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Week 15: Top 25 Media Poll
Chaos in the Week 15 rankings. While Clemson (12-0) maintained its #1 ranking, former #2 Georgia fell four (4) spots to #6 despite crushing Georgia State 76 to 10. For reasons unknown Miami, Oklahoma, and USC moved up despite being on a bye-week. Not sure what the game logic is behind those moves.
Would note that Boise State (11-1) moved up to the #17 ranking, Stanford (9-3) is back in the Top 25, and Michigan fell out of the rankings. Conference Championship games next week, so some real big match-ups that could dramatically affect the rankings.
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Grey Dog Championship Series Rankings
Following the Top 25 shakeup, the GDCS also experienced change. Though Clemson maintained its top spot, Penn State took over the #2 spot. Rounding out the top 5 were Miami, USC, Oklahoma. Some nice surprises with Troy at #11, USF at #12, #20 Boise State, and UCF at #24.
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Week 16: Recap
Week 16 brought some outstanding Conference Championship games.
ACC: Clemson (13-0) beat Miami (12-1) by the pathetic score of 8 to 3. Big10: Iowa (11-2) topped Ohio State (11-2) 36 to 30. Big 12: TCU (12-1) thumped Oklahoma (11-2) 59 to 12. PAC12: Washington (12-1) beat USC (11-2) 27 to 20. MTN West: Boise State (12-1) topped Fresno State (9-4) 29 to 22. SEC: Auburn (11-2) barely beat Georgia (12-1) 54 to 51. MAC: Ohio (10-3) upset Northern Illinois (11-2) by a score of 26 to 3. C-USA: Marshall (10-3) got the win over Alabama-Birmingham (11-2) 29 to 14.
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Week 16: Top 25 Media Poll
In the final regular season Top 25 poll prior to the start of the bowl season & playoff games, the Clemson Tigers (13-0) remained in the #1 spot. While Penn State maintained its #2 spot, the Washington Huskies (12-1) jumped to the #3 spot with its 27 to 20 win over USC. Miami fell to the #4 spot, and TCU rounding out the top 5.
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Grey Dog Championship Series Rankings
Here it is, the final GDCS ranking prior to the start of the bowl & playoff season. In a surprise result, the TCU Horned Frogs jumped to the #4 spot and knocked Miami out of the playoff round. Here we go...
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Bowl Bound!
In a complete surprise announcement, the San Jose State Spartans (6-6) have been invited to take on Texas El-Paso Miners (6-6) in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Really excited to get a bowl invite in my first season leading the team, and clearly far surpassed the expectations I or the game had for the Spartans. Let's go bowling...
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Dollar General Bowl
The 2015 Dollar General Bowl featured a match-up between the #13 Troy Trojans and the Akron Zips. Troy came into the game a 17 point favorite, and possessing the Nation's #5 ranked defense and #22 ranked offense.
While the Trojans got behind early in this one, they were able to take the lead early in the 3rd quarter to hold off the Zips by a score of 28-20. Finishing with 13 wins on the season and a bubble Top 10 ranking, the Troy Trojan faithful have much to be excited about.
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
The 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl brought together a match-up of the Eastern Michigan Eagles taking on the Nevada Wolfpack. With game day temps a frigid 33 Idaho degrees as the teams took the field, Nevada jumped out to an early lead, and was up 13 to 3 at the half. Eastern Michigan came out for the second half finally ready to play, and took the lead 17 to 16 going into the 4th quarter. Despite the momentum (and being the better team on paper), the Eagles could not hold onto the lead, as the Wolfpack scored on a 54 yard touchdown throw from QB Thomas Ingram to WR Kenneth Moore. Despite the missed XP, Nevada was able to run out the clock and get the win.
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SoFi Hawaii Bowl
Nothing like traveling to paradise to play some football. The 2015 Hawaii Bowl featured a match-up between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Memphis Tigers. While the Aztecs possess a few next-level talent players & feature an offense ranked #26 in the Nation (420.2 YPG) and defense ranked #17 in the Nation (allow 317.3 YPG), the Tigers were heavily favored in this one. Memphis came into the bowl game on a 4 game win streak, having a nationally ranked offense (#17 - 458.3 YPG) and defense (#11 - allow 313.9 YPG), and looking to get to 10 wins on the season.
