I would think nu v NIU would be a coin flip. Fitz has done great things with their program after the untimely death of Randy Walker

North Texas is next at #113.

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— Who is No. 113? The city that houses this university is named after a minister and solider who died in 1841.

John B. Denton (July 28, 1806 – May 22, 1841)

Tulane is next at #112.

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— Who is No. 112? This team's coach served as an assistant on teams that reached a BCS bowl and the Super Bowl.

Curtis Johnson

New Orleans Saints, WR Coach - 2006-2011
2009 Super Bowl

Miami (FL), WR Coach 1996-2005
2001 - Sugar Bowl
2004 - Orange Bowl

EDIT: UT-El Paso is #112. For at least the second time, Paul's clue fit more than one team, I chose the wrong one. But the clue also worked for Tulane.

(05-17-2013 11:54 AM)axeme Wrote:  So basically, we have the best team in one state and a lot of wishes.

And that state isn't the greatest at football either. Its like saying you're the smartest one out of Kit-Kat's 8 screen names.

First Big Ten team in with Illinois at #110. Tulane is next at #109.

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— Who is No. 109? The city that houses tomorrow's team had five mayors over a span of 204 days during a year in the first two decades of the 19th century.

New Orleans Mayors (May 16, 1812 - December 5, 1812)
James Mather
Charles Trudeau
Nicholas Girod
LeBreton Dorgenois
Nicholas Girod

(05-16-2013 04:25 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Remember when Colorado used to be good?

My roommate in law school at NIU went to Colorado undergrad. He had a "National Champions" poster hanging in his room, from a year when they supposedly shared the title with Nebraska but got jipped somehow?

(05-24-2013 11:02 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(05-16-2013 04:25 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Remember when Colorado used to be good?

My roommate in law school at NIU went to Colorado undergrad. He had a "National Champions" poster hanging in his room, from a year when they supposedly shared the title with Nebraska but got jipped somehow?

They had a split NC in 1990 with GaTech

They were really good in the early 90s and pretty decent in the early 2000s, but have seemed to fall off the face of the earth these past few years.

Holy crap I knew Illinois was going to be awful but 110 ? There are FCS teams that would beat Ilinois.

New Mexico is next at #108.

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— Who is No. 108? The highest peak in this university's home state is named after a West Point graduate whose middle name doubles as a famous street in Brooklyn.

Wheeler Peak elevation 13,167 ft.

Named after George Montague Wheeler who graduated from West Point in 1866.

Montague Street in Brooklyn.

Cool hint! My sister lived off Montague for a few years, amazing shops and views of Manhattan with rents that would make most gasp.

Down to #107 and looking like many mid-tier MAC teams to be in that 80-100 range. Based on his final 2012 re-rank he still has Hawaii (114), UAB (110), Army (108), BC (107), and Colorado St (100) out there. Kansas (113), Kentucky (109), Auburn (106), and USF (103) were also low but I doubt he'd put more than 1 or 2 of those under 100 again.

(05-25-2013 02:10 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  New Mexico is next at #108.

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— Who is No. 108? The highest peak in this university's home state is named after a West Point graduate whose middle name doubles as a famous street in Brooklyn.

Wheeler Peak elevation 13,167 ft.

Named after George Montague Wheeler who graduated from West Point in 1866.

Montague Street in Brooklyn.

I'm pretty impressed you can figure all these hints out.

(05-25-2013 05:13 PM)jjmc85 Wrote:  

(05-25-2013 02:10 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  New Mexico is next at #108.

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— Who is No. 108? The highest peak in this university's home state is named after a West Point graduate whose middle name doubles as a famous street in Brooklyn.

Wheeler Peak elevation 13,167 ft.

Named after George Montague Wheeler who graduated from West Point in 1866.

Montague Street in Brooklyn.

I'm pretty impressed you can figure all these hints out.

i am impressed too! nice job!

Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

EDIT: Of course when someone compliments me on figuring out the clues I screw one up. Colorado State was #107, but Auburn fit the clue as well. Oh, that tricky tricky Paul. Paul could have said that "his current team will HOST his alma mater" and that would have eliminated Auburn.

Colorado State plays Boise State on Sat. Nov. 2.

Colorado State TE coach is Art Valero.

Art Valero graduated from Boise State in 1981.

(05-27-2013 01:39 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

Plus his donuts are 3rd rate.

(05-27-2013 05:52 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 01:39 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

Plus his donuts are 3rd rate.

Dunkin Donuts is better. LOL

(05-27-2013 05:52 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 01:39 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

Plus his donuts are 3rd rate.

LOL they have to aspire to be 3rd rate!

Paul got me again with #107, so I will say that I THINK that Army is next at #106. What gives me pause is his use of "university" in the clue, as Army is a Military Academy and not a University per se.

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— Who is No. 106? This university pitched a shutout in its first home game at its current stadium, beating a school which shuttered its football program in 1949.

Army plays at Michie Stadium, which opened its doors in 1924.

Army's first home game in 1924 was a 17-0 shutout victory over St. Louis University.

St. Louis University fielded a football team from 1899 to 1949.

(05-27-2013 01:39 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

EDIT: Of course when someone compliments me on figuring out the clues I screw one up.

I'm still impressed.

(05-28-2013 01:49 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(05-27-2013 01:39 PM)TARDledo Wrote:  Thanks.

Auburn of the "almighty SEC" is next at #107.

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— Who is No. 107? This team's tight ends coach will help his current team take on his alma mater on the first Saturday of November.

Auburn plays @Arkansas on Sat. Nov. 2.

Auburn TE coach is Tim Horton.

Tim Horton graduated from Arkansas where he played football from 1986-89.

EDIT: Of course when someone compliments me on figuring out the clues I screw one up.

I'm still impressed.

so am I!

Not even out of the bottom 25 and the breakdown so far:

MAC - 3
SUNBELT- 2
CUSA - 6
MWC - 3