Oh boy, we had a shake up this week. UCF's loss to Tulsa changed everything. Like every week, the site staff voted for the top ten. SMU (last week #4) - The new number one in all of the land is the fighting Sonny Dykes'. They faced off against #25 Memphis in an extremely tight game … Continue reading Forgotten 5 Power Rankings: The Top 10 for Week Four
With all this possible playoff expansion talk, it got me thinking; what would be the worst-case scenario for the Group of Five? Well, it would be where an expanded playoff doesn't include an auto-bid for at least one G5 team. What does that mean for the G5, you might ask? It's time to go our … Continue reading Group of Five Doomsday: Breaking Free From the Power Five
We already talked about how the current College Football Playoff and its four-team bracket was a pseudo-expansion of the previous BCS system, and it didn't solve a whole lot of problems since that expansion still left well over two-thirds of college football teams starting their season with a zero-percent chance of reaching said playoff bracket. … Continue reading What if the College Football Playoff Had 24 Teams in 2018
We already talked about how the current College Football Playoff and its four-team bracket was a pseudo-expansion of the previous BCS system, and it didn't solve a whole lot of problems since that expansion still left well over two-thirds of college football teams starting their season with a zero-percent chance of reaching said playoff bracket. … Continue reading What if the College Football Playoff Had 24 Teams in 2017
We're baaaaaaaaack with more football to watch. We have five AAC games to watch today. Tomorrow is C-USA. Enjoy and stay safe. Houston vs. Tulane 2019 Tulane came into the game 3-1 and Houston was 1-2 needing a win to get back on the right track. D'Eriq King was still the Cougars QB and this … Continue reading Five American Athletic Conference Games to Watch Over The COVID-19 Sports Break
Several months ago, I published my Ideal College Football Structure - a plan for a near complete overhaul of the way college football's season works, coupled with an intensive conference realignment that gets all the teams into geographical alignment. I won't bore you by going over all the details again here though - if you … Continue reading An Ideal College Football Structure: Bowl Season Edition
Alright, I had so much to say about the good things that it made no sense to just keep rambling on and on about the negatives that balance that out. Here in part two, we can go a little bit deeper. Again, these surprises are somewhat relative to preseason expectations, and I'm sure there are … Continue reading Bad Surprises of the Group of Five at the Halfway Mark
First, the good news: It's homecoming this week which means Spirit Splash! Also, UCF has a winning record and a shot at achieving their 2019 goals, albeit a slim one. The bad news? They're on the outside looking in and hoping to find some answers on offense. Following the first of 2 bye weeks due … Continue reading 2019 UCF Knights Football: Mid-Season Assessment
The Cincinnati Bearcats took advantage of Knights mistakes and a raucous Friday night crowd in prime time to hand the Knights their first conference loss since 2016. UCF chose to live by the true freshman quarterback and die by the freshman quarterback. Dillon Gabriel threw for 297 yards and a TD, but 3 interceptions proved … Continue reading UCF Suffers First Conference Loss Since 2016 in Road Battle with Cincinnati Bearcats
EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, this is late, but life happens, ok? Deal with it. You are now free to suffer... err, enjoy Kevin's latest writing. Wow. Just wow. Welcome to the upset party Temple, Eastern Michigan, Air Force, The Citadel (FCS!), BYU (begrudgingly and technically for the second time), and UCF (even though they were … Continue reading I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Four
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