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Pac 10 Conference Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Aug 13, 2008 |
Today, I'll break down the Pac 10...
1. USC 10-2 (8-1)
The defense will shine one again; but replacing four OL men will prevent the Trojans from a BCS Title appearance.
2. Arizona St 9-3 (7-2)
QB Rudy Carpenter might be the best QB in the Pac 10 and, along with fifteen other starters; the Sun Devils should be good again this season.
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Big Ten Conference Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Aug 12, 2008 |
This week, I'll take a look at the Big Ten...
1. Ohio St 11-1 (7-1)
With 20 returning starters and the top HS recruit in Terrelle Prior; the Buckeyes are destined for their third consecutive National Title appearance.
2. Wisconsin 10-2 (6-2)
The Badgers struggled on defense last year due to injuries. Well, those guys are back and the Badgers are ey ...
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Mountain West Conference Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Aug 7, 2008 |
This week, the MWC is under the microscope...
t1. Utah 10-2 (6-2)
With sixteen returning starters, a duel-threat, experienced QB in Brian Johnson and TCU and BYU at home; the Utes should take home the MWC crown in 2008.
t1. TCU 9-3 (6-2)
A Week One win at New Mexico will give the Horned Frogs all kinds of momentum. TCU also sports the best defense ...
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WAC Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Jul 26, 2008 |
This week, I'll take the WAC under the microscope...
1. Fresno St 9-3 (7-1)
Expectations are high this year and if the defense can improve just a little bit, FSU could bring home their first WAC Title since 1999.
t2. New Mexico St 8-4 (6-2)
With 15 returning starters, including QB Chase Holbrook and WR Chris Williams, the Aggies should end its 47-s ...
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Conference USA Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Jul 22, 2008 |
This week, we break down C-USA...
East
1. East Carolina 8-4 (7-1)
If the Pirates can keep its fighting spirit alive after a most likely 0-2 start (@ VT, WVU), the rest of the schedule sets up nicely for ECU to reach the C-USA Title game.
2. Memphis 8-4 (6-2)
With seventeen returning starters, including ten defensive st ...
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Mid American Conference Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Jul 16, 2008 |
This week at the Cappers Corner, I'll take a look at the MAC...
West
1. Central Michigan 9-3 (8-0)
QB Dan LeFevour and the Chippewa offense will explode again, and with 9 starters back on defense, it will be very tough to deny CMU a third straight MAC title.
2. Ball St 8-4 (5-3)
With 16 starters returning, including outstandi ...
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Sun Belt Conference Breakdown |
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Chris Copeland Jul 8, 2008 |
The college football season is a mere seven weeks away, so let’s get cracking on my annual conference predictions. This week, the Sun Belt Conference…
1. Florida Atlantic 9-3 (6-1)
With 17 starters returning, including QB Rusty Smith, the Owls are front-runners for a second straight Sun Belt championship.
2. Troy 7-5 (5-2)
Replacing do-everything ...
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Projecting the Field on Selection Sunday |
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Chris Copeland Mar 16, 2008 |
Here is the list of teams that, in my view, will be dancing in the NCAA Tournament.
1 seeds: North Carolina, Memphis*, UCLA*, Kansas/Texas winner
2 seeds: Kansas/Texas loser, Georgetown, Wisconsin, Tennessee
3 seeds: Duke, Louisville, Stanford, Xavier
4 seeds: Butler*, Notre Dame, UCONN, Purdue
5 seeds: Drake*, Marquette, Pitt*, Washington St
6 seeds: Va ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/15 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 15, 2008 |
Big day for bubble teams as St Joe’s, Kentucky and UNLV all reach lock status by virtue of winning or not playing. Ohio St lost and will most likely be on the outside looking in come Selection Sunday.
The mid-majors are right in the thick of things still as we head into the final weekend of play before Selection Sunday. And I will continue to reward them (ISU, VCU, USA) for playing ro ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/14 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 14, 2008 |
Wow. What else is there to say? Every single bubble team (outside of two A-10 teams and Texas A&M) lost yesterday. By virtue of not playing, Kansas St and Arkansas move into the tournament. Kentucky will most likely join them tomorrow.
The mid-majors are right in the thick of things still as we head into the final weekend of play before Selection Sunday. And I will continue to reward ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/13 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 13, 2008 |
Well, that was interesting. The Big East Tournament started off with a bang as Syracuse got demolished and will probably have home-court throughout the NIT, while West Virginia held on against Providence and, as long as they don’t get blown out today by UCONN, will enter lock status tomorrow.
Villanova now enters the Bubble Watch and still needs to beat Georgetown to lock up a spot. I ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/12 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 12, 2008 |
Last night was relatively a calm night as Western Kentucky and Butler took care of business, thus not bursting yet another bubble. The major Conference Tournaments get underway today and should provide some clarity in figuring out who's in and who's out.
Bubble Watch will now be updated daily.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/11 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 11, 2008 |
Bubble teams cringed last night as San Diego upset Gonzaga and now the WCC looks to send 3 teams. South Alabama also lost and the Sun Belt now sends 2. Some good news for the bubble teams; Davidson won and will be the lone representative of the So-Con.
Bubble Watch will now be updated daily.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths a ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/10 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 10, 2008 |
Conference tournaments are in full bloom and bubble teams need a good showing if they want that coveted invite into the tournament. Bubble Watch will now be updated daily.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths available.
Here are the teams/conferences that will have one bid (18): Cornell, Winthrop, Austin Peay, Belmont, America ...
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Bubble Watch: 3/7 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 7, 2008 |
Bubble teams finally decided to start helping themselves this week. St Joe’s, VT, West Virginia, Ohio St and Kentucky are just a few of the many teams on the brink that won crucial games to make that final push into the Big Dance.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths available. 20 conferences will send one team, while 11 will/could send mult ...
