2008 Week 15 Top 25

1 - Texas (2)
2 - Oklahoma (5)
3 - Florida (3)
4 - Alabama (1)
5 - Utah (4)
6 - USC (7)
7 - Boise St (6)
8 - Penn St (8)
9 - Texas Tech (9)
10 - Ohio St (12)
11 - Ball St (13)
12 - Oklahoma St (10)
13 - TCU (15)
14 - Cincinnati (16)
15 - Michigan St (17)
16 - BYU (18)
17 - Georgia Tech (23)
18 - Boston College (24)
19 - Georgia (14)
20 - Missouri (11)
21 - Oregon (20)
22 - Northwestern (21)
23 - Pittsburgh (25)
24 - Tulsa (UR)
25 - Western Michigan (22)

Previous week's rank in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Florida St, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon St, Virginia Tech
Added: 24 Tulsa
Dropped: 19 Oregon St

Update

Coaching Carousel updated with a lot of activity this weekend. Mississippi State, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), and New Mexico State are now in the market for a new head coach. Tennessee, Clemson and Wyoming have hired new head coaches, with press conferences expected Monday, December 1.

Five of the sixteen vacancies have been filled. Once the carousel slows down, I will write a post on how good of a hire I think each one was.

2008 Weekly Picks

Week 12 Record: 34-15 (69.4%)
Season Record: 536-175 (75.4%)



Tuesday, November 25

Western Michigan at Ball St
Navy at Northern Illinois


Thursday, November 27

Texas A&M at Texas


Friday, November 28

West Virginia at Pittsburgh
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Mississippi St at Mississippi
Ohio at Miami (OH)
UTEP at East Carolina
Akron at Temple
Kent St at Buffalo
LSU vs Arkansas at Little Rock
Colorado at Nebraska
Bowling Green at Toledo
Fresno St at Boise St
UCLA at Arizona


Saturday, November 29

Georgia Tech at Georgia
Miami at NC State
South Carolina at Clemson
Virginia at Virginia Tech
Syracuse at Cincinnati
Kansas vs Missouri at Kansas City
UAB at UCF
Arkansas St at North Texas
Nevada at Louisiana Tech
New Mexico St at Utah St

Southern Miss at SMU
Florida at Florida St
Maryland at Boston College
North Carolina at Duke
Tulane at Memphis
Houston at Rice
Tulsa at Marshall
Auburn at Alabama
Baylor at Texas Tech
FIU vs FAU at Miami

Kentucky at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest
Oregon at Oregon St
Notre Dame at USC
Oklahoma at Oklahoma St
Washington St at Hawaii

Update

Coaching Carousel updated today. Lots of movement with Eastern Michigan, Wyoming, and San Diego State all firing their coaches. Kansas State re-hired Bill Snyder, who was the head coach there for 17 years before retiring.

Currently there are 12 programs that will change head coaches this offseason. Only two have been filled thus far.

2008 Week 14 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Texas (3)
3 - Florida (4)
4 - Utah (6)
5 - Oklahoma (9)
6 - Boise St (8)
7 - USC (5)
8 - Penn St (7)
9 - Texas Tech (2)
10 - Oklahoma St (10)
11 - Missouri (11)
12 - Ohio St (12)
13 - Ball St (13)
14 - Georgia (14)
15 - TCU (15)
16 - Cincinnati (19)
17 - Michigan St (16)
18 - BYU (18)
19 - Oregon St (21)
20 - Oregon (22)
21 - Northwestern (25)
22 - Western Michigan (23)
23 - Georgia Tech (UR)
24 - Boston College (UR)
25 - Pittsburgh (17)

Previous week's rank in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: California, Central Michigan, Florida St, Tulsa, West Virginia
Added: 23 Georgia Tech, 24 Boston College
Dropped: 20 North Carolina, 24 LSU

Update

Coaching Carousel updated with the recent firings of Greg Robinson at Syracuse and Brent Guy at Utah State, and the resigning of Rocky Long at New Mexico.

