Most Interesting Modern Group of Five Conference Champions: 2013 Rice

During the off-season, Forgotten Five has decided to do some research. We launched a multi-part series looking at some of the Group of Five's most unique conference champions. Teams such as Boise's great teams, the 2004 and 2008 Utah teams, and Hawaii's 2007 team receive so much attention as the Group of Five's greatest teams …

Group of Five Doomsday: Breaking Free From the Power Five

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 …

Geographic Realignment Could Be a Worthwhile Pursuit for the Group of Five

EDITORS NOTE: This topic has recently resurfaced with the study brought out from Old Dominion. While I personally will choose to believe this was primarily a study used to justify the shut-down of wrestling, it has brought geographic realignment - a worthwhile pursuit in my book - back to the table. Here's my thoughts, updated …

Rice Owls vs. Army Black Knights-Preview, TV, Betting and More

Rice Owls (0-0) vs. Army Black Knights (0-0) Start Time: 6:00 PM EST Location: Michie Stadium, West Point, NY TV: CBSSN Line: Army -23.5 FPI: Army 95.7% O/U: 50 Series: Rice leads 4-3 with one tie Rice The Owls are coming off a 2-11 season where they won their first game against Prairie View A&M and their last game against Old Dominion. …

Group of Five Bowl Droughts: Who’ll Break the Streak in 2019?

There are 16 FBS programs who haven't been to a bowl game since the 2015 season or earlier. Of those, 12 are Group of Five programs. The Power Five will remain at the top of the heap, at least until Les Miles gets things turned around at Kansas (10 seasons and counting, Viva la Mangino!). …

An Ideal College Football Structure, Part 3: The New Group of 5

In the previous entries of this series, I explained my idea for a complete rebuild of college football. Part one covered the new rules, and part two detailed which teams would comprise the new Power 5 conferences and provided some examples of what schedules would look like under this new system. Today's final volume will be …

Group of Five Teams With the Most Interesting 2019 Schedules

Interesting has a nice, broad definition so I went with that word choice. I tripped down a scheduled rabbit hole the other day and started noticing some interesting patterns, so I thought other people might be as weird as me and want to know about them as well. I've not gone into equal detail about …

2019 Conference USA QB Preview: Rice

2019 Conference USA QB Preview: Rice   Despite Rice’s 2-11 2018 record, last year was a step in the right direction and I am looking for Rice to take another step in 2019. It is no secret that Rice has never been a powerhouse football program, but from 2006-2014 Rice went to 5 bowl games, …

Best Uniforms from Week 13

Our time just keeps on winding down until the end of the season, the Army-Navy game, and the Playoff. So now's the time to soak it all up. Dive into stats, make some bowl predictions, and take a look at some uniforms. There was a great lineup from this weekend. Like last week, there are …

Forgotten5’s Week 8 Bottom 10: Bad Teams, Bad Mixed Drinks

Here at Forgotten5, we like to tell the untold stories of Group of 5 successes and heartwarming moments. However, we'd be remiss if we didn't also cover the other things that provide warmth to G5 fans everywhere during these increasingly brisk autumnal evenings. Like dumpster fires. Or extremely poorly conceived mixed drinks from that broke-ass …