Archive for: bcs standings
Every Game Counts
By Jeff Fowler
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...
Mad Hatter Defeats Prince of Darkness
By Jeff Fowler
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,...
When the Subtraction of Awful Play Is Enough
By Jeff Fowler
Beauty Contest Standings (Week 2, 2011) One of the great things about the Beauty Contest is that you get to run into a lot of celebrity judges. For example, this...
Introducing the Beauty Contest Standings
By Jeff Fowler
Our own version of the BCS college football rankings, the Beauty Contest Standings (Week 1, 2011) The takeaway image of Week One was Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor