Army Football Schedules Future Series With Troy and UTSA

On Friday morning both Troy and UTSA announced that they will each have an upcoming series against Army. The Black Knights will play the Trojans four times over 10 years beginning in 2022. November 12th, 2022 at Troy October 14th, 2023 at Army October 19th, 2030 at Army November 22nd, 2031 at Troy This will …

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 …

Every Week is a GIFt – Week 2 Edition

Group of 5 Power Rankings in a GIFfy Sorry people, I’m back. I know, I know…why? Honestly, it is because no one read this the first time so I figure I might as well continue my quest for creating a series of articles with no value. The truth hurts, I know you needed something more …

Every Week is a GIFt – Week 1 Edition

Group of 5 Power Rankings in a GIFfy The Group of 5 has a lot of power rankings. Honestly, I just don't think they can be done without a GIF. How can I accurately describe my feelings on a team without a crappy 3-second video loop? I assure you that if you disagree with your …

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 …

Conference USA on BeIN Sports: In Memoriam

Conference USA's spring football preview recently came out with a litany of information. One of the most notable pieces could easily have gone unnoticed. In its list of television partners, BeIN Sports was absent. This could be a subtle sign of the non-renewal of a contract that was supposed to end after the 2018-19 athletic …

2019 Conference USA QB Preview: UTSA

2019 Conference USA QB Preview: UTSA   Statically speaking, UTSA was the worst offense in Conference USA in 2018. They were dead last in the conference in yards per game, passing yards, rushing yards, points scored, as well as a few more categories. However, there is no need to beat a dead horse, everyone that …

Damnit Las Vegas, Pay Attention to Conference USA At Least A Little

How do I know that Las Vegas, the line setters and the bookies are ignoring this beautiful conference? Look no further than the late season betting lines for this weekend's games. I'll work my way into this, from most to least normal. Old Dominion a de facto 31 point favorite at home against VMI? Sure. …