G’s Evaluation or The Top 261 for Week 6

Welcome college football fans to the unofficial midpoint of the 2022 season. It was a wild one yesterday with Oklahoma (3-3/56) not only being shutout 49-0 by Texas (4-2/30) but ending a scoring streak that dates back to 1998! Not to mention their largest shutout in their history and an 0-3 start in the Big …

G’s Evaluation or What Happened in Week 5?

Hello oh great and wonderful football fans. Today’s Evaluation is delayed because of Ian who pushed the E Washington/Florida game out to today. E Washington just scored a 4th quarter touchdown to tighten the game to 52-10 with 8:35 to go. I’ll finish this post just after that game ends so that the records are …

G’s Evalution or Week 4 Top 261

What a day of football yesterday. Yes, there were a number of Vegas upsets like Oklahoma losing to Kansas St, ULM beating Louisiana, and James Madison topping App St (what a roller coaster their season has been). Yes, there were some Upsets (reminder capital Upset means a team from a lower level beat a team …

G’s Evaluation or The Top 261 Division I Football Teams

Happy Sunday, college football fans! We didn’t have the turmoil from last week, but did have a few surprises, hail mary’s that did (or didn’t) succeed, and a bunch of near misses. I’ll go over more of this in more detail in the next G’s Explanation, but this post is about the ranking. Our top …

G’s Evaluation or The Top 261 after Week 2

Welcome back sports fans and a shout out to Scott H who corrected my miss about Sam Hartman being back for Wake Forest. We had a full slate of games these past few days with Upsets galore. In weeks 0 and 1, there were just 3. First, when I capitalize Upset, I am not referring …

G’s Evaluation or The Opening 2022 GCR

Greetings and welcome back college football fans. After 145 games in weeks 0/1 we are ready for the first GCR. Some of the teams in the top 25 may seem oddly placed, so let’s walk through how the GCR functions. First, there are no preseason ranks. All 261 begin the season tied for first, or …

G’s Expectation or It’s Time for the Semis

Happy Friday and welcome back! Today we have the long-awaited semi-finals but before we get that far ahead, let’s review yesterday’s thrilling games. First, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl was a surprise to everyone when underdog South Carolina 7-6 (58) upset UNC 6-7 (70) 38-21. In a complete game from the Gamecocks including 534 yards of …

G’s Evaluation or What’s the Playoff Situation?

Happy Sunday, sports fans. This weekend was a set of unexpected upsets, last minute stands, blowouts, and just a bunch of fun. With Oklahoma St, Oregon, and Georgia all losing and the Bearcats taking care of business with Houston, Cincinnati will likely make history as the first Group of 5 playoff team. The GCR predicts …

G’s Evaluation or The Final Top 258 of the Regular Season

Wow! What a great rivalry week to end this year’s regular season (except for Army/Navy and the Southern Cal/California make-up game). 83 teams are bowl eligible (for 82 spots – more on that later). In my last post, I talked about the scenarios for the division winners. In a quick sum up, here’s what happened: …

G’s Evaluation or the Top 258 for Week 12

Greetings oh great and wonderful college football fans! Michigan St (12) may be feeling a little bit of buyer’s remorse on the contract extension after a 56-7 loss (500 yards allowed in the first half!) to Ohio St (5). Oregon (14) pretty much eliminated the Pac-12 from playoff consideration (again) by a blow out loss …