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 …

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 …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Group of 5 Rivalry Games to Watch

EDITOR'S NOTE: Kevin is not new to football, but he's new to G5 football and wanting to learn by talking and writing about it. First up, a crash course in important G5 rivalries. I may not know a lot about the Group of 5, but I know enough about college football to know this: It is …

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 …

Best Uniforms from Week 12

The college football season is starting to wrap up, so that means many teams were having their Senior Days, where teams tend to break out something new and fresh. This week was no exception. Every week I list off the uniforms I think are some of the best from the week. I traditionally have somewhere …

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? …

Best Uniforms from Week 6

Along with these articles, I will also start a Uniswag-style uniform countdown, but only with the top 3. These will be shared on the F5 Instagram page, which you can follow @forgottenfive. So, how about that Group of 5? Quite a few teams cracking the top 25, and UCF making the top 10. It's about …