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Welcome Back! Last week was not a good week as I was only 46-16, or 74.2%.  After 4 weeks, I am 234-58 for a winning percentage of .801, which is still pretty good, but it looks like I'm heading toward being below 80%.  Upsets will do that to my percentage, especially when I pick the wrong ones.  On to the games! Thursday, September 27 UNC @ Miami, Fla - The Tar Heels got a win last week, but I'm not sure they can replicate that feat on the road at Miami.  Hurricanes move to 4-1. Friday, September 28 Memphis @ Tulane - The Tigers should have no problems with the Green Wave as they even their conference record. UCLA @ Colorado - I'm tempted to pick the upset here because the Bruins are coming in off a bye.  But so are the Buffalos.  Colorado stays undefeated. Saturday, September 29 Indiana @ Rutgers - The Scarlet Knights are a terrible team.  The Hoosiers should win this one easily. Louisiana @ Alabama - Tide rolls. (I know yo...

Welcome Back! Here at Odds and Ends, I plan to look at some stats, trends, storylines, etc. as they play out.  I will also give my opinion on some issues, but you can take that for what it's worth. LIR Let's start with the Last Interception Race (LIR).  In this space, I will be chronicling who has the most attempts without an interception.  After week 4, the list looks very different.  Here are the top 5: 1. Brett Rypien, Boise State- 112 2. Joe Burrow, LSU- 106 3. Peyton Bender, Kansas- 89 4. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama- 80 5. Blake LaRussa, ODU- 68 I think this will be a fun race to watch!  I wonder how far we will get into the season until everyone has an interception? All Wins and No Wins This is where I will list all the teams that are still undefeated, and all the teams that are winless.  These lists will get smaller as the season goes on, of course. Undefeated Alabama Buffalo California Cincinnati Clemson ...

Welcome Back! We have now had 4 full weeks college football, and the rankings are shaking up a little, especially in the middle. We will explore the rankings a little, and what they mean. First, a few clarifications about the rankings.  I assign a point value to each win and loss.  Depending on how far away a team is from the ones above or below, and how those teams did, a team may move up or down, or may not move at all.  For example, despite FSU's loss to Virginia Tech in week 1, they did not move down.  This was due to the fact that they played a quality opponent, and that they had a relatively large lead over the team behind them, Boise State.  That difference has been whittled to almost nothing, and another loss, assuming the teams below them win, could drop them 2-4 spaces. Some general observations: The only change in the top 15 was Ohio State and Oklahoma switching places.  There is one tie: Colorado State and Ru...