I would not want UNLV to look like New Mexico Playing Notre Dame

 I'd feel the least that UNLV should do is not look like New Mexico in their Maiden Trip to Notre Dame Stadium. I feel that Education would not be happy if UNLV Upset Notre Dame, for a myriad of reasons, but, does Notre Dame act like they got us?

If Notre Dame made the Blue Ribbon Golden Apple White Whale trek to Huntington and Marshall, it would be overwhelming. I would feel mad that Brian Kelly played Sports even now, and Playing Sports is just as Cardinal as playing everyday people.

I'd want to see Ozark State in Real Life, which would get Notre Dame Men and Women Defensive and Territorial in Cyberspace and in Space. The closest thing I'd come up with is St. Francis (IN) stealing Brownies and pounding the man Over and Over.

Notre Dame has the Playoff Hex in my Playoff Lore and I'd make NIU look like All Time Greats and Notre Dame look hexed and flustered.

08222021 College Football Poll

 1 UNLV     0-0  3-0  9-2 E. Washington  25 IDLE

2 SMU        0-0 3-0  9-4 Abilene Christian 24 IDLE

3 Syracuse   0-0 3-0 9-4 @ Ohio                23  +5 IDLE

4 Florida      0-0 3-0 9-4 Florida Atlantic    22  +2 IDLE

5 Texas Tech 0-0 3-0 9-4 A vs. Houston at NRG Stadium 21 +8 IDLE

6 Indiana    0-0 2-0  9-4 @ Iowa       20 -3 IDLE

7 Georgia Southern 0-0 2-0 9-4 Gardner Webb 19 NR IDLE

8 UCLA               0-0 2-0 8-28 Hawaii 18 NR

I am not holding back for the Rose Bowl and the Drunken Narcolepsy of LSU

9 Marshall           0-0 2-0 9-4 @ 15 Navy 17 -1 IDLE

10 Buffalo           0-0 1-0 9-2 Wagner 16 -1 IDLE

11 New Mexico State 1-0 8-28 UTEP 15 -1

12 Colorado State 0-0 3-0 9-4 S. Dakota State 14 IDLE

13 Georgia Tech  0-0 3-0 9-4 21 NIU 13 +1 IDLE

14 Arkansas         0-0 2-0 9-4 Rice 12 NR IDLE

15 Navy              0-0 1-0 9-4 9 Marshall 11 +1 IDLE

16 Kansas State  0-0 1-0 9-4 H vs. Stanford @ Arlington,TX 10 NR IDLE

17 Minnesota     0-0 1-0 9-2 Ohio State 9 NR IDLE

18 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 9-4 @ Misssissippi State 8 +2 IDLE

19 Army                       1-0 9-4 @ Georgia State 7 -1 IDLE

20 Texas State      0-0 0-0 9-4 Baylor 6 -1 IDLE

21 NIU                0-0  0-0 9-4 @ 13 Georgia Tech 5 IDLE

22 Washington 0-0 2-1 9-4 Montana  4 IDLE

23 Louisville  0-0 3-0 9-6 vs. Ole Miss @ ATL 3 IDLE

24 S. Carolina 0-0 3-0 9-4 E. Illinois 2 IDLE

25 Fresno State 0-0 2-0 8-28 UConn 1 NR

Dropped Out:

