G’s Explanation or 4 Weeks into the Season, Seriously, Who Can Make the Playoffs?

Wow. Just wow. UCLA (137) and Washington State (119) decided to play basketball with the previously winless Bruins topping the previously unbeaten Cougars 67-63 – in regulation. UCLA gave up 28 in the second quarter to be down 35-17 at the half, but put up 50 in the second half (29 in the 4th quarter). …

G’s Evaluation or Bring on the Controversy

Last week’s #1 Ohio State beat #110 Miami of Ohio soundly – so, of course, they dropped a spot. Last week’s #2 Wisconsin looked dominant against #23 Michigan and dropped all the way to #12. For those who haven’t seen the GCR before, this is how things work. Each teams SOS changes each week (even …

G’s Expectation or How to Stay Entertained This Weekend

Greetings and welcome to another episode of What to Watch and Why. Hmm, once I figure out some more of this blog thing, maybe I could do some videos too – other than people having to look at my face and hear my voice, it might be a good idea – what could go wrong? …

G’s Exploration or QBs Are Falling Like Flies

Welcome back to college football rant day. Football is a violent sport. Injuries are common and sometimes brutally severe. Dozens of players are out for the season (and sometimes their career is already over). Almost every position is represented in this list. Each year, there are running backs who blow out knees, linemen who are …

Ok, I never claimed not to be an idiot

As you all know, I’m new to this blogging thing. I still have a few bugs to work out. Yesterday, I posted the initial ranking BUT the actual table did not upload properly. Thanks to Alex at work this morning, I saw the issue and figured out a fix. It is now updated. Check it …

G’s Explanation or Week 3 Shenanigans

Greetings from a sort of tired (it’s been a busy weekend) blogger who is getting re-energized thanks to this week’s math-ridden analysis. From here on out, all rankings for teams are the GCR ranking, not the AP or other human poll. The ranking was posted earlier today so check that out as well. There were …

G’s Evaluation or The First Ranking of 2019 and of the GCR Blog

Greetings fellow fans. In one of my first posts, I said there would be no formal rankings published until September 22. The reason for that is the teams that have only played one or two games. In the past years, before the blog, I published week 4 because every team had played at least 2 …

G’s Expectation or Week 3 Preview

Hello oh great and loyal fans. Very few things will get a good debate (or argument, or spilled beer) going faster than someone talking trash about someone else’s favorite football team. Now, that said, this slate is somewhat better than last week’s, but there are still 20 FBS/FCS games and 8 FCS/Lower Level games. Next …

G’s Exploration or How About That Crazy Week?

Greetings oh great and loyal college football fans, If you can make it through week 2 and all of it’s unmatched games, you can make it through anything. No less than 30 games between FBS and FCS opponents (see my mid-week blog all about definitions for all of these terms coming soon) and 24 games …