentucky on-the-road. I kicked Mississippi out of my poll after they lost to South Carolina, and put the Gamecocks into the Top 25. I’m still good with that. Alabama travels to Mississippi this week. If the Rebels upset the Crimson Tide, they get back in my poll. If Mississippi loses, they stay out. Should Alabama get upset—no excuses–they lose position in my poll.

3) Texas – Was idle this week

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College Football – Washington Scores TDs on Its First 5 Possessions, Drops Idaho 42-23

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

It’s a funny thing about winners—you never have to announce them, they announce themselves. That is exactly what happened when the University of Washington coaches and players stepped into the sunlight for the first time in 22 months, beating Idaho 42-23 at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

For the Husky faithful, it was reminiscent of Perry Como’s singing again, “the bluest skies I ever saw were in Seattle.”

Rising from the ashes of an 0-12 nightmare season, Washington played the 7th-ranked LSU Tigers tough in their season opener, only to lose 31-23. The 136th-rated Idaho Vandals from Moscow (Idaho, not Russia) caught the wrath of Washington’s final exit from nothingness.

With new coaches, a new system and newly rejuvenated players, the Huskies scored touchdowns on their first 5 possessions—minus a fumble on the opening kickoff of the 2nd half.

Junior quarterback Jake Locker, Washington’s most talented and

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Orange Bowl Preview: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech

Orange Bowl Preview: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech

By Kevin Taylor

Can the Big Ten do it again? BetRepublic.com looks at Tuesday night’s Orange Bowl, as another Big Ten team tries to join two of their conference members with big wins.

The No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the No. 12 LSU Tigers by a final of 19-17 and covered as 1-point underdogs in the process.

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno added to his NCAA record, winning his 24th career bowl victory.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the No. 7 Oregon Ducks 26-17 on the strength of QB Terrelle Pryor’s performance covering as 5-point underdogs.

Now the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes follow suit and win straight up and against the spread in their Tuesday FedEx Orange Bowl matchup against the No. 9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets?

The sports betting TV show, live every day at 3:00 PM ET at BetRepublic.com, will

Texas Longhorn and Texas Aggies Rivalry

The Longhorns have been representing the University of Texas in various sporting events. One of their most notable team is their football team. Throughout its history, the team has shown strength and dominance. Four Longhorns have won the Heisman Trophy. This is a recognition given to the best college football player. Aside from that, they have eleven Longhorn names in the College Football Hall of Fame while four in the National Football League Hall of Fame.

Aside from its Hall of Famers and multi awarded players, their rivalry with the Texas A&M University is also making noise. Others call the university A&M or TAMU. TAMU is a research university in Texas. Their football team is the Aggies. The team also has a rich history that started in 1894. Their runner back in 1957, John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy. Aside from that, they also have players and coaches playing for the National Football League.

The Texas Longhorns and