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Welcome Back! On Wednesdays I have my  Odds and Ends .  This is where I present interesting statistics that you can't easily find elsewhere. Enjoy! Inter-conference results   So far, most teams haven't started playing yet, but this is what we have after 11 games. For these purposes, all Independents (even Notre Dame) are considered G5. Here are the results of all out-of-conference games. Overall ACC 2-0 SEC 1-0 Big Ten 1-0 CUSA 1-0 MWC 3-2 Independents 0-2 FCS 0-4 Vs FBS SEC 1-0 Big Ten 1-0 MWC 2-2 Independents 0-2 FCS 0-4 Vs P5 MWC 0-2 Vs G5 MWC 2-0 SEC 1-0 Big Ten 1-0 Independents 0-2 FCS 0-2 Vs FCS ACC 2-0 MWC 1-0 CUSA 1-0 Intra-conference results There have been no cross division games yet. Undefeated/Winless teams I will begin this feature after next 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   None of my picks pl

Welcome Back! With Week Zero having only 11 games, and none of the top 47 teams playing, there was very little movement in the Power Rankings this week. The biggest change was Illinois and Wyoming swapping places at numbers 87 and 90. Nobody else moved more than 2 spots.  Something new this year (if I can remember to do it every week) is that I will show you what the previous ranking was, in addition to continuing to point out the biggest movers.  Anyway, here are my rankings from 1 to 131: Rank Team LW 1 Alabama 1 2 Ohio State 2 3 Georgia 3 4 Clemson 4 5 Michigan 5 6 Texas A&M 6 7 Utah 7 8 Notre Dame 8 9 Cincinnati 9 10 Oklahoma State 10 11 Wisconsin 11 12 Oklahoma 12 13 Iowa 13 14 BYU 14 15 Baylor 15 16 NC State 16 17 Pittsburgh 17 18 Penn State 18 19 Oregon 19 20 LSU 20 21 Appalachian State 21 22 Boise State 22 23 Florida 23 24 Miami, Fl 24 25 UCF 25 26 USC 26 27 Kentucky 27 28 Wake Forest 28 29 Michigan State 29 30 Air Force 30 31 Houston 31 32 Auburn 32 33 San Diego State 33 3

Welcome Back! What an exciting opening weekend of football, even if it was a bit sparse. We had some expected results, but we also had some surprises. Let's get to the recaps! WKU struggled a bit with Austin Peay, pulling away late to win 38-27. This may only have been opening week jitters, but it may portend an arduous season for the Hilltoppers. Fortunately, they were able to pull out the victory, but they'll have a much more difficult task next week on the road against Hawaii.  Northwestern overcame a double-digit deficit (twice!) to defeat Nebraska 31-28 in Dublin, Ireland. What I saw was poor tackling on the part of the Nebraska defense, and several passes bouncing off the hands of the Cornhusker receivers. The Wildcats ran wild through the Huskers' defense, especially in the 4th quarter, rolling up 527 total yards (214 on the ground) for the game, winning the turnover battle 3-1 and dominating the TOP. Nebraska is now 5-21 in one score games under HC Scott Frost, 3

Welcome Back! College Football is back! The first games are in 2 days, and it's a rather sparse weekend, hence the "Week Zero" moniker.  Last year, I finished at 73.6%, which was   below my usual average (I'm usually around 75%).  You should know that I only only pick who wins, not against the spread.  I'm not into gambling, and I certainly wouldn't use my picks to gamble with (if you do, that's on  YOU! ). I don't have inside information, I don't scour injury reports, I don't have a research staff, and this isn't my full time job; it's just a hobby, but I have been following college football for right around 50 years, and I've seen a lot of it.  In this space each week, I will update you on my picking percentage, and whether it went up or down from the previous week.  My goal each year is to be correct 80% of the time over a full season, but I've never actually achieved that.  Most years, I'm right around 75%, but I think