The Tailgate Society

What happens out in the lots, stays out in the lots.

Tag: WMU

  • This week in the Group of Five – 12/7/16

    This week in the Group of Five – 12/7/16

    Conference champ weekend is always a good show, and this last weekend was no different. Western Michigan finally crossed their first finish line, winning the MAC championship in a tight game vs. Ohio U. Temple did what so many other teams could not and stopped Navy on their way to an American Conference championship. Arkansas […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of Five – 11/29/16

    This week in the Group of Five – 11/29/16

    Could last weekend have been any more intense in the Group of Five? Sure, the big schools pretty much behaved as expected, but the G5 teams were basically a swirling mass of insanity. Houston lost to Memphis. Boise lost to Air Force by lack of one yard. Navy hung 75 freaking points on SMU. Idaho […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of Five – 11/23/16

    This week in the Group of Five – 11/23/16

    Last weekend was pretty stable, as far as the top teams go. Louisville lost to Houston, and is probably now out of playoff contention, but the top 4 stayed the same. It’s more interesting as we go down the rankings though. Utah had a free fall like nobody quite believes they are P5 yet. WVU […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of Five – 11/15/16

    This week in the Group of Five – 11/15/16

    Welp, the chaos gods got bored after all the excitement early last week, and decided to play in the Top 25 as a bit of a nightcap. Michigan, Clemson, and Washington all lost last weekend, and allowed Ohio State to climb back in the top four of the CFP committee’s rankings. The AP and the […]

    Read More

  • This Week in the Group of Five – 11/9/16

    This Week in the Group of Five – 11/9/16

    Writing pithy comments about football games that already happened, with everything else going on in the world today just doesn’t seem right, so let’s get to it with an eye to the future instead of the past. Group of Five Rankings 5. San Diego State Aztecs Sorry, Tulsa, but SDSU is getting stronger and is […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of Five – 11/2/16

    This week in the Group of Five – 11/2/16

    We’re more than halfway through the insanity. Its coming to the serious part of the college football season – the first round of College Football Playoff Committee rankings came out this week, it’s the thick of conference play, and we’re at the point in the season when the great teams separate themselves from the rest. […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of 5 – 10/26/16

    This week in the Group of 5 – 10/26/16

    There are nine undefeated teams left in the country after week 8. Not bad. Bama torched Texas A&M, Michigan is over there, sneaking to #2 in the country after Ohio State went down to Penn State. Clemson and Washington are right there on their heels at #3 and #4. Nebraska is #7, after looking shaky […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of 5 – 10/19/16

    This week in the Group of 5 – 10/19/16

    Last weekend, The Chaos Gods laid in waiting. College football proceeded as if all was normal – with the teams winning and losing who were supposed to for the most part. Clemson had their yearly Clemsoning vs. NC State, but were good enough to be able to win in the end. Of course, there were […]

    Read More

  • This Week in the Group of 5 – 10/11/16

    This Week in the Group of 5 – 10/11/16

    Another weekend of college football, another satisfying meal for the Chaos gods. Sure, the top of the rankings mostly did what they were supposed to do and win. Five more undefeated teams went down this weekend, and we’re here with 11 perfect teams left, fighting it out. The only new entrant to the top five […]

    Read More

  • This week in the Group of 5 – 10/4/16

    This week in the Group of 5 – 10/4/16

    For goodness’ sake, College Football. You’re going to kill us all. We’re already dealing with the most stressful election year in recent memory so everyone is already on edge, and then you hand us a weekend where TEN RANKED TEAMS lose. There were stunning results all over the place. North Carolina took out Florida State […]

    Read More