We’re previewing the six BCS conferences over the next six weeks by asking the twenty questions we most want answered. We’re looking for answers in the comments so feel free to pipe in.

1. Will Rich Rodriguez turn it around at Michigan in year two?
2. Is Juice Williams going to do something, anything in ‘09?
3. What’s the final score of tOSU v USC?
4. Is Danny Hope going to turn around Purdue?
5. Will he put on 200lbs to complete the Joe Tiller impersonation.
6. Will Wisconsin start fast and die slow?
7. Is Terrelle Pryor ready to become the big man on campus?
8. The Heather Dinich Bowl, Indiana @ Virginia, who wins it?
9. Will Northwestern be able to fill C.J. Bacher’s shoes?
10. Will TCF Bank Stadium raise Minnesota’s profile?

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Florida’s 24-14 win gave a factual basis to the perception that the Big 12 wasn’t ready to leapfrog the SEC. Ole Miss’ 47-34 win over Texas Tech in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic also didn’t help the Big 12’s case. That said, Texas coach Mack Brown believes the Big 12 has never been more competitive. ”The difference is that the entire league is better,” Brown said. “Everybody talks about the SEC. You can actually lose to anybody in this league. That wasn’t the case 12 years or probably not even four years ago.” (Dallas Morning News | Chuck Carlton) H/T: @AdamCaparell

The Birddog publishes a must read for all college football fans. The subtleties of Paul Johnson’s spread option make it beautiful to watch. The tweaks and adjustments make it dangerous. Our biggest argument for why defenses will continue to struggle against it in 2009: personnel. There was plenty of game-tape available in 2008 and opponents still got ripped. Scheming against a unique offense is tough enough, but to do it in a week with new players each year makes it daunting.

It has been 10 years since VT’s memorable run to the National Championship Game. F4H has an interview with long-time Hokie play-by-play man Bill Roth.

GC: Whats your favorite memory or couple of memories from the 1999 season?
BR: Beating syracuse 62-0…the win at WVU…the lead-up and the win over Miami. Coach Beamer on the field after the BC game. Even the Vick Flip vs JMU. It all seems like yesterday.

The eleven of the angriest college football players of all time. Chewing sand into glass was just a hobby for these guys.

Nick Saban as Nick Saban as LSU Coach in “The Blind Side”.

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F4H may be staying out this but I’m not. I know there’s no reason to involve myself since (1) I hate UVA and (2) have no affiliation with Florida State. But this is the FUCKING INTERNET people. A medium that has risen to mass consumption in large part due to its combative nature. If you never told a twelve year old you’d fuck their mom after getting your ass kicked by them while playing  Halo 3 on Xbox Live then you haven’t lived. Also I spent the last 2 hours downing cocktails at Hooter’s Margarita Monday.

Here’s the skinny. It all started last Friday when Brendan said FSU (Bowden) should shut-the-fuck-up and take their (his) medicine like a man regarding vacated wins. Let’s forget for a minute Brendan is a Hoo. I agree with him. Vacated wins are meaningless. They don’t stunt the future growth of the program, but merely scar the past.

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Irving suffered a broken leg and collapsed lung and was taken to Wake Med Trauma Center, according to a statement released by the school. He was scheduled for surgery Sunday night. Irving was cited with careless and reckless driving, according to a state highway patrol report, after a one-vehicle crash at 4:40a.m. near the 314-mile marker on Interstate40. There is no indication in the police report that alcohol was involved, but the report indicated that being tired or sleepy might have contributed to the crash, which occurred in western Johnston County. (CharlotteObserver.com | Ken Tysiac) H/T @GobblerCountry

Sparty Snags Boisture from Eagles

Coveted Michigan high school superstar quarterback Joe Boisture committed to Boston College in March. At the time it looked like something monumental had to pop off for him to play anywhere else.

“Once I’m committed, I’m committed and I’m going to be loyal to that place,” he said. “There’s just always been something about Boston College. It was always in the back of my mind and I felt it was the right time to pull the trigger.”

That special something was lack of decent quarterbacks on the depth-chart and a realistic chance at early playing time. That went out the windows when Dave Shinskie signed with the Eagles. Is this a blow to Boston College? Sure. Will they recover? Yes. If there’s one thing recent history has taught us about BC it’s they’re resilient and bounce back from adversity. Meanwhile in East Lansing it’s double shots of brown liquor for everyone.

Coming to theatres in 2011 COACH Gailey: The Movie. You haven’t seen this much wasted talent since Jennifer Connelly in Hulk.

Of course it was rejected it had the word “playoff” in the proposal. It occured MULTIPLE times to boot! Our favorite quote.

“They’d wreck the Rose Bowl, which is the most storied bowl in American history. To say it would be a quarterfinal destination is ridiculous.”

Over the last three years traditional Big Ten Pac-10 match-ups resulted in scores of: 32-18, 49-17 and 38-24. Huh, yeah… Those haven’t wrecked the Rose Bowl. Just like non traditional match-ups in ‘05 (38-37) and ‘06 (41-38) don’t add to the prestige. Get your heads out of your asses. Regardless of which conferences play in it or what the result means, The Rose Bowl will always be THE-FUCKING-ROSE-BOWL. It is a brand like: Sony, Blue Magic or Pepsi. Making the game MORE important can only be better. The MWC isn’t rolling over and is discussing what to do next. God speed.

Two Bitchin’ Podcasts. Feldman runs the gauntlet breaking down the Pac-10 and SEC on the In The Bleachers Podcast and The Solid Verbal Podcast discusses road-trips, Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, Oregon’s jerseys and Fantasy College Football.

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Oregon revealed their 2009 jerseys yesterday. They’re not the eyesore the 2004 human highlighter battle was but they do have duck wings on the shoulder. QUACK! They look too tribal; appropriate to wear when going into battle against Olmec on Legends of the Hidden Temple, but not to play a football game in. Goducks.com claims the jerseys are functionaly better becayse they’re made using lighter more durable fabrics. Why did the Ducks ever stray from the 2007 white on whites?

no, no, no, no and no

Be on notice, your derogatory remarks WILL be remembered on our dry-erase board. And if you REALLY piss us off we won’t even refer to you by name.

F4H wants to know how many touches in 2009 are the right number for Darren Evans. We’d like to see him get around 55% of the carries. Hand the ball to Evans exclusively in the first quarter and for the majority of the first half. Have him dictate the tempo of the offense and grind away the will of the defense. Then in the second half go with Ryan Williams with Evans coming in to give him a blow. Just as important as his ability to house the ball on any play Williams is (hopefully) a better pass blocker than Evans.

Memo to old men no one wants to hear about you dick problems. The worst is being at the bar, plodding into the bathroom, breaking the seal after 4-5 beers and having the old man in the urinal next to you be a Flomax user. Guys you know what I’m talking about. For any women reading this blog, the constant straining noises followed by minimal gratification make it really uncomfortable.

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We are assuming the next tweet will be something along the lines of, “Just dump-trucked in another 150 big beefy bodies, this is becoming quite the sausage fest. Go Blue!”

@UM_CoachRod we all know what you mean and after last year’s debacle we know you need to appear overly excited for anything football or Michigan. But never, ever under any circumstances write or say looking forward to watching N guys. Crazy sons-of-bitches like ourselves will take it out of context faster than you can turn your back on WVU*.

We’ll settle for the slightest bit of an excuse to show that video.

*Logically we agree with your decision to leave WVU. Their athletic department makes decisions as though its run by farm animals.