Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
New Grantland: Goodbye to the BCS… But Careful What You Wish For
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New Grantland: Goodbye to the BCS… But Careful What You Wish For
It’s now up over at Grantland: The primary advantage of a playoff is certainty, and after years of endless BCS debate — which followed decades of debate under the earlier bowl systems — certainty has real allure. But in most sports that have playoffs, like the NFL or the NBA, the criteria for getting to…
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New podcast with the Solid Verbal on the BCS bowl games
I did a podcast with the great Ty and Dan of the Solid Verbal, previewing all the BCS bowl games. Listen to it here (and on iTunes as well).
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Thoughts on Auburn’s 22-19 win over Oregon in the BCS title game
Four thoughts on last night’s game: Nick Fairley gets the game ball. As I predicted, the differences in the game were Cam Newton’s ability to do things no one else can do — convert short yardage plays, scramble for big plays on third down, and generally as reader/decoy to open things up for McCalebb and…
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Smart Football’s blogpoll entry
For the first time, I’m participating the BlogPoll. Below is my preseason Top 25. During the season, I should post this weekly. (Technically you’re supposed to post it by Monday for commentary and then revise it on Wednesday, but we’ll see. I am happy to hear all commentary about my selections thought.) Below is my…