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Bloguin Top 50: No. 44 — Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats 2014 Record: 9-4 Overall, 7-2 Big 12 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: How does Kansas State replace Jake Waters and Tyler Lockett? Replacing talent is something that is annually necessary with each college program. However, it is not always the case that a team has to replace staples to the program […]

Bloguin Top 50: No. 45 – Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies 2014 Record: 11-3 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Can the Huskies Keep the Streak Alive? Two programs have won at least 11 games in each of the last five seasons. One is Oregon – no surprise. The other is NIU. Quietly, the boys from DeKalb have put together a Boise State-like […]

Bloguin Top 50: No. 46 — Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2014 Record: 8-5 Overall, 5-3 Big Ten (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Does Minnesota realistically have the best chance to win the Big Ten West? Minnesota has improved in record (either overall, in conference, or both) every year since Jerry Kill was hired. However, Minnesota has been sort of stuck in […]

Navy just defeated Army and now has a very short turnaround for the Poinsettia Bowl, with quarterback Keenan Reynolds at less than 100 percent (hamstring). Navy bagged a winning season and increased its winning streak over Army to 13 games. A bowl result won’t radically reshape the way this season is remembered in Annapolis.

Bloguin Top 50: No. 47 — Navy

Navy Midshipmen 2014 Record: 8-5 (won bowl game) 1 Burning Question: How high is this team’s ceiling if it secures the ball? A year after former Navy coach Paul Johnson saw the triple option re-emerge in all its glory at Georgia Tech, powering the Yellow Jackets to a New Year’s Six bowl blowout of an […]

Bloguin Top 50: No. 48 Toledo

Toledo Rockets 2014 Record: 9-4 overall, 7-1 MAC (won bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Will the Rockets win the MAC Championship? From 1997-2004, Toledo was the best program in the Mid-American Conference. During this highly successful stretch, the Rockets captured two league championships (2001, 2004) and won their division five times. The past ten years […]

Bloguin Top 50: No. 49 — Miami

Miami Hurricanes 2014 Record: 6-7 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Is this the year Miami finally plays in the ACC Championship Game? When Miami joined the ACC in 2004 along with Big East partner Virginia Tech, it was a move that was thought to bring some balance to the ACC’s football membership, and help […]

Bloguin Top 50: No. 50 — Colorado State

Colorado State Rams 2014 Record: 10-3 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Moving Forward or Stepping Back? Colorado State was one of the most pleasant surprises in college football last year. Not only did the Rams win 10 games for just the fourth time in school history, they also qualified for back-to-back bowl games, which […]

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