4 Fresno State 

11 Arizona

15 Ole Miss

25 Hawaii

08152021 College Football Poll

 1 UNLV  0-0  2-0 8-21 15 Ole Miss 25

2 SMU     0-0 2-0 8-17 @ Texas       24

3 Indiana 0-0 2-0 9-4 @ Iowa          23   IDLE

4 Iowa State 0-0 2-0 8-17 6 Florida  22 

5 Syracuse    0-0 2-0 8-18 Ohio State 21 +3

6 Florida       0-0 2-0 8-17 @ 4 Iowa State 20 +4

7 Georgia State 0-0 1-0 9-4 18 Army 19 +3 IDLE

8 Marshall      0-0 1-0 8-21 @ Florida State 18 -3

9 Buffalo       0-0  1-0 9-2 Wagner 17 -3

10 New Mexico State     1-0 8-28 UTEP 16 +6 IDLE

11 Arizona 0-0 1-0 9-4 H vs. BYU @ Las Vegas 15 +7 IDLE

12 Colorado State 0-0 2-0 8-18 @ Kentucky 14 

13 Texas Tech 0-0 2-0 8-20 @25 Hawaii 13 +2

14 Georgia Tech 0-0 2-0 8-21 BYU 12 +3

15 Ole Miss 0-0 2-0 8-21 @ 1 UNLV 11 NR

16 Navy              1-0 9-4 8 Marshall 10 -3 IDLE

17 Nebraska 0-0 1-0 8-28 @ Illinois 9 -3 IDLE

18 Army               1-0  9-4 @7 Georgia State 8 NR IDLE

19 Texas State  0-0 0-0 9-4 Baylor 7 +2 IDLE

20 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 9-4 @ Mississippi State 6 IDLE

21 NIU                  0-0 0-0 9-4 @ 14 Georgia Tech 5 IDLE

22 Washington      0-0 1-1 8-18 Georgia 4 NR

23 Louisville 0-0 2-0 8-16 Memphis 3 +2

24 S. Carolina 0-0 2-0 8-16 Iowa 2 NR

25 Hawaii       0-0 2-0 8-20 13 Texas Tech 1 -2

Dropped Out:

6 BYU

9 California

19 Texas A and M

24 Cincinnati

08082021 College Football Poll

This is my first In Season College Football Poll of the 2021 Season and without further ado, here is my Poll.

1. UNLV     0-0 1-0 8-12 Wisconsin 25

2. SMU       0-0 1-0 8-14 @ Ohio State 24

3. Indiana   0-0 1-0  8-10 Kentucky 23 +2

4 Iowa State 0-0 1-0 8-10 @ 19 Texas A and M 22 +3

5 Marshall   0-0 1-0 8-21 @ Florida State 21 +4 IDLE

6 BYU                1-0  8-13 @ 15 Texas Tech 20 +4

7 Buffalo     0-0 1-0    9-2 Wagner 19 +8 IDLE

8 Syracuse 0-0 1-0 8-12 @ Air Force 18 +9

9 California 0-0 1-0 8-13 @ 11 Georgia State 17 +15

10 Florida   0-0 1-0 8-10 @ Miami (FL) 16 NR

11 Georgia State 0-0 0-0 8-13 9 California 15 -3

12 Colorado State 0-0 1-0 8-12 @ Boston College 14  +6

13 Navy               0-0 1-0 9-4 5 Marshall 13 NR IDLE

14 Nebraska         0-0 1-0 8-28 @ Illinois 12 NR IDLE

15 Texas Tech     0-0 1-0 8-13 6 BYU 11 NR

16 New Mexico State     1-0 8-28 UTEP 10 NR IDLE

17 Georgia Tech 0-0 1-0 8-11 @ Colorado 9 NR

18 Arizona         0-0 1-0 9-4 vs. 6 BYU @ Las Vegas 8 NR IDLE

19 Texas A and M 0-0 1-0 8-10 4 Iowa State 7 NR

20 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 9-4 @ Mississippi State 6 -1 IDLE

21 NIU                  0-0 0-0 9-4 @ 17 Georgia Tech 5 -17 IDLE

22 Texas State       0-0 0-0 9-4 Baylor 4 -1 IDLE

23 Hawaii              0-0 1-0 8-20 15 Texas Tech 3 NR IDLE

24 Cincinnati        0-0 1-0 8-11 25 Louisville 2 NR

25 Louisville         0-0 1-0 8-11 @ 24 Cincinnati 1 NR

Dropped Out:

3 Miami (FL)

6 Washington

12 Kansas State

13 Minnesota

14 Houston

16 Kentucky

20 Colorado

22 UConn

23 W. Michigan

24 FIU

08012021 College Football Poll

 Without further ado, here is my College Football Poll and this is my First Poll for 2021.

