2010 Bowl Game Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 10: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 11: 40-16 (71.4%)
Week 12: 46-10 (82.1%)
Week 13: 35-19 (64.8%)
Week 14: 16-4 (80%)
Season: 601-172 (77.7%)


New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs UTEP
Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Fresno St
New Orleans Bowl: Ohio vs Troy
St Petersburg Bowl: Southern Miss vs Louisville
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs Boise St

Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs San Diego St
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs Tulsa
Little Caesars Bowl: FIU vs Toledo
Independence Bowl: Air Force vs Georgia Tech
Champs Sports Bowl: West Virginia vs NC State

Insight Bowl: Missouri vs Iowa
Military Bowl: East Carolina vs Maryland
Texas Bowl: Illinois vs Baylor
Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma St vs Arizona
Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs SMU

Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas St vs Syracuse
Music City Bowl: North Carolina vs Tennessee
Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs Washington
Car Care Bowl: USF vs Clemson
Sun Bowl: Notre Dame vs Miami

Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs UCF
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: South Carolina vs Florida St
TicketCity Bowl: Northwestern vs Texas Tech
Outback Bowl: Florida vs Penn St
Capital One Bowl: Alabama vs Michigan St

Gator Bowl: Mississippi St vs Michigan
Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs TCU
Fiesta Bowl: Connecticut vs Oklahoma
Orange Bowl: Stanford vs Virginia Tech
Sugar Bowl: Ohio St vs Arkansas

GoDaddy.com Bowl: MTSU vs Miami (OH)
Cotton Bowl: LSU vs Texas A&M
Compass Bowl: Pitt vs Kentucky
Fight Hunger Bowl: Nevada vs Boston College
BCS Championship Game: Oregon vs Auburn

Coaching Carousel Update - Dec 7

The Coaching Carousel has been updated with the Indiana hire and the Pitt vacancy. Indiana hired Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma's offensive coordinator. This may turn out to be a decent hire, but I'm surprised to see someone with no previous head coaching experience given a seven-year deal.

Coaching Carousel Update - Dec 6

The Coaching Carousel has been updated with the Arkansas State, Minnesota, and Colorado hires and the Northern Illinois vacancy. Arkansas State hired Hugh Freeze, who is most well-known as Michael Oher's high school head coach at Briarcrest Christian School. He was referred to as Burt Cotton in the movie The Blind Side. Minnesota made a good hire by taking Jerry Kill away from Northern Illinois. Colorado hired the Tight Ends Coach from the Washington Redskins, who also played TE at Colorado. I do not like this hire.

Week 14 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - TCU (3)
4 - Wisconsin (4)
5 - Stanford (5)
6 - Ohio St (6)
7 - Boise St (7)
8 - Michigan St (9)
9 - Oklahoma (10)
10 - Arkansas (9)
11 - LSU (11)
12 - Oklahoma St (12)
13 - Virginia Tech (15)
14 - Missouri (14)
15 - Nebraska (13)
16 - Nevada (16)
17 - Alabama (17)
18 - Utah (18)
19 - Texas A&M (20)
20 - West Virginia (23)
21 - Hawaii (24)
22 - South Carolina (18)
23 - Mississippi St (25)
24 - Florida St (21)
25 - UCF (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Maryland, Navy, NC State, Northern Illinois, Tulsa

Added: UCF

Dropped: Northern Illinois

2010 Week 14 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 10: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 11: 40-16 (71.4%)
Week 12: 46-10 (82.1%)
Week 13: 35-19 (64.8%)
Season: 585-168 (77.7%)


Thursday, December 2
Arizona St at Arizona
Miami (OH) vs Northern Illinois at Detroit (MAC Championship Game)


Friday, December 3
Illinois at Fresno St


Saturday, December 4
USC at UCLA
Connecticut at USF
Oregon at Oregon St
Washington at Washington St
Rutgers at West Virginia
Pitt at Cincinnati
MTSU at FIU
Troy at FAU
Utah St at Boise St
Nevada at Louisiana Tech

San Jose St at Idaho
UNLV at Hawaii
Florida St vs Virginia Tech at Charlotte (ACC Championship Game)
Nebraska vs Oklahoma at Arlington (Big 12 Championship Game)
SMU at UCF (C-USA Championship Game)
South Carolina vs Auburn at Atlanta (SEC Championship Game)


Saturday, December 11
Army vs Navy at Philadelphia

Coaching Carousel Update - Nov 29

The Coaching Carousel has been updated with the Indiana, Louisiana Lafayette and Arkansas State vacancies and the North Texas hire. I think North Texas made a good move by hiring Dan McCarney, the man who was able to turn Iowa State into a semi-consistent winner.

Week 13 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - TCU (3)
4 - Wisconsin (6)
5 - Stanford (7)
6 - Ohio St (8)
7 - Boise St (4)
8 - Michigan St (10)
9 - Arkansas (13)
10 - Oklahoma (15)
11 - LSU (5)
12 - Oklahoma St (9)
13 - Nebraska (12)
14 - Missouri (14)
15 - Virginia Tech (15)
16 - Nevada (18)
17 - Alabama (11)
18 - South Carolina (19)
19 - Utah (17)
20 - Texas A&M (20)
21 - Florida St (23)
22 - Northern Illinois (24)
23 - West Virginia (UR)
24 - Hawaii (UR)
25 - Mississippi St (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona, Navy, NC State, Tulsa, UCF

Added: West Virginia, Hawaii, Mississippi St

Dropped: Arizona, NC State, Iowa

Coaching Carousel Update

With the season coming to a close, the carousel is going to get started up. The Coaching Carousel has been updated with the Miami, Vanderbilt, Ball State, and Kent State vacancies. I anticipate several more jobs will come open next week.

