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BOX 450829 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44145 DIFF OUR DIFF DIFF OUR DIFF Thank you for purchasing our NORTHCOAST SOS VS R A NK & % ON R A NK & % ON ‘12 T O NORTHCOAST SOS VS R A NK & % ON R A NK & % ON ‘12 T O RANK ‘13 WIN % 2013 RE C ORDS 2012 RE C ORDS ‘13 RANK ‘13 WIN % 2013 RE C ORDS 2012 RE C ORDS ‘13 2013 Double Bowl issue. 1 California -12 13 60.7% 9 60.8% -4 64 Connecticut 6 58 54.9% 51 54.4% -7 Please remember that this issue was mailed out December 2 Arizona St 0 2 65.1% 39 56.5% 37 65 Florida St 16 49 55.9% 71 52.0% 22 16, 2013 and while many things can and will change we don’t 3 Washington St -21 24 59.9% 63 53.0% 39 66 Penn St 3 63 54.1% 44 55.8% -19 adjust our ratings. If your interested in our Late Phones (re- 4 Stanford -5 9 61.4% 27 57.5% 18 67 San Jose St 22 45 56.0% 60 53.3% 15 leased day of the games with) there are specials on page 3. 5 Utah -7 12 61.0% 18 58.4% 6 68 Hawaii -10 78 51.9% 53 54.3% -25 6 Iowa St -47 53 55.3% 21 58.2% -32 69 Ohio St 0 69 52.8% 105 47.0% 36 We are proud to produce the finest bowl guide available and 7 TCU -12 19 60.2% 14 58.8% -5 70 Vanderbilt -43 113 43.6% 82 50.3% -31 while next year’s price is expected to increase to $30 (plus $7 8 Mississippi St 7 1 67.9% 31 57.0% 30 71 San Diego St -8 79 51.5% 56 54.0% -23 priority shipping) you can purchase the entire 2014 season for 9 Florida 4 5 63.2% 7 62.3% 2 72 Memphis 22 50 55.6% 19 58.4% -31 just $79 email or $119 mail or pay $29 for the 2014 Bowl Issue 10 Oregon St -31 41 56.6% 65 52.9% 24 73 Wisconsin 5 68 53.0% 81 48.7% 13 by 1/6/14 (incl priority shipping). 11 UCLA -33 44 56.3% 66 52.6% 22 74 Nebraska 8 66 53.3% 99 48.0% 33 12 USC -52 64 54.1% 70 52.1% 6 75 Temple 4 71 52.6% 48 54.7% -23 Who played the toughest schedule? 13 Georgia 9 4 64.2% 31 57.0% 27 76 Houston 49 27 59.0% 35 56.7% 8 Once the schedule are finalized in spring we like knowing 14 Tennessee 7 7 61.9% 21 58.2% 14 77 Kent St 32 45 56.0% 76 51.3% 31 “how tough” our favorite teams schedule is. With our extensive 15 Colorado -11 26 59.6% 14 58.8% -12 78 Toledo 65 13 60.7% 59 53.6% 46 research on each team most fans and media outlets use the 16 Purdue 10 6 62.2% 3 63.2% -3 79 Massachusetts 13 66 53.3% 56 54.0% -10 records of their opponents previous years to rank them. 17 Texas -44 61 54.5% 62 53.3% 1 80 UTSA -2 82 50.7% 107 46.0% 25 18 Arizona -7 25 59.7% 91 48.7% 66 81 Southern Miss -21 102 45.9% 92 48.7% -10 AKRON ‘13 SCHEDULE 19 Kansas -31 50 55.6% 5 62.8% -45 82 Eastern