1 UNLV    8-5 Ohio State 25

2 SMU     8-3 TCU          24

3 Miami (FL) 8-4 @ Arizona 23

4 NIU        9-4 @ Georgia Tech 22 IDLE

5 Indiana 8-4 @ Tennessee 21

6 Washington 8-5 9 Marshall 20

7 Iowa State 8-3 Iowa 19

8 Georgia State 8-13 25 California 18IDLE

9 Marshall 8-5 @ 6 Washington 17

10 BYU 8-3 Utah 16

11 Arkansas 8-9 H vs. Texas @ LR 15 IDLE

12 Kansas State 8-19 @ Michigan  14 IDLE

13 Minnesota 8-20 Boston College 13 IDLE

14 Houston 9-4 vs. Texas Tech @ NRG 12 IDLE

15 Buffalo 8-5 @ Oregon 11

16 Kentucky 8-2 @ Louisville 10

17 Syracuse 8-6 @ Washington State 9

18 Colorado State 8-3 20 Colorado 8

19 Louisiana Tech 9-4 @ Mississippi State 7 IDLE

20 Colorado 8-3 @ 18 Colorado State 6

21 Texas State 9-4 Baylor 5 IDLE

22 UConn 8-7 San Diego State 4

23 W. Michigan 9-4 @ Michigan 3 IDLE

24 FIU 9-2 Long Island 2 IDLE

25 California 8-6 Virginia Tech 1

Coming up next is my mock Playoff Seeding and my Preseason National Championship Predictions.

Programs that Should Be Hosting College Gameday

 Now that we have a Normal Offseason, I feel there should be a starboard of programs that actually should be hosting College Gameday for the First Time or have an incentive to get their Stadium Situation straightened out to where it would be easier to host College Gameday. I would feel there would be a 2021 Seasons worth of 1st Time Hosts or having to get out of the way of hosting.

1. SMU Mustangs. SMU has been covered once and I would find it be cathartic to have SMU actually host in Dallas as opposed to the Red River Shootout or AT and T Stadium.

2. UNLV Rebels. Not just Las Vegas, but, UNLV Rebels in Las Vegas because this has to be a situation where you have to marry the City and the Program.

3. Northern Illinois Huskies. NIU has been featured once, at their expense and at Bowling Green, and I feel I should rectify it by having NIU at DeKalb.

4. Northern Iowa Panthers. Northern Iowa is recriminally jilted, even now, even as other Programs became Powerhouses and Champions around them and in College Gameday's 35 Season History, they have not visited Northeast Iowa and I do not want it to be a Student Section Mentality because it is too easy.

5. Drake Bulldogs. I do think ESPN Producers love nothing more than Historic Stadiums and we have not had College Gameday in Iowa's Political Capital the same as Iowa or Iowa State.

6. Illinois Illini. How is it that the Home of the State Championship and the Same Field that Red Grange once galloped on has not hosted a Single Fall College Gameday? This has to be the Tractors of the Eastern Illinois Community roaring about its rightful place in Sports being nixed.

7. Syracuse Orange. Even though the Carrier Dome has been one of the 1st Winter College Gameday Hosts and they owe a lot of their Campus and Community to ESPN and it is a shock even with McNabb, they have not gotten College Gameday in Syracuse.

8.San Diego State Aztecs. Even though I do not agree with San Diego State being the Aztecs, or even with the fact San Diego is neglected Post-Chargers, and I feel that wrong need to be repaired, but, I feel they'd need to explore San Diego State if the Cocktail Party or the 13 Year War Goes Stale.

9. Fresno State Bulldogs. San Jose State nearly went undefeated, but, no Program stirred the pot on different major's instabilities than Fresno State.

10. San Jose State Spartans. I teased San Jose State in Fresno State's Post, but, I feel that Cal is not quite a Proper Powerhouse and I don't think the Women in ESPN want weird questions over Stanford like it is College's "Father of Mine" as opposed to a legit, real deal, No Shane Hmiel, Powerhouse.

11. Mount Union Purple Raiders. Even though Iowa Division III is Superior compared to the Rest of the Country and we have had Division III on College Gameday Before, but, no ABC/ESPN Dial, I feel we should correct that with both with Mount Union.

12.Hawaii Warriors. I am going to throw a Trump Card that should be appropriately used as in having Hawaii actually host College Gameday, even though Aloha Stadium is closer to its Senior Year.

13. Morningside Mustangs. Altough not in the NCAA, I feel Sioux City should get a chance to host College Gameday and the High School Sports Hotbed of Western Iowa, which I do not take or say lightly at all.

14. Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. Northwest Missouri State has contributed to the quality of Adults and Young Adults Regionally and I feel when a true Small School makes College Gameday, it has to be a marquee program or a program that has had an outsized footprint.

