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No. 114: Tulane
If nine losses was the barometer measuring Bob Toledo’s job security, the former U.C.L.A. coach escaped the ax by the slimmest of margins in 2010. It’s probably safe to say his job was saved with a...
View ArticleThe Bottom 10′s Common Traits
It’s not a good place to be, not that it means anything to be thought of as one of the 10 worst teams in the country. Games are played on the field in September, not on paper in May, and as we saw just...
View ArticleConference USA’s Weaker Half
Every conference has its haves and have-nots. It just seems more pronounced on the non-B.C.S. level, if only because their worst spends September losing to the B.C.S. conference’s worst — in other...
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Forecasting Conference USA in 2011
It’s not Grand Canyon-like, but it’s wide. What’s another natural chasm, one slightly smaller than the Grand Canyon, to use as a metaphor for the split between the haves and the have-nots in...
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U.C.F. at B.Y.U.; Non-B.C.S. Themes
It’s a big weekend for Conference USA. It’s a big week — big month — for Conference USA, in fact, what with the potential for a major merger with Mountain West clearly on the table for both parties....
View ArticleThe Fall-Back Plan to the Fall-Back Plan
One report out of Big 12 country was expected: Missouri, as most had suggested, is looking towards the SEC as its future landing spot. Likewise, another report went along the suggested storyline: now...
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For 13 Teams, Losing Culture Carries Over
Middle Tennessee State is in the same boat as 12 other programs in college football. The Blue Raiders, like the dozen others, enters 2012 on at least a five-game losing streak. How this team stumbled...
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No. 112: Tulane
Curtis Johnson was named the 39th head coach in Tulane’s history on Dec. 5, replacing interim coach Mark Huston, who replaced Bob Toledo on Oct. 18. National signing day was on Feb. 2. For Tulane,...
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Among Optimism, One Bastion of Negativity
Twenty-five teams down, 99 to go. When you put it that way, it’s hard to find the light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps I’d be wise to take a cue from the triple-digit portion of this summer’s...
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Conference USA Nosedives to Rock Bottom
Rewind eight months. Houston capped one of the finest seasons in program history by decimating Penn State, 30-14, during bowl play. Southern Mississippi won its program-record 12th game against Nevada...
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