Study Hall: Florida Atlantic 41, UTSA 37
Florida Atlantic 41, UTSA 37Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Florida Atlantic UTSA Nat'l AvgTotal Plays6779Close Rate (non-garbage time)100.0%Avg Starting FP 24.7 41.3 29.8...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Nebraska 45, Illinois 14
Nebraska 45, Illinois 14Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Illinois Nebraska Nat'l AvgTotal Plays6291Close Rate (non-garbage time)60.1%Avg Starting FP 25.9 34.6 29.8...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Northwestern 29, Penn State 6
Northwestern 29, Penn State 6Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Northwestern Penn State Nat'l AvgTotal Plays7571Close Rate (non-garbage time)82.2%Avg Starting FP 44.6 24.0 29.8...
View ArticleGary Pinkel comebacks: The later years (2011-14)
Mizzou's 21-20 comeback win at South Carolina tied for the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in school history. But it wasn't the only noteworthy comeback of the Gary Pinkel era. Let's take a look at...
View ArticleUpdated Big Ten football projections
Each Wednesday at SB Nation, I dedicate my Morning Tailgate column to win projections, checking out a given conference race. Last week, I took a look at the Big Ten. It was the SEC's turn this morning,...
View ArticleCollege football projections: Week 6 F/+ picks
Again, we start with the good:Week 52014 SeasonTeams with 50-60% chance of winning0-1 (0%)12-11 (52%)Teams with 60-70% chance of winning8-6 (57%)43-27 (61%)Teams with 70-80% chance of winning10-5...
View ArticleIs Oklahoma-TCU or Baylor-Texas more likely to be an upset?
Big 12 favorites Oklahoma and Baylor hit the road to face TCU and Texas, respectively, on Saturday. Can either TCU's or Texas' offenses do enough damage to change the national top 10?To both casual...
View ArticleGrading the Missouri offense after five weeks
I haven't pursued last year's Wisdom of the Crowds series as a weekly feature, but I thought it would be interesting to visit as the season unfolds. What better time than on a bye week?Below, feel free...
View ArticleArizona's Oregon upset again proves Rich Rodriguez is a master builder
Oregon fixed its first-half offensive issues in the second half on Thursday night, but Arizona's offense got rolling, too. Winning football games is hard when the other team gets to adjust just like...
View ArticleGrading the Missouri defense after five weeks
As we did yesterday with the offense, here's your chance to grade each primary player on Missouri's defense, leaving comments about each unit.Loading...
View ArticleBye Week Saturday live thread
And baseball and stuff.Every week, we complain that the college football slate isn't that impressive, only to get really excited when eight to 10 games turn out incredible. Well, Mizzou's bye week...
View ArticlePoll Watch: Missouri 23rd in AP poll, 24th in coaches poll
No. 23/24 Missouri will host No. 13/10 Georgia at Saturday, evidently at 11am on CBS.Everybody gets a loss 2 Oregon L 3 Bama L 4 OU L 6 A&M L 8 UCLA L 14 Stanford: L 15 LSU L 16 USC L 17 Wisky L 18...
View ArticleMississippi is the center of the college football universe. How did we get here?
With the nation watching, both Ole Miss and Mississippi State came up with enormous wins on Saturday and were rewarded with top-five poll rankings. "College GameDay" had never been to the state before,...
View ArticleMissouri depth chart: Tigers release 2-deep for Georgia game
The more boring the depth cart is, the better for Mizzou, and this one's relatively boring.As is the case each Game Week Monday, Missouri released its depth chart this morning. There are no major...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Georgia Tech 28, Miami 17
Georgia Tech 28, Miami 17Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Georgia Tech MiamiNat'l AvgTotal Plays7244Close Rate (non-garbage time)100.0%Avg Starting FP 26.1 21.5 29.7...
View ArticleStudy Hall: California 60, Washington State 59
California 60, Washington State 59Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics California Washington State Nat'l AvgTotal Plays7195Close Rate (non-garbage time)100.0%Avg Starting FP 23.3...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Michigan State 27, Nebraska 22
Michigan State 27, Nebraska 22Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Michigan State Nebraska Nat'l AvgTotal Plays7382Close Rate (non-garbage time)76.1%Avg Starting FP 32.3 34.0 29.7...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Ole Miss 23, Alabama 17
Ole Miss 23, Alabama 17Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Alabama Ole Miss Nat'l AvgTotal Plays7563Close Rate (non-garbage time)100.0%Avg Starting FP 20.6 31.1 29.7...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Baylor 28, Texas 7
Baylor 28, Texas 7Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Baylor Texas Nat'l AvgTotal Plays8274Close Rate (non-garbage time)80.1%Avg Starting FP 31.8 23.2 29.7 Possessions1313Scoring...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Louisville 28, Syracuse 6
Louisville 28, Syracuse 6Confused? Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here.Basics Louisville Syracuse Nat'l AvgTotal Plays7065Close Rate (non-garbage time)85.9%Avg Starting FP 38.9 24.2 29.7...
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