15. Grand View Vikings. Also not in the NCAA, and the upstart in both College Football and Wrestling, I feel Drake should play at Grand View at Football and it would be a major Publicity Boost to Des Moines Public Schools.

16. Central Dutch. While on a tangent and a Home Run, I could say Luther or Grinnell or Cornell College or even Simpson College or Coe or Wartburg, but Central is Iowa's Lone NCAA Football Champion Historically and I feel College Gameday on the Square in Pella would be a feather in their cap.

17. Iowa Western Reivers. Even though they didn't sell their soul to Netflix like a bad bar, I feel the Reivers would have something that a lot of these programs don't have is character and College Gameday in the Bluffs City would be tremendous.

18. Grambling Tigers. We have plenty of splash and hype hires, but, I would want to explore College Gameday to actually be at Eddie Robinson Stadium grounds for the first time.

19. Miami (OH) RedHawks. College Gameday at the Cradle of Coaches has not been done and not only that, they have not been a rider or Road Team in College Gameday's Visits.

20. Saint Ambrose Bees. We are riding into the Midnight Rider Territory of the Programs that should be hosting College Gameday, but the Quad City Area has never had a College Gameday Host on either side of the River and again with the Home Run Mentality, which would be tremendous.

21.Illinois State Redbirds. This is the Home and the Home Territories of State Farm, Allstate and the People's Illinois High School Association, among others and it would be a coup for Amateur Sports if Illinois State hosted College Gameday.

I could ramble on about Duke or Georgia Southern, even Tulane in the French Quarter and not the Bayou Classic or LSU or the Sugar Bowl, which the first regrettably happened in Houston and Not New Orleans, but, I feel having to cover everyone in College from Division I FBS to NAIA to Junior College even was fair in the form of every week.

UNLV needs to take a Leap of Faith on a Video Editor

I am shocked how most of the WAC/Mountain West Programs are behind the times on key things that a Oregon would have circled them by now. I feel UNLV needs to take a Leap of Faith on a Video Editor, especially if they have been burnt on Twitter for not releasing a Video Release of their Schedule.

I'd feel in 2025, at least having One Conference or National Championship for Clark County's Kids not to become Oklahoma Sooners. I feel the growing pains of having to be both Iowa Sized and be a New York City styled destination at the same time.

What I do feel is how many times are you going to have Ronaldo vs. Messi? I feel UNLV, at the least, has had a hard time being a disciplined shop. I feel that in the Mountain West, I don't love Boise State and Air Force moving their way out for New Mexico State and a Streetfight of BYU. Boise State and Air Force would get you into National Championships if they broke it just right, and BYU would only work with Utah being a Rendition Final, and I love lesser that BYU is not prominent on Saturdays.

Even though Colorado State did a better entry, I'd feel Hawaii needed Rolovich to win the Pacific. UNLV as a Shop is the Only Mountain West 8 who hasn't co-won a Conference Championship any year of the Mountain West. I'd feel the leap of the UNLV Rebels needs to be continued and not just a single.

Even having a respected NFL Player as Alumni would end the Feminism-Star Wars Arguments. Flipping a Personal Argument into a different Personal Argument is not good, and I don't want UNLV to turn into Washington State, where they'd have Behavioral Problems be accepted.

Bah Humbug! that UNLV Football Can't Keep a Head Coach

I feel like I am spiritually wanting to see UNLV Rebels Football at least resemble the Love 'Em or Hate 'Em All UNLV Runnin' Rebels Men's Basketball Team that I'd like to see as much Silver and Red with the Silver and Black and I doubt Utah being confused for UNLV is not okay with me.

The hard card is Tony Elliott, Mount Union or Northwest Missouri State. I doubt the National Fan Base of Mount Union would love that they wouldn't have a Mr. Kehres as a Head Coach, Northwest Missouri State's Student Body that would otherwise be Cornhuskers or Tigers or Jayhawks or Hawkeyes would not love that back and I'd run for the Broyles Champion that is not retiring.

I feel the difference was Lex, Armani and Cotton all having ailments. I've even hit out Nevada Day as a Clone Post to the Prime Nevada Sports Net, but, the problem would be the Supercross Monster Energy Cup nosing to the Mountaintop.

