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 …

Re-Ranking the Group of Five Upsets from the 2019 Season

Now that we are finishing out the regular season, it seemed worthwhile to take a look back at all of the instances of Group of Five teams defeating Power Five teams, and re-assessing how surprising the upsets would be now based on how each team's season has played out since.   SURPRISE LEVEL: VERY LOW …

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

It is really hard to believe that it is week ten already! What a crazy season it has been so far! The uncertainty of which teams will do well early in the year, which led to a lot of "Games to watch" being unexpectedly lopsided...is replaced by a smaller group of compelling games, as the …

Good Surprises of the Group of Five at the Halfway Mark

It's more or less halfway, just work with me here. It's been yet another interesting season of college football, so why not take some time to assess which teams have been the biggest surprises in both good and bad ways from each conference in the Group of Five/ First, let's rank the conferences: American Mountain …

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. …

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 …

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 vs. Power Five Matchups We’d Like To See Resume

Southern Methodist versus Baylor - This is an interesting one that got thrown off a bit by history. Baylor has won the last 13 meetings in the series, but their lead in the overall series is only 39-36-7. That would mean that as of the last time that Southern Methodist beat these Bears - right before …