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Historic Ranking a 'Compliment' for Texas

The University of Texas Longhorns and head coach Rick Barnes have become accustomed to looking up at the No. 1 team in the country. Now, they will have to enjoy the view as the consensus top-ranked team in the country after the latest polls came out Monday. The 15-0 Longhorns move into the No. 1 spot in both the ESPN/USA...

Les Miles Now Makes More Than Nick Saban

This is a good week for LSU coach Les Miles. He's certainly basking in LSU's BCS National Championship. He's miraculously not at beloved alma mater Michigan while they endure bad press for questionable academic practices within the athletic department.And he got a big raise.So big, in fact, that it makes him the...

AP Poll Revolution: Lower-Division Teams Now Eligible!

Wow.The Associated Press said Thursday that lower-division schools - that means you, [Appalachian State] Mountaineers - are now eligible for its 71-year-old poll. [snip]Several AP voters expressed interest in putting Appalachian State on their ballots after a shocking 34-32 upset at then-No. 5 Michigan last weekend. But...

The AP Preseason College Football Top 25 Rankings Are Out

No surprise, USC is #1 to start the season. I consider the AP poll a bit more reliable than the USA Today/Coaches poll, so it's interesting to see Florida dropped from third in the coaches to sixth with the press. Everything else is fairly similar. This is the preseason we're talking about, remember.Teams who finished...