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 …

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 …

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 …

A new punter has arisen in the battle for Sun Belt punting supramecy

The battle for the title of Sun Belt Punting King is still in its infancy, but a new challenger has risen from nowhere to upset the balance of power at the top. The Big Three of Arkansas State's Cody Grace, Georgia State's Brandon Wright and Troy's Tyler Sumpter have been joined by a surging Xavier …

The battle for Sun Belt punting supremacy

The Sun Belt football season finally arrived this past weekend and it did not disappoint. Georgia State shocked the world, Arkansas State battled to the end with SMU and Louisiana-Lafayette and South Alabama had their Power Five opponents sweating to the finish line. It was a perfect primer for the rest of the season and …

Georgia State Runs Away from Tennessee On Strong Day for Sun Belt Teams

The Sun Belt started this weekend with a bit of a moral victory for Texas State, who went on the road and composed themselves well in a 41-7 loss to Texas A&M where the defense looked pretty darn respectable. Then Louisiana came to play against Mississippi State and handled themselves well but couldn't put all …

Dan Ellington is forecasting a big season for Georgia State’s offense

Georgia State quarterback Dan Ellington sees a big season for the Panther offense in 2019. Despite finishing ninth in the Sun Belt in scoring offense at 23.9 points per game last year, Georgia State set a program record for team rushing yards and produced undrafted free agent signee Penny Hart. Ellington believes the pieces will …

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 of the Belt: Ranking the Sun Belt’s Power 5 Resumes

For G5 teams, there are only so many ways outside of head-to-head matchups that you can compare yourself to another school’s resume. The easiest way to show how much better your university is than another is to see how you stack up against the Power 5. I decided to take a look at how the …