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Bubble Watch 3/3 |
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Chris Copeland Mar 3, 2008 |
What is with all the bubble home teams blowing huge leads this weekend? Syracuse, St Joe’s and Maryland all blew second half leads which could have greatly improved their chances. Now, all three face must-win games to end the regular season.
Clemson, Miss St and Pitt moved into the tourney with road wins against fellow bubble teams, while Ohio St, Kent St, Texas A&M and Houston all to ...
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Bubble Watch 2/29 |
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Chris Copeland Feb 29, 2008 |
Some moving and shaking went on this week. The biggest winners were Clemson and Maryland from the ACC. Rhode Island, San Diego St and Creighton all needed strong showings; unfortunately they all lost, pushing them all off the bubble.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths available. Here is the conference-by-conference breakdown of conferen ...
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Bubble Watch 2/25 |
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Chris Copeland Feb 25, 2008 |
Selection Sunday is now under three weeks away and many teams are fighting to lock up at-large berths. Here at CopeMoney Sports, we will run a Bubble watch updated every Monday and Friday, until March 11, when it will be updated daily.
There are 31 conference winners that receive automatic bids and 34 At-Large berths available. Here is the conference-by-conference breakdown of confere ...
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Home Dogs Facing Ranked Opponents: Profitable or Sucker Bet? |
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Chris Copeland Nov 5, 2007 |
Much like in college basketball, home underdogs seem to be profitable each college football season. Since we’re heading towards the end of this year, I thought I’d tally up the ATS W’s and L’s week by week of home pups that faced ranked opponents.
Week 1: 1-2
Week 2: 6-0
Week 3: 4-2
Week 4: 2-3
Week 5: 5-2
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Cope$ Power Rankings: 10/8 |
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Chris Copeland Oct 8, 2007 |
These rankings will be updated each Monday throughout the year. Enjoy!!
1. LSU (6-0)
Great comeback win against Florida and is now the #1 team in my rankings by a ton.
2. California (5-0)
The Golden Bears have to make sure they stay focused, as two of their next three are away from Berkley.
3. Boston College (6-0)
Matt Rya ...
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Cope$ Power Rankings: 10/2 |
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Chris Copeland Oct 2, 2007 |
These rankings will be updated each Monday throughout the year. Enjoy!!
1. USC (4-0)
SC overcame turnovers, penalties and a late charge by the Huskies to stay unbeaten. The lack of a go-to receiver may haunt them down the road.
2. LSU (5-0)
The Tigers turned it on when they had to last week and ended up cruising over Tulane. This week is a monste ...
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Three Things We Learned On Saturday |
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Chris Copeland Sep 30, 2007 |
1. Score one for the BCS
Not that I like or condone the BCS system in any way, but in reality, how big of an impact would these losses be if we had, say an 8 team playoff? Florida, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Rutgers, Texas, Oregon, Clemson, Penn St and Alabama all lost this week. Each team has a difficult enough schedule, where, if they were to win out, they could climb back into the ...
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Cope$ Power Rankings: 9/24 |
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Chris Copeland Sep 24, 2007 |
These rankings will be updated each Monday throughout the year. Enjoy!!
1. USC (3-0)
Another easy victory for the Trojans. It’s becoming more and more evident USC won’t be challenged until Nov 27 at Eugene.
2. LSU (4-0)
Les Miles looked like the Ole Ball Coach with that fake field goal that sent LSU up for good, late in the second quarter. I’ll al ...
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Three Things We Learned On Saturday |
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Chris Copeland Sep 23, 2007 |
1. Michigan could still win the Big 10.
After watching an inspired performance by the Wolverine defense, maybe, just maybe, Michigan will still win the Big 10. Obviously, it was the spread offense with a duel-threat quarterback that gave UM problems. But looking down their schedule at the toughest remaining games; at Michigan St, at Wisconsin and verse Ohio St; all three of thos ...
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Playing The Race Card Has To Stop |
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Chris Copeland Sep 18, 2007 |
I want to take a few minutes here and comment on a story that is currently posted on ESPN.com about Donovan McNabb telling HBO that black quarterbacks, in his eyes, are more heavily scrutinized than white quarterbacks. It’s a shame when a big-time sports figure, such as McNabb, has to play the race card as a scapegoat for why fans have turned on them.
McNabb went on to say, regarding ...
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Cope$ Power Rankings: 9/17 |
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Chris Copeland Sep 17, 2007 |
These rankings will be updated each Monday throughout the year. Enjoy!!
1. USC
Was it me, or did the Cornhuskers look completely overmatched in every aspect of the game this past weekend? One road game down; five to go.
2. LSU
So, the Tigers started their 2nd team offense and defense and still won 44-0. That’s scary.
3. West Virgin ...
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The Tuesday Hangover: CFB Week Two |
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Chris Copeland Sep 11, 2007 |
I felt this week would certainly be better than last and I was on point, boasting a 5-2 record. However, if you can feel disappointed about “only” going 5-2, this was the week. The two losses, which will be discussed below, both should have covered and brought me to a 7-0 weekend. But, alas, that is the nature of my profession. Now to the picks…
Cincinnati +3.5 over Oregon St-
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Cope$ Power Rankings: 9/10 |
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Chris Copeland Sep 10, 2007 |
These rankings will be updated each Monday throughout the year. Enjoy!!
1. USC
The week has come for the Trojans to show the nation how good they really are. Nebraska is a lot better than what they showed last week and should stay competitive for at least a half.
2. LSU
Domination is the only word that comes to mind after watching the Tigers perf ...
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