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WEEK THIRTEEN FOOTBALL REVIEW...

LAST WEEK'S COLLEGE & NFL GAMES - INSIDE THE STATS...

And down the stretch they come.  This year’s college football thoroughbreds, that is.  The final week of the season is here and with it the games that will determine the race for the BCS Championship Game.  And the winner is… it look’s like a photo finish!

Looking inside the stats at last week’s college games there were a total of 15 teams that won ‘inside-out’ In The Stats (won the game but lost the yardage).  Those who one the game but lost by 100 or more yards are designated with an (*) asterisk. These ITS teams included: Buffalo, Colorado, *Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Memphis, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, *Ohio U, Southern Miss, South Florida, Tennessee, *Tulsa, *Utah State and Wake Forest.

Navy remains the only team to have gained 200 or more rushing yards in every game to date. They are also the No.1 rushing team in the land, averaging 357 RYPG.

From the PLAYBOOK MIDWEEK ALERT weekly stat rankings report, the STAT KINGS (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) include: BYU, Hawaii and West Virginia.

The two STAT QUEENS (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) include:  Florida International and Utah State.

On the NFL front, the only one STAT KING (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) remains, New England.

There are no STAT QUEENS this season, as every team has at least one ITS win this season.

Interesting ITS NFL tidbits… ITS STREAKERS, not including the STAT KING above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT – Cincinnati (+3) and Seattle (+3). NOT –Baltimore (-4) and Buffalo (-3).

Be sure to check out the MIDWEEK ALERT for complete up-to-date records on every team this season.  It is extremely valuable information for bowl matchups.  Meanwhile it’s on to December and the bowl games where it’s always an exciting time of the season.  Good luck as always this week…

WEEK TWELVE FOOTBALL REVIEW...

LAST WEEK'S COLLEGE & NFL GAMES - INSIDE THE STATS...

As we head into RIVALRY WEEK in college football, the BCS race keeps getting interesting.  Is it possible Ohio State can slide into the No.2 slot and make another Championship game appearance?  Stay tuned.

Looking inside the stats at last week’s college games there were a total of 10 teams that won ‘inside-out’ In The Stats (won the game but lost the yardage).  Those who one the game but lost by 100 or more yards are designated with an (*) asterisk. These ITS teams included: *Arizona, Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, Georgia, *Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Minnesota, Rutgers and *Utah State.

Navy remains the only team to have gained 200 or more rushing yards in every game to date. They are also the No.1 rushing team in the land, averaging 357 RYPG.

From the PLAYBOOK MIDWEEK ALERT weekly stat rankings report, the STAT KINGS (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) include: BYU, Hawaii and West Virginia.

The STAT QUEENS (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) include:  Florida International and Utah State.

Other interesting ITS tidbits… ITS STREAKERS, not including the STAT KINGS and STAT QUEENS above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) that will be playing this week or next include: HOT - Arizona State (+4), Arkansas (+4), Boise State (+5), Bowling Green (+3), Central Florida (+5), Clemson (+5), Florida (+3), Kansas (+4), Missouri (+3), South Florida (+4), Tulsa (+4), Utah (+3), Virginia Tech (+3), Washington (+4)… NOT: Army (-8),  Buffalo (-5), Duke (-5), Idaho (-4),  Kent State (-3), Middle Tennessee State (-3), Mississippi (-3), Navy (-3), New Mexico (-3), North Carolina (-3), SMU (-7), Stanford (-8), Syracuse (-3), Texas A&M (-3), UCLA (-3), UAB (-6), UTEP (-4), Wyoming (-3).

On the NFL front, the only one STAT KING (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) remains, New England.

San Francisco’s stat win over Seattle last week was their first of the season, removing them as the last STAT QUEEN of the season.

Interesting ITS NFL tidbits… ITS STREAKERS, not including the STAT KING above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT – Houston (+3), Tampa Bay (+4), Tennessee (+3). NOT –Baltimore (-3), Jacksonville (-5), NY Giants (-3), Oakland (-3). 

Late Phones went 5-3-1 last week, but we came up short on our 10* College Game of the Year selection when Michigan mysteriously failed to show up for their game against Ohio State.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving week…

WEEK ELEVEN FOOTBALL REVIEW...

LAST WEEK'S COLLEGE & NFL GAMES - INSIDE THE STATS...

The upsets just keep coming in college football this season.  Ohio State was unseated from it’s No.1 position while the quest for the BCS continues.

