Welcome to this week's Gee, Five Thoughts. Who is ready for midweek CUSA action?? Thursday has two CUSA games and an AAC barnburner between Temple and Tulsa. But before we get to those games, let's take a look at the week that was in the world of the Group of 5. Best Game You Probably … Continue reading Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 4
G5 Top 25 – Week 4
One of the biggest early season stories in college football is the success of the Pac....however many. And, honestly, it is good to see. For one, we don't have to talk about an east coast bias for the time being. But while the nation is talking about Oregon and Colorado and USC and Washington, I'm … Continue reading G5 Top 25 – Week 4
Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 3
My apologies for the tardiness, as I'm sure we are all on to Week 4. But the real job had to take a bit of precedence this week. Plus, I like the idea that we just finished up the quarter mark of the season and no more. So with that in mind, let me offer … Continue reading Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 3
G5 Top 25 – Week 3
Well that was an interesting Saturday if you are a fan of Group of 5 football. Let's ignore the fact that my #1 team last week got drubbed 63-10 in Columbus. (Please? I have to maintain a shred of credibility here.) There were some very impressive performances, perhaps more so by the Mountain West than … Continue reading G5 Top 25 – Week 3
Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 2
Welcome Group of Five Hive. I'm trying a more streamline approach to my Gee, Five Thoughts column. My Group of 5 Top 25 column talks about a lot of teams all at once. Here, I want to focus on the best (and worst) in the world of the G5. I'll talk about what I viewed … Continue reading Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 2
G5 Top 25 – Week 2
This may come as a shock to a lot of you, but the Walk-On Redshirts G5 Top 25 is not the same as the AP Poll. This world lives in its own vacuum and is independent of the Power 5 conferences. That's a very important point for us all to consider when establishing criteria for … Continue reading G5 Top 25 – Week 2
Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 1
Week One is done in the world of the Group of 5, which can mean only one thing. It's time for gross overreactions!! That's right. I could have written a column simply stating that Texas St. will be going to the Cotton Bowl. UTSA is really bad. (More on those two teams later.) South Alabama … Continue reading Gee, Five Thoughts – Week 1
G5 Top 25 – Week 1
How does one establish a Top 25 ranking for the Group of Five after only one week? It's an interesting exercise to be sure. Some teams were projected to be serious threats to represent the G5 in a NY6 bowl game but ran into buzzsaws (Boise St. and South Alabama). Some had golden opportunities to … Continue reading G5 Top 25 – Week 1
Gee, Five Thoughts (Week Zero version)
As the resident Group of Five contributor, I feel like it is my duty to encapsulate a Week Zero that had at least one Group of Five member playing in each FBS game. Week Zero was mozzarella sticks. Allow me to explain. Everyone loves mozzarella sticks. Very enjoyable for what they are, but not enough … Continue reading Gee, Five Thoughts (Week Zero version)
Gee, Five Darkhorses
There is a lot of unknown in the world of the Group of 5 heading into this season. I mean, a lot. But that's kinda what makes this level of football so exciting. Think about last year at this time and where G5 Darling Tulane was at. They were coming off a 2-10 season and … Continue reading Gee, Five Darkhorses