Rankings
Change your 2010 preseason picks…
Some of you may have seen my post about the 2010 preseason college football rankings and noticed Oregon ranked pretty high. Well it was pretty consensus to say they would be top 5 in the preseason polls. But tragedy has struck. Oregon’s big time quarterback, Jeremiah Masoli, was suspended the entire year for stealing laptops [...]
2010 Preseason College Football Rankings
It is that time of year again, where everyone is speculating about the 2010 preseason college football rankings. Just like we did for the 2009 preseason rankings, we are doing again this year for the college football preseason rankings 2010. I found nine different places posting what they think the rankings should be this year, [...]
What do recruiting, preseason rankings and the NFL draft have in common?
Yes, they are all very, very connected to the idiocy that is the system of college football. Rivals.com is probably one of the big players in recruiting. They rank players, give them stars, all that junk. Well, we know that a lot of how programs are ranked is by how they recruit, right? How can [...]
Alabama as the Preseason Number One?
Many pundits are already praising Alabama as the preseason number one favorite. While I admit this is likely going to happen, should it? They did win the BCS championship, although controversially, and they do return a bunch of those same players. I’m sure their recent success has seen an increase in Alabama merchandise sales, but [...]
College Football Computer Rankings and Strength of Schedule
So here is a conundrum…if college football teams make their schedules years in advance, how can they always ensure they have what the computers will call a “Strong schedule?” Answer: it is impossible. Fresno State beat Illinois this past year. Illinois went to the Rose Bowl very likely at the same time those two teams [...]
