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 …

Colorado State’s Hire of Steve Addazio Doesn’t Meet the Eye Test

Colorado State hired Steve Addazio not long after Boston College recently fired him. While the hire is logical for one of the Mountain West's more consistent programs, the Rams could have done better. I am a huge fan of Addazio and the energy he coaches with, but his body of work leaves much to be desired. …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Five

Three additions to the upset party this week! SMU brought the Iron Skillet home in dominating fashion over a ranked TCU. Appalachian State took a field goal block to wrap up a strong victory over UNC. Lastly, San Jose State took down an SEC opponent for the first time ever in a win over Arkansas. …

Top 3 Uniforms of Week 4

We’ve had a contender for game of the year in the group of 5, Tulane vs Houston, where my pick to win the AAC came back to win the game with a beautiful last second play. That game also had the best G5 uniform this week, the Tulane blue-out. 1. Tulane Green Wave Tulane brought …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Four

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 …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Week One Games to Watch

After the unbelievable outcome of the Hawai'i game (and let us be honest, the more sloppy but nearly as close Florida game too), my already annoyingly high excitement for the season is amped up to another level! So much so that I dug through the upcoming week games involving Group of Five teams and have …

The Complete Catalog of G5 College Football Uniform Changes

As football season dawns upon us, now's a good time to review what's happened this offseason in a UniWatch style preview. From a uniform perspective, this has been far from average. New uniforms are popping up left and right... so quickly that trying to write a new article about all of them would be absolutely …

A Flavor For Every Mountain West Football Team

"You, peasant, go get some snow from the mountains," Alexander the Great might've commanded many years ago, "and fetch a bit of honey and nectar while you're at it!"  Alexander enjoyed his ice cream, likely as much as he enjoyed his conquests of Persia. Alexander The Great, Marco Polo, and George Washington all loved their …

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 …

How the Mountain West Wants The Rest Of The Season To Go

The Mountain West is nearly done with its season, only three more weeks. There are some clear winners, and some clear losers. But what is the best ending for the conference as a whole? It's that a ranked 11-1 team makes a NY6. But who should it be? What about the rest of the conference? …