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I started the season 5-0, but it would be a miracle for me to continue to get every game right, but let's see how it goes. Aug 31 UCF over FIU Wake Forest over Presbyterian Cincinnati over Austin Peay Minnesota over Buffalo Ga St over Tenn St Toledo over Elon C Mich over Rhode Island Okla St over Tulsa UConn over Holy Cross Utah over N Dakota Ohio St over Indiana Arkansas over Fla A&M Memphis over La Monroe Idaho over Sacramento St Ariz St over New Mexico St Sep 1 Army over Fordham E Mich over Charlotte Syracuse over Central Conn Washington over Rutgers Navy over FAU Colo St over Colorado Wisconsin over Utah St Boston College over N Illinois Sep 2 Clemson over Kent St Penn St over Akron Texas over Maryland Illinois over Ball St Iowa over Wyoming Mich St over Bowling Green Missouri over Missouri St North Carolina over California Miami, Fla over Bethune-Cookman Pitt over Youngstown St Oregon St over Portland St Air Force over VMI S Caroli

The debate has raged for many years, and no consensus has been reached: What is the purpose of school?  The obvious answer would seem to be to educate students.  But is this really what is wanted, or needed? Many people believe the purpose of school is to train workers.  Or, put another way, train students to enter the workforce.  Business leaders, especially, often espouse this point of view, and their concerns are valid.  Students must be ready to enter the workforce upon graduation from high school or college, as this will be the only way they can support themselves and contribute to society.  But is this the true purpose of high school or college?  Shouldn't businesses train their own workforce, rather than farming this out to the schools?  There are plenty of fine technical schools designed specifically to teach a trade, and many businesses have excellent training programs, but to hear some tell it, all students should be trained for a job.  It is a requirement now that stud

Below are the updated power rankings after the first weekend of college football.  Of course, there is very little change, as there were only 5 games played.  You may also perceive that in my system, playing a game is preferential to being idle.  That being said, the more games played, the more accurate these will be (I hope!).  On with the countdown: 1. Stanford 2. Alabama 3. Ohio St 4. FSU 5. Oklahoma 6. Clemson 7. USC 8. Wisconsin 9. Okla St 10. LSU 11. Penn St 12. Auburn 13. Washington 14. Louisville 15. Georgia 16. Michigan 17. Florida 18. Oregon 19. TCU       BYU 21. Notre Dame 22. Kansas St 23. Miami, Fla 24. Va Tech 25. Boise St       USF 27. Texas 28. Texas A&M 29. West Virginia 30. Utah 31. Nebraska 32. Northwestern 33. Tennessee 34. Arkansas 35. Baylor 36. UCLA 37. NC State 38. Ga Tech 39. S Carolina 40. Iowa 41. Pitt 42. Houston 43. Wash St 44. N Carolina 45. Mich St 45. Miss St 47. Navy 48. San Diego St 49. Toledo 50.

This will be a pretty short blog, with only 5 games this week.  The winners will be: Colorado St over Oregon St 4BYU over Portland St Hawaii over UMass USF over San Jose St Stanford over Rice Feel free to tell me how wrong I'm going to be in the comments section. Until next time, may your day and loved ones be blessed!

The purpose of today's blog is to finish 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE SEASON STARTS THIS SATURDAY, SO I AM DOUBLING UP MY PICKS.   Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they fin ish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it! Big 10 East 1. Ohio State 2. Penn State 3. Michigan 4. Michigan State 5. Indiana 6. Maryland 7. Rutgers West 1. Wisconsin 2. Northwestern 3. Nebraska     Iowa 5. Minnesota 6. Purdue 7. Illinois SEC West 1. Alabama 2. Auburn 3. LSU 4. Texas A&M 5. Arkansas 6. Ole Miss     Mississippi State East 1. Flori

The purpose of today's blog is to continue 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE SEASON STARTS THIS FRIDAY, SO I AM TRIPLING UP MY PICKS.   Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they fin ish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it! Big 12 1. Oklahoma 2. Oklahoma State 3. Kansas State 4. Texas 5. TCU 6. West Virginia 7. Baylor 8. Texas Tech 9. Iowa State 10. Kansas PAC 12 South 1. USC 2. UCLA 3. Utah 4. Colorado 5. Arizona State 6. Arizona North 1. Washington 2. Stanford 3. Oregon 4. Washington State 5. Oregon State 6. California Power

The purpose of today's blog is to continue 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE SEASON STARTS THIS FRIDAY, SO I AM TRIPLING UP MY PICKS.   Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they fin ish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it! Mountain West Conference Mountain 1. Boise State 2. Colorado State 3. Wyoming 4. Air Force 5. New Mexico 6. Utah State West 1. San Diego State 2. Hawaii 3. Nevada 4. UNLV 5. Fresno State 6. San Jose State AAC East 1. South Florida 2. UCF 3. Temple 4. Cincinnati 5. East Carolina 6. UConn West 1. Memphis 2. Ho

The purpose of today's blog is to continue 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they finish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it! MAC West 1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Northern Illinois 4. Central Michigan 5. Eastern Michigan 6. Ball State East 1. Ohio 2. Miami, Ohio 3. Bowling Green 4. Akron 5. Kent State 6. Buffalo Power Rankings 89. Utah St 88. Marshall 87. Army 86. Georgia Southern 85. California 84. Middle Tennessee St 83. Cincinnati 82. Iowa St 81. Troy 80. Wyoming That's it for now.  Tomorrow will be the Mountain

The purpose of today's blog is to continue 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they are now.  I will update these power rankings each week. I will not be giving any indication of why teams are where they are, or why I picked where they finish in the conference, nor will I divulge my formula.  So...let's get to it! Conference USA East 1. Western Kentucky 2. Old Dominion 3. Middle Tennessee State 4. Marshall 5. Florida Atlantic 6. Florida International 7. Charlotte West 1. La Tech 2. UTSA 3. Southern Miss 4. Rice 5. North Texas 6. UTEP 7. UAB Power Rankings 109. Ball St 108. East Carolina 107. Kansas 106. Coastal Carolina 105. San Jose St 104. Hawaii 103. Bowling Green 102. South Alabama 101. Illinois 100. Nevada

Forgive me for being gone so long, but I've been rather busy.  You see, I moved on July 22, and am still unpacking and setting up.  In fact, we just finished setting up the kitchen today, so now I can get back to making dinners.  In addition, I have been subbing for the last 3+ weeks for the band director at Lumpkin County HS, where my youngest is a student.  That ended this last Friday, but I'm subbing for a different teacher on Monday. Fortunately, I have found a job teaching 5th grade Math for the 21st Century After School Program at Long Branch Elementary School.  That starts the day after Labor Day.  I will also continue to sub when called. Anyway, the purpose of today's blog is to start 11 straight days of college football forecasts.  Each day, I will give my prediction for how a conference will FINISH , and I will rank ALL teams according to my power rankings.  The power rankings are not a prediction of where teams will finish, but an indication of where they ar