The Southeastern Conference can seemingly do no wrong, raking in more money than any other league and continuing to hold onto the trust of the majority of the college football world. After two years of falling short, the SEC is once again sitting at the pinnacle of the game after Alabama prevailed against Clemson in last January's...
#13 Northwestern v. #23 Tennessee
Raymond James Stadium -- Tampa, FL
January 1, 2016 -- 12:00 pm Eastern (ESPN2)
Why You Should Watch
There's no better way to wear off your New Year's hangover than with a full day of college football, beginning with this non-New Year's Six game that nevertheless...
Iowa v. Tennessee
EverBank Field -- Jacksonville, FL
January 2, 2015 -- 3:20 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
It's the last game of the season between the Big Ten and SEC, which could be significant for conference pride depending on which team wins the Sugar Bowl the previous...
We're about to start the second week of football season, and all the polls have cooled down a bit. So why not stir up a little more controversy before we dive into the second week of games?
I've been tinkering with a rather simple formula that takes into account several factors:
The final score of each game
The home-field...
In 1997, the last season before the BCS was inaugurated, the SEC was the losing finalist in the nominal national championship game as Tennessee suffered a blowout against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. The following year, the Volunteers finished business with a victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl, starting a trend where the...
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...
The first weekend of March Madness is in the books, and in its wake lie millions of busted brackets. Some people might still have all their Final Four teams still alive, while the chaos of the opening rounds has wreaked greater havoc on other predictions. The only real winner, though, is Warren Buffett, who now gets to keep a...
Peyton Manning might be is the greatest regular season quarterback in NFL history.
The guy had arguably the greatest regular season by a quarterback ever, setting NFL records in both touchdown passes (55) and yards (5477) just two years removed from multiple neck surgeries. Add to that his 2004 regular season, when he threw 49...
It's lucky Week 13 here at the Tailgater, and that means we're a few weeks away from conference championship games and the final decision on bowl matchups.
Since September we have enjoyed a dozen Saturdays (and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays and Fridays as well) with college football action. The cycle draws closer to a close,...
Two of the three Tailgaters had winning records against the spread, with Matt overtaking Zach in the season standings. But while John went 5-0 with his first five picks, including South Carolina's improbable upset of Missouri, the later games proved difficult for everyone. Not a single of our Upset of the Week picks, for instance,...