2010 Week 13 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 10: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 11: 40-16 (71.4%)
Week 12: 46-10 (82.1%)
Season: 550-149 (78.7%)


Tuesday, November 23
Temple at Miami (OH)


Thursday, November 25
Texas A&M at Texas


Friday, November 26
Louisville at Rutgers
Western Michigan at Bowling Green
West Virginia at Pitt
Auburn at Alabama
Buffalo at Akron
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Toledo
Ohio at Kent St
SMU at East Carolina
UCLA at Arizona St

Colorado at Nebraska
Southern Miss at Tulsa
Arizona at Oregon
Boise St at Nevada


Saturday, November 27
LSU at Arkansas
Oregon St at Stanford
Washington at Cal
Cincinnati at Connecticut
Florida at Florida St
Georgia Tech at Georgia
NC State at Maryland
Iowa at Minnesota
North Carolina at Duke
Boston College at Syracuse

Michigan at Ohio St
Oklahoma at Oklahoma St
Michigan St at Penn St
South Carolina at Clemson
UCF at Memphis
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt
UAB at Rice
Kansas St at North Texas
Virginia at Virginia Tech
Northwestern at Wisconsin

Tulane at Marshall
Arkansas St at FIU
USF at Miami
FAU at MTSU
Louisiana Lafayette at Louisiana Monroe
Indiana at Purdue
Kentucky at Tennessee
Houston at Texas Tech
Western Kentucky at Troy
Mississippi St at Mississippi

Kansas vs Missouri at Kansas City
Hawaii at New Mexico St
BYU at Utah
TCU at New Mexico
Louisiana Tech at San Jose St
Notre Dame at USC
UNLV at San Diego St
Idaho at Fresno St

Week 12 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - TCU (3)
4 - Boise St (4)
5 - LSU (5)
6 - Wisconsin (7)
7 - Stanford (10)
8 - Ohio St (9)
9 - Oklahoma St (11)
10 - Michigan St (8)
11 - Alabama (12)
12 - Nebraska (6)
13 - Arkansas (15)
14 - Missouri (13)
15 - Oklahoma (14)
16 - Virginia Tech (16)
17 - Utah (18)
18 - Nevada (17)
19 - South Carolina (19)
20 - Texas A&M (25)
21 - Arizona (22)
22 - NC State (UR)
23 - Florida St (UR)
24 - Northern Illinois (24)
25 - Iowa (23)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Hawaii, Miami, Mississippi St, Southern Miss, West Virginia

Added: NC State, Florida St

Dropped: USC, Mississippi St

2010 Week 12 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 10: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 11: 40-16 (71.4%)
Season: 464-123 (78.4%)


Tuesday, November 16
Ohio at Temple


Wednesday, November 17
Miami (OH) at Akron
Bowling Green at Toledo


Thursday, November 18
Georgia St at Alabama
UCLA at Washington
Air Force at UNLV


Friday, November 19
Fresno St at Boise St


Saturday, November 20
Kansas St at Colorado
Appalachian St at Florida
Pitt at USF
Duke at Georgia Tech
Missouri at Iowa St
Illinois vs Northwestern at Chicago
Penn St vs Indiana at Landover, Maryland
West Virginia at Louisville
MTSU at Western Kentucky
Virginia at Boston College

Florida St at Maryland
Purdue at Michigan St
Wisconsin at Michigan
NC State at North Carolina
Clemson at Wake Forest
Connecticut at Syracuse
UTEP at Tulsa
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Oklahoma at Baylor
East Carolina at Rice

Nebraska at Texas A&M
FAU at Texas
FIU at Louisiana Lafayette
Arkansas at Mississippi St
Rutgers at Cincinnati
Ohio St at Iowa
Oklahoma St at Kansas
Virginia Tech at Miami
North Texas at Louisiana Monroe
Troy at South Carolina

Weber St at Texas Tech
Northern Illinois at Ball St
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
Kent St at Western Michigan
Colorado St at Wyoming
Idaho at Utah St
Marshall at SMU
Stanford at Cal
UCF at Tulane
Arkansas St at Navy

Memphis at UAB
New Mexico St at Nevada
New Mexico at BYU
Houston at Southern Miss
Army vs Notre Dame at New York
Mississippi at LSU
USC at Oregon St
Utah at San Diego St
San Jose St at Hawaii

Week 11 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - TCU (3)
4 - Boise St (4)
5 - LSU (5)
6 - Nebraska (6)
7 - Wisconsin (7)
8 - Michigan St (8)
9 - Ohio St (9)
10 - Stanford (10)
11 - Oklahoma St (11)
12 - Alabama (13)
13 - Missouri (14)
14 - Oklahoma (15)
15 - Arkansas (18)
16 - Virginia Tech (19)
17 - Nevada (20)
18 - Utah (12)
19 - South Carolina (24)
20 - USC (25)
21 - Mississippi St (21)
22 - Arizona (17)
23 - Iowa (16)
24 - Northern Illinois (UR)
25 - Texas A&M (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Florida St, Hawaii, Miami, NC State, Temple

Added: Northern Illinois, Texas A&M

Dropped: UCF, Florida

Hawkins out at Colorado

Colorado fired Dan Hawkins today. The Coaching Carousel has been updated with the third in-season dismissal of 2010.

2010 Week 11 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 10: 40-15 (72.7%)
Season: 464-123 (79%)


Tuesday, November 9
Toledo at Northern Illinois


Wednesday, November 10
Miami (OH) at Bowling Green


Thursday, November 11
Pitt at Connecticut
East Carolina at UAB


Friday, November 12
Ball St at Buffalo
Boise St at Idaho


Saturday, November 13
Georgia at Auburn
UTEP at Arkansas
Stanford at Arizona St
Oregon at Cal
Iowa St at Colorado
Clemson at Florida St
South Carolina at Florida
Miami at Georgia Tech
Iowa at Northwestern
Vanderbilt at Kentucky

USF at Louisville
Kansas St at Missouri
Boston College at Duke
Wake Forest at NC State
Virginia Tech at North Carolina
Kansas at Nebraska
Syracuse at Rutgers
Penn St at Ohio St
Texas Tech at Oklahoma
Washington St at Oregon St

Texas A&M at Baylor
Oklahoma St at Texas
Maryland at Virginia
Indiana at Wisconsin
Memphis at Marshall
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Mississippi St at Alabama
Minnesota at Illinois
Western Kentucky at Arkansas St
Southern Miss at UCF

Louisiana Lafayette at FAU
North Texas at MTSU
Michigan at Purdue
Mississippi at Tennessee
FIU at Troy
Army at Kent St
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
BYU at Colorado St
Utah at Notre Dame
Rice at Tulane

Central Michigan at Navy
San Diego St at TCU
Louisiana Tech at New Mexico St
New Mexico at Air Force
USC at Arizona
Utah St at San Jose St
Louisiana Monroe at LSU
Tulsa at Houston
Nevada at Fresno St
Wyoming at UNLV