I don't want to say Bah, Humbug! in 2024! I feel in the least, it would be upsetting LSU in Las Vegas and everyone in Clark County could tell you where they where when that happened. I feel guilt that none of that acheivement has happened and in the great ball of fire of the WAC/Mountain West/Outlying Scene is UNLV has won a Single Regular Season Outright, but Air Force hasn't.

I've even got in on the Conference Realignment Act last offseason between BYU-Air Force-Wyoming. Utah, BYU, and Arizona State would be above them in any new Conference and regionally, because we don't want anyone to leave Las Vegas.

If it was Mount Union or Northwest Missouri State, we'd have pipeline programs running through UNLV.

Why Not UNLV-UNR on Nevada Day Every Year?

I feel like having to start this Post Day about the Nastiest Rivalry in the American West having its own day, Nevada Day every year? I wouldn't waste the Rendition Day or Circumstance Series, because of reasons, but, I would believe that the Reno Silver State Rivalries would mean even more because Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and it would be the Only On-Campus Link to the Rivalry for at least a 30 to 50 Year Period.

I'd think the joy and thrill every October 26th of a Nevada Day Matchup would lock the Frontchannel Dials better than the #MACtion that omnipresently takes up our late Fall. I would believe for Reno to stay a Division I Athletic Department, the Roads have to be good or relative, and it is not an easy place to get to.

Nationally, marketing the Nastiest Rivalry in the West would be a Bonanza in more ways than one. It would not all be about Ambush Marketing, which is not sustainable and a Monday Night Silver State Matchup at Allegiant Stadium would at least be testing the limits of 2 Bye Weeks for Both Schools and I don't know if the Raiders would miss the chance in return of Marketing Pressing Your Luck to Rival NFL Markets.

It would mean a Bye the Next Weekend (October 31st) in 2020 and that would be the best and worst thing, especially if the cicadian rhythm of scheduling and polling was to be disrupted for a One Off. The trickier part would be having to deal with other Early Week Silver State Dates, which a Tuesday/Wednesday would mean losing a week before and after, which would not always be available.

2019 Week 4 College Football Poll 08252019

The Pirate Flag Leap's Completion was for naught and here is my College Football Poll...

1 Indiana       0-0 3-0 8-31 vs. 18 Ball State @ Lucas Oil Stadium 25

2 UNLV          0-0 2-0 8-31 S. Utah  24  +1

3 Buffalo       0-0 1-0 8-29 Robert Morris 23 +1

4 Iowa State 0-0 1-0 8-31 Northern Iowa 22 +1

5 Texas A and M 0-0 1-0 8-29 20 Texas State 21 +1

6 Oregon    0-0 1-0 8-31 vs. Auburn @ Arlington,TX 20 +1

7 Georgia State 0-0 1-0 8-31 @ Tennessee 19 +1

8 Tulane 0-0 1-0 8-29 Florida International 18 +1

9 Virginia 0-0 1-0 8-31 @ Pitt 17 +16
"The Student Section Leap"

10 UTEP 0-0 0-0 8-31 Houston Baptist 16

11 BYU 0-0 0-0 8-29 Utah 15

12 Georgia 0-0 1-0 8-31 @Vanderbilt 14

13 Syracuse 0-0  1-0 8-31 @Liberty 13

14 Kansas 0-0 1-0 8-31 Indiana State 12

15 Boise State0-0 1-0 8-31 vs. Florida State @Jacksonville 11

16 Colorado 0-0 1-2 8-31 vs. Colorado State @ Mile High 10

17 East Carolina 0-0 0-0 8-31 @NC State 9

18 Ball State 0-0 0-0 8-31 vs. 1 Indiana @ Lucas Oil Stadium 8

19 Charlotte 0-0 0-0 8-31 Gardner Webb 7

20 Texas State 0-0 0-0 8-29 @ 5 Texas A and M 6

21 New Mexico State 0-0 0-0 8-31 @ Washington State 5

22 Minnesota 0-0 0-0 8-29 S. Dakota State 4

23 Hawaii 0-0 2-0 9-7 Oregon State 3 IDLE

24 Arkansas 0-0 1-0 9-1 Portland State 2

25 Georgia Tech 0-0 3-1 8-29 @ Clemson 1 NR

Dropped Out:
2 Miami (FL)

National Game of the Week:
S. Utah @ 2 UNLV

2 UNLV

The Hockey West: Needing A Hockey West and Districtizing College Hockey

I feel with a Controversial, But Very Not Always Welcomed Topic, in College Hockey, I feel there would have to be a Hockey West, and our Whole Expansion Plans would have to star Rutgers, UNLV, and Arizona.

