For the second half of the BCS's existence, no conference put more pressure on the entrenched system of power-conference hegemony than the Mountain West. With teams like Utah, TCU, and Boise State all staking their claim for national recognition, the league forced a new discussion around the place of these mid-major schools in the upper...
Arizona v. New Mexico
University Stadium -- Albuquerque, NM
December 19, 2015 -- 2:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
It has been an entire fortnight since you got to enjoy a full slate of football, and there's no way better to kick off bowl season than to watch the first game of the opening...
Last year provided the first glimpse of what a new future of increased access for mid-major programs might look like. No longer was an undefeated season and praying for a high ranking a prerequisite for selection to a major bowl game for the schools of the Mountain West, AAC, Sun Belt, Conference USA, and MAC.
The hierarchy still...
Half the fun of March Madness every year is that it yields upsets galore. The story of the NCAA Tournament is a story of Cinderellas, of that one shining moment that can turn a group of college kids into legends.
But not all upsets are created equal. Some were of the mildly-shocking variety, while others genuinely resulted in the...
It’s NCAA Tournament time, and everyone is trying to fill out their brackets and predict who will fit the glass slipper this year. There are a few teams that could make a deep run, but it is those pesky teams that take out the high seeds early and ruin your “Billion Dollar Bracket.”
Bold Prediction #1: Baylor will...
As we near the peak of the madness this March, individual honors are getting ready to be handed out to the best of the best in the country. Here we countdown the top 10 players who had the biggest impact on not only their teams this season, but on the whole nation.
10) Justin Anderson, Virginia:
There’s no secret to the success...