Week 10 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - TCU (4)
4 - Boise St (3)
5 - LSU (11)
6 - Nebraska (8)
7 - Wisconsin (9)
8 - Michigan St (12)
9 - Ohio St (13)
10 - Stanford (14)
11 - Oklahoma St (16)
12 - Utah (5)
13 - Alabama (7)
14 - Missouri (6)
15 - Oklahoma (10)
16 - Iowa (17)
17 - Arizona (15)
18 - Arkansas (20)
19 - Virginia Tech (19)
20 - Nevada (20)
21 - Mississippi St (23)
22 - UCF (UR)
23 - Florida (UR)
24 - South Carolina (22)
25 - USC (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Florida St, NC State, Northern Illinois, San Diego St, Texas A&M

Added: UCF, Florida, USC

Dropped: Florida St, NC State, Baylor

2010 Week 10 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Week 9: 40-15 (72.7%)
Season: 424-108 (79.7%)


Tuesday, November 2
MTSU at Arkansas St


Wednesday, November 3
Rutgers at USF


Thursday, November 4
Buffalo at Ohio
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech


Thursday, November 5
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
UCF at Houston


Saturday, November 6
Chattanooga at Auburn
Arizona at Stanford
Oregon St at UCLA
North Carolina at Florida St
Idaho St at Georgia
Nebraska at Iowa St
Iowa at Indiana
Charleston Southern at Kentucky
FAU at Western Kentucky
Minnesota at Michigan St

Illinois at Michigan
Louisiana Lafayette at Mississippi
Virginia at Duke
Boston College at Wake Forest
Louisville at Syracuse
Baylor at Oklahoma St
Rice at Tulsa
Northwestern at Penn St
NC State at Clemson
Florida at Vanderbilt

Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Troy at North Texas
Cal at Washington St
Louisiana Monroe at FIU
Colorado at Kansas
Texas at Kansas St
Maryland at Miami
Washington at Oregon
Wisconsin at Purdue
Arkansas at South Carolina

Missouri at Texas Tech
Air Force at Army
Akron at Ball St
Hawaii at Boise St
Temple at Kent St
UNLV at BYU
New Mexico St at Utah St
Navy at East Carolina
Southern Miss at Tulane
TCU at Utah

Fresno St at Louisiana Tech
Marshall at UAB
Nevada at Idaho
Wyoming at New Mexico
Alabama at LSU
Tennessee at Memphis
SMU at UTEP
Colorado St at San Diego St
Arizona St at USC

Week 9 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (2)
3 - Boise St (4)
4 - TCU (6)
5 - Utah (7)
6 - Missouri (5)
7 - Alabama (8)
8 - Nebraska (14)
9 - Wisconsin (11)
10 - Oklahoma (10)
11 - LSU (9)
12 - Michigan St (3)
13 - Ohio St (12)
14 - Stanford (13)
15 - Arizona (16)
16 - Oklahoma St (17)
17 - Iowa (18)
18 - Florida St (15)
19 - Virginia Tech (19)
20 - Arkansas (21)
21 - Nevada (22)
22 - South Carolina (23)
23 - Mississippi St (24)
24 - NC State (UR)
25 - Baylor (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Hawaii, Maryland, San Diego St, UCF, USC

Added: NC State, Baylor

Dropped: Miami, USC

2010 Week 9 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Week 8: 37-14 (72.5%)
Season: 384-93 (80.5%)


Tuesday, October 26
Louisiana Tech at Boise St


Thursday, October 28
Florida St at NC State


Friday, October 29
West Virginia at Connecticut


Saturday, October 30
Vanderbilt at Arkansas
Washington St at Arizona St
Arizona at UCLA
Kansas at Iowa St
Northwestern at Indiana
North Texas at Western Kentucky
Clemson at Boston College
Wake Forest at Maryland
Auburn at Mississippi
William & Mary at North Carolina

Missouri at Nebraska
Louisiana Lafayette at Ohio
Colorado at Oklahoma
Cal at Oregon St
Louisville at Pitt
Texas Tech at Texas A&M
Baylor at Texas
Miami at Virginia
Stanford at Washington
Kentucky at Mississippi St

Purdue at Illinois
East Carolina at UCF
Syracuse at Cincinnati
FIU at FAU
Michigan St at Iowa
Oklahoma St at Kansas St
Troy at Louisiana Monroe
Utah St at Nevada
UAB at Southern Miss
Tennessee at South Carolina

Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
VMI at Army
Akron at Temple
Ball St at Kent St
San Diego St at Wyoming
Tulsa at Notre Dame
UTEP at Marshall
Miami (OH) at Buffalo
Bowling Green at Central Michigan
SMU at Tulane

Florida vs Georgia at Jacksonville
Duke at Navy
San Jose St at New Mexico St
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
New Mexico at Colorado St
Houston at Memphis
Utah at Air Force
Oregon at USC
Ohio St at Minnesota
Michigan at Penn St

TCU at UNLV
Idaho at Hawaii

Week 8 Top 25

1 - Auburn (1)
2 - Oregon (4)
3 - Michigan St (6)
4 - Boise St (5)
5 - Missouri (9)
6 - TCU (7)
7 - Utah (10)
8 - Alabama (11)
9 - LSU (3)
10 - Oklahoma (2)
11 - Wisconsin (14)
12 - Ohio St (12)
13 - Stanford (13)
14 - Nebraska (18)
15 - Florida St (15)
16 - Arizona (17)
17 - Oklahoma St (8)
18 - Iowa (16)
19 - Virginia Tech (22)
20 - USC (24)
21 - Arkansas (UR)
22 - Nevada (25)
23 - South Carolina (UR)
24 - Mississippi St (UR)
25 - Miami (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor, Hawaii, Kansas St, NC State, West Virginia

Added: Arkansas, South Carolina, Mississippi St, Miami

Dropped: Kansas St, West Virginia, North Carolina, Texas

2010 Week 8 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 7: 41-14 (74.5%)
Season: 347-79 (81.5%)


Thursday, October 21
UCLA at Oregon


Friday, October 22
USF at Cincinnati


Saturday, October 23
LSU at Auburn
Mississippi at Arkansas
Washington at Arizona
Washington St at Stanford
Arizona St at Cal
Texas Tech at Colorado
Michigan St at Northwestern
Georgia at Kentucky
Connecticut at Louisville
Maryland at Boston College

