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![2010 Elite Selection Playoff: Week Eight](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/equations8.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Another number one bites the dust. Yesterday didn’t have the chaos of last week or the week before it, but Oklahoma’s loss to Missouri and Auburn’s besting of LSU leaves only seven unbeaten teams—Auburn, Boise State, Michigan State, Missouri, Oregon, TCU and Utah. Auburn’s win vaulted them to the top of both the ESP and […]
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![2010 Elite Selection Playoff: Week Seven](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2010/10/equations7.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Another week, another series of undefeated and highly ranked teams falling victim to the upset bug. Ohio State, downed by the Badgers in Madison. Nebraska, done in by a swarming Longhorn defense that allowed a long gain of 14 yards on the ground. South Carolina, outscored 21-0 in the second half by Kentucky after going […]
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![2010 Elite Selection Playoff: Week Six](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/equations6.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
What a weekend to release rankings. Number one Alabama falls to South Carolina, LSU hands the Gators their second consecutive loss in what can only be described as Milesian fashion, Michigan State’s defense contains Denard Robinson en route to thumping rival Michigan, Oregon State upsets Arizona on the road, and Stanford finishes off the Trojans […]
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![Blueprint for BCS National Championship Success V: Measuring the Irish](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Blueprint_5-e1281943993396.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a five-part series detailing the blueprint for winning the BCS national championship and measuring the Irish performance against this standard. As Irish fans know all too well, Notre Dame hasn’t been part of the national title picture for over a decade. The last year the lads in […]
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![Blueprint for BCS Championship Success IV: Outlining The Blueprint](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Blueprint_4.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series detailing the blueprint for winning the BCS national championship and measuring the Irish performance against this standard. As the offensive and defensive results indicate, there is certainly a blueprint for winning a BCS national championship. The overwhelming majority of the last 10 champions performed […]
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![Blueprint for BCS Championship Success III: Defensive Results](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Blueprint_3-e1280933903825.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a five-part series detailing the blueprint for winning the BCS national championship and measuring the Irish performance against this standard. What is the defensive recipe for winning the BCS national championship? The aforementioned approach has been used to parse the data and identify the statistical metrics common […]
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![Blueprint for BCS Championship Success II: Offensive Results](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Blueprint.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a five-part series detailing the blueprint for winning the BCS national championship and measuring the Irish performance against this standard. Offensively, what does it take to win the BCS national championship? The data below outlines the statistical metrics that answer this question via the approach described in […]
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![Blueprint for BCS Championship Success I: Introduction and Approach](http://www.clashmoremike.com/wp-content/themes/tipperaryterrence/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://clashmoremike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/blueprint3-e1280287369574.gif&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100)
It’s been 21 seasons since Notre Dame last won the national championship, and college football has certainly evolved during that time. The Associated and United Press Championships have been replaced by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Recruiting has changed focus to the talent hotbeds of California, Florida and Texas. Two tight end, I-backfields have been […]