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Ed Bagley asked: College football’s 5th week revealed the nation’s 6 luckiest teams-Missouri, Texas Tech, Brigham Young (BYU), Kansas, Boise State and Vanderbilt. They were the 6 teams among the AP Top 25 Poll who had a bye week, saving them from a possible upset loss.The other 19 Top 25 teams did not fare so well in Week 5 as only 10 of the 19 won (a scant 53%) while 9 more-including 3 of the top 4 teams-lost.Among the 9 ranked teams that lost, 6 committed the unforgivable si

Ed Bagley asked: There is so much buzz and hype about the Southeast Conference-better known as the SEC-you would think there are no other NCAA football conferences that can compare.Even Jeff Sagarin in his Sagarin Ratings lists the SEC as the top conference with a central mean (that is Sagarin math talk) of 79.89 with the Pacific 10-better known as the Pac 10-second at 79.19. On a scale of 100 the difference is 70/100ths of 1, or close enough to not make a difference in my mind.Ranked 11t

Ed Bagley asked: Ron Zook, who was drummed out as Florida’s head coach after failing to duplicate Steve Spurrier’s record with the Gators, regained a measure of respect by motivating his Fighting Illini to a 28-21 upset of No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Ohio State Saturday (11-10-07).The victory marked the first time Illinois (8-3) had beaten a No. 1-ranked team since 1956, and the first time it had done it away from home. The loss ended Ohio State’s conference and school str

Ed Bagley asked: Another great college football season has come and gone. Here is my final poll for 2009, and why I rank them where I do. It was my intention to do a Top 25 Poll as I normally do, however, after my 14th pick, I decided that there were too many teams qualifying for the last 11 spots. I decided not to pick the last 11, but rather highlight 3 teams that caught my attention, 2 of whom would never had made anyone’s Top 25 Poll except mine.1) Alabama (14-0) – Can the