BCS, OU vs. Boise State

There's a lot of talk recently concerning OU's leap to the #1 BCS ranking even though they are ranked #3 in the AP poll (3 first place votes), with Boise State and Oregon ahead of them. On one hand, I think this makes sense. OU has had a difficult schedule this year and it's only getting tougher. Boise State's schedule is not as difficult and since margin of victory is disregarded, there's no comparison made between OU's 2 and 3 point victories over Boise State's double digit blowouts.

On the other hand, I feel for Boise State. Their conference doesn't allow them the opportunity to play a schedule like OU's. Yes, they are moving to a tougher conference, but even then the Mountain West is no Big 10/12, SEC, or PAC-10. What Boise needs is an invite to one of the big conferences.

But that will not happen, even though it should. The Boise/Idaho TV market is not large enough to warrant an offer from one of the Big 4 conferences I guess. On principal, Boise belongs in one, and the Big 12 needs a couple of extra teams. The Big 12 should invite Boise State and TCU, making the conference a stronger one, giving Boise and TCU the stage to prove themselves on. That's the right thing to do, we'll see if it ever happens. I doubt it, it's all about the $$$.

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 7

Well, well, well... BCS is out and look who's on top. OU takes the #1 spot officially because they have a strong schedule. My ranker thinks they belong at #5, which still seems about right to me. LSU is this