The Blue Workhorse

A lot of close games this past week. In fact, only 3 games had a margin of victory greater than 10 points. The big winners: the Jets and the Cowboys both scored huge divisional victories while Denver victory over Atlanta (combined with San Diego’s loss) gives the Broncos a commanding lead in the AFC West.

At the top of the rankings, the top four teams remain the same with the Tennessee Titans. After that there is plenty of shakeup led by big gains from Dallas and Indianapolis while teams 10-13 all fell after being Top 10 teams last week.

Each of our four writers have ranked the teams. The rankings have been tallied. Scroll down to find out where your favorite NFL team ranks.

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My selections the last two weeks have been lackluster at best, but with the more crucial the games…the better I have been this year, so I’m looking for a big week with some big time Top 5 and Top 15 matchups this weekend.

So what kind of predictions do I have this week? Probably the best you’ve ever seen, but we’ll start with Wednesday and Thursday nights games in Part I (with predictions for Saturday’s gamesto be released in Part II on Friday)

#15 Ball State at Central Michigan

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The college basketball season started last week, but it gets going full speed today with ESPN’s first annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, which technically started last night when Memphis took down UMass 80-58 in a game that started at midnight (Eastern Time at least).
To get you into the groove of college basketball (even in the [...]

While their weren’t any true marquee games this week, Oregon State did beat Cal positioning themselves even further for the Pac-10 title. Coach Mike Riley has quietly put together a solid season after the Beavers started terribly slow.

In other conference races: no one wants to win the ACC; the Big 10 is Penn State’s to lose; the SEC & WAC races are already over; and the Big East, Mountain West, MAC, Sun Belt, and Big XII could be all but determined this weekend.

Congrats to Rosenblogger and his Vanderbilt Commodores as they have become bowl eligible for the first time in his lifetime. Bobby Johnson is a great coach who wins the right way, and we applaud his accomplishment.

Another week means another re-evaluation, and thus, we give you our new The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25 after Week 11.

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I didn’t have my best showing last week, but I’m bound to rebound with authority this week. Unfortunately, there aren’t any true blockbuster games like there have been almost every weekend for the past month or so.

Nonetheless, there still are some intriguing matchups this week.

So what kind of predictions do I have this week? Probably not any good ones, but here they are:

(all rankings from are from The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25)

#23 South Carolina at #3 Florida

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No, this throwback is not about the triumphs of Jack Johnson or Joe Louis overcoming racism to become champs. It is not even about any of Muhammad Ali’s triumphant victories.

Instead, the fight that changed boxing is a story of tragedy. It is the story of death.

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With close wins, the Jets and Vikings both jump up 6 spots. Ok, so the Jets win wasn’t so close. But the Vikes won a critical divisional game against the Packers, who fell 10 spots with the loss.

At the top of the rankings, there is only a swap of the #3 & #4 positions with the Titans and Giants remaining at the summit of our poll. The top five are a signal ofthe rest of the poll as this week’s rankings are a lot more stable than most weeks.

Each of our four writers have ranked the teams. The rankings have been tallied. Scroll down to find out where your favorite NFL team ranks.

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Texas Tech was impressive once again as they dominated a strong Oklahoma State team 56-20. Alabama escaped a tough road contest in Baton Rouge. Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma all were dominant in conference wins.

The big upset, however, came in Kinnick Stadium as the Iowa Hawkeyes knocked off former BCS top contender Penn State thanks to Daniel Murray’s game-winning kick.

Another week means another re-evaluation, and thus, we give you our new The Blue Workhorse College Football Top 25 after Week 10. Some things to note from this week’s rankings:

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