Penn St at Minnesota
Oklahoma at Missouri
Purdue at Ohio St
Nebraska at Oklahoma St
Rutgers at Pitt
Georgia Tech at Clemson
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Kansas St at Baylor
Iowa St at Texas
Eastern Michigan at Virginia

Duke at Virginia Tech
Syracuse at West Virginia
UAB at Mississippi St
Indiana at Illinois
FAU at Arkansas St
Temple at Buffalo
Rice at UCF
Wisconsin at Iowa
Texas A&M at Kansas
North Carolina at Miami

Louisiana Monroe at MTSU
Notre Dame vs Navy
Alabama at Tennessee
Ohio at Miami (OH)
Wyoming at BYU
Kent St at Bowling Green
Western Michigan at Akron
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
Houston at SMU
Marshall at East Carolina

New Mexico St at Idaho
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Lafayette
Hawaii at Utah St
Colorado St at Utah
Ball St at Toledo
Fresno St at San Jose St
Air Force at TCU
Tulane at UTEP
San Diego St at New Mexico

2010 Coaching Carousel

New Head Coach:

Arkansas State: Steve Roberts resigned after nine seasons at Arkansas State. He was 45-63 and one bowl appearance.
Arkansas State hired: Hugh Freeze (Arkansas State OC)


Ball State: Stan Parrish was fired as head coach of Ball State after just two seasons. Ball State went 12-2 in Brady Hoke's last season, but Parrish only won half as many games in his two seasons. Parrish was 2-30-1 in his previous head coaching gig at Kansas State in the 1980's.
Ball State hired: Pete Lembo (Elon HC)


Colorado: Colorado is joining the Pac-10 next season and will have a new head coach for their first season in the league. Dan Hawkins was fired before he could finish his fifth season leading the Buffaloes. The decision came after Colorado blew a 28-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 52-45 loss to Kansas. Hawkins led them to only one bowl, the Independence Bowl versus Alabama, which they lost. He had a 19-39 overall record.
Colorado hired: Jon Embree (Redskins TE coach, CU alum)


Connecticut: Maryland hired Randy Edsall away from Connecticut.
Connecticut hired: Paul Pasqualoni (Dallas Cowboys DC, former Syracuse HC)


Florida: For the second straight year, Urban Meyer has decided to step down as head coach due to health and family reasons.
Colorado hired: Will Muschamp (Texas DC)


Indiana: Indiana fired head coach Bill Lynch after four seasons. He was 19-30 over that span, although he did lead Indiana to its first bowl game since 1993 in his first season.
Indiana hired: Kevin Wilson (Oklahoma OC)


Kent State: Doug Martin resigned as head coach after seven seasons at Kent State. He went 29-53 overall including a 5-7 record this season. He never reached the postseason and his best season was 6-6 in 2006.
Kent State hired: Darrell Hazell (Ohio State WR coach and assistant HC)


Louisiana Lafayette: Louisiana Lafayette fired Rickey Bustle after a 3-9 season. He was 41-65 in nine seasons as head coach. He never received a bowl invite although he won six games in four different seasons.
Louisiana Lafayette hired: Mark Hudspeth


Maryland: Maryland forced out Ralph Friedgen despite that he won the ACC Coach of the Year this past season. Rumors point to Mike Leach taking over at Maryland, but nothing official is out yet.
Maryland hired: Randy Edsall


Miami: Miami fired Randy Shannon after a 28-22 record in four seasons.
Miami hired: Al Golden


Miami (OH): Pitt hired Mike Haywood away from Miami (OH).
Miami (OH) hired: Don Treadwell (Michigan State OC, Miami (OH) alum)


Michigan: Michigan fired Richard Rodriguez after going 15-22 in three seasons with one bowl appearance.
Michigan hired: Brady Hoke


Minnesota: Tim Brewster was fired midseason in the midst of a six game losing streak. He was in his fourth season. Minnesota is looking to make a splash with their next hire much like when they hired Tubby Smith as their basketball head coach.
Minnesota hired: Jerry Kill


Northern Illinois: Minnesota hired away Jerry Kill from Northern Illinois after three seasons. Kill was 23-16 in his tenure with two bowl losses and an invite to Humanitarian Bowl against Fresno State this season. NIU was the heavy favorite in the MAC championship game this year, but lost to Miami (OH).
Northern Illinois hired: Dave Doeren


North Texas: Todd Dodge was fired after a 1-6 start in his fourth season. He was only 6-37 during his tenure. Dodge came from the prestigious Southlake Carroll High School, and may return to coaching high school again.
North Texas hired: Dan McCarney (Florida DL coach, former Iowa State HC)


Pittsburgh: Dave Wannstedt has resigned as head coach of Pitt after six seasons. He will remain as a special assistant to the athletic director. He was 42-31 in his tenure and is coming off a disappointing 7-5 season after 19 wins in the two previous seasons.
Pitt hired and then fired: Mike Haywood
Pitt hired: Todd Graham


San Diego State: Michigan hired Brady Hoke away from San Diego State. Defensive Coordinator Rocky Long is rumored to replace him.
San Diego State hired: Rocky Long (San Diego State DC, former New Mexico HC)


Stanford: Jim Harbaugh was hired by the San Francisco 49ers.
Stanford hired: David Shaw (Stanford OC)


Temple: Miami hired Al Golden away from Temple.
Temple hired: Steve Addazio (Florida OC)


Tulsa: Todd Graham was hired by Pitt.
Tulsa hired: Bill Blankenship (Tulsa Asst HC / RB Coach / Special Teams Coach)


Vanderbilt: Robbie Caldwell, who was named the interim head coach just weeks prior to the season, has stepped down as head coach of Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt removed the interim tag during the season, but Caldwell still decided to resign.
Vanderbilt hired: James Franklin (Maryland OC)

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Midseason Update

Halfway through the season, it's time to update my list of coaches on the hot season. The preseason post can be found here.


Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) - Maryland started strong winning four of the first five games. Several tough games remain on the schedule, but Maryland only needs to win two more to get to a bowl game. Three conference wins and an EagleBank appearance may keep Friedgen's job.

Tom O'Brien (NC State) - NC State had been toiling in mediocrity under O'Brien until this season. NC State is 5-2 and is a contender to win the Atlantic division. Before the season, I said that O'Brien would survive another year but needed a big season to cool down his seat. It looks like he's going to get it.

