With the recent vote by the NCAA allowing the Big 12 to host a conference championship game (CCG), one of the biggest offseason questions is now put to bed. However the way in which the vote was carried out exposed a number of other issues. One of these issues was the political vulnerability of the… Continue reading Is There a Feud Between the ACC and the Big Ten?
Month: January 2016
A Look at the Historical Opponents of Every Current (and Future) FBS Program
The purpose of this project is to provide a simple data table that will visualize how much history each FBS program has with their conference. I made a data table of total games played for every FBS conference. I then added a master data table of all 130 programs. With the help of my brother… Continue reading A Look at the Historical Opponents of Every Current (and Future) FBS Program
First look on the Historical Changes in College Football Parity
When discussing historical accomplishments the concept of “era” and the difficulty of each era is often brought up to justify the resumes of players and coaches. For this project I want to prove or disprove the notion that Nick Saban’s accomplishments carry more weight because he coached in a more difficult era. The thought process… Continue reading First look on the Historical Changes in College Football Parity