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Welcome back! Last week was pretty bad, as I went 37-18 for a .673 win percentage.  Overall, I am 433-125, which is still 77.6%.  Still not too bad, but I'm still below 80%, and I'm afraid I'll probably stay there for the rest of the season.  My goal now is to stay above 75%!  There are a lot of interesting games this week as most teams have finished their non-conference slate, but there are a few still remaining.  There is only one game against an FCS program this week. I will be out of town this weekend (another marching competition...), so I will be keeping up with scores by phone, and occasionally seeing part of a game here and there. On to the predictions! Thursday, October 31 West Virginia @ Baylor - The Bears are still undefeated, and both teams are coming out of an off week.  The biggest win for the Mountaineers so far has been a ro

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. Anyway, let's get into this week's statistics! LIR Ah... it's all over.  Every QB who qualifies has thrown an INT.  Until next season... Conference Standings Here is how each conference is doing in overall win percentage: 1) Big 12 47-29 .618 2) Big Ten 68-43 .613 3) AAC 57-37 .606 4) SEC 65-45 .591 5) ACC 63-44 .589 6) Pac 12 54-41 .568 7) MWC 52-41 .559 8) SBC 38-35 .521 9) CUSA 51-58 .468 10) MAC 43-55 .439 11) Independents 17-29 .370 Independents went a combined 0-5 last week. I have abandoned my non-conference records (see last week's Odds and Ends) since most non-conference games are completed.  I will revisit this at the end of the season. Another way of comparin