Dan Hawkins (Colorado) - Colorado picked up a huge non-conference win over Georgia, but is still just 3-3 with two blowout losses. With Colorado moving to the Pac-10 next season, they may want to start over with a new head coach as well.

Ron Zook (Illinois) - The Illini played well against the toughest part of their schedule. With an easier rest of the slate, Illinois should be able to make it to at least a lower-level bowl game. With the promise of a talented young freshman quarterback, the Zooker probably isn't going anywhere.

Richard Rodriguez (Michigan) - Michigan started off strong before losing to Michigan State and Iowa. While everyone was fawning over Denard Robinson's insane stats and Michigan being back, nobody was talking about their soft schedule. Michigan should end their streak of losing seasons this year, but will the Michigan faithful be happy with a 7-5 record?

Neil Callaway (UAB) - Callaway needs to make it to a bowl game to feel safe. He missed big opportunity for a marquee win when UAB lost to Tennessee in overtime. UAB has the schedule to make it to a bowl game, but the loss to FAU in the opener might haunt them.

George O'Leary (UCF) - It looks like it will be back to back winning seasons for the first time for UCF under O'Leary. He's not going anywhere.

Bob Toledo (Tulane) - Tulane is only 2-4 but they did pick up a nice win over Rutgers, their first win over an AQ team since 2006. A couple more wins this season and he should be back.

Mike Price (UTEP) - Mike Price has ridden an easy schedule to a 5-2 start. He may want to retire after a good season, or he may try to build on a winning season. Regardless, he isn't going to get forced out at the end of the year.

Stan Parrish (Ball St) - Parrish was Brady Hoke's replacement after he left for San Diego State. Ball State promoted from within to try to keep some of the momentum that Hoke had created. Instead, Parrish has gone 4-16 with two losses to FCS schools. He just gave Eastern Michigan their first win of the season. Parrish has a lifetime coaching record of 6-46-1 and will likely be forced out sooner than later.

Mike Locksley (New Mexico) - New Mexico is Winless through the first half of the season and has been outscored by an average of 34 points per game. On the plus side, I haven't heard of any new allegations against Locksley this season.

Paul Wulff (Washington St) - Washington State's Only win so far is against an FCS team. The offense is better than his first two seasons, but they are still giving up 40+ points per game. I don't think he'll make to a fourth season.

Mark Richt (Georgia) - I didn't see this one coming in the offseason. A four game losing streak and an 0-3 start to conference play was not expected to be part of the first half of the season. With blowout wins over Tennessee and Vanderbilt, Georgia could still make it to a bowl game. From all accounts, Richt is well liked by the administration, and I think he can survive one losing season.

Robbie Caldwell (Vanderbilt) - Caldwell was named the interim head coach after Bobby Johnson unexpectedly retired. Then Vanderbilt removed the interim label. Vanderbilt picked up a nice win over Mississippi, but wins are always hard to come by for the Commodores. I wouldn't be surprised if Vanderbilt reopened the coaching search in the offseason.

Todd Dodge (North Texas) - Dodge was hailed as an offensive guru from prestigious Southlake Carroll High School, but the transition to the college game has been disappointing. With only one win in 2010 and only six in his tenure, he could find himself back in the high school ranks again.

Tim Brewster (Minnesota) - Tim Brewster was fired after going 1-6 in his first seven games of the season.

Coaching Update

On Sunday, Minnesota fired head coach Tim Brewster. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton will serve in the interim. Brewster was 1-6 this season and 15-30 in his tenure. He led the Golden Gophers to two Insight Bowl bids, both losses. Athletic Director Joel Maturi says he wants to make a splash hire, same as when he hired Tubby Smith as the basketball head coach. Tony Dungy, a Minnesota alum, has said he isn't interested in the job, but will assist with the search.

Week 7 Top 25

1 - Auburn (6)
2 - Oklahoma (5)
3 - LSU (4)
4 - Oregon (5)
5 - Boise St (3)
6 - Michigan St (7)
7 - TCU (9)
8 - Oklahoma St (12)
9 - Missouri (13)
10 - Utah (10)
11 - Alabama (11)
12 - Ohio St (2)
13 - Stanford (14)
14 - Wisconsin (21)
15 - Florida St (22)
16 - Iowa (23)
17 - Arizona (15)
18 - Nebraska (8)
19 - Kansas St (24)
20 - West Virginia (UR)
21 - North Carolina (UR)
22 - Virginia Tech (UR)
23 - Texas (UR)
24 - USC (UR)
25 - Nevada (16)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas, Michigan, NC State, Northwestern, South Carolina

Added: West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Texas, USC

Dropped: South Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan, NC State, Air Force

2010 Week 7 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Week 6: 40-15 (72.7%)
Season: 306-65 (82.5%)


Wednesday, October 13
UCF at Marshall


Thursday, October 14
USF at West Virginia
Kansas St at Kansas


Friday, October 15
Cincinnati at Louisville


Saturday, October 16
Arkansas at Auburn
Baylor at Colorado
Boston College at Florida St
Mississippi St at Florida
MTSU at Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Arkansas St at Indiana
South Carolina at Kentucky
Louisiana Monroe at Western Kentucky
Illinois at Michigan St

Miami at Duke
NC State at East Carolina
Texas at Nebraska
Army at Rutgers
Pitt at Syracuse
Iowa St at Oklahoma
Maryland at Clemson
Southern Miss at Memphis
Missouri at Texas A&M
FIU at North Texas

North Carolina at Virginia
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Oregon St at Washington
Arizona at Washington St
Mississippi at Alabama
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan
Minnesota at Purdue
Oklahoma St at Texas Tech
Louisiana Lafayette at Troy
Bowling Green at Temple

Eastern Michigan at Ball St
Akron at Ohio
UNLV at Colorado St
Western Michigan at Notre Dame
Cal at USC
Iowa at Michigan
Houston at Rice
Buffalo at Northern Illinois
SMU at Navy
UTEP at UAB

Idaho at Louisiana Tech
BYU at TCU
Utah at Wyoming
Tulane at Tulsa
Ohio St at Wisconsin
Kent St at Toledo
Boise St at San Jose St
McNeese St at LSU
Air Force at San Diego St
New Mexico St at Fresno St

