Finally, it's here. Week 13. Rivalry week. The last week for teams to earn a spot in their conference championship game. One last week for wild upsets and for teams to try to earn bowl eligibility. Last week saw some teams with resume boosting wins, while others saw their hopes for the season pushed further... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week 12
Last week saw a few major games between teams vying for places among the top of the group of 5 conferences, the biggest probably being the Friday night game between Fresno State and Boise State. Between that game, Troy winning at Georgia Southern, Cincinnati taking down USF, and some upsets, we have some adjustments to... Continue Reading →
Group of 5 Power Rankings: Week 11
In the week 11 rankings for the 2018 college football season, the AP Poll had UCF ranked #11, Utah State was #14, Fresno State was #16 and Cincinnati was #25. The AP Poll also had small conference teams UAB, San Diego State, Army, Buffalo, Boise State and Houston in others receiving votes. There is no... Continue Reading →
The Future of College Football:Â Power 5 Conferences
Everyone seems to think the future of college football will have 4 so-called superconferences with 16 teams each that will be essentially what the Power 5 are now. To which I say, why? If the playoff is expanding to 8 teams, why would we need to restrict how many major conferences there are? Everyone seems... Continue Reading →