G’s Expectation or The Last Day of College Football in 2023

Welcom.e back, college football fans, to the final post of 2023. Being that NYE is a Sunday and the NFL will be in full swing with playoff spots to be clinched, we get tomorrow off before the big New Year’s Day games. ….. Yesterday we had a wide range of games. First, a barnburner of …

G’s Expectation or The Games of Friday

Welcome back, college football fans. The GCR took one on the chin yesterday although I did get to watch some football with a very good friend, JW. Let’s review. ….. In the Fenway Bowl, Vegas and GCR favorite SMU (11-3/33) took a 14-10 lead into the 4th before giving up 13 unanswered to Boston College …

G’s Expectation or Thursday Bowl Games

It’s the Thursday before New Year’s and the games are getting hotter (or colder – more on that in a minute). Let’s review yesterday’s games. ….. In the Military Bowl, Virginia Tech (7-6/59) stomped on Tulane (11-3/37) 41-20. I listened to that game while driving. Tulane scored first in every quarter, but VT answered strongly. …

G’s Expectation or How About Four More Bowls Today?

Well, sports fans, yesterday’s games were exciting. First, in the Quick Lane Bowl, the GCR favorite Bowling Green (7-6/70) couldn’t hold off the Vegas favorite Minnesota (6-7/52), falling 30-24. A back and forth first half gave BG a 10-9 lead at the half, but the Golden Gophers scored 14 unanswered in the 3rd and never …

G’s Expectation or the Beginning of Serious Bowl Week

We are back, oh great and wonderful college football fans, and the heat is inching up. There are 19 bowl games this week and the teams are getting better, and the stakes are getting higher. Let’s review Saturday’s games. ….. Vegas and GCR favorite Arkansas St (6-7/111) fell behind 21-7 with 9:42 in the half …

G’s Expectation or Who’s Ready for Some Football?

The last Saturday before Christmas and all through the day, bowl games were airing, and teams got to play. The helmets were polished to a glimmering shine, and fans were drinking their beer and their wine. The games, when counted, numbered all the way to seven, which, in this writer’s mind, is an example of …

G’s Expectation or The Gasparilla Bowl

Welcome back sports fans. Last night in the Boca Raton Bowl, the GCR had what has to be the biggest miss of the season. Syracuse (6-7/83) was favored by 3 over South Florida (7-6/100) who has one of the worst passing defenses in the country. The GCR actually calculated for Syracuse to win by 5 …

G’s Expectation or It’s Time for the Boca Raton Bowl

Welcome back, college football fans. Tuesday, in the Frisco Bowl, Marshall jumped out to a 14-0 lead before UTSA decided to start playing. It was all Roadrunners at the end with UTSA taking the title, 35-17. ….. Tonight at 8:00 Eastern, we have the Boca Raton Bowl in Florida with South Florida (6-6/108) of the …

G’s Expectation or Who Wins the Frisco Bowl?

Welcome back, college football fans. What a game we had yesterday afternoon. Vegas had Old Dominion (6-7/99) as 5-point favorites over W Kentucky (8-5/75), but the GCR picked WKY in the upset. Imagine my disappointment when Old Dominion took a 28-0 lead with 13:38 in the first half. My despair was palpable, but I was …

G’s Expectation or The Bahamas Bowl in North Carolina?

Welcome back sports fans! Yesterday was the last of the FCS game in 2024 (championship in January) and the beginning of the 24-25 bowl season. Let’s take a quick review, starting with the FCS. ….. Congratulations to Florida A&M (12-1/124) who won the Celebration Bowl by defeating Howard (6-6/181) thus becoming the de facto HBCU …