Bill Connelly
@espnbillc.bsky.social
ESPN writer, professional nerd. SP+. Author of three books (Study Hall, 50 Best* and Forward Progress). College football, soccer, tennis. Puma addiction.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BKvo23DyGppxvRifqFgwkUoflPLQX5wabjUDIV4qUZA/edit?usp=sharing
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Certainly hasn't helped. Nor has the fact that Oklahoma State was awesome when they scheduled that game and then fell apart completely. (Kind of why I hate the way we talk about SOS.)
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Certainly hasn't helped. Nor has the fact that Oklahoma State was awesome when they scheduled that game and then fell apart completely. (Kind of why I hate the way we talk about SOS.)
Luckily, Michigan fans say they're right enough for everyone!
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Luckily, Michigan fans say they're right enough for everyone!
They played for overtime against (now-)unranked opponents twice with a jillion-dollar quarterback and lost both times. I am easy to bait into getting angry about this stuff, and I am at a 0.1 on the anger scale.
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They played for overtime against (now-)unranked opponents twice with a jillion-dollar quarterback and lost both times. I am easy to bait into getting angry about this stuff, and I am at a 0.1 on the anger scale.
They started openly trying to jump the shark in the third episode and kept it going for a couple of seasons. Unreal commitment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They started openly trying to jump the shark in the third episode and kept it going for a couple of seasons. Unreal commitment.
If the goal is accurate projections and not résumé measuring, yes.
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If the goal is accurate projections and not résumé measuring, yes.
And then you remember that they've suffered six losses to top-32 teams by a combined 23 points.
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And then you remember that they've suffered six losses to top-32 teams by a combined 23 points.
FCS is absolutely bringing it this week.
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
FCS is absolutely bringing it this week.
Yep, in the doc.
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yep, in the doc.
There were SO MANY more that I wanted to mention. Wild week. But that one was a no-brainer.
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There were SO MANY more that I wanted to mention. Wild week. But that one was a no-brainer.
Harvard would be favored against both. 😬
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Harvard would be favored against both. 😬
We'll see where they end up, but as of now, they are somehow worse than last year's 0-12 Kent State team, which was one of the worst teams of the 2000s.
2024 Kent State: -33.0 rating, 7.4 pts behind second-worst team
2025 UMass: -33.6 rating, 9.2 pts behind second-worst
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2024 Kent State: -33.0 rating, 7.4 pts behind second-worst team
2025 UMass: -33.6 rating, 9.2 pts behind second-worst
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
I often do those historical lists, like showing that the Bengals are one of the worst defenses since 1978.
So, @espnbillc.bsky.social, the world wants to know. What's the list of the worst SP+ teams ever, and where does UMass stand on that list? #itseducational
So, @espnbillc.bsky.social, the world wants to know. What's the list of the worst SP+ teams ever, and where does UMass stand on that list? #itseducational
SP+ is updated! Texas Tech's back up to 3rd, Georgia's rising, only a TD separates No. 5 from No. 21, and ... yuck, NC State/UCF/Purdue/La Tech.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We'll see where they end up, but as of now, they are somehow worse than last year's 0-12 Kent State team, which was one of the worst teams of the 2000s.
2024 Kent State: -33.0 rating, 7.4 pts behind second-worst team
2025 UMass: -33.6 rating, 9.2 pts behind second-worst
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
2024 Kent State: -33.0 rating, 7.4 pts behind second-worst team
2025 UMass: -33.6 rating, 9.2 pts behind second-worst
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