Nevada at Hawaii

Week 6 Top 25

1 - Oregon (2)
2 - Ohio St (3)
3 - Boise St (4)
4 - LSU (9)
5 - Oklahoma (6)
6 - Auburn (8)
7 - Michigan St (12)
8 - Nebraska (7)
9 - TCU (5)
10 - Utah (11)
11 - Alabama (1)
12 - Oklahoma St (15)
13 - Missouri (14)
14 - Stanford (18)
15 - Arizona (10)
16 - Nevada (16)
17 - South Carolina (UR)
18 - Arkansas (22)
19 - Michigan (13)
20 - NC State (25)
21 - Wisconsin (23)
22 - Florida St (UR)
23 - Iowa (24)
24 - Kansas St (20)
25 - Air Force (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Florida, North Carolina, Oregon St, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

Added: South Carolina, Florida St, Air Force

Dropped: Florida, Miami, Northwestern

2010 Week 6 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Week 5: 41-11 (78.8%)
Season: 266-50 (84.2%)


Tuesday, October 5
Troy at MTSU


Wednesday, October 6
UAB at UCF


Thursday, October 7
Nebraska at Kansas St


Friday, October 8
Connecticut at Rutgers
Oklahoma St at Louisiana-Lafayette


Saturday, October 10
Syracuse at USF
Boston College at NC State
Indiana at Ohio St
Illinois at Penn St
Central Michigan at Virginia Tech
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Western Michigan at Ball St
Temple at Northern Illinois
Baylor vs Texas Tech at Dallas
Tennessee at Georgia

Memphis at Louisville
Bowling Green at Ohio
Colorado St at Air Force
UCLA at Cal
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Pitt at Notre Dame
Michigan St at Michigan
Clemson at North Carolina
Arkansas vs Texas A&M at Arlington
UNLV at West Virginia

Western Kentucky at FIU
Akron at Kent St
Alabama at South Carolina
Wyoming at TCU
Army at Tulane
Utah St at Louisiana Tech
Oregon at Washington St
Oregon St at Arizona
San Diego St at BYU
Navy at Wake Forest

Utah at Iowa St
Colorado at Missouri
Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt
Arkansas St at North Texas
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
FAU at Louisiana Monroe
LSU at Florida
Purdue at Northwestern
Auburn at Kentucky
East Carolina at Southern Miss

USC at Stanford
Toledo at Boise St
New Mexico at New Mexico St
Mississippi St at Houston
Florida St at Miami
Tulsa at SMU
Rice at UTEP
Arizona St at Washington
Hawaii at Fresno St
San Jose St at Nevada

Week 5 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Oregon (4)
3 - Ohio St (2)
4 - Boise St (3)
5 - TCU (5)
6 - Oklahoma (6)
7 - Nebraska (7)
8 - Auburn (9)
9 - LSU (10)
10 - Arizona (12)
11 - Utah (13)
12 - Michigan St (16)
13 - Michigan (14)
14 - Missouri (17)
15 - Oklahoma St (18)
16 - Nevada (20)
17 - Florida (8)
18 - Stanford (11)
19 - Miami (25)
20 - Kansas St (22)
21 - Northwestern (UR)
22 - Arkansas (23)
23 - Wisconsin (15)
24 - Iowa (UR)
25 - NC State (21)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Air Force, South Carolina, Temple, USC, West Virginia

Added: Northwestern, Iowa

Dropped: Texas, USC

2010 Week 5 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Week 4: 47-11 (81%)
Season: 225-39 (86.4%)


Thursday, September 30
Texas A&M at Oklahoma St


Friday, October 1
BYU at Utah St


Saturday, October 2
Louisiana Monroe at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Connecticut
Northwestern at Minnesota
Kentucky at Mississippi
Miami at Clemson
Kansas at Baylor
Florida St at Virginia
Alcorn St at Mississippi St
Temple at Army
Ohio St at Illinois

Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Kent St at Miami (OH)
TCU at Colorado St
Tulane at Rutgers
Idaho at Western Michigan
Navy at Air Force
Washington St at UCLA
Michigan at Indiana
Tennessee at LSU
Wisconsin at Michigan St

Virginia Tech at NC State
East Carolina at North Carolina
Buffalo at Bowling Green
Texas vs Oklahoma at Dallas
FIU at Pitt
Ball St at Central Michigan
Duke at Maryland
UTEP at New Mexico
Northern Illinois at Akron
Arizona St at Oregon St

Georgia at Colorado
FAU at USF
Texas Tech at Iowa St
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Tulsa at Memphis
SMU at Rice
Louisville at Arkansas St
Wyoming at Toledo
Louisiana Lafayette at North Texas
UC Davis at San Jose St

Washington at USC
Notre Dame at Boston College
Boise St at New Mexico St
Florida at Alabama
Stanford at Oregon
Marshall at Southern Miss
Penn St at Iowa
Cal Poly at Fresno St
Nevada at UNLV
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii

Week 4 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Ohio St (2)
3 - Boise St (3)
4 - Oregon (4)
5 - TCU (5)
6 - Oklahoma (6)
7 - Nebraska (7)
8 - Florida (9)
9 - Auburn (11)
10 - LSU (13)
11 - Stanford (15)
12 - Arizona (16)
13 - Utah (17)
14 - Michigan (14)
15 - Wisconsin (18)
16 - Michigan St (19)
17 - Missouri (20)
18 - Oklahoma St (21)
19 - USC (22)
20 - Nevada (23)
21 - NC State (UR)
22 - Kansas St (UR)
23 - Arkansas (10)
24 - Texas (8)
25 - Miami (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Air Force, Iowa, Northwestern, South Carolina, Texas A&M

Added: NC State, Kansas St, Miami

Dropped: South Carolina, West Virginia, Fresno St

2010 Week 4 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Week 3: 47-11 (81%)
Season: 178-28 (86.4%)

Thursday, September 23
Miami at Pitt


Friday, September 24
TCU at SMU


Saturday, September 25
Buffalo at Connecticut
NC State at Georgia Tech
Central Michigan at Northwestern
Virginia Tech at Boston College
FIU at Maryland
Northern Colorado at Michigan St
Bowling Green at Michigan
Austin Peay at Wisconsin
Ball St at Iowa
Toledo at Purdue

UAB at Tennessee
UCF at Kansas St
VMI at Virginia
Miami (OH) at Missouri
Air Force at Wyoming
Army at Duke
USC at Washington St
Alabama at Arkansas
Wake Forest at Florida St
Stanford at Notre Dame

