College Football Cafeteria

Mtn goes dark, leaving Conference in the dark

Chris — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:11:46 +0000

The Mtn. is going dark in May. There are many readers to this blog that live outside of the area where this is news, but for those who live in the markets where this was a part of your cable package this is huge news and a sad day.

I recognize that I am in the minority and the comments line will be filled with several synonyms for the word moron which will be directed at me, but I am a college football junkie so anytime there is a reduction in outlets to view College football I am saddened.

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Time to buy stock in these Programs

Chris — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:16 +0000

Spring practice around the nation is in full swing which means, fans are filling out depth charts, and publications are ranking teams for the upcoming season. This entry is not a ranking but this will be a list of teams that will make a move this year, and a list of programs that may be over sold going into the year.

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Florida State And The Latest Conference Whirlwind

Sloppy Joe — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:09:37 +0000

By now you have no doubt heard about Florida State stirring the pot a little bit when it comes to conference expansion. Maybe we just need something to talk about during the offseason, maybe they really are contemplating a move, who knows. All I know is when it comes to my speculation I am a solid 10% accurate at best, so I figured it was time to give my analysis on the latest on conference expansion so that you can all be prepared for what is no doubt never going to happen.

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Jim Delaney Reads College Football Cafeteria!

Sloppy Joe — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:16 +0000

This is huge news! The conference commissioner of the Big Ten, Jim Delaney, is a reader and fan of College Football Cafeteria! How do I know this? ESPN is reporting his new proposal, one that might look familiar to you loyal readers. Yup, Delaney just proposed that team selection in the four team playoff would go to four conference champions ranked in the top 6, or, in the absence of four of them, the highest ranked teams take their place. Heard that somewhere before?

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More On a Playoff Plus More Conference Realignment

Sloppy Joe — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:20:23 +0000

I know we have all been focused on the demise of the BCS, and rightfully so, but it has been an eventful week in college football. First we heard about the end of the BCS and the dawn of a playoff in college football. Then we had the NFL draft. Now we hear there is more conference realignment going on. And that’s only the beginning.

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THE BCS IS DEAD & A PLAYOFF IS FINALLY HERE!

Sloppy Joe — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:44:18 +0000

HOPEFULLY MY JOY AND EXCITEMENT IS BEING FULLY EXPRESSED IN ALL CAPS. Ok that’s annoying to read. But my proper use of capitalization should in no way detract from my exuberance. NBC Sports is reporting that the BCS has officially recommended a four team playoff, or event, or whatever you want to call it. Starting in 2014, the automatic qualifying status is gone. And good riddance!

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Inevitable change coming to the BCS

Sloppy Joe — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:03:57 +0000

ESPN recently published an article by Ivan Maisel explaining why change is coming to the BCS. I agree with him completely. I mean, just 4-5 years ago when anyone brought up a playoff or a plus-one or anything like that to the BCS they got laughed at. Now conference commissioners are bringing it up and you now what they hear? Nothing. No laughing. No denial. It’s the silence that speaks the loudest here.

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The Playoffs Are Coming, The Playoffs Are Coming!

Sloppy Joe — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:53:09 +0000

Much like the old movie with the scared folks yelling “The Russians are coming!” the BCS is in distress mode. USA Today got their hands on the most recent BCS memo, and guess what’s all over it? You guessed it, how to fix the postseason in college football and how a playoff can do that. ESPN has a story about it here which goes into more detail. You can see of the proposals, there are ideas about using bowls, using neutral sites and using campus sites. Be sure to vote in thiss poll for campus sites as we all know that is the way to go.

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Temple To The Big East…Again

Sloppy Joe — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:57:53 +0000

Many of you may remember a time when Temple competed in the Big East in football. They were so awful however, that the Big East kicked them out of their conference about 8 years ago now. Their other sports have been in the Atlantic 10. Well, as fate would have it, the Big East has completely imploded and out of desperation they reached out to Temple to invite them back…in all sports.

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BCS In No Rush To Make Changes

Sloppy Joe — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:37:14 +0000

In spite of the fact that the BCS remains incredibly unpopular, no one seems to be in a rush to change anything, according to ESPN. They had a big meeting yesterday, will meet again in March and one more time in April. You would think that Athletic Directors and Commissioners alike would learn something about all of this. Football is the biggest money maker. People are getting more and more fed up with football. Let’s not worry about making any changes. I’m sure football will be fine. Not too bright, are they? Then again, they created the BCS, so we should have known that already.

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