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A big day for teams near the top of the non-BCS universe. TCU pounded BYU 38-7, Boise State blew out Hawaii on the road, Utah escaped Air Force in overtime, and Houston had its way with SMU. TCU is getting some love nationally as one of the best teams, period, and could move up in the polls [...] Another Saturday arrives where I won’t be in front of the TV & Computer as much as I would like. But the football rolls on, and things are just starting to get interesting in the conference races and chase for bowl bids. Rutgers dealt Army another loss last night, dropping the Black Knights to 3-5 and meaning [...] We swing into Conference USA for our next batch of mid year evaluations. Full disclosure- UCF happens to be my alma mater, so my view is undoubtedly clouded by being too close to things there. Take that for what you will. Let’s see how the new Report Card format is going to work today with a batch of Sun Belt teams. Not as in-depth, but most of the same information is there, just faster… I managed to forget to post anything in this space yesterday- oops. For today, I’m streamlining a bunch of mid-season report cards with a little less commentary. Don’t mean to shortchange anyone, but I don’t want to leave anyone out or drag this out any farther. In case you missed it, UTEP beat Tulsa a couple nights [...] The Mid-Season Report Cards are a subjective look using objective numbers with a look toward the remainder of the season as well. Teams are being reviewed in random order once they reach 6 games. The third of our non-BCS teams that reached 6 games during midweek contests last week, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were made out to be worthless scrubs while they gave Boise State all they could handle a week ago, mostly due to their blowout loss to now-struggling Oklahoma. But fans of non-BCS teams and conferences know that Tulsa is always dangerous and often very good, and have shown flashes of both this season too. They have a bounceback game tonight at UTEP, so consider this Part 1 of a preview there too.
The Mid-Season Report Cards are a subjective look using objective numbers with a look toward the remainder of the season as well. Teams are being reviewed in random order once they reach 6 games. Hey, look, this Boise State bunch is pretty good. Debuting at 4th in the first BCS Poll, the Broncos are the first non-BCS team that meets all the requirements for a realistic shot at a National Championship Game bid- ranked high at the beginning of the season, a couple quality opponents, and winning. Now, I know the college football illuminati are getting nervous about actually putting them in the game, and they’re going to need a lot of help, since I suspect they’ll be the last choice behind the SEC guys, Texas, Iowa, and Cincinnati. They also have to get through a slate of decent-to-good WAC teams without slipping, which could be just as hard.
The Mid-Season Report Cards are a subjective look using objective numbers with a look toward the remainder of the season as well. Teams are being reviewed in random order once they reach 6 games. We got a good look at the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks last Tuesday night when they held off Arkansas State in an important Sun Belt showdown. That win put them into the conference lead, which they now share with Troy at 3-0 in the league. These league wins are vital for Monroe’s postseason chances, as non-conference games with 3 strong BCS league teams are bad for bowl eligibility.
The Mid-Season Report Cards are a subjective look using objective numbers with a look toward the remainder of the season as well. Teams are being reviewed in random order once they reach 6 games. Central Michigan is the only team I haven’t gotten to yet before they played their seventh game. And since the NCAA stats site doesn’t save the week-by-week averages, the numbers are based on 7 games, not the first six, so I apologize if that offends anyone. Right, moving on. The CMU Chippewas are out to one of their best starts ever, now 6-1 and 4-0 in the MAC. They’re now in the drivers seat in the MAC West and really looking like the premiere team in the league, with wins over Michigan State and no conference wins by less than a touchdown.
Been quiet here on the fringe- too quiet. I unintentionally gave myself a three day blogging/twittering exile- but the last thing you care about is excuses… we’re back to work on the mid-season reviews for the schools that finished game 6 this week. I don’t know if we’ll get them all done before they play game [...] |
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