Notre Dame may not ever give up its Independent football status, and it continues to keep Navy(AAC) on its schedule. They meet at M&T stadium in Baltimore City today. ND 30 Navy 20 in an old-fashioned rushing slugfest.
#Army travels to Bama to face a tough Troy(SunBelt) Defense. Troy 19 Army 12
#Liberty crosses the Mason-Dixon line to face UConn. The Flames lost Dae Dae Hunter to injury last week but Freeze's O will be still be too much for Mora's Huskies. LU 31 UConn 17
UMass visits Ark St(SunBelt). Both teams are having bad season. Home team wins Ark St 20 UMass 17
New Mexico St host Lamar(1AA). NMST is eading to the CUSA while Lamar doesn't know what 1AA conference it wants to be in, (Southland or WAC). NMST 24 Lamar 13.
Nov 12 in the PM
Notre Dame allowed Navy to get damn close after controlling the game for three quarters. ND 35 Navy 32
Troy took its time but survived. Troy 10 Army 9
Liberty was missing some key players on O, and UConn upped its game. I'm still a bit surprised at the Huskies O, and it was my sole incorrect pick,. UConn 36 LU 33
Ark St survived the Minutemen's late rush. Ark St 35 UMass 33
NMST 51 Lamar 14
Nov 18, 2022
UMass travels to TAMU. If the Minutemen prevail, the oil men will find a way to get Jimbo deported from the state of Texas
Mizzou will handle NMST, and BYU will take care of Utah Tech, formerly known as Dixie State before the woke crowd invaded Utah.
Don't look now but Mora's Huskies will beat Army to get UConn its 7th W.
Notre Dame should handle BC, but there have been some close ones in this series. BC lost to UConn and then beat NC St
Liberty lost to UConn last week and looks beat up. VA Tech hasn't won since mid-September and that continues. Flames flicker but hang on in a 20-17 squeaker.
Nov 20, 2022
Wrong on UConn who lost 34-17, and Liberty who lost 24-23. I'm a bit surprised that BC got shutout. It was hilarious to see the TAMU twitter fans freaking out when the Ags were only up 10-3 on UMass at halftime. TAMU 20 UMass 3
Nov 22, 2022
Can Notre Dame keep playing the vampire? Their Ws over Clemson and UNC did some damage, but they don't have enough O to win against USC in LA. USC 31 ND 24.
BYU gets back on track with a 23 17 win at Stanford. Army stops the Minutemen, and Liberty gets back on track hosting New Mexico St.
Nov 26, 2022
Liberty is losing to New Mexico St 42-7 in the 3Q. Freeze is staying in Falwell country and not headed to Auburn. NMST(5-6) scored 51 on Lamar and 45 on Hawaii, but never got above the 20s against any other opponent and are not bowl worthy. It doesn't look like NMST/SJST game will be made up next week.
Army crushed UMass and needs to beat Navy to get win number 6.
ND lost to USC
BYU saved face and beat Stanford.
Nov 28, 2022
well I was wrong about Freeze- Auburn is hiring him. The bad Liberty loss to NMST was irrelevant.
Dec 4, 2022
Liberty didn't waste time: Jamey Chadwell left Coastal Carolina for Falwell U.
Dec 6, 2022
Army plays Navy(AAC) in Philly this Saturday, and neither is headed to a Bowl game. My hunch: Navy 16 Army 13
New Mexico St will play Bowling Green(MAC) @ Ford Field in Quick Lane Bowl. Two very erratic teams. BG 23 NMST 20
Liberty will play Toledo(MAC) in the Boca Raton Bowl. Spark is out of the Flames with Freeze gone TOL 27 LIB 20
UConn in a Myrtle Beach Bowl game against Marshall(SunBelt). I'll take #herd -hoping Leborn plays. MAR 26 UConn 17
Dec 11. 2022
I was wrong on my final regular season pick. Army edged Navy in the 2nd OT : 20-17
Dec 19, 2022
I got home from work and the Herd was up 28-0 in the 3Q. A few minutes later and its 28-14. Ali/Laborn is a nice #herd RB combo. MU 28 UConn 14
Dec 21, 2022
I was correct on Toledo and the MAC went 2-0 yesterday. Flames flickered in the 2nd half, and Toledo RB, JACQUEZ STUART had solid game rushing for 111 yards on 23 carries. Toledo 19 Liberty 17
Dec 23, 2022
I saw the name Earl Weaver, the name of late Orioles baseball manager, and did a double take while reading the Chicago St basketball box score. This Weaver scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 55-53 loss to Minnesota of the Big 10. Chicago St has improved but won't survive as an Independent
Hartford, the other hoops Independent which is in the process of going to a lower division, got crushed by San Francisco 85-53 last night.
