BCS Standings – Week 2 [Oct. 21, 2012]

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by Travis Normand

Click HERE to see the BCS standings as of October 21, 2012.  This is the second BCS ranking of the 2012 season.

A few of my observations from this week’s BCS rankings:

  • Alabama remains in the number one spot overall, however, the Crimson Tide lost a first place vote in this weeks Harris poll (receiving 109 this week, while receiving 110 last week — total votes in Harris poll: 115).
  • Florida remains number two overall, and the Gators pick up a first place vote in the Harris poll (having receiving no first place votes last week).
  • Oregon drops from the number three spot in the BCS to number four, while Kansas State moves up from four to three.  At number three, Kansas State ties its highest-ever BCS ranking from 1998.
  • South Carolina drops from seventh place to thirteenth.
  • Texas A&M drops from eighteen to twenty.
  • Ohio makes its first ever appearance in the BCS ranked at number twenty four.
  • Michigan and Wisconsin also appear in the BCS for the first time this season (2012).

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Lu Gambino’s (Maryland) 1948 Gator Bowl MVP Trophy on eBay

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1948 GATOR BOWL MVP TROPHY - Lu Gambino of Marylandby Travis Normand

I remember when I use to be surprised by the types of historically significant antiques that you could find on places like eBay.com.  However, I don’t think anything shocks me anymore.

As you may know, I am a huge fan of college football antiques and I am always looking to see what is out there floating around.  While searching eBay.com today, I found the 1948 Gator Bowl MVP Trophy that was presented to Lu Gambino of the University of Maryland.

It is apparently not being auctioned off but is simply for sale.  The seller [u.c.berkeley-stanford_collector] is asking $999.99 (or best offer) for the trophy.  While $999.99 is not considered “cheap” by most people’s standards, it is fairly standard to ask around this much for a trophy of this kind.

Further, the seller claims to have purchased the trophy at the estate sale of the Gambino family.  Assuming that is accurate, there is probably not much to worry about in terms of whether or not this trophy is authentic.

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LaMichael Fanning (Alabama) “tackles” Missouri RB

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by Travis Normand

Check out the “tackle” that Alabama DL LaMichael Fanning (No. 44) uses on the Missouri RB.

At the time of this play there is less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Alabama is leading by a score of 42-10, and it appears that both teams were simply trying to run out the clock and end the game.

Note:  During the two plays following this tackle, Fanning appears to get manhandled by some of the Missouri offensive linemen.

 

Notes and Video Previews for This Weekend’s Games

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL: WEEK 8 [ESPN]

[BCS #6] LSU (6-1) at [BCS #18] Texas A&M (5-1)
A&M looks to claim third place in the SEC West if they can hold off the Tigers of LSU
11 AM CST on ESPN 

[Note: This first video should contain all of the following video clips in this post.]

SEC West Standings:

Teams Wins Loss
Alabama 3 0
Miss. St. 3 0
LSU 2 1
Texas A&M 2 1
Arkansas 2 2
Ole Miss 1 2
Auburn 0 4

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College “Marching” Bands

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by Travis Normand

I think I am in the minority when it comes to my opinion of most college bands.  Personally, I don’t care for the performances of what I call “show bands.”

However, I like the idea of college bands and would never want them to disappear or go away.  They are too important to the overall college football game experience.

What I dislike is their unoriginal nature.  The fact that most of them wear the same uniform (despite different colors) and they all do the same thing (in terms of “marching”).  It wouldn’t hurt some of these bands to be a little original.  Don’t even get me started on their music choices.

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Penn State AD Tim Curley will not return

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The following report is quoted from Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com

Report: Penn State AD Curley Will Not Return
October 16, 2012 10:26 AM
From: Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Penn State athletic director Tim Curley will not return after his contract expires in June, according to a report from the Daily Collegian.

Curley has been the athletic director at Penn State since 1993, but was placed on administrative leave when he was charged with perjury and failure to report suspected child abuse in the Sandusky case.

First BCS Standings of 2012 Released

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by Travis Normand

If you are like me then you love this time of year.  I realize that I am one of the very few people who actually like the BCS system but that doesn’t keep me from posting about it.

As you are probably already aware, the first BCS standings of the 2012 season were released yesterday (14 Oct. 2012).  You can view the complete standings (in PDF form) here on the National Football Foundation’s website.

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Its official, Zombies have begun taking over at Washington State University!

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by Travis Normand

Okay, so zombies are not really taking over but don’t try to tell this to head coach Mike Leach.  Leach is convinced that something is going on, and it could quite possibly be that some of his senior football players have turned into zombies.

Washington State head football coach Mike Leach is not happy with some of the seniors on his football team. Why?  Because he thinks they could demonstrate more leadership for the underclassmen.  In a recent news conference, Leach said that some of his seniors resembled “empty corpses” and/or “zombies.”

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