2008 Weekly Picks

Week 12 Record: 37-13 (74%)
Season Record: 502-160 (75.8%)



Tuesday, November 18

Northern Illinois at Kent St


Wednesday, November 19

Ball St at Central Michigan


Thursday, November 20

Miami at Georgia Tech


Friday, November 21

Buffalo at Bowling Green
Miami (OH) at Toledo
Fresno St at San Jose St


Saturday, November 22

West Virginia at Louisville
NC State at North Carolina
Army at Rutgers
Michigan at Ohio St
Clemson at Virginia
Indiana at Purdue
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Eastern Michigan at Temple
Citadel at Florida
UCF at Memphis

Colorado St at Wyoming
Syracuse at Notre Dame
Arkansas at Mississippi St
Tulane at Tulsa
Marshall at Rice
Washington at Washington St
FAU at Arkansas St
Stanford at California
Illinois at Northwestern
Mississippi at LSU

Boston College at Wake Forest
Akron at Ohio
Michigan St at Penn St
Cal Poly at Wisconsin
Iowa St at Kansas St
North Texas at MTSU
Air Force at TCU
East Carolina at UAB
Louisiana Tech at New Mexico St
Boise St at Nevada

UTEP at Houston
Duke at Virginia Tech
BYU at Utah
Oregon St at Arizona
Iowa at Minnesota
Louisiana Monroe at FIU
Louisiana Lafayette at Troy
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Florida St at Maryland
UNLV at San Diego St

Texas Tech at Oklahoma
Idaho at Hawaii


Sunday, November 23

Connecticut at South Florida

2008 Week 13 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Texas Tech (2)
3 - Texas (3)
4 - Florida (4)
5 - USC (5)
6 - Utah (7)
7 - Penn St (6)
8 - Boise St (9)
9 - Oklahoma (8)
10 - Oklahoma St (10)
11 - Missouri (11)
12 - Ohio St (12)
13 - Ball St (13)
14 - Georgia (14)
15 - TCU (16)
16 - Michigan St (17)
17 - Pittsburgh (18)
18 - BYU (19)
19 - Cincinnati (20)
20 - North Carolina (15)
21 - Oregon St (UR)
22 - Oregon (UR)
23 - Western Michigan (UR)
24 - LSU (23)
25 - Northwestern (UR)

Previous week's rank in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Central Michigan, Maryland, Miami, Tulsa, West Virginia
Added: 21 Oregon St, 22 Oregon, 23 Western Michigan, 25 Northwestern
Dropped: 21 Tulsa, 22 Florida St, 24 California, 25 Air Force

2008 Weekly Picks

Week 11 Record: 37-17 (68.5%)
Season Record: 466-146 (76.0%)


Tuesday, November 11

Ball St at Miami (OH)


Wednesday, November 12

Temple at Kent St
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois


Thursday, November 13

Buffalo at Akron
Virginia Tech at Miami
Wyoming at UNLV


Friday, November 14

Cincinnati at Louisville


Saturday, November 15

Rutgers at South Florida
Northwestern at Michigan
Indiana at Penn St
Duke at Clemson
Ohio St at Illinois
Purdue at Iowa
Notre Dame at Navy in Baltimore
Georgia at Auburn
Texas at Kansas St
MTSU at Western Kentucky

New Mexico at Colorado St
Louisiana Monroe at Mississippi
Toledo at Western Michigan
Utah St at Louisiana Tech
East Carolina at Southern Miss
UAB at Tulane
South Carolina at Florida
North Carolina at Maryland
Wake Forest at NC State
California at Oregon St

Minnesota at Wisconsin
BYU at Air Force
Nebraska at Kansas St
Texas A&M at Baylor
Louisiana Lafayette at FAU
San Jose St at Nevada
UCF at Marshall
Boise St at Idaho
New Mexico St at Fresno St
Washington St at Arizona St

Missouri at Iowa St
Arizona at Oregon
USC at Stanford
Connecticut at Syracuse
Mississippi St at Alabama
Utah at San Diego St
Oklahoma St at Colorado
Boston College at Florida St
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Troy at LSU

Tulsa at Houston
SMU at UTEP
UCLA at Washington

Update

Coaching Carousel updated on November 10th to add Brady Hoke and Turner Gill as head coaches who might be getting a promotion. I also added my personal take on if I felt each coach's dismissal was warranted or not.

