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Saturday was an eventful day around the non-BCS universe. I’m not seeing a lot of big upsets though- teams seemed to fall in line with expectations. Houston beat Tulane, despite only being ahead 9 to 6 at the half, TCU won big and BYU won by 10, Troy beat FIU to stay unbeaten in the league, [...] We’ve seen four straight nights of football, and the two most rewarding finishes came in the non-BCS matchups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Granted, the Sun Belt game was a little rough, but the 4th quarter was more compelling than either of the Big East games this week. We made it through 24 mid-season report cards this week, [...] 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 Army Black Knights have muddled through one of the worst schedules in Division 1. Their first two wins came over two teams who are presently a combined 0-11, while losing to the likes of Duke and Tulane. Then in week 6, they surprised a struggling Vanderbilt team (only 1-A win: Rice) with a 16-13 OT win.
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. Here’s the Wyoming post that I referenced before but didn’t actually post when I thought I did. Somehow, I have inadvertently wound up with four Mountain West teams to review today. Completely unintentional, seeing as I just randomized the list and started writing back on Monday morning. Anyway, we now take a look at the Wyoming Cowboys. Wyoming is in the early stages of a breakthrough year, sitting at 4-2, with 3 wins over mid-major teams, and a 3 game win streak to boot.
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. Our Mountain West Marathon concludes, at least for this week, with Air Force (ed note- well, it would have, if I had pushed the publish button on the Wyoming entry). Thanks to a bye week, Air Force and UNLV both have Wyoming as their next game, so this is like two game previews done right here. Air Force has played extremely well this year, and with a little more luck, could honestly have been 6-0. They lost to Minnesota while the Gophers were opening a brand new stadium by 7, lost on the road at Navy in overtime, and went toe-to-toe with TCU last weekend, falling by 3 when they couldn’t recover an onside kick that could have led to a chance to win. But despite the losses, Air Force has plenty of reason to be optimistic going forward.
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. UNLV came into the season with high expectations, with a lot of people picking them 4th or 5th in the MWC and bowl bound. Unfortunately, those expectations haven’t turned into wins, although the Rebels’ schedule has been pretty front-loaded so far. Things started well, sitting at 2-1 after beating Hawaii, but since then they’ve dropped 3 in a row, including games at Wyoming and to in-state rival Nevada.
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. Our mid-season tour of America now brings us to the bottom: quite possibly the team having the overall worst season in America. They’re [...] We didn’t have a fringe game last night, but Cincinnati put on a nice show, bludgeoning South Florida, using their backup QB for much of the game. And we’re stuck with a far less interesting Big East game tonight too. Here on the Fringe, we’ll hopefully be finishing the first week’s worth of midseason report cards- [...] 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. East Carolina began its season with its usual slate of top 25 non-conference games, like they do nearly every season. Things got off to a shaky start, going 1-2 in the early weeks of the season. Since then, a 2-1 conference record has the season stabilized, but not the results that ECU fans hope for and expect.
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 Memphis Tigers are no stranger to slow starts. Starting in 2005, their 6 game records have been 3-3, 1-5, 2-4, and 3-3 last year after a 0-3 start. In every year except the 1-5 start, they’ve wound up in bowl games. Now, they’re sitting at 2-4 but coming off a win against UTEP and hoping that’s the start of some momentum yet again.
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