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College football fan since age 10; listened to games on the radio before most games were televised.
Preseason poll analyst for last 15 years, beating most media, magazines and sportscaster pollsters during this period
Degrees in architecture and mathematics; retired from building industry
By Dasol Mashaka CFMinded.com September 30, 2021
The greatest college football day in recent memory is Saturday, October 2, 2021. Here are twelve (12) important games:
Top 10 Match Ups (2): #9 Arkansas at #2 Georgia #7 Cincinnati at #8 Notre Dame
Top 25 Other Match Ups (2): #12 Mississippi at #1 Alabama “winner is offered the USC coaching job”, #21 Baylor at #19 Oklahoma State
Top 25 Against Good Teams (8): #5 Iowa at Maryland 4-0 #6 Oklahoma State at Kansas State 3-1 #10 Florida at Kentucky 4-0 #14 Michigan at Wisconsin 2-2 Arizona State 3-1 at #20 UCLA #22 Auburn at LSU 3-1 #24 Wake Forest at Louisville 3-1 Boston College 4-0 at #23 Clemson
CFMinded.com posts three road maps to keep track of preseason polls:
Road to the Championship Map (7 teams) – Two teams have wrecked and are in the junk yard, Clemson and Iowa St.
Underdogs Road to the Championship Map (5 teams) – Two teams have wrecked and are in the junk yard, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Four new teams have jumped on the Underdogs Road to the Championship, #5 Iowa, #4 Penn State, #9 Arkansas and #12 Mississippi.
Hot Seat Road Map (6 teams) – USC coach has been fired and the new assistant coach has a vote of no confidence. USC may secretly pick their next coach the evening of October 2, 2021 after the Alabama-Mississippi game. Hanging on are coaches for #20 UCLA, Virginia Tech, Arizona State and Nebraska.
Note: Ranking are based on the average of polls.