Mich 24 58 54.9% 20 58.3% -38 2012 2013 Opp Power To the left you will Record Record Poll rank see Akron and 20 Auburn 9 11 61.1% 38 56.6% 27 83 Miami, Oh -12 95 47.0% 109 45.7% 14 UCF 10-4 11-1 #43 California’s 2013 21 Mississippi 5 16 60.4% 55 54.0% 39 84 UAB 8 76 52.2% 101 47.6% 25 JMU 7-4 6-6 FCS #175 22 Arkansas 6 16 60.4% 2 64.7% -14 85 Utah St -28 113 43.6% 113 44.7% 0 schedules. In the 23 Notre Dame 1 22 60.0% 23 58.1% 1 86 Rutgers -3 89 48.5% 83 50.0% -6 Michigan 8-5 7-5 #41 first column, you will ULL 9-4 8-4 #98 24 West Virginia -48 72 52.3% 52 54.3% -20 87 Akron 50 37 56.7% 6 62.6% -31 Bowling Grn 8-5 10-3 #25 see that Akron was 25 Washington -20 45 56.0% 73 52.0% 28 88 UCF -10 98 47.0% 98 48.3% 0 Ohio 9-4 7-5 #103 ranked with the 6th 26 Texas A&M 23 3 65.0% 43 56.1% 40 89 Navy 1 88 48.9% 94 48.3% 6 N Illinois 12-2 12-1 #48 toughest schedule as 27 Virginia !8 19 60.2% 28 57.2% 9 90 New Mexico St 0 90 48.1% 112 45.0% 22 Miami, Oh 4-8 0-12 #125 their opponents won 28 South Carolina 6 22 60.0% 9 60.8% -13 91 Western Mich 9 82 50.7% 115 50.7% 33 Ball St 9-4 10-2 #64 62.6% of their 2012 29 Indiana 16 13 60.7% 42 56.3% 29 92 New Mexico -3 95 47.0% 89 49.0% -6 Kent St 11-3 4-8 #96 30 Northwestern -1 31 58.5% 77 51.0% 46 93 Colorado St -30 123 39.6% 37 56.6% -86 games. Cal, mean- 31 LSU -29 60 54.8% 12 60.4% -48 94 Florida Atlantic 7 87 48.9% 126 34.3% 39 UMass 1-11 1-11 #123 while, had a similar Toledo 9-4 7-5 #70 32 Oklahoma -29 61 54.5% 8 61.5% -53 95 ULM 18 77 51.9% 100 47.7% 23 Win % 62.6% 56.7% Avg rank #84 schedule and was 33 Illinois -12 45 56.0% 11 60.5% -34 96 Boise St 12 84 50.0% 77 51.0% -7 #6 sked #37 sked NC #87 sked ranked #8. In the 2nd 34 Kentucky 15 19 60.2% 1 67.3% -18 97 FIU 18 79 51.5% 88 49.3% 9 column, by looking at 35 Pittsburgh 6 29 58.6% 13 59.1% -16 98 UNLV -1 99 46.6% 47 54.9% -52 CALIFORNIA ‘13 SCHEDULE 36 Michigan 26 10 61.2% 31 57.0% 21 99 Air Force -1 100 46.2% 56 54.0% -44 2012 2013 Opp Power their 2013 records, Record Record Poll rank Cal only played 37 Missouri 19 18 60.4% 3 63.2% -15 100 Wyoming -20 120 41.0% 67 52.3% -53 N’western 10-3 5-7 #61 38 Syracuse -15 53 55.3% 53 54.3% 0 101 Georgia St 65 36 57.0% 41 56.4% 5 a slightly tougher 39 Boston College -33 72 52.3% 63 53.0% -9 102 Rice -3 105 45.8% 121 41.5% 16 Portland St 3-8 6-6 FCS # 189 schedule (60.7, Ohio St 12-0 12-1 #6 40 Texas Tech -32 72 52.3% 50 54.6% -22 103 Buffalo -6 109 44.4% 46 55.0% -63 Oregon 12-1 10-2 #5 56.7). But, when you 41 Oklahoma St -12 53 55.3% 17 58.6% -36 104 UTEP -11 115 43.3% 97 48.3% -18 Wash