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[T1]

.......and yet, UNT had more people make Phil Steele's pre-season "All CUSA" team than LA Tech did.

I bet our percentage was higher (3 out of our 7 returning starters were named to 1st Team, 5/7 named to all teams). Most of our guys are not proven yet.

[Dawg06]

No. 107: Colorado St.

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.

Opponent #6

No. 106: Army

Who is No. 105? This program once had five coaches during a five-year span in the 1960s.

[Dawg06]

Paul Myerberg rankings comparison

2012 Final FBS re-ranking		2013 College Football Countdown
No. 6: Texas A&M		TBD
No. 16: Utah State		TBD
No. 23: San Jose State		TBD
No. 32: Louisiana Tech		TBD
No. 70: Rice		TBD
No. 86: Virginia		TBD
No. 92: UTSA		No. 106: Army
No. 95: Houston		No. 109: Tulane
No. 105: Texas State		No. 112: UTEP
No. 112: Illinois		No. 113: North Texas
No. 118: UNLV		No. 118: FIU
No. 122: Idaho		No. 119: UTSA
No. 123: New Mexico State		FCS: Lamar

2013 TBD (2012 final re-ranking)
Tulsa (No. 27)
La Tech (No. 32)
NC State (No. 61)
Rice (No. 70)
Kansas (No. 114)
Southern Miss (No. 124)

[Dawg06]

No. 105: Hawaii

Who is No. 104? This university's most famous graduate took one year off from college to teach at a school located roughly 90 miles from the state's second-largest city.

[Dawg06]

No. 104: Texas State

Who is No. 103? The director of this university's marching band holds degrees from three FBS institutions which went a combined 28-10 in 2012.

[Dawg06]

No. 103: Miami (Ohio)

Tidbit (passing edition): Dysert ended his career with 12,013 passing yards, good for 20th on the FBS' all-time list. With Dysert and Ben Roethlisberger (10,829 yards from 2001-3), Miami is one of 17 schools with two or more quarterbacks ranked in the top 70 in career passing yards, joining Houston, Hawaii, Texas Tech, Brigham Young, Louisiana Tech, San Diego State, Louisville, UTEP, Southern California, Marshall, Georgia, UCF, Western Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona State.

Who is No. 102? This team's leading returning receiver attended the same high school as an astronomer who first presented the theory that the observable universe is continuously expanding.

[HogDawg]

No. 103: Miami (Ohio)



Who is No. 102? This team's leading returning receiver attended the same high school as an astronomer who first presented the theory that the observable universe is continuously expanding.

That's bad. Real bad. Whoever wrote some of these "hints" this year should be fired.

[turbodawg]

That's bad. Real bad. Whoever wrote some of these "hints" this year should be fired.

You're right. I think myerburg should resign.

[Dawg06]

That's bad. Real bad. Whoever wrote some of these "hints" this year should be fired.

Fire the best in the business... Brilliant!

No. 102: Central Michigan

Who is No. 101? On the list of the most populated cities in America, the city housing this university ranks one spot ahead of the largest city in the country's largest state and one spot behind a city with 29 skyscrapers.

[HogDawg]

Fire the best in the business... Brilliant!

No. 102: Central Michigan


Who is No. 101? On the list of the most populated cities in America, the city housing this university ranks one spot ahead of the largest city in the country's largest state and one spot behind a city with 29 skyscrapers.

Oh yes....that's a VERY Brilliant hint right there. I'm just sitting on the edge of my seat in anticipation.

[odysseus]

Oh yes....that's a VERY Brilliant hint right there. I'm just sitting on the edge of my seat in anticipation.

Biggest city in the biggest state => Dallas

Dallas => no. 4 by population

No. 3 => Chicago

Northwestern is my guess

[odysseus]

Biggest city in the biggest state => Dallas

Dallas => no. 4 by population

No. 3 => Chicago

Northwestern is my guess

Not Dallas. I meant Houston. I can't seem to edit from the mobile site.

[JuBru]

Alaska is bigger than Texas.

Kentucky.

[Dawg06]

Alaska is bigger than Texas.

Kentucky.

No. 101: Kentucky




Who is No. 100? This program won as many games from 2004-7 as from 2008-12.

[Dawg06]

And the last of the triple digits...

No. 100: Boston College

Who is No. 99? Said aloud as one word, the acronym for this university could describe a cave system in the Scottish Highlands.