Oregon has a century-long relationship with the Rose Bowl but this will be the first time the Ducks enter the site as a Big Ten team. This game won't have the charm of those yesteryear Rose Bowls but the sights and sounds of Pasadena will at least revive some epic memories.  I recall my last … Continue reading Is Oregon ready for its first road game of the season or will UCLA down the Ducks?

  Savvy Index   2024       predictions week 5       Savvy prediction accuracy this season   09/25/24   top 25 244 - 59 wins losses game values comments 9 Oregon 4 0 40 I like UCLA coach Sean Foster but   UCLA 1 3 11 so far, this Bruin crew isn’t … Continue reading Alabama predicted to beat Georgia in week 5 Savvy Index forecasts

    Savvy Index   2024     rankings week 5     Savvy prediction accuracy this season   09/22/24 rank points top 25 244 – 59 wins losses 566 1 Texas 4 0 560 2 Tennessee 4 0 548 3 Mississippi 4 0 548 4 Alabama 3 0 544 5 Louisville 3 0 542 … Continue reading Tennessee moves up to #2 in week five Savvy Index national rankings

Three of the Northwest FBS teams are in action this week and all three are expected to win. Two come from the PAC-2 Conference which thinks it has six teams and the other from the Big 10 Conference which actually has 18. Whatever happened to the billions of dollars we poured into higher education that … Continue reading Can Washington State continue its rocket rise this week? Will Oregon State and Washington rebound? Predictions for all Northwest FBS teams this week.

    Savvy Index   2024       predictions week 4       Savvy prediction accuracy this season   09/15/24     top 25 198 - 41 wins losses game values comments   Purdue 1 1 24 Purdue is an outlier and hard to predict   Oregon St. 2 1 30 but I … Continue reading Upsets abound in Savvy Index predictions for week 4

    Savvy Index   2024     rankings week 4     Savvy prediction accuracy this season   09/15/24 rank points top 25 198 - 41 wins losses 563 1 Texas 3 0 547 2 Alabama 3 0 546 3 Tennessee 3 0 543 4 Georgia 3 0 543 5 Mississippi 3 0 543 … Continue reading Texas is #1 and SEC dominates amid shake ups in week four Savvy national rankings

I found myself reminiscing about the good ol' days when rivalry games in the Northwest were exciting conclusions to action-packed seasons and often held crucial PAC-12 positioning and postseason fortunes in the balance. I lament the passing of those days but I'm not resentful of the masterminds who changed it all. Really. I’m not. To … Continue reading Which teams will win Rivalry Week in the Northwest?