This is an extension of my picks of the week columns, and I come into the bowl season with two major betting streaks on the line.  First of all, I’m trying to avoid having a below .500 year for the first time in 3 seasons.  If you have followed this blog, you know that I [...]

For the ninth straight season, I have created a mock college football playoff bracket based my proposed college football playoff system.  I know that playoff proposals come a dime a dozen, but I’d like to think mine is more comprehensive than most, as I include almost every possible detail include things like gametimes and television schedules.  [...]

My conspiracy about the BCS is intentionally trying to screw non-AQ teams has been proven to be correct.  A computer glitch was found in this week’s BCS Standings that allowed LSU to improperly move ahead of Boise to take the # 10 spot.  http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/14395939/glitch-leaves-lsu-boise-state-in-wrong-order-in-final-bcs Obviosuly, there are two conclusions that can be drawn here.  First, [...]

The college football regular season is finally over, but not without some controversy. There are still 3 unbeaten teams, yet only 2 of them get to play for the national title. UConn and Temple both finish with 8-4 records and Temple beat UConn, yet UConn is going to a BCS Bowl and Temple does not [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Boise State-  They’re in a better bowl game then they would have gotten through a WAC tie-in. 2.  FIU- In their first bowl game in school history and have a winnable game against Toledo. 3.  Independence Bowl- This might be the most underrated matchup of the bowl season.  No one on ESPN [...]

Good Thoughts:  1.  Miami-OH- Wow, what an incredible Cinderella story!  From 1-11 to conference champion!  I’m willing to bet that’s never happened in the history of the sport. 2.  Lock of the Week Picks- I hope you’ve been following my picks of the week entry on my sports blog because I have now hit eight [...]

The Cam Newton situation has sparked a wide spread debate across the college football landscape, so Justin and I decided to weigh in on the discussion. We break down the Cam Newton story, give our thoughts on what is going on behind the scenes, and discuss how it will impact the SEC Championship game. We [...]

The lines below are ordered from smallest underdog to largest, and the value in each parentheses represents the number of points by which each team is currently an underdog according to the World Sports Exchange. Nebraska (+4.0) vs. Oklahoma- See my analysis for this game in my picks of the week entry below. South Carolina (+5.0) vs. Auburn- The tigers are [...]

Make it seven in a row!  That’s how many consecutive weeks I have hit my lock of the week pick.  The streak extended through week 13, as UConn blew by Cincinnati.  For the full breakdown of this streak, check out my week 13 picks entry (http://sportsentiment.com/2010/11/24/week-13-college-football-picks-2/).  All of the spreads below are from the World Sports [...]