While they ultimately didn't disappoint, the Tigers sure took their sweet time to get things going. At the 8:02 mark in the 2nd quarter, Memphis only led by a score of 6 to 3. They looked sluggish, sloppy, and not playing like a top level team. Not sure what actually clicked, but over the remaining 2 1/2 quarters of play, the Tigers would go on to score 44 unanswered points to blow out the Aztecs by a score of 50 to 3. QB Ian Goldsmith led the way, passing for 303 yards and 4 TD's.
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Las Vegas Bowl
Viva Las Vegas! The 2015 Las Vegas Bowl brought the Washington State Cougars to Sin City to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs not only came into the game with the #25 ranked defense and the #28 ranked offense, they were looking for their 10th win of the season. And they did just that; finally topping the Huskies by a score of 24 to 21.
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R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
The Big Easy is always a fun place to be; even more so when it is to play in the 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. On paper, the Appalachian State Mountaineers should have steamrolled the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. On the field, it was a different story.
The Hilltoppers jumped out to a 10-0 1st quarter lead only to see the Mountaineers come back with 13 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter. Not to be outdone though, Western Kentucky dominated the 3rd quarter with 14 unanswered points. Leading by a score of 31 to 13 early in the 4th quarter, it looked like the Hilltoppers were going to get the upset victory. That is when the Mountaineers decided to start playing again; running off 18 points to close the 4th quarter and send the game into OT. The game quickly came to an end when the Mountaineers scored on a short running play and their defense was able to hold the Hilltoppers at the goal line. What a game!
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Cure Bowl
No other way to say it; this was a terrible game. While the Cure Bowl is for a great cause and brings much needed attention to a serious issue, the 2015 game was bad. With a combined 9 points total, neither Coastal Carolina and Connecticut looked up for playing an extra game. Aside from the solid running performance of Coastal Carolina RB Reginald Barkely (130 yards rushing on 20 carries; 6.50 YPC), no other player really stood out. #kickingfieldgoalsisboring
***Commentary on actual BBCF game -- really don't like how the game allows a 5 win team to make a playoff game. If I had my way, a team could not make a playoff game unless they had a winning percentage of at least .500% going into the game.***
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The 2015 Glidan New Mexico Bowl brought together the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Colorado State Rams. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and cruised to an easy victory. This was a disappointing showing from the Rams, who came into the game as only a 3 point underdog. Strong game performance from Louisiana Tech FS Eddie Stallings (2 INT's and 9 tackles).
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The 2015 DXL Frisco Bowl saw the North Texas Mean Green square off against the Temple Owls in what was essentially a home game for the Mean Green. North Texas came out strong, controlled the ball throughout the game, and dominated on the scoreboard. A nice way to end the season.
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The 2015 Camellia Bowl featured a match-up between the Texas State Bobcats and the Western Michigan Broncos. Despite the big game from Western Michigan QB Ryan Pearson (322 passing yards, 2 TD's), the Bobcats controlled this game from start to finish. Texas State football had a nice season and should be able to build on a better than expected season.
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The final game of Week 18 of the 2015 bowl season saw the East Carolina Pirates and the Bowling Green Falcons square off in the Marmot Boca Raton bowl. While neither team had a particular good regular season, they played outstanding in this one and needed extra time to get a winner. Once the dust had settled, the Falcons pulled out the 24 to 17 victory.
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Arizona Bowl
The 2015 Arizona Bowl featured a match-up between your San Jose State Spartans and the Texas El-Paso Miners. The Spartans come into the bowl game with the 111th ranked offense and the 65th ranked defense. Clearly not an impressive ranking, and normally would not give much of a chance of winning.
Yet, the Spartans have been pulling off wins like this all year. They jumped out to an early lead and were cruising until the Miners mounted a comeback. Late in the 3rd quarter UTEP was up by a score of 16 to 15. With star running back John Moreno knocked out of the game, it was not looking too good for San Jose State. Thanks to a fumble recovery, a long drive, and a TD pass from Tony Lima, the Spartans took the lead for good. The victory gave the Spartans 7 wins on the season, a winning record, and great momentum heading into the off-season. Sure came a long way from my early season concern about them not being able to win any games this season. Being a "bowl game winning team" sure sounds good. #winning
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The 2015 Camping World Bowl featured a match-up between the #18 Virginia Tech Hokies and the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Hokies came into the game heavily favored, having had a far better offense and defense throughout the season.
Someone forgot to tell the Mountaineers that they were the underdog, as they jumped out to an early lead and were up 14-0 in the early 3rd quarter. Behind the solid running of RB David Dejesus (148 yards on 24 carries), West Virginia pulled off the upset. Dejesus was awarded player of the game honors, and finished with 1,016 rushing yards on the season.
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