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  1. My AP top-25 football poll: Week One (Boise State is No. 1)

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @wilnerhotline  &bull Yesterday

    My preseason poll is based on where I think teams will finish (because if your No. 1 is your best team, and hence your national champ/end-of-season No. 1, then doesn't it follow that every slot should be a projection of… Full Story »

  2. My AP top-25 poll and your questions

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @wilnerhotline  &bull Aug 26, 2010

    The line about TCU quarterback Andy Dalton returning for his ninth season was a joke - it only seems like he's been around forever. Some useful poll-related links for the season:appollarchiveis a good place for historical data;pollspeakis entertaining and informative; and the AP itself has aterrific websitewith all sorts of college football information, including… Full Story »

  3. Pac-10 football: Conference revenue and per-school distribution figures

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @calbuzztap  &bull Aug 12, 2010

    Right now, the league office is spitting out scheduling models and school officials are assessing what they're willing to live with and without - the "with and without" being numbers of games against the Los Angeles schools. One piece of… Full Story »

  4. Stanford football: Luck talks NFL, Gerhart and more

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @SportingStores  &bull Aug 11, 2010

    On the factors that will determine whether he enters the NFL Draft next spring: "I'm sure there will be lots of considerations I'd love to graduate. Getting a degree is a huge part of the decision to come to Stanford.' On… Full Story »

  5. San Jose State football: Training camp preview

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @calbuzztap  &bull Aug 7, 2010

    Here's my report from SJSU's practice Friday afternoon, the first of three training camp previews you'll read in the Merc and our sister publication (CC Times, Oakland Tribune, etc.) over the next few days. Jonathan Okanes will handle the Cal report this evening - I'll provide the link here when it's available - and I've got Stanford on Monday. Each story will be written in the same basic format. San Jose State coach… Full Story »

  6. My 2010 Associated Press preseason top-25 football poll

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @ohiostatefan1  &bull Aug 6, 2010

    Ballots are due Sunday (9 am Pacific) throughout the season, with two exceptions: Week One, because of the Monday games (no NFL that weekend), and the final poll, which is due immediately after the National Championship Game. I'll post my ballot on the Hotline every Saturday night/Sunday morning, with each team's AP rank provided (once it's available) A for comparison purposes. My preseason ballot is a projection of how I think the teams will finish. Especially in the early weeks, I'll make dramatic changes in the ballot - dropping the No. 3 team 20 spots, for instance - in order… Full Story »

  7. Pac-10 football: Has Stanford replaced Cal as the Bay Area's kingpin?

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @lostiny  &bull Aug 3, 2010

    I checked in Monday with Pac-10 commish Larry Scott (by email) and deputy commish Kevin Weiberg (in person) for updates from Friday's meeting of athletic directors to discuss the division alignment. Scott said "nothing was agreed of dismissed" and that there will be a "general discussion an analysis" over the coming months, with a final decision expected Oct. 21 when the CEOs meet in San Francisco. Weiberg added that… Full Story »

  8. Pac-10 football: Connecting the expansion dots, adding up the TV dollars

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @CareerAndBizOps  &bull Jul 30, 2010

    PASADENA a After an East Coast promotional blitz that included stops at the New York Times and ESPN headquarters, the Pac-10 returned to familiar turf Thursday for its annual preseason media gathering. Instead of a Los Angeles airport hotel, the event was held at the league's symbolic home, the Rose Bowl a smack in the middle of the brilliant green turf. Instead of opening remarks by the commissioner, the event began with a highlight video featuring past stars like John Elway and Marcus Allen and a booming, James Earl Jones-esque voice-over. An activity like this, and taking our show… Full Story »

  9. Pac-10 football: The preseason poll is out (and Oregon's the pick)

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @calbuzztap  &bull Jul 29, 2010

    It's the first time since 2002 that Stanford has been picked ahead of the Bears (and for most of those intervening years, Cal was at least five spots higher than the Cardinal). If you're looking for evidence - albeit it… Full Story »

  10. Commissioner Larry Scott: The man behind the new Pac-10

    blogs.mercurynews.com via @CardSportsNews  &bull Jul 27, 2010

    The man who nearly reshaped college football never played or coached college football. In fact, Larry Scott went xxx years without attending a game before he became commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference last summer. The former chief executive of womenas tennis, Scott was an unconventional hire by what had been a decidedly inside-the-box conference. He grew up on Long Island, not in Long Beach. He studied European History at Harvard, not Rose Bowl history at USC. He has never worked in college athletics. Less that one year into his tenure, Scott made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to corral… Full Story »

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