The Pain of No Playoff
Beauty Contest Standings: Week 14 There are times when this becomes difficult to write, and this is one of those times. I am so disgusted with the Beauty Contest...
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Turkey, Dressing, and Football: The Week 13 Beauty Contest Standings
Beauty Contest Standings – Week 13 2011 Thanksgiving. It’s time for turkey and dressing and Texas versus the school formerly known as Texas A&M. This year,...
Every Game Counts
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 12, 2011) In college football, the whole season is a playoff. Every game counts. That’s one of the pretexts provided to cover for...
We Are Penn State
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 11, 2011) “WE ARE…PENN STATE.” Really? I heard tens of thousands of people chanting that last week. I think I’d keep it to...
Mad Hatter Defeats Prince of Darkness
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 10, 2011) The Mad Hatter defeated the Prince of Darkness. And we waited all year for this? A 9-6 game decided in overtime? Sunday,...
Halloween in College Football
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 9, 2011) Halloween in College Football: you are there. Everybody is in costume. Wisconsin went to the party as Aggies. For the second...
The Most Predictable College Football Season? Things Change
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 8, 2011) A week ago, I wrote that this was the most predictable season in memory. Things change. Oklahoma had won 39 consecutive...
Where Is Football’s Cinderella?
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 7, 2011) Ho hum. Take away conference realignment, and this has, thus far, been the most predictable season in years. The teams you...
Other Than That, How Did You Enjoy the Play, Mrs. Lincoln?
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 6, 2011) Other than that, how did you enjoy the play, Mrs. Lincoln? Last week, I told everyone who asked that Texas needed three things...
Can It Get Any Better?
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 5, 2011) Can it get any better? Texas jumped on a plethora of Iowa State turnovers for a 34-0 halftime lead. The second half was a...
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