Dec 26, 2022
New Mexico St will play Bowling Green(MAC) @ Ford Field in Quick Lane Bowl. Two very erratic teams. BG 23 NMST 20
The Lou Holtz Bowl is in Jacksonville on Dec 30. Rattler will have a good day for the Gamecocks in 30 -27 win over Notre Dame.
Dec 27, 2022
Good thing my picks are made with Monopoly money. I was wrong on NMST(7-6) who led 14-0 at the half and held on for a 24-19 win over Bowling Green. The Ags started the season 0-4. Off to the CUSA for the 2023 season.
Dec 31, 2022
In a wild game, the Irish got the best of the Gamecocks and handed me another incorrect pick. ND 45 SCar 38
Jan 14, 2023
Are you kidding me? A committee will study the potential for football at Chicago State. The school can barely sustain its hoops 1A program after parting ways with the WAC and could not find a conference in the Midwest to join. Ain't no way they get 1A FOOTBALL unless there is some billionaire alumnus out there. Maybe at a lower level, but that's still a he!! of a dream.
Jan 24, 2023
Wow, Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 21 points as Chicago State defeated Coastal Carolina(Sunbelt) 74-70 in a road win last night. I'm sticking to the Summit Conference as a possible landing place move for them.
Jan 26, 2023
Wow, Chicago St played well but fell short at Stanford(PAC12). Cardet scored 31 in a 72-65 loss to the Cardinals. Yes, I know Stanford is having a bad season, but Chicago St struggled to beat anybody in the WAC last season, let alone anyone else.
Jan 31, 2023
Chicago St raids the The Citadel(Southern) and picks up another win in the state of South Carolina. Cardet Jr scored 21 points in the Cougars 76-75 win.
Feb 4, 2023
Rees to Bama to replace O'Brien. Is ND cheap or is he not working well with Freeman? He turned down Brian Kelly's offer to go with him to LSU last year.
Feb 14, 2023
Neither Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig nor Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein are taking the ND OC gig. BTW, Ludwig's first stint at Utah as OC included the Utes' undefeated 2008 season and a Sugar Bowl win over Bama.
Feb 19, 2023
Since some may view this as a quirky blog: Chicago St(10-18) hosts Hartford(5-22) in hoops today. Cougars won at Hartford on Feb 4. I think some Independents in football played home/away series in pigskin during one of the Covid seasons. Hartford is dropping to a lower division so this may be the last of this matchup. Chicago St is talking of adding football which is crazy. School needs to join the Summit conference and calm down.
J. Corbett CHST (23PTS 7REB) CHST 75 HART 53
May 15, 2023
While NMST mens' hoops remains a mess from various scandals, football HC Jerry Kill finally signed a contract, which calls for paving parking lot near the football offices. Ags are coming off a bowl win as they head for the CUSA.
I was looking at NM St 2023 schedule this season and it includes two MWC teams:
Sept. 16 NMSU at New Mexico(love the intrastate rivalry)
Sept. 23 NMSU at Hawaii
June 8, 2023
Kind of getting a chuckle from all the twitter kids promoting UConn to B12. UConn showed that re-connecting with the Big East and focusing on hoops and the northeast was the correct call. If it needs a conference for football, try the MAC. I never understood why it didn't remain in the AAC for football only like Navy does.
Chicago St remains a mystery, and there must be something amiss if the MEAC, a 1a hoops conference of schools with a majority of black students, nixed inviting Chicago St to join it. Possibly it was due to east coast schools not wanting to increase travel costs.
July 21, 2023
Down to four 1A Independent FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: Army ,Notre Dame, UConn, and UMass who visits Army.
Army will spend some time in Louisiana.
Sat. Sept. 2. at Louisiana-Monroe
Sat. Sept. 9 DELAWARE STATE
Fri. Sept. 15 at UTSA
Sat. Sept. 23 at Syracuse
Sat. Oct. 7 BOSTON COLLEGE
Sat. Oct. 14 TROY
Sat. Oct. 21 at LSU
Sat. Oct. 28 UMASS
Sat. Nov. 4 at Air Force*
Sat. Nov. 11 HOLY CROSS
Sat. Nov. 18 COASTAL CAROLINA
Sat. Dec. 9 NAVY^
July 29, 2023
I've been saying for years this kid Demario Douglas was a decent WR. Hear he's moving up BB's depth chart. COLLEGE Liberty DRAFT INFO 2023: Rd 6, Pk 210 (NE)
Aug 14, 2023
UMass guys in the NFL. I thought Isabella(Bills) might have staying power in the NFL, but did not see Merriweather(Saints) who carried the ball 150 times for 575 yards for the Minutemen in 2022, possibly making the NFL.
No invite to the Horizon for Chicago St hoops, but they secured commitments from Matt and Ryan Bewley, 5* recruits.
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