Any minute now we are going to hear that six schools - Charlotte, UTSA, North Texas, Rice, Florida Atlantic and UAB - have officially left Conference USA for the American Athletic Conference. Which means that any minute now, the landscape of college athletics (but most importantly college football) is going to change. This begs one … Continue reading Don’t realign. Combine.
Good news bad new5
Welcome to this week’s Good news bad new5 column. Scroll down to see how many G5 teams I think are better than Iowa. Spoiler alert: More than one.AACGood news: Cincinnati did the thing again.Look, there were 3 AAC games this past weekend. Memphis beat a bad Navy team, Cincinnati beat a not-nearly-as-good-as-they-were-with-Dillon-Gabriel UCF team by … Continue reading Good news bad new5
Good news bad new5
Welcome to this week’s Good news bad new5 column. I spent the weekend in Mississippi. Had to get the pulse of Southern Miss fans as they played Alabama. Let's just say, Brett Favre and Frank Gore Jr.'s father could've suited up and it wouldn't have given Eagles fans any more optimism heading into that game. … Continue reading Good news bad new5
DEAR GROUP OF FIVE OFFICIALS
College Football is my favorite sport, but its competition is deeply flawed. There is arguably nothing worse in sports than the FBS’ two-class system and beauty contest rules. The best part about the recently proposed 12-team playoff format is that it awards automatic berths to the top six conference champions without regard to P5/G5 labels. … Continue reading DEAR GROUP OF FIVE OFFICIALS
Good news bad new5: Week 3
Welcome to this week's Good news bad new5 column. There is a lot to unpack from last weekend's college football action. The main takeaway )aside from the highway robbery that took place in Memphis) is probably Fresno State's dramatic 40-37 win over UCLA, establishing them as a factor in the Mountain West and very likely … Continue reading Good news bad new5: Week 3
Solving the realignment riddle
Oklahoma and Texas deciding a couple months ago to leave the Big 12 for the SEC sent shockwaves throughout college sports. Anyone who thought the shuffling would stop there were probably surprised that BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincinnati have left their respective positions to join the Big 12. (Though they shouldn't have been.)Whether it was … Continue reading Solving the realignment riddle
Good news bad new5
As a Florida St. football fan, I appreciate you respecting my privacy over the past couple of days. Now on to the weekend that was and will be in G5 play.AACGood news: The conference has a great team at the top and some depth.Whether Cincinnati can make it to the playoffs is yet to be … Continue reading Good news bad new5
Good news bad new5
Welcome to this week's installment of Good news bad new5, a column devoted to all things G5. There is a lot to unpack after a full slate of games last weekend. So let's take a look at that half full and half empty glass that is college football. (Analogies are hard.) AACGood news: UCF is … Continue reading Good news bad new5
Good news bad new5: Week 0/1 Notebook
Now that Week Zero is in the books, it is time for a slightly more data-driven "Good news bad new5". Last week I offered an overarching preview of the Group of 5 (which you can read here). Each week I will preview the G5 landscape, trying to highlight some of the more newsworthy teams and … Continue reading Good news bad new5: Week 0/1 Notebook
The Walk-On Redshirts 