The Week that Was – Recap of Week 2 2014

Posted: September 9, 2014 1. I thought I was off to a good week, with the UTSA Roadrunners taking the Arizona Wildcats to the wire as I expected. Arizona was fortunate to get the win in this game. I still am waiting to understand how UTSA got this game at home. 2. The...

Top 25 Rankings – 9/8/2014

Posted: September 8, 2014 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Florida State 2-0 (1) 2. Alabama 2-0 (2) 3. Oregon 2-0 (3) 4. Georgia 1-0...

Week 2 2014 Preview – Pondering the Future

Posted: September 4, 2014 Random thoughts on the upcoming weekend of college football. 1. The week gets off to a Thursday start with Arizona at UTSA. First, is there a better nickname in college sports than the Roadrunners, maybe only Coastal Carolina (google it)....

Top 25 Rankings – 9/3/2014

Posted: September 3, 2014 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Florida State 1-0 (1) 2. Alabama 1-0 (2) 3. Oregon 1-0 (4) 4. Georgia 1-0...

Al’s 2014 College Football Predictions

August 27, 2014 Everyone has their predictions, so why not me as well? I’m going to take a different spin on things, adding a little CollegeFootballQuest flavoring to my mix on some of them, and of course, not pick this years champion: Charlie Weis has to go. I am not...

My Preseason Top 25 Poll – 2014

Posted: August 25, 2014 I now present the definitive Top 25 preseason poll. I polled all one of me, tabulated the results, and now present my top 25 poll. This poll is based on who I think are the better teams. In my opinion, a higher ranked team would beat a lower...

Final Top 25 Rankings – 1/7/2014

Posted: January 7, 2014 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. The number in [] is my preseason ranking. 1. Florida State 14-0 (1) [3] 2....

Top 25 Rankings – 12/9/2013

Posted: December 9, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Florida State 12-0 (1) 2. Alabama 11-1 (4) 3. Auburn 12-1 (2) 4. Michigan...

Top 25 Rankings – 12/2/2013

Posted: December 2, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Florida State 12-0 (2) 2. Auburn 11-1 (3) 3. Missouri 11-1 (4) 4. Alabama...

Top 25 Rankings – 11/25/2013

Posted: November 25, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Alabama 11-0 (1) 2. Florida State 11-0 (2) 3. Auburn 10-1 (5) 4. Missouri...

Top 25 Rankings – 11/18/2013

Posted: November 18, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Alabama 10-0 (1) 2. Florida State 10-0 (2) 3. Baylor 9-0 (5) 4. Oregon 9-1...

Week 12 Preview

Posted: November 13, 2013 Ball State at Northern Illinois – The 9-1 Cardinals take on the 9-0 Huskies. 15th ranked offense versus 8th ranked offense, by points scored. Both teams are undefeated in the MAC. The MAC is certainly giving us a game to watch this week. Can...

Top 25 Rankings – 11/11/2013

Posted: November 11, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Alabama 9-0 (2) 2. Florida State 9-0 (3) 3. Stanford 8-1 (4) 4. Oregon 8-1...

Week 10 Recap

Posted: November 6, 2013 USC at Oregon State – The Trojans continue to impress since the firing of Lane Kiffin winning three of four games. USC is playing like I expected them to when I predicted an 8-1 conference record and winning the Pac12 South. I guess I did not...

Top 25 Rankings – 11/4/2013

Posted: November 4, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Oregon 8-0 (1) 2. Alabama 8-0 (2) 3. Florida State 8-0 (3) 4. Stanford 7-1...

Week 10 Preview

Posted: October 31, 2013 USC at Oregon State – A rare Friday night match up of not horrible teams. This game should be entertaining and fun to watch. There is nothing of immediate importance in this game but neither team is out of the race in their respective...

Top 25 Rankings – 10/28/2013

Posted: October 28, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. The number in () is last week’s ranking. 1. Oregon 8-0 (1) 2. Alabama 8-0 (2) 3. Florida State 7-0 (3) 4. Stanford 7-1...

Week 4 Preview

Posted: September 19, 2013 Clemson at NC State – The Thursday night game this week is two 2-0 teams in the ACC opener for both. Clemson has the big win over Georgia so far this year. Thus, the Tigers will typically lose a game they shouldn’t each year. Is this the...