Top 25 Rankings – 10/14/2013

Posted: October 15, 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 6-0 (1) 2. Alabama 6-0 (2) 3. Florida State 5-0 (4) 4. LSU 6-1 (5) 5....

Week 7 Preview

Posted: October 10, 2013 Rutgers at Louisville – This is the first game of the back to back gauntlet that will define the Cardinals season. This week Rutgers, next week UCF. These are the toughest games on the Cards schedule. And they are 19 point favorites. Nice...

Top 25 Rankings – 10/7/2013

Posted: October 7, 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 5-0 (1) 2. Alabama 5-0 (2) 3. Stanford 5-0 (3) 4. Florida State 5-0...

Top 25 Rankings – 9/30/2013

Posted: September 30, 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 4-0 (1) 2. Alabama 4-0 (3) 3. Stanford 4-0 (4) 4. Florida State 4-0...

Top 25 Rankings – 9/23/2013

Posted: September 23, 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 3-0 (2) 2. Alabama 3-0 (1) 3. Florida State 3-0 (3) 4. Stanford 3-0...

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...

Top 25 Poll – 9/16/2013

Posted: September 16, 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 2-0 (1) 2. Oregon 3-0 (2) 3. Florida State 2-0 (3) 4. Ohio State...

Week 2 Recap

. Posted: September 10, 2013 Florida at Miami – I think Miami played prevent on offense for three quarters. Wow, what a horrible performance by the Florida offense. Coach Muschamp can tell us all that if not for the momentum of the first Miami drive, none of this...

Top 25 Poll – 9/9/2013

Posted: September 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. Alabama 1-0 (1) 2. Oregon 2-0 (2) 3. Florida State 1-0 (3) 4. Ohio State...

Week 2 Preview

Posted: September 5, 2013 Ugggh! I cannot remember a weekend with such a poor lineup of games. This would have been a good weekend for a quest trip, except for the fact that one of the three games worth mentioning is Florida at Miami. So instead, I am home with a...

Top 25 Poll – 9/3/2013

Posted: September 3, 2013 I now present the definitive Top 25 poll. Each week I will poll myself, tabulate the results, and then present them. As a reminder, this poll is based on who I think is the better team. In my opinion, a higher ranked team would beat a lower...

College Football – My Take Aways from Week #1

Posted: September 3, 2013 Greetings, and glad the season has finally begun….and begun I mean all the Monday (or Tuesday) morning quarterbacking can begin. I’m probably as good at this, as I am making my weekly picks in our pool. So I am going to take a...

College Football – Preseason Predictions

Posted: August 2, 2013 For the record, I have had the highest “best bet” percentage over the previous 3 seasons in a “fairly legal” college football pool that’s been running for many years. The pool really doesn’t exist though,...

Where Do We Go From Here, What’s Next?

Posted – July 1, 2013 So where do we go from here? The sporting world is officially at a standstill in my opinion now that hockey and basketball are done for the year, even more so noticeable after having very active playoffs years for our local teams....

2013 Season Preview

Date: June 26, 2013 | First up on the list of new venues, the boys take a trip almost as far west as they will travel over the lifetime of this Quest, to Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, home of the Ducks. This will be the first Pac-12 game they have been to. Both are looking forward to seeing if the reality of Autzen lives up to the hype as one of the best college football venues in the nation.

All Eyes on Destin, Fl

Posted: May 28, 2013 Today begins the SEC meetings in Destin, Fl. What happens in SEC country reverberates throughout college football, so all eyes are watching. Yes, it is a conference meeting so there will be a lot on the agenda that does not directly relate to...

Travel Report

Posted: May 16, 2013 The College Football Quest machine has been hard at work the past few weeks making all the travel arrangements that go into our quest schedule. Once the games are selected, I get right to work trying to secure our travel arrangements. Sometimes...