As the college football season enters its second full month, we begin to see the cream rise to the top. Only 14 unbeaten teams remain in FBS, so let’s take a quick look at each of them. #1 Alabama is the most un-Nick Saban team in the history of Nick Saban teams at Alabama. The […]

In 2004, ESPN developed a metric known as the Football Power Index, or FPI for short, to forecast the results of college football games and seasons. When evaluating an individual matchup, the FPI determines the favorite and their likelihood of winning as a percentage. In last week’s Virginia Tech – Old Dominion game, the FPI […]

You have seen me discuss the concept of “paycheck games” often in this space: a team from a Group of 5 league or FCS is paid a large sum to come to a Power 5 school’s stadium for a game. Generally, the formula goes “little school comes in, little school gets drubbed by big school, […]

Major college football now has two 900-win teams. Michigan has 944 wins, far and away the most all-time, but their arch-rival is #2 on the list. Ohio State, with a 52-3 win over Rutgers, notched its 900th all-time win. The Buckeyes will probably have some company soon, however. Texas has 899 wins, and Nebraska and […]

When analysts looked at the Atlantic Coast Conference this off-season, the question raised was simply, “who’s going to stand a chance against Clemson?” Several answers were brought up: Miami, Florida State, even North Carolina State. Not too many people mentioned the fellows from Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia Tech only had three starters coming back on defense […]

It’s hard to believe, but the college football regular season (minus Army/Navy) is complete, and now it’s time to announce the winners of the 2017 e-Systems College Football Pool!  In the closest finish in pool history, congratulations to the overall winner: Crimson Gator Crimson Gator  finished the season with 2,599 points.  Just one point behind, […]

The College Football Playoff top four has been set, and with no small amount of controversy – well, regarding the fourth position, anyway. Once again, Ohio State found themselves in the middle of the sea of opinion as to whether they were deserving of a playoff berth. The CFP has only been around for four […]

If you want to right now, there’s lots to talk about regarding college football. Conference championship games, coaching hirings and firings, who will make it into the playoff, and so on. But in the interest of time and getting this email out, I’ll keep it short – and focus on something completely different. That is, […]

The Florida – Florida State game has, in the last three decades, been one of the fiercer rivalries in the country. The Gators and Seminoles have played many games with national implications on the line – and in fact, played twice in the 1996 season, once for the national title. (The Seminoles won the regular […]

Approximately 9 PM Central Time on Saturday night, the college football world was on the verge of seeing something that had happened just once in the history of the game.  Since the advent of the AP poll in 1936, only one time had the teams ranked #1, #2, and #3 in the AP poll all […]