02-22-2012, 09:55 AM
Good info here:
"Five-year history is the single best way to gauge a program's overall health at a glance, and even a weighted five-year history is typically a better predictor of the future than a simple look at last year."
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2012/2/...gs-2007-11
The future Mountain-USA arrangement:
(including some expansion candidates)
1. Southern Miss (No. 48)
2. Tulsa (No. 50)
3. Nevada (No. 60)
4. East Carolina (No. 64)
TROY (No. 68)
TEMPLE (No. 70)
5. Fresno State (No. 71)
6. Hawaii (No. 72)
LOUISIANA TECH (No. 80)
ARKANSAS STATE (No.86)
7. Marshall (No. 89)
8. UTEP (No. 93)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (No. 95)
UTAH STATE (No. 100)
9. Colorado State (No. 101)
10. Rice (No. 103)
11. Wyoming (No. 104)
12. UAB (No. 105)
SAN JOSE STATE (No. 109)
NORTH TEXAS (No. 111)
13. UNLV (No. 112)
14. Memphis (No. 117)
15. New Mexico (No. 118)
16. Tulane (No. 119)
"Five-year history is the single best way to gauge a program's overall health at a glance, and even a weighted five-year history is typically a better predictor of the future than a simple look at last year."
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2012/2/...gs-2007-11
The future Mountain-USA arrangement:
(including some expansion candidates)
1. Southern Miss (No. 48)
2. Tulsa (No. 50)
3. Nevada (No. 60)
4. East Carolina (No. 64)
TROY (No. 68)
TEMPLE (No. 70)
5. Fresno State (No. 71)
6. Hawaii (No. 72)
LOUISIANA TECH (No. 80)
ARKANSAS STATE (No.86)
7. Marshall (No. 89)
8. UTEP (No. 93)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (No. 95)
UTAH STATE (No. 100)
9. Colorado State (No. 101)
10. Rice (No. 103)
11. Wyoming (No. 104)
12. UAB (No. 105)
SAN JOSE STATE (No. 109)
NORTH TEXAS (No. 111)
13. UNLV (No. 112)
14. Memphis (No. 117)
15. New Mexico (No. 118)
16. Tulane (No. 119)