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Welcome back! Last week was pretty bad, as I went 45-19 for a .703 win percentage.  Overall, I am 592-181, which is still 76.6%.  Still not too bad.  My goal now is to stay above 75%!  It's rivalry week! And, sadly, the last week of the regular season, as the conference championship games (and Army-Navy) are all that's left on the schedule until bowl season starts.  There are no games against FCS programs this week! NOTE : See Tuesday's Power Rankings for my picks for the Tuesday games. On to the predictions! Thursday, November 28 Ole Miss @ Mississippi State - The Egg Bowls is one of the most contentious rivalries in the South.  The Rebels lead the all-time series 62-45-6, and each team has vacated/forfeited 2 additional wins due to NCAA penalties.  The Bulldogs have won 6 of the last 8, and will probably make it 7 of 9, but the Reb

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! Conference Standings Here is how each conference is doing in overall win percentage: T1 ) Big Ten 90-64.584 T1 ) SEC 90-64 .584 3 ) Big 12 64-46 .582 4 ) AAC 75-56 .573 5) ACC 86-68 .558 6) Pac 12 73-60 .549 7) MWC 72-61 .541 8) SBC 57-53 .518 9) CUSA 73-81 .474 10) MAC 60-72 .455 11) Independents 30-37 .448 I have abandoned my non-conference records since most non-conference games are completed, though there is still a few each week.  I will revisit this at the end of the season. Another way of comparing conferences is by average rank.  Using my Power Rankings (see yesterday's blog), here is how the conferences compare: Conference     Average rank 1. Big 12