Today's Information About College Football for Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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(3:54:27 AM) College football players can cry (a little) if they want to – ( American Psychological Association ) While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's teammates. (This story continues here)

(3:44:21 AM) College Realignment: How to "Save" the Big East – Hello, college football/basketball fans! I'm not sure why I really want to save the Big East. As a Temple fan and alum, I have every reason to dislike the Big East and love seeing them get what they have coming to them. I am enjoying every minute of teams leaving the Big East (I even begged for it to happen ). On the other hand, I do like the Big East as a basketball conference. Since I live in ... (This story continues here)

(4:37:39 AM) College Football Odds, Week 6: Texas, UNC, Tennessee Among Early Picks – For the non-fiend, there are really only two interesting kinds of  college football spreads  to talk about: big lines and big movers. The game of the week is the former, but not quite yet the latter. Still, the Oklahoma Sooners opened the week favored by 9.5 over the Texas Longhorns , which has already shrunk to an even 9. Elsewhere in early-week adjustments , the North Carolina Tar Heels have ... (This story continues here)

(4:12:53 AM) College football: Decisions send dominoes falling – Let's throw out a few names to show how dramatically a couple of off-field decisions can affect college football: Tom O'Brien: The North Carolina State head coach, who spent nine years in the Marines, took away Russell... (This story continues here)

(3:47:23 AM) College Football: 5 Greatest Undersized Quarterbacks of All Time – Over the years there have been some amazing quarterbacks in college football that have been, or are, labeled as "undersized."  To put it another way, they are perhaps "vertically challenged." Yet, despite any shortcomings, there are those young men who find a way to step up to the challenge and rise to the level of greatness that few can achieve.  The group of five that I am about to present to ... (This story continues here)

(4:48:33 AM) College football's contenders and pretenders – There can only be one …. national champion that is. (This story continues here)

(4:48:15 AM) COLUMN — Rah-rah? No, college football is about ka-ching, ka-ching – The burlesque show that is college football has gone about as far as it can go. Each fall it arrives clothed in garments of academic integrity (the players are scholar-athletes, don’t you know) only to peel them off one at a time as the year goes on. (This story continues here)

(4:16:54 AM) Daily list: College football coaches on hot seat – The Associated Press compiled a list of the college football coaches on the hottest seats. Here are five of note: (This story continues here)

(4:18:06 AM) College Football Rankings Week 6: 5 Leading Contenders for BCS Title Game – College football is at its finest when there are multiple teams vying for a national title bid. Obviously 2011 is no exception, and having every week mean more than the last is what makes each week more fun to watch. To that end, here are five teams currently hoping they finish the regular season in one of the two top BCS spots. Click the link for a full view of the most recent Coaches' Poll ... (This story continues here)

(4:53:35 AM) Schedule for ranked college football teams – By United Press International This week's schedule for USA Today Coaches' poll ranked college football teams in games Oct. 6-8: (This story continues here)