SECRETARY RUBIO: This thumos, as the Ancient Greeks called it - the fire of passion, strength, courage, pride - is the heart of great civilization. Without it, nations lose their will to fight, to strive, to survive.
Because you jerks won't stop asking, here's the SP+ top 50 without any preseason projections. I'm definitely here for top-2 Utah, top-16 New Mexico, NDSU and JMU (GAMEDAY TO ALBUQUERQUE FOR UNM-NDSU, PLEASE) and top-40 Georgia State (and barely-top-50 Michigan).
The AP Poll was the standard for decades, but a subset of the voters turning their ballots into clickbait articles has rendered it functionally useless.
This guy jumped Mississippi State UP eight spots after a 33-point home loss.
It's time to start pulling votes from people.
Washington, which has had to navigate some injuries and other issues this season, leads USC 14-10 at half in Los Angeles.
Would be an understatement to call this a must-win for Lincoln Riley.
USC's claim of "11 national titles" is genuinely insane once you look into it.
the reality: Oregon has accomplished all of the same things on the field that USC did in the pre-scholarship limit era.
USC's sole *illegitimate* National Championship Game victory has been vacated.
Expectations vs. Results
Top left: Big favorites who are covering
Bottom left: Big favortes who aren't covering
Top right: Small favorites/dogs who are covering
Bottom right: Small favorites/dogs who aren't
Wild to consider...In the eternal quest for a superstar head coach, Southern Cal has hired, and fired...
Lane Kiffen
Ed Orgeron (won Natty)
Steve Sarkisian
None were good enough...just wild...
It’s become increasingly clear that the Big Ten’s westward expansion was mainly a ploy to secure UCLA Football (4-0). The other 3 just came along on Bruin coattails.