Archive for College Football
Can Cal Win State?
Does anyone else suspect that the Coach Taylor character on Friday Night Lights (awesome show, great job) is at least partially based on our beloved Coach Jeff Tedford? Consider the evidence: He’s a handsome, 40-something offensive mastermind, known as a quarterbacks guru, runs a pro-style offense with west coast elements, achieves early success as a […]
Spring Forward
Hey All. Since I’ll be posting here on a regular basis, Avinash suggested I introduce myself. For those of you who don’t know me already, I’m a 2000 Cal alum currently living and practicing law in New York. Thanks to Avinash for the opportunity to contribute to the discussion and thanks to you for reading. […]
3rd Down Offense in the Pac-10
Numbers are always fun to look at, and this week I’m going to look at the all-too-crucial third down conversion. While I can’t generate anything as awesome as MGoBlog’s graphs, I can do some basic breakdown of numbers. The Division I rushing yards per carry ranking is listed in parentheses. Rushing 3rd and 1-3 3rd […]
Worst Officiating Calls in College Football, 2007
Unfortunately for us, not all college referees possess the awesomeness of Ron Cherry. Most of the best have graduated to the NFL; the rejects get piled on in the college and high school level. So in the college ranks (as we’ve been reminded recently in the hoops game), we’re prone to a plethora of bad […]
Updated Pac-10 Helmet Schedule
Tennessee and UCLA rescheduled their matchup to Labor Day, so the original Pac-10 helmet schedule had to be updated. I have a feeling I’ll be updating this about ten more times before the season starts, but no biggie. Again, you can click on the image above for something visually readable, and you can also download […]
Which Conference Proved The Most in Bowl Season?
Extending with our deep and important discussion from regular season into bowl season, which conference had the toughest slate of opponents? Which conference had it easy goings? Well let’s look at the bowl performance. We can get a good examination by taking a look at this chart, with each row featuring a game, starting with […]
Which Conference Proved They Were the Strongest?
Who’s the best conference? This seems to be part of a minimal but growing debate–and by debate I mean chest-thumping–about the Pac-10 (usually USC fans angry at how indifferent southern college football fans are to recent Trojan dominance) and the SEC (indifferent to West Coast bluster, every year). The heat has been rising summer after […]
Cal Football 2007 In Numbers: 4th Down
4th Down Offense T6 ASU 13/19 T14 Oregon St. 9/14 T30 USC 10/17 76 Cal 5/10 T81 Stanford 8/18 T81 Washington 8/18 T87 Oregon 6/14 112 UCLA 4/13 114 Wazzu 7/24 116 Arizona 5/19 4th Down Defense T-7 Stanford 5/17 UCLA 5/17 T-9 Oregon St. 6/20 T-21 ASU 6/16 T-40 Oregon 9/21 T-43 USC 7/16 […]
Pac-10 2008 Helmet Schedule
Just a little something I cooked up–I was inspired by the SEC version and decided the nations’s other great conference deserved a little visual representation. Click on the image below for the gigantic version, because the helmets are pretty. You can also download it as an Excel file by right-clicking on the link at the […]
CFBA Ballot, Part II
Part I here. The Brady Quinn Award FOR: The prettiest blog. CRITERIA: An aesthetic appeal and usability. The best looking and most functional blog. Buckeye Commentary Eleven Warrors Orange And Blue Hue MGoBlog Rocky Top Talk Gate 21 I like MGoBlog’s design–absolutely functional and works perfectly within the contours, but they asked for the prettiest, […]
