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Power Rankings 11/19/24

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Welcome Back! Personal Note : I apologize for not getting my TWIF Notes published yesterday, but I have decided to end that particular blog, as it simply takes up too much of my time. If any of you liked it, or if it was your favorite, I apologize. I hope you understand. I am also considering making this my last year of doing this blog in-season as a regular feature, and I'm still undecided on my whether I will continue my preseason team and conference previews. Moving back into full time teaching has put a strain on my time. Before I present my Power Rankings, this week continues those maddening mid-week games. But I think this is the last of them! Here are my picks for tonight's games. Tuesday, November 19 Akron @ Kent State - The Zips lead the series 36-28-2, winning 31-27 last year, but the Golden Flashes have won 4 of the last 5, and 5 of the last 7 played in Kent (since 2010), including the last 2. These are 2 of the worst teams in the FBS (see my rankings below), but Akr
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Paul's Picks Week 12

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Welcome Back! Last week wasn't quite as bad as the week before, but still way below my usual standards, as I was 34-16, a winning percentage of just 68%. There are 55 games this week, five more than last week. Games are much harder to predict now that we have moved into conference play, where there are all these rivalries. Overall, I am 501-175, a percentage of 74.1%, and a decrease of 0.5% from last week. I'm now below 75% overall, which means I will probably finish there unless I have a really good week or 2. So far, I am 5-1 after the early games, which is a good start. Thanks MACtion! So... on with the picks! Thursday, November 14 East Carolina @ Tulsa - The Golden Hurricane lead the series 9-8, winning the last 4 (since 2016), but the Pirates own a win in the 2008 CUSA CG. Tulsa needs 1 more win to match last year's 4 wins, and ECU needs 1 more win to make a bowl and actually triple last year's 2 wins. The Pirates have won their last 2 games. ECU wins. Friday, Nove
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Odds and Ends 11/13/24

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Welcome Back! Before I get to this week's interesting tidbits, there are some games being played tonight. Wednesday, November 13 Kent State @ Miami, Oh - The Redhawks have dominated this series to the tune of a 52-18 lead, winning the last 2, and 4 of the last 5, but the Golden Flashes have been almost even (8-9) since 2006. However, KSU just may be the worst team in the FBS, as they are losing games by an average of more than 30 ppg, and only in a 2-point loss to Ball State have they lost to an FBS team by less than 19 points (even lost to an FCS team by 6). Miami wins big. Akron @ Northern Illinois - The Huskies lead the series 12-6, winning 7 of the last 8, but the Zips won the last time these teams played each other in DeKalb. In addition, Akron owns a win in the 2005 MAC CG. These teams have only played 17 times since 1987 (other meeting was in 1966). The Zips got an upset win over Eastern Michigan a couple of weeks ago, and the Huskies have been so inconsistent, winning games
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