North Carolina at Rutgers
Colgate at Syracuse
Eastern Michigan at Ohio St
Temple at Penn St
Tulane at Houston
UCLA at Texas
Arkansas St at Troy
Idaho at Colorado St
Nevada at BYU
Oklahoma at Cincinnati

Kentucky at Florida
Northern Iowa at Iowa St
Akron at Indiana
South Dakota St at Nebraska
Central Arkansas at Tulsa
Ohio at Marshall
MTSU at Louisiana Lafayette
Georgia at Mississippi St
North Texas at FAU
New Mexico St at Kansas

Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
SE Louisiana at Louisiana Monroe
Western Kentucky at USF
Fresno St at Mississippi
South Carolina at Auburn
Utah St at San Diego St
Oregon St at Boise St
Baylor at Rice
San Jose St at Utah
Northern Illinois at Minnesota

West Virginia at LSU
Memphis at UTEP
Cal at Arizona
New Mexico at UNLV
Oregon at Arizona St
Charleston Southern at Hawaii

Week 4 Preview

Let's take a look around the conferences:
ACC - Boston College and NC State are the lone remaining undefeated teams. BC has only beaten Weber State and Kent State, but NC State has two of the conference's best non-conference wins against UCF and Cincinnati. The win over Cincinnati is the ACC's only win over an AQ team.
Big 12 - There are still seven remaining unbeaten teams, and only four teams have lost an non-conference game. The conference did have a lot of close calls last week. Oklahoma and Missouri beat Air Force and San Diego St respectively by field goals. FIU was leading Texas A&M 20-6 at the start of the fourth quarter before the Aggies rallied. On the other hand, Nebraska and Oklahoma State handled potentially dangerous opponents with ease.
Big East - After three weeks, the Big East has only beaten four FBS teams. West Virginia has two of them, and the other two were against Akron (0-3) and FIU (0-2). With four big games this week, the conference has a chance to make some noise or to keep piling up losses.
Big Ten - Who has allowed the fewest points in the Big Ten? Surprisingly, it's Northwestern. Michigan State could be a surprising contender in the Big Ten, especially since they miss Ohio State. Wisconsin had struggled at home, Michigan has defensive issues, and Penn State has offensive issues.
C-USA - Any chance that C-USA had to have a team make a BCS bowl is already gone as everyone has a loss. Everyone except Marshall has a win too. Houston lost both their starting and backup quarterback in a loss to UCLA last week. They shouldn't have any problems with Tulane at home Saturday, but the West is wide open unless they can recover quickly.
MAC - Temple scored a big win over Connecticut last week and is still unbeaten. Toledo has already won two conference road games against decent comparable competition.
Mountain West - The top of the MWC is really strong, but the bottom needs a lot of work. New Mexico is giving up exactly one point for every minute they've played. Colorado State has only scored 19 points in three games. UNLV only has slightly better numbers, but still no wins.
PAC-10 - Oregon leads the country in scoring offense (63 points per game) and scoring defense (4.33 points allowed per game.) Stanford's stats are similarly strong (51.67 for / 13.67 against), so their matchup in two weeks looms large.
SEC - Strange fact: Every team in the conference is either 3-0 or 1-2. The conference has only lost three non-conference games all season, although one of them was to Jacksonville State.
Sun Belt - No team in the conference has a winning record, and four haven't won a game yet. The conference as a whole has only beaten two FBS teams.
WAC - Nevada and Fresno State are receiving votes in both polls, raising the profile of the entire conference. If they keep winning, it will help Boise's quest to play for a national title.



Onto the upcoming week's games:
Miami at Pitt (Thursday) - Both teams are coming off a bye week looking for their first big win of the season.
South Carolina at Auburn - South Carolina goes on the road for the first time this season. They need to be able to win on the road if they are going to win the East.
Alabama at Arkansas - Alabama's first road game, Arkansas's best chance to pull a major upset, and Ryan Mallet's Heisman profile converge in this game.
Kentucky at Florida - Kentucky hasn't turned the ball over all season and Florida is forcing four per game. If Kentucky can hold onto the ball, an upset isn't out of the question.
Oregon St at Boise St - Hey, Gameday is leaving the southeast. Boise State tends to turn nationally televised games into statements.
FIU at Maryland - FIU has pushed Rutgers and Texas A&M already, so Maryland is definitely on upset alert.
Fresno St at Mississippi - Can the Rebels find a way to turn their season around? Another home loss will have people calling for Houston Nutt's head?
Temple at Penn St - Temple is coming off a big win over Connecticut, and this Penn State team has had trouble on offense. Another potential upset is brewing here.
Oklahoma at Cincinnati - This is one of those games that looks better on paper, like Oregon-Tennessee. Sooners win big.
Stanford at Notre Dame - This game should give Stanford the national recognition they deserve.
West Virginia at LSU - Despite beating Vanderbilt and Mississippi State by 20+ points, LSU still looks like a flawed team. Unless the offense picks up, they are liable to get upset.

Week 3 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Ohio St (2)
3 - Boise St (3)
4 - Oregon (4)
5 - TCU (5)
6 - Oklahoma (6)
7 - Nebraska (7)
8 - Texas (8)
9 - Florida (9)
10 - Arkansas (13)
11 - Auburn (15)
12 - South Carolina (16)
13 - LSU (12)
14 - Michigan (17)
15 - Stanford (18)
16 - Arizona (25)
17 - Utah (11)
18 - Wisconsin (14)
19 - Michigan St (UR)
20 - Missouri (UR)
21 - Oklahoma St (UR)
22 - USC (UR)
23 - Nevada (UR)
24 - West Virginia (21)
25 - Fresno St (22)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Kansas St, Kentucky, NC State, Northwestern, Temple

Added: Michigan St, Missouri, Oklahoma St, USC, Nevada

Dropped: Iowa, Texas Tech, Air Force, UCLA, Clemson

2010 Week 3 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Week 2: 61-9 (87.1%)
Season: 131-17 (88.5%)

Thursday, September 16
Cincinnati at NC State


Friday, September 17
Kansas at Southern Miss
Cal at Nevada


Saturday, September 18
Arkansas at Georgia
Akron at Kentucky
Indiana at Western Kentucky
UMass at Michigan
San Diego St at Missouri
Vanderbilt at Mississippi
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Ohio at Ohio St
Tulsa at Oklahoma St
Kent St at Penn St

