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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1177046, member: 289"] THE PESCI BOWL I decided to inaugurate a third tier of championships. Why not have the top mid majors, (the best teams not in the “power five” conferences), play off? They aren’t going to make the Final Four and they aren’t in FCS, (which, as 1AA, was originally intended for teams like this). What shall we call it? Somehow, into my mind flashed the image of Joe Pesci, who always plays those vertically challenged but feisty guys. Joe could entertain at halftime with his funny stories. [MEDIA=youtube]0d2LAs-WL_4[/MEDIA] There is one unbeaten mid-major: MARSHALL 8-0 (367-132) #23 in BOTH POLS. Versus ranked teams: 0 points BYE Sat 11/8 at Southern Mississippi 3-5 Sat 11/15 Rice 4-3 Sat 11/22 at Alabama-Birmingham 4-4 Friday 11/28 Western Kentucky 3-4 Comment: The Thundering Herd will stampede through the rest of their schedule as the best “mid major” in the game. They are a cinch for the Pesci Bowl playoffs. A match with East Carolina, whom they lost to 59-65 two years ago and beat 64-61 in the 2001 GMAC bowl could be interesting. They have no chance for the national championship, unlike their days in 1AA. Versus ranked teams: 0 points. And There are only two one loss mid-majors: COLORADO STATE 7-1 (262-181) unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/1 at San Jose State (3-4) Sat 11/8 Hawaii (2-6) BYE Sat 11/22 New Mexico (2-5) Fri 11/28 at Air Force (5-2) Comment: The Rams are a cinch to travel to Colorado Springs 10-1. They have their best team since the Sonny Lubick days. EAST CAROLINA 6-1 (277-164) ranked #21-19. Versus ranked teams: 16 points (same as Michigan State) Sat 11/1 at Temple (4-3) BYE Thur 11/13 at Cincinnati (4-3) Sat 11/22 Tulane (2-5) Fri 11/28 at Tulsa (1-6) Thur 12/4 Central Florida (5-2) Comment: The Pirates have clinched what used to be the Big East. Their most impressive wins, 28-21 over then #17 Virginia Tech and 70-41 over a North Carolina team that is giving up big numbers to everybody. They’ve looked kind of pedestrian in beating South Florida 28-17 and Connecticut 31-21. They’ve got road games vs. two 4-3 teams and UCF at the end. I wouldn’t be surprised if they get knocked off. But they still might have a shot at the Pesci Bowl, (if there was one). That means we’ll have to go to the two loss teams to fill out a mid-major Final Four: AIR FORCE 5-2 (214-171) unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/1 at Army (2-5) Sat 11/8 at UNLV (2-6) Sat 11/15 Nevada (5-3) Fri 11/21 at San Diego State (4-3) Fri 11/28 Colorado State (7-1) BOISE STATE 6-2 (279-220) Unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points BYE Sat 11/8 at New Mexico (2-5) Sat 11/15 San Diego State (4-3) Sat 11/22 at Wyoming (3-5) Sat 11/29 Utah State (5-3) Comments: They haven’t made much noise the last couple of seasons but these guys are still around. They aren’t as good as they were and they haven’t beaten anybody good but they are still winning football games. CENTRAL FLORIDA 5-2 (177-134) Unranked. Versus Ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/1 at Connecticut (1-6) BYE Fri 11/14 Tulsa (1-6) Sat 11/22 Southern Methodist (0-7) Fri 11/28 at South Florida (3-5) Thu 12/4 at East Carolina (6-1) Comments: George O’Leary doesn’t have Blake Bortles anymore but with three straight walk-overs, he should easily get his team to 8-2. The big one is at the end. That’s make or break for the Pesci playoffs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6-2 (358-178) Unranked . Versus unranked teams: 0 points Thur 10/30 Troy (1-7) Sat 11/9 at Texas State(4-3) Sat 11/15 at Navy (4-4) BYE Sat 11/29 Louisiana-Monroe (3-4) Comment: This is where Paul Johnson learned the triple option. This is also one of those schools that won national championships in FCS And emigrated to FBS, where their kids will never have a chance to win another, (others: Central Michigan, Marshall, Massachusetts, Western Kentucky, Troy, Appalachian State). Why? I’d like to see the none power five FBS schools and the FCS schools joined into one division. There’s little difference between them and they should all have a championship they can win. This team will be 10-2 if they can handle Navy, (another team Johnson once coached). NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6-2 (273-210) Unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points. BYE Wed 11/5 at Ball State (3-5) Tue 11/11 Toledo (5-3) Tue 11/18 at Ohio U. (4-5) Fri 11/28 at Western Michigan 5-3) Comments: What the heck kind of schedule is THAT? Not a single weekend game? The Huskies have been one of those Pesci-feisty mid-majors and should be able to handle it. SOUTH ALABAMA 5-2 (170-147) Unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/1 at Louisiana-Lafayette (4-3) Sat 11/8 at Arkansas State (4-3) Sat 11/15 Texas State (4-3) Sat 11/22 at South Carolina (4-4) Fri 11/28 Navy (4-4) Comment: These guys are a major college team? Not really. They are just pretending. They’ll lose those last two games and it probably won’t be close. [/QUOTE]

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