Looking inside the stats at last week’s college games there were a total of 12 teams that won ‘inside-out’ In The Stats (won the game but lost the yardage).  Those who one the game but lost by 100 or more yards are designated with an (*) asterisk. These ITS teams included: Central Michigan, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, *Michigan State, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Oregon State, *San Diego State, Southern Cal, Tennessee, and Troy.

Navy remains the only team to have gained 200 or more rushing yards in every game to date. They are also the No.1 rushing team in the land, averaging 367 RYPG.

From the PLAYBOOK MIDWEEK ALERT weekly stat rankings report, the STAT KINGS (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) include: BYU, Hawaii, LSU, and West Virginia.

The STAT QUEENS (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) include:  Florida International and Utah State.

Other interesting ITS tidbits… ITS STREAKERS, not including the STAT KINGS and QUEENS above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT - Arizona State (+4), Arkansas (+4), Boise State (+4), Boston College (+7), Central Florida (+4), Clemson (+5), Illinois (+3), Kansas (+3), Nevada (+8), Oklahoma (+3), South Florida (+3), Tulsa (+3), Washington (+3)… NOT: Army (-7), Baylor (-5), Buffalo (-4), Connecticut (-5), Duke (-4), Idaho (-3), Iowa (-4), Middle Tennessee State (-3), Mississippi (-3), Navy (-3), New Mexico State (-3), SMU (-6), Stanford (-8), Temple (-3), Texas A&M (-3), UCLA (-3), UAB (-5), UTEP (-3).

On the NFL front, the only one STAT KING (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) remains, New England.

San Francisco remains the lone STAT QUEEN (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) this year.

Interesting ITS NFL tidbits… ITS STREAKERS, not including the STAT KING and QUEEN above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT – Atlanta (+3), Dallas (+3), Pittsburgh (+5), Tampa Bay (+3) … NOT –Carolina (-3), Jacksonville (-4), NY Jets (-5), San Diego (-3).

Late Phones continued to struggle, going 1-5-1 – our worst week in three seasons.  The 10* College Game of the Year goes this Saturday.

Have a great week...

WEEK TEN FOOTBALL REVIEW...

LAST WEEK'S COLLEGE & NFL GAMES - INSIDE THE STATS...

Last week’s PERFECT STORM showdown between the Colts and Patriots live up to it’s billing, with New England rallying late to pull out a 24-20 victory.  Interesting, the Pats never had the spread covered at anytime throughout the contest.

Looking inside the stats at last week’s college games there were a total of 15 teams that won ‘inside-out’ In The Stats (won the game but lost the yardage).  Those who one the game but lost by 100 or more yards are designated with an (*) asterisk. These ITS teams included: *Cincinnati, *Connecticut, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, *Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi, Navy, North Carolina, NC State, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia. 

Navy remains the only team to have gained 200 or more rushing yards in every game to date.

No change from the PLAYBOOK MIDWEEK ALERT weekly stat rankings report, as the STAT KINGS (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) remain: BYU, Hawaii, Houston, LSU, Ohio State, Southern Cal, and West Virginia.

The STAT QUEENS (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) include:  Florida International and Utah State.

Other interesting ITS tidbits… ITS streakers, not including the STAT KINGS and QUEENS above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT - Arizona State (+3), Arkansas (+3), Boise State (+3), Boston College (+7), Central Florida (+3), Clemson (+4), Kansas State (+4), Nevada (+8), Ohio U (+4), TCU (+3), Troy (+7) and Virginia Tech (+3)…  NOT - Army (-6), Ball State (-5), Baylor (-4), Buffalo (-4), Connecticut (-4), Duke (-3), Idaho (-3), Iowa (-3), Colorado State (-7), Minnesota (-8), Mississippi (-3), Navy (-3), Nebraska (-9), Northern Illinois (-4), SMU (-5), Stanford (-7) and UAB (-4).

On the NFL front, the only one STAT KING (teams that have won every game in the stats this season) remains, New England.

San Francisco remains the lone STAT QUEEN (teams that have lost every game in the stats this season) this year.

Interesting ITS NFL tidbits… last week marked the first time this season that every team who won the stats was also the SU victor in the game…. ITS streakers, not including the STAT KING and QUEEN above, (and the amount of games involved in current streak) include: HOT – Pittsburgh (+4) and Tampa Bay (+3) … NOT – Denver (-6), Jacksonville (-3) and NY Jets (-5).

Late Phones struggled to a 3-4-2 week (or 3-5-1 if you did not get a push with Oklahoma State).

Have a great week...