I would think there would have to be punitive and or NCAA Postseason Ban Sanctions for North Dakota not having a timetable to bring Women's Ice Hockey back on the scene. I don't think Districting would be welcomed by everyone, but, I don't want Big Ten Commissioner to Be Warren just fudge his region's fortunes like Pac 12's Lone Commissioner in this iteriation, Commissioner Scott.

I don't know if further expansion is on the horizon, other than attracting New Students, and having to fling together an already far flung network worse.

I'd think Home Ice Until The Frozen Four would need to be a tangible carrot. And, the Baddest Bowl has not yet been Host of the Frozen Four the Same as Minnesota, Milwaukee and Boston's New Venues, and I feel where the NCAA Dropped the Puck is having the Sport Still Retain a Championship where College Hockey is an everyday topic of discussion.

I Always Feel Like UNLV Should Be A Football Giant

I feel like always UNLV should be a Football Giant with the right adults, but, I always feel let down KSpade NCAA Football Lexington Thomas is a lot greater than UNLV Runnin' Rebel Lexington Thomas in actual College Football. And, what leads me to lose my mind is how Monster Jam, Supercross, and The Monster Energy Cup always sell out the inside of Sam Boyd Stadium, but, UNLV doesn't return the favor.

Even though the Raiders are coming in When, not If, but, I feel like expectations stammer on like Birds on a Feather on a Tree. Having 1 Undefeated Men's Basketball Season should raise the funds for an Ice Hockey Program.

Stealing Tony Sanchez was the truest Home Run. But, I feel there is not enough Western Based Coaches without having to look lunar and the wrong way, and they'd relate to Eli Tomac, but, I feel that needing to break the walls for good is the healthier relationship.

Adulthood is nothing we can control, but, Chip Kelly's real stripes would bleed through. And, if when we'd cross the bridge, I don't think settlement on retreads (Pete Carroll, Jim McElwain, Bret Bielema) would inspire anyone in Clark County to go to school.

Why Not Build a New Fremont Cannon?

I feel that having a proper Fremont Cannon firing again for the UNR-UNLV Rivalry, the Nastiest Rivalry in the West, should be brought up. And, I feel a restoration is not enough, especially if the expensive restoration after getting carried away in 2000 when UNLV made the Bowl Celebration.

This is a Western Rivalry. What, the perception of the Fremont Cannon in the Fremont Cannon Game is NOT A Civil War Cannon. And, I feel there has to be a retirement plan for the Restored Fremont Cannon and Original Fremont Cannon.

And, I feel there has to be enough Cannonballs to fire per touchdown. I feel a lot of the artificial noise started West and I feel it has bordered on annoying at times, but, what is not fair is what about actual functioning pieces of history?

And, there has to be some plan of contingency if it had to travel home from the opposing stadium or stay home, in that event.

Ron Meyer: The Epilogue

I feel with the recent passing of Ron Meyer, you want to find good words, but, it is difficult. Other than trying to out-Switzer Switzer in Texas and Nationally, and the fact he was going to pull it off until the Posse was getting on his toes.

Being the first full time UNLV Football Rebels Coach, and then I feel his williness outdid other coaches willingnesses. And, his hire in the Circle City was a Home Run if they needed one, but, quickly was scorned and mocked, too.

For one, I feel that SMU is misplayed. And, with a lot of the suburban Dallas Fort Worth Programs playing down Dallas Independent School District, I feel there is a sense of making SMU into annual champions. And, I feel so low in why SMU is a convenient hitching post for anyone.

And, I hate to call it an epilogue, but I feel like Dallas needs to be a Class City again. And, it is hard to find Class Gentlemen who only want to act smug rather than work 25 Years. Kevin Harvick work 25 Years and I've never seen any class like Rick Mears.

And, while we are on the wagon, I am not telling you to hire or vote whoever, but, character seems to be lost and it needs restoration.