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Opponent Preview: SAN DIEGO STATE
San Diego State is a football team transformed. It is two bad calls and six points removed from 9-0. How has Brady Hoke's crew accomplished what so many coaching staffs had failed to do? Its newfound success begins (and perhaps ends) on the ground. SDSU's ypc figures from 2005—Chuck Long's...
SBNation Blogpoll Week 9 Ballot
Here's my intial Week 9 ballot for the BlogPoll; remember, I'm a resume voter, comparing bodies of work. These are becoming significant; notes follow the ballot, below the break. <!-- SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot --> The Purple Wimple Ballot - Week 9 Rank Team Delta 1 Auburn...
Opponent Preview: AIR FORCE
2010 was supposed to be the year Air Force broke into the Mountain West’s top three—likely taking BYU’s place. BYU has played its part well, losing to Air Force and TCU, but beating San Diego State. Air Force started out on cue, nearly missing a win over Oklahoma in Norman, finally beating Navy,...
Welcome back, Rams’ and Aztecs’ ground games
Two Mountain West teams that competed for the bottom spot in the conference in 2009 (including the winner) showed success in their respective rebuilding efforts this weekend. Ronnie Hillman powers the revived Aztec running game. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) ...
Mountain West at midseason
Through six weeks, who is a better freshman quarterback in the MWC than Jake Heaps? A better freshman runningback than Waymon James? Why are Utah's eye-popping defensive stats suspect? What team's back seven includes four of the top five tackle leaders in the conference? Answers to these, and...
Week 6 Dominance Ranking
Back at number one for the first time since 2009, the Horned Frogs will begin the second half of the 2010 season as the most dominant team in the nation. Here they are: ranked by adding each team's national ranks in scoring offense and scoring defense, the top 25 most dominant teams in the...
Dominance Ranking, Week 5
The "Dominance Ranking" is a stat that I maintain as a measure of how strongly teams are beating their opponents. Each team’s "Dominance Score" is the sum of each team’s national rank in scoring offense and in scoring defense. I tally these stats weekly, but don’t put any stock whatsoever into...
MWC roundup: balanced attacks.
Three teams in the Mountain West boast improved offensive balance-- and potency. There is nothing more dangerous in football than a balanced offense. A versatile attack makes the difference between a tired defense and a fresh one; between the capacity to overcome turnovers and being...
MWC Roundup
Perusing the Mountain West after three weeks' play: Air Force nearly took down Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday, falling short 27-24 despite scoring the game's final 14 points. The Falcons had more first downs (25 to 24), yards (458 to 367), were better on third and fourth down (63.1% converted to...
TCU 30, Oregon State 21
In football, running the ball covers a multitude of sins. TCU beat Oregon State despite allowing the Beavers to convert via a fake punt, and two interceptions, all of which led to points. Ted Miller-- one of the biggest BCS homers at ESPN (not an easy feat, mind you)-- said it best: "TCU was able...
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