2008 Week 12 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Texas Tech (3)
3 - Texas (4)
4 - Florida (5)
5 - USC (6)
6 - Penn St (2)
7 - Utah (9)
8 - Oklahoma (8)
9 - Boise St (10)
10 - Oklahoma St (8)
11 - Missouri (12)
12 - Ohio St (13)
13 - Ball St (14)
14 - Georgia (15)
15 - North Carolina (18)
16 - TCU (11)
17 - Michigan St (19)
18 - Pittsburgh (21)
19 - BYU (17)
20 - Cincinnati (UR)
21 - Tulsa (22)
22 - Florida St (UR)
23 - LSU (16)
24 - California (20)
25 - Air Force (UR)

Previous week's rank in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon St, South Carolina, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Western Michigan
Added: 20 Cincinnati, 22 Florida St, 25 Air Force
Dropped: 23 Minnesota, 24 Georgia Tech, 25 West Virginia

Update

Coaching Carousel updated on November 5th to include Ron Prince out at Kansas State. Also, I added potential candidates and my choice for each of the six vacant positions.

2008 Weekly Picks

Week 10 Record: 35-19 (64.8%)
Season Record: 463-149 (75.7%)

Tuesday, November 4

Miami (OH) at Buffalo


Wednesday, November 5

Toledo at Akron
Northern Illinois at Ball St


Thursday, November 6

TCU at Utah
Maryland at Virginia Tech


Friday, November 7

Nevada at Fresno St


Saturday, November 8

Clemson at Florida St
Ohio St at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Indiana
Georgia at Kentucky
Purdue at Michigan St
Michigan at Minnesota
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Virginia at Wake Forest
Syracuse at Rutgers
Louisville at Pittsburgh

Western Michigan vs Illinois at Detroit
Kansas St at Missouri
Kansas at Nebraska
Florida at Vanderbilt
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Baylor at Texas
Arkansas at South Carolina
Wyoming at Tennessee
Oklahoma St at Texas Tech
Iowa St at Colorado

Utah St at Boise St
Bowling Green at Ohio
San Diego St at BYU
Tennessee-Martin at Auburn
Army at Rice
Memphis at SMU
Alabama at LSU
NC State at Duke
Marshall at East Carolina
Southern Miss at UCF

Penn St at Iowa
Louisiana Monroe at MTSU
Stanford at Oregon
Western Kentucky at Troy
Hawaii at New Mexico St
North Texas at FAU
Arizona at Washington St
Oregon St at UCLA
Colorado St at Air Force
Arizona St at Washington

Cincinnati at West Virginia
UTEP at Louisiana Lafayette
Arkansas St at FIU
Louisiana Tech at San Jose St
California at USC
Notre Dame at Boston College
Tulane at Houston
New Mexico at UNLV

Update

Coaching Carousel updated on November 3, 2008.

2008 Week 11 Top 25

1 - Alabama (2)
2 - Penn St (3)
3 - Texas Tech (8)
4 - Texas (1)
5 - Florida (4)
6 - USC (5)
7 - Oklahoma St (6)
8 - Oklahoma (7)
9 - Utah (9)
10 - Boise St (10)
11 - TCU (13)
12 - Missouri (14)
13 - Ohio St (15)
14 - Ball St (16)
15 - Georgia (11)
16 - LSU (17)
17 - BYU (19)
18 - North Carolina (21)
19 - Michigan St (22)
20 - California (24)
21 - Pittsburgh (25)
22 - Tulsa (22)
23 - Minnesota (18)
24 - Georgia Tech (UR)
25 - West Virginia (UR)

Previous week's rank in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati, Florida St, Maryland, Northwestern, Notre Dame
Added: 24 Georgia Tech, 25 West Virginia
Dropped: 20 Florida St, 23 South Florida