G’s Expectation or What to Watch During the Long Labor Day Weekend

Greetings, oh great and wonderful fans, we are finally at a full week of college football. Last week’s 14 games were a great warmup that delivered what they should have. But now, it’s all in. 131 games over 5 days should keep us all pretty busy. Of the 261 Division I teams, only 13 aren’t …

G’s Explanation or What Did We Learn in Week 0?

Greetings and happy Monday! Last Saturday, we had the feeling of relief when college football finally restarted. While there were only 14 games, there were some pretty interesting storylines. Let’s jump in: ….. In the FCS/FCS games, Steph F Austin and Jacksonville St met and the Gamecocks (JAX) trounced the Lumberjacks (SFA) 42-17 in a …

G’s Expectation or What to Watch Week 0

It’s a little cooler of late, at least once in a while. The days are getting just a little bit shorter. High Schools are back (or almost back) in session and their football seasons have kicked off (or will shortly). The NFL preseason is in full swing. That’s right, oh good and faithful college football …

G’s Exploration or The Final Preseason Post

Greetings oh great and wonderful college football fans as we are a week away from the first game of the 2022-23 season. At noon (all times Eastern), Austin Peay, of the FCS ASUN league, will invade Conference USA’s W Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky (not to be confused with the MACs Bowling Green in Bowling …

G’s Exploration or We’re Down to the Penultimate Preseason SOS Conference

Welcome back college football fans. We’re getting close now: the NFL preseason is teasing us and college camps are in session. There’s some trash talking already and, my absolute favorite: the initial AP poll is out and the pundits are simultaneously saying it’s ridiculous to have a preseason poll (they are right) and why this …

G’s Exploration or Which Conference Is Third in Scheduling?

Welcome back oh great and wonderful college football fans! So far, we’ve reviewed 23 Division I conferences, including the independents, from the Pioneer League through the 4th most difficult conference (as measured by the GCR Preseason Strength of Schedule algorithm), the ACC. There are just 3 left and 16 days until the initial kickoffs of …

G’s Exploration or Who Has the Second Easiest Power 5 Schedule?

Greetings oh great and wonderful college football fans. We made it to August! In just 23 days our early games (look for the matchup info coming later on) kick off and the greatest time of the year will begin. As a reminder, the GCR does not have preseason rankings, which require bias, so every team …