Connecticut at Temple
Northwestern at Rice
Maryland at West Virginia
Northern Illinois at Illinois
Louisiana Monroe at Arkansas St
Iowa St vs Kansas St at Kansas City
Portland St at Oregon
Ball St at Purdue
Furman at South Carolina
North Texas at Army

East Carolina at Virginia Tech
Hawaii at Colorado
BYU at Florida St
USC at Minnesota
Alabama at Duke
Colorado St at Miami (OH)
Air Force at Oklahoma
Nebraska at Washington
Arizona St at Wisconsin
Florida at Tennessee

Washington St at SMU
Troy at UAB
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Baylor at TCU
Louisville at Oregon St
Clemson at Auburn
Marshall at Bowling Green
MTSU at Memphis
FIU at Texas A&M
UCF at Buffalo

Toledo at Western Michigan
Navy at Louisiana Tech
Maine at Syracuse
Southern Utah at San Jose St
Mississippi St at LSU
Notre Dame at Michigan St
Fresno St at Utah St
Texas at Texas Tech
Utah at New Mexico
Boise St at Wyoming

New Mexico St at UTEP
Iowa at Arizona
Houston at UCLA
UNLV at Idaho
Wake Forest at Stanford

Week 3 Preview

After two weeks, an obvious delta between the conferences can be seen. Every team in the Big XII has beaten an FBS team, and the entire Big XII South division is undefeated. On the other hand, less than half of the ACC and only one third of the Big East have beaten an FBS team. Not surprisingly, every team in the Sun Belt has lost already, and the MAC has just one unbeaten team left in Temple.

Wake Forest has scored 107 points in two games. The Demon Deacons only scored 104 in the first four games last season.

I was right about Florida and Alabama making statement games last week, but I completely missed on Oklahoma doing the same. The Sooners are looking more like the team I predicted to make the BCS National Championship Game.

After two weeks, there are 46 teams without a loss. Only 21 teams are winless. There are only five teams from AQ conferences without a win: North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Oregon St, UCLA and Vanderbilt.


A look at this week's upcoming games:
Iowa at Arizona - Two teams with Rose Bowl dreams looking for a big non-conference win. Iowa won this game 27-17 last year at Kinnick Stadium.
Nebraska at Washington - Nebraska gets their first test of the season. We'll know a lot more about the Huskers after this one.
Clemson at Auburn - ESPN College Gameday is going to be at this game. I think they should be in Tucson, but they don't appear to be leaving SEC country.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina - The first of many big Coastal division matchups.
Cal at Nevada - An underrated game between two unbeatens. These two have combined to score 204 points in the past two weeks.
Arkansas at Georgia - Arkansas get the first test and it's on the road.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State - Do you like offense? There should be a ton of scoring in this one.
BYU at Florida St - I'm surprised that both of these teams were dominated last week.
Air Force at Oklahoma - This could be a good game that most aren't paying attention to. Or it could be a Sooner blowout.
Notre Dame at Michigan State - The Spartans could use five straight home games to get off to huge start. Well, technically they played one of those games in Detroit.
Texas at Texas Tech - I think the last time these two teams met in Lubbock, it was a pretty important game.

Week 2 Top 25

1 - Alabama (1)
2 - Ohio St (2)
3 - Boise St (3)
4 - Oregon (4)
5 - TCU (5)
6 - Oklahoma (7)
7 - Nebraska (6)
8 - Texas (8)
9 - Florida (9)
10 - Iowa (10)
11 - Utah (12)
12 - LSU (13)
13 - Arkansas (15)
14 - Wisconsin (16)
15 - Auburn (23)
16 - South Carolina (25)
17 - Michigan (UR)
18 - Stanford (UR)
19 - Texas Tech (UR)
20 - Air Force (UR)
21 - West Virginia (21)
22 - Fresno St (UR)
23 - Houston (22)
24 - Clemson (24)
25 - Arizona (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Cal, Michigan St, Missouri, Oklahoma St, USC

Added: Michigan, Stanford, Texas Tech, Air Force, Fresno St, Arizona

Dropped: Miami, Penn St, Virginia Tech, BYU, Florida St, Georgia Tech

2010 Week 2 Picks

Week 1: 70-8 (89.7%)
Season: 70-8 (89.7%)

Thursday, September 9
Auburn at Mississippi St
Central Michigan at Temple


Friday, September 10
West Virginia at Marshall
UTEP at Houston


Saturday, September 11
Texas Southern at Connecticut
Illinois St at Northwestern
South Dakota at Minnesota
Memphis at East Carolina
Duke at Wake Forest
San Jose St at Wisconsin
Hawaii at Army
Gardner-Webb at Akron
Indiana St at Cincinnati
Michigan St vs FAU at Detroit

Georgia Tech at Kansas
Western Illinois at Purdue
Georgia at South Carolina
USF at Florida
Idaho at Nebraska
New Hampshire at Pitt
James Madison at Virginia Tech
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH)
Colorado at Cal
Michigan at Notre Dame

Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
Kent St at Boston College
Florida St at Oklahoma
Presbyterian at Clemson
Arkansas St at Louisiana-Lafayette
Iowa St at Iowa
Georgia Southern at Navy
Miami at Ohio St
UNLV at Utah
BYU at Air Force

Morgan St at Maryland
McNeese St at Missouri
Toledo at Ohio
Troy at Oklahoma St
Bowling Green at Tulsa
LSU at Vanderbilt
Buffalo at Baylor
Louisiana Tech at Texas A&M
Rice at North Texas
Wyoming at Texas

Syracuse at Washington
Montana St at Washington St
Penn St at Alabama
Liberty at Ball St
Austin Peay at MTSU
Louisiana Monroe at Arkansas at Little Rock
North Dakota at Northern Illinois
Prairie View A&M at Southern Miss
Tennessee Tech at TCU
Oregon at Tennessee

Nicholls St at Western Michigan
Missouri St at Kansas St
Western Kentucky at Kentucky
Southern Illinois at Illinois
NC State at UCF
San Diego St at New Mexico St
Texas Tech at New Mexico
Idaho St at Utah St
Rutgers at FIU
UAB at SMU

Mississippi at Tulane
Northern Arizona at Arizona St
Citadel at Arizona
Stanford at UCLA
Virginia at USC
Colorado St at Nevada