<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0">

<channel>
	<title>College sports</title>
	
	<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports</link>
	<description>With Jon Wilner</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/CollegeHotline-merc" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">CollegeHotline-merc</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item>
		<title>My AP top-25 football poll: Week 10</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/08/my-ap-top-25-football-poll-week-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/08/my-ap-top-25-football-poll-week-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Associated Press top-25 poll]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boise State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Football Rankings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10385</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[*** To be updated by Monday morning &#8230;
* Once or twice a season, it&#8217;s so tough to find 25 teams that I hit the sack late Saturday night without completing the ballot, then finish it Sunday morning to beat the 9 am deadline. 
With six ranked teams losing, this was one of those weekends.
*...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/08/my-ap-top-25-football-poll-week-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pac-10 football: Stanford rolls, Oregon falters, USC survives, Cal crumbles … what it all means</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/pac-10-football-stanford-rolls-oregon-falters-usc-survives-cal-crumbles-what-it-all-means/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/pac-10-football-stanford-rolls-oregon-falters-usc-survives-cal-crumbles-what-it-all-means/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cal football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UCLA football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USC football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bowl projections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10352</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Random and not-so-random thoughts from Week 10 &#8230;
*** It&#8217;s chaos, glorious chaos!
The Pac-10 is so much more fun when the Trojans aren&#8217;t dominating, although I&#8217;m not so sure the parity is good for the conference&#8217;s national reputation.
Pac-10 football is always strongest...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/pac-10-football-stanford-rolls-oregon-falters-usc-survives-cal-crumbles-what-it-all-means/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stanford football: Grading the week (with bowl analysis)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanford-football-grading-the-week-with-bowl-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanford-football-grading-the-week-with-bowl-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Luck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bob Bowlsby]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jim Harbaugh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toby Gerhart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10366</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Back at the computer following the Stanford game, dinner with the family and the second half of USC-Arizona State &#8230; still have to watch the Cal game on tape &#8230; and there are a ton of topics to cover.
* Here&#8217;s the best explanation I can offer for what we saw today (for...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanford-football-grading-the-week-with-bowl-analysis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Down goes Notre Dame: What the Irish loss means (to everybody)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/down-goes-notre-dame-what-the-irish-loss-means-to-everybody/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/down-goes-notre-dame-what-the-irish-loss-means-to-everybody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[BCS projections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Big Ten football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boise State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bowl Championship Series]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Notre Dame football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SEC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10358</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Big news from South Bend &#8230; big news for Notre Dame&#8217;s postseason prospects &#8230; big (and bad) news for Charlie Weis&#8217; future &#8230; and big news for any conferences/teams with designs on a Bowl Championship Series at-large berth.
The 23-21 loss to Navy will no doubt knock the...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/down-goes-notre-dame-what-the-irish-loss-means-to-everybody/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stanford’s offense: Good. Stanford’s crowd: Not.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanfords-offense-good-stanfords-crowd-not/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanfords-offense-good-stanfords-crowd-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Luck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toby Gerhart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10347</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[*** 3:30 p.m. update: This evening, I&#8217;ll be posting an overview of the Pac-10 race, focusing on what today&#8217;s results mean for the Rose Bowl race and the bowl chase.
I&#8217;ll also have something on Stanford&#8217;s bowl prospects, assuming the Cardinal hangs on here (it&#8217;s 48-28...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/stanfords-offense-good-stanfords-crowd-not/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Iowa loses to Northwestern: What it means</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/iowa-loses-to-northwestern-what-it-means/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/iowa-loses-to-northwestern-what-it-means/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[BCS championship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BCS football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Big Ten football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boise State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iowa football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Penn State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WAC football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10340</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eleven months ago in this space, we made special mention of Iowa&#8217;s upset of Penn State because it saved us all from the possibility of an overrated Big Ten team getting overwhelmed in the National Championship Game (again).
Now college football fans should extend a warm thanks to...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/07/iowa-loses-to-northwestern-what-it-means/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stanford football: Snyder’s out … for the season</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/stanford-football-snyders-out-for-the-season/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/stanford-football-snyders-out-for-the-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10332</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stanford announced Friday that middle linebacker/defensive anchor Clinton Snyder will miss the  remainder of the season due to a knee injury suffered earlier in the week in practice.
It&#8217;s a big blow to a defense that has struggled against high-powered offenses, such as the one it will face...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/stanford-football-snyders-out-for-the-season/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>College football: Picks of the week</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/college-football-picks-of-the-week-29/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/college-football-picks-of-the-week-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alabama football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Big Ten football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boise State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LSU football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ohio State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oklahoma football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Penn State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Picks of the week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SEC football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[San Jose State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WAC football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[point spread]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sports betting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10306</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So close to my first perfect week of the season, but Iowa ruined it with that fourth-quarter rally (and help from the Big Ten replay officials). 
Thought about playing Notre Dame-Navy this week (UND by 11). Gut said Navy, head said Irish, so I passed.
Also thought about Cincinnati-UConn (Cincy by...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/06/college-football-picks-of-the-week-29/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pac-10 football: Picks of the week (starting with Cal-Oregon State)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/pac-10-football-picks-of-the-week-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/pac-10-football-picks-of-the-week-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cal football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matt Barkley]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mike Riley]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 picks of the week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UCLA football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USC football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[point spread]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sports betting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10303</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Each week, there&#8217;s a point spread that makes me wonder if the betting public has seen the teams play, which is no doubt the same thing the betting public wonders about me when it reads the Hotline picks.
This week, the Cal-Oregon State line has left me a bit befuddled.
The Bears opened as a...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/pac-10-football-picks-of-the-week-6/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cal football: What the next two games say about the Bears</title>
		<link>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/cal-football-what-the-next-two-games-say-about-the-bears/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/cal-football-what-the-next-two-games-say-about-the-bears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Wilner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cal football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Tedford]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pac-10 football]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stanford football]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=10287</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cal&#8217;s bowl eligible but isn&#8217;t going to win the Pac-10, which means the final month is about the moderately-interesting process of postseason positioning.
But the next two games, against Oregon State and Arizona, will tell us so much more than whether this team is headed to the...<br/>
<br/>
Continue reading...]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/05/cal-football-what-the-next-two-games-say-about-the-bears/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
