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First, oh great and wonderful college football fans, let’s be clear. There were some great games yesterday. Teams that should have taken care of business did across all conferences and there were some close games between really good teams resulting in heartbreak for the defeated. But, that’s not what I want to talk about tonight. …
Good morning and I hope you got some rest following another exciting weekend of college football. This evening, I’ll post a G’s Explanation about upsets, near misses, and such. The top 4 (and really the top 50) shuffled around a good bit as we would expect this early in the season giving us a new …
Greetings college football fans. I always try to post G’s Expectation during the first game each week, but, alas, I was on a plane. First, kudos to Louisiana (147) who was the rude host to Ohio (231) 49-14 last night. Could the Cajuns be returning to last year’s form or is the lowest tier of …
Howdy college football fans from the home of Ohio St (55), good old Columbus where I am working for the time being. It’s a nice area, but a tad somber after the Buckeyes couldn’t get past the Ducks (2) at home. There’s a lot of season left and early losses especially to good teams (see …
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Greetings fellow college football fans. For those that are new to the way this blog works in a normal season or just need a refresher, I aim for 4 blogs per week. As early as possible on Sunday (usually before now), I publish G’s Evaluation which is the GCR rankings without a lot of commentary …
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Greetings oh great and wonderful college football fans. Week 2 is here and, although the games aren’t as big (as a whole) as week 1, there are some interesting games on the docket. I’m watching Kansas at Coastal Carolina right now and Kansas has the lead 9-7 early in the second. The Chanticleers won on …
Hello, oh great and wonderful college football fans. For those in the US who are not laboring today, Happy Labor Day. For those working in restaurants or entertainment or retail, etc., thank you for working the holiday. We are nearing the end of the long week 1 of college football with Mississippi and Louisville facing …
Read More “G’s Explanation or Why Preseason Rankings Mean Very Little”
Granted, oh great and wonderful college football fans, we were teased with 7 games last weekend in pre-week 1 action. It was a lot of fun, sure, but 130 games between now (yes, I’m watching the UAB Blazers play the Jacksonville St Gamecocks right now 0-0 8:12 in the first) and Labor Day. Can the …
Hello and welcome, college football fans, to the eve of the most exciting day of the year – the first day of the season. As is the tradition, we will experience an extended week 1 with 5 games kicking off tomorrow taking us all the way to Labor Day. From Nebraska at Illinois kicking off …
Hi there, oh great and wonderful college football fans. Unless you’ve turned your phones off to all sports news (or more than usually focused on the Olympics), you’ve heard that Oklahoma and Texas have requested invitations to the SEC, which would create the first super conference. It’s not a lock because it takes 11 existing …
Read More “G’s Exploration or Have You Heard About Conference Realignment?”
