TWIF Notes 8/23/21

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Welcome Back!

Today starts my normal in-season schedule, as I have finished all of my previews (check out my Previews Parts I through XXV in my previous 25 blogs), and it is finally GAME WEEK!

In case you are new, and not one of my three faithful readers, let me go through what you can expect from me during the season.  Obviously, this week will be slightly different.

On Mondays, I have my TWIF Notes.  This is just a (very) brief recap of all the games that took place the previous weekend.  I don't have a research staff, and I don't have 12 TVs in my living room, so you won't get an in depth analysis of every game.  Besides, I don't have that kind of time, and anyway, you can find that elsewhere.  What you will get is my unique perspective of what the wins and losses mean for each team, and how they might affect their season, and the occasional interesting statistic. Like I said, the recaps will be brief, usually just a sentence or two, because who has time to read an in-depth analysis of every game?  And obviously, more important games will get more attention, while games against FCS teams will mostly just get a score- unless the FBS team loses. I should mention that TWIF stands for "This Week In Football".

On Tuesdays, I will reveal my updated Power Rankings, and list the biggest movers, both those moving up, and those moving down.  I use my own formula, and for the early part of the season, it is heavily weighted on my preseason points.  As we get toward midseason, I will begin to drop these off, one by one, until all preseason points are removed, and the rankings are based solely on a team's performance this season. A large component of my rankings are strength of schedule, which again, is my own formula.

On Wednesdays is Odds and Ends.  This is where I present interesting statistics that you can't easily find elsewhere.  Well, at least I find them interesting. These include:

Interconference results- which conference has the best OOC record (and which division)
Intraconference results- how do the divisions do against each other within each conference
Last Interception Race (LIR)- which QB will be the last to throw an INT
Undefeated/Winless teams- Starting week 2, I keep a running list of undefeated and winless teams throughout the season, updated each week
Bowl eligible/eliminated- Starting midseason, I keep a running list of teams as they reach bowl eligibility (6+ wins) or are eliminated from bowl eligibility (7+ losses)
Updates on my playoff picks- After I reveal my picks this Wednesday, I will update them each week
Games I'm excited about- I will give a brief preview with key questions about big games that week

On Thursdays, I give you Paul's Picks, my picks for every game taking place that week, and sometimes will include my reasoning, be it sound or just a gut feeling.

I hope you enjoy my format, but feel free to offer suggestions in the comments. Follow me on Twitter: @pbanderson

Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!


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