I will be releasing the Hits and Misses of each team in each conference so you can see who faces the easiest and hardest schedule in each conference. I recently did a series looking back on my strength of schedule for each conference and in the Power 4 each schedule was a MAJOR force in […]
I recently did a series looking back on my strength of schedule for each conference and in the Power 4 each schedule was a MAJOR force in the leagues overall finish. The Group of Five leagues last year did not have the same impact with more teams going from worst to first and vice versa […]
A couple of years ago, I was wondering if there was any value in predicting future success/failure for teams that pulled a bunch of upsets a year prior and on the flip side of that, teams that were upset numerous times in the previous year. My hypothesis going into my research was that teams that […]
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be releasing the Hits and Misses of each team in each conference so you can see who faces the easiest and hardest schedule in each conference. I recently did a series looking back on my strength of schedule for each conference and in the Power 4 each […]
In upcoming blogs, I will be breaking down which teams drew the toughest and easiest schedules for 2026 for each of the conferences. I thought it would be a good idea to look back at 2025 and see if schedules do indeed influence the conference races. I have looked at the Big Ten, SEC and […]
Read More… from A Look Back at the 2025 Toughest Schedule for the Big 12
In 2023 I put the Schedule predictor up on Phil Steele Plus as I wanted to see where all my power ratings lined up on each game and if one set of power ratings fared better than the others vs the spread on a weekly basis. I also wanted to have a file where I […]
Read More… from The Schedule Predictor enters year #4 in 2026. Bigger and better each year!
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be releasing the Hits and Misses of each team in each conference so you can see who faces the easiest and hardest schedule in each conference. I recently did a series looking back on my strength of schedule for each conference and in the Power 4 each […]
In upcoming blogs, I will be breaking down which teams drew the toughest and easiest schedules for 2026 for each of the conferences. I thought it would be a good idea to look back at 2025 and see if schedules do indeed influence the conference races. Here is what I posted for the Toughest […]
Read More… from A Look Back at the 2025 Toughest Schedule Breakdown for the ACC
This week there are fireworks shooting off all over the country for the 250th anniversary of the United States founding and it is also the official on sale date week for Barnes and Noble and my magazine! Some Barnes and Noble’s stores got their magazines last week and put them out already. Here are some […]
This is a multi-part series of how I grade the home field edges. On the right-hand pages of the magazine for all 138 teams (North Dakota St and Sacramento St added this year). I list the home field advantage. I think college football crowds are the best in sports and some teams have larger home […]
Read More… from Home Field Edges Part Four: Home ATS Records Last 5 Years
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