As we embark upon a bloated bowl season filled with many mediocre to abyssmal matchups, I will humbly take up the challenge issued by humble fellow SFN scribe Jeff – and outline a college football playoff system that truly makes sense. It would work for TV and “live” fans, retain meaning for the regular season […]
NCS Football
Bowl TV Schedule
Twenty-eight bowls is too many, but here is the schedule nontheless. There is not much reason to watch before Colorado tries to recover from embarrassment against Clemson on the 27th. Of the fourteen teams bowling before then, only two are from BCS conferences. Of the 42 teams playing on or after the 27th, only 5 […]
ACC Bowl “Beauty Contest” to Change
It looks like this year’s arguable shafting (depending on your point of view) of Boston College and Georgia Tech will be less likely in the future, per this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article. Key excerpt: In the future, the Charlotte, Nashville and San Francisco bowls will tell the ACC which teams they want, the schools will tell […]
Being Competitive – A Real Example
There are two words (and all of their derivations) that I’ve come to hate over the last year or so…â€?expectâ€? and “competeâ€?. These two words are certainly not complicated to spell, pronounce, or use in normal conversation. However when they are used on sports message boards, the meanings can become nearly incomprehensible and stretched beyond […]
Byting the Bowl Ticket Obsession
I have always been proud of State’s strong football fan support, particularly on bowl trips. This season, there have been various discussions about NC State’s Meineke Car Care Bowl ticket sales that feel just a little ‘different’ than normal. I am not in agreement with the direction of some of the conversations. So, in the […]
Awards Rolling in for Mario
Mario Williams has been named a Sports Illustrated 2005 All-American and a Walter Camp All-American. This is just the beginning of many awards for Super Mario, whom many are presuming may only have one more game in a Wolfpack uniform ahead of him. What do you think? How will NC State’s defensive line look in […]
Georgia Tech Is Really Angry About Bowl Selection
You neve hear ACC AD’s say to many things that are controversial. For the most part, they toe the university and the ACC company line. Georgia Tech’s Dave Braine is really upset. Here is an article from Doug Doughty of The Roanoke Times. “When you have a 7-4 record, which is better than Virginia’s, and […]
Problems with Data Analysis
As an engineer, acquiring and analyzing data has always been a big part of my job. I’m always amazed at how the same basic mistakes are made over and over again by otherwise intelligent people. Having witnessed all of these mistakes many times, I shouldn’t be surprised when I see the exact same mistakes being […]
Dominos Fall Correctly – Pack to Play in Charlotte
When we learned late this afternoon that Clemson & Colorado where going to play in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, it was all but a formality that NC State would be the Meineke Car Care Bowl’s selection to match up with South Florida in Charlotte. As of 4:27pm, we have the news…Pack Pride has […]
Official: Clemson vs Colorado in Orlando Bowl
Clemson vs Colorado will be matched in this year’s Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Prior to today, all information indicated that the Meineke Car Care Bowl would choose NC State to play South Florida if Clemson was not available. No confirmation yet. More to come…