St 3-9 6-6 #50 play out the season, 42 Kansas St 8 34 57.6% 40 56.4% 6 105 Tulane 33 72 52.3% 74 51.7% 2 UCLA 9-5 9-3 #14 you realize that 43 BYU -7 50 55.6% 25 57.9% -25 106 Army -13 119 41.4% 103 47.3% -16 Oregon St 9-4 6-6 #32 Cal played a much 44 Virginia Tech 11 33 58.2% 102 47.3% 69 107 Troy 5 102 45.9% 94 48.3% -8 Washington 7-6 8-4 #15 tougher schedule and 45 Iowa -12 57 54.9% 34 56.7% -23 108 Middle Tenn -16 124 37.6% 125 34.5% 1 Arizona 8-5 7-5 #35 46 Oregon -40 86 49.6% 113 44.7% 27 109 Fresno St 7 102 45.9% 104 47.0% 2 by basing it on our 47 USF 40 7 61.9% 35 56.7% 28 110 Louisville 2 108 44.7% 90 49.0% -18 USC 7-6 9-4 #21 Northcoast numbers, Colorado 1-11 4-8 #91 48 Nevada 11 37 56.7% 29 57.1% -8 111 Central Mich 4 107 44.8% 87 49.3% -20 Stanford 11-2 11-2 #4 you will see that Cal 49 Alabama -7 56 55.2% 79 50.7% 23 112 North Texas 22 90 48.1% 67 52.3% -23 Win % 60.8% 60.7% #43 finished #1 while 50 Minnesota 15 35 57.1% 83 50.0% 48 113 East Carolina -4 117 42.1% 117 43.9% 0 #8 sked #13 sked NC #1 sked Akron was #87 51 Wake Forest 19 32 58.3% 74 51.7% 42 114 Cincinnati -11 125 36.4% 118 43.8% -7 52 Miami, Fl -43 95 47.0% 94 48.3% -1 115 Northern Illinois 14 101 46.2% 122 41.3% 21 53 Baylor 10 43 56.5% 29 57.1% -14 116 Arkansas St 26 90 48.1% 115 44.6% 25 Happy 54 Clemson 27 27 59.0% 45 55.6% 18 117 South Alabama 33 84 50.0% 48 54.7% -36 55 North Carolina 26 29 58.6% 60 53.3% 31 118 Bowling Green 6 112 43.8% 107 46.0% -5 Holidays STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE COMPARISON 56 NC State 19 37 56.7% 16 58.7% -21 119 Louisiana 3 116 42.4% 120 41.9% 4 57 Georgia Tech -8 65 53.4% 24 58.0% -41 120 WKU 9 111 43.8% 92 44.6% -19 From the 58 Duke -23 81 51.0% 85 49.7% 4 121 Ohio 11 110 44.0% 123 40.5% 13 59 Idaho 22 37 56.7% 71 52.0% 34 122 Ball St 1 121 40.5% 109 45.7% -12 Staff at 60 Michigan St -9 69 52.8% 80 50.7% 11 123 Marshall 17 106 45.1% 111 45.3% 5 Northcoast 61 Maryland -29 90 48.1% 67 52.3% -23 124 Louisiana Tech -2 126 34.1% 124 36.7% -2 62 SMU -32 94 47.7% 26 57.6% -68 125 Texas St 7 118 41.7% 119 43.6% 1 Sports! 63 Tulsa 22 41 56.6% 85 49.7% 44 126 Old Dominion 4 122 40.2% 106 46.9% -16 DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE QUICK REFERENCE DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE Open 4 Comp Comp PS CL AND HOW TO USE IT Line List Pts Yds Selection Line Score We have been hard at work putting together our jam-packed Double Bowl New Mexico pg 3 Colorado St 48 WSU 31 463 1H Issue of Power Sweep as this is our biggest and best issue of the season.