The term "upset" is a dirty word in the world of the Group of 5. It's proven every year through the non-conference schedule and Bowl season. Group of Five teams can hang with the Big Boys. Look at games like Georgia St. vs. Auburn last year. Or San Diego St. vs. Utah. Or Bowling Green … Continue reading Gee, Five G5 Wins Over P5 Opponents
99 Things – #17 The Western Kentucky Hilltopper
We could not go through this whole series without talking about the best mascot in all of college football. Anyone who disagrees with this sentiment and I am sorry you feel that way. Western Kentucky has seen numerous talented players come through the program but none are more synonymous with the university than Big Red. … Continue reading 99 Things – #17 The Western Kentucky Hilltopper
Mountain West Four-Pack Preview
1 - Can Boise Regain Footing? https://twitter.com/BroncoSportsFB/status/1537540525766631425?s=20&t=jIl4iYW46NjDOeqQZxwgbw Boise State has been the head master program of the Mountain West for the better part of two decades, but several turnovers at head coach over that span has seemingly allowed some foes in the conference to play catch up to the Broncos. After a disappointing 2021 campaign … Continue reading Mountain West Four-Pack Preview
MAC Four-Pack Preview
1 - Northern Illinois Repeat? https://twitter.com/NIU_Football/status/1477385237428682754?s=20&t=ESkkv0BVMGg-pZ34qiEF3A Last season, Northern Illinois rose from the basement to win the conference championship behind head coach Thomas Hammock and a run heavy attack. So, is Northern Illinois a clear favorite to repeat? Not exactly. Northern Illinois returns starting quarterback Rocky Lombardi and plenty of defensive starters from last season, … Continue reading MAC Four-Pack Preview
99 Things – #32 UCF’s Resurgance
We are only 32 days away from the start of the college football season. Conference media days have helped bring the juice and excitement back. Today's topic is one of the most polarizing teams in college football. UCF is one team college football fans love to hate. Most of the hate goes back to their … Continue reading 99 Things – #32 UCF’s Resurgance
99 Things – #44 Jake Haener
Group of five quarterbacks rarely get the love and recognition they deserve but one player might be better than most of the power five quarterbacks (Justin will appreciate this post). Fresno State's Jake Haener is an excellent quarterback who has proven his ability on the field time and time again. Haener actually entered the transfer … Continue reading 99 Things – #44 Jake Haener
Don’t realign. Combine.
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
The Walk-On Redshirts 