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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1183389, 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) #UR-23-22-UR in BOTH POLS. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/8 at Southern Mississippi (3-6) Sat 11/15 Rice (5-3) Sat 11/22 at Alabama-Birmingham (5-4) Friday 11/28 Western Kentucky (3-5) 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. And there is only a single one loss mid-major: COLORADO STATE 8-1 (300-212) unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/8 Hawaii (2-7) BYE Sat 11/22 New Mexico (3-5) Fri 11/28 at Air Force (6-2) Comment: The Rams are a cinch to travel to Colorado Springs 10-1. They have their best team since the Sonny Lubick days. That means we’ll have to go to the two loss teams to fill out a mid-major Final Four: AIR FORCE 6-2 (237-177) unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/1 at Army (2-6) Sat 11/8 at UNLV (2-7) Sat 11/15 Nevada (6-3) Fri 11/21 at San Diego State (4-4) Fri 11/28 Colorado State (8-1) Comment: Nevada can be feisty but the flyboys have a good shot at being 9-2 going into the Colordao State, which they have at home. It’s their best team since the Fisher De Berry days. BOISE STATE 6-2 (279-220) Unranked. Versus ranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/8 at New Mexico (3-5) Sat 11/15 San Diego State (4-4) Sat 11/22 at Wyoming (4-5) Sat 11/29 Utah State (6-3) 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. EAST CAROLINA 6-2 (287-184) ranked #23-UR-UR-UR. Versus ranked teams: 16 points (same as Michigan State) BYE Thu 11/13 at Cincinnati (5-3) Sat 11/22 Tulane (2-6) Fri 11/28 at Tulsa (1-7) Thu 12/4 Central Florida (5-3) 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, seem a bit tainted now. They’ve looked kind of pedestrian in beating South Florida 28-17 and Connecticut 31-21.Now they’ve basically given away a game at Temple. They’ve got road games vs. two 5-3 teams. But they still might have a shot at the Pesci Bowl, (if there was one). GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7-2 (400-188) Unranked . Versus unranked teams: 0 points Sat 11/9 at Texas State(5-3) Sat 11/15 at Navy (4-5) BYE Sat 11/29 Louisiana-Monroe (3-5) 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 non-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. 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 (6-3) 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. Overall: Marshall is a cinch and the Air Force-Colorado State winner has the inside track on another bid. Boise and ECU still have some credibility left, more than Georgia Southern does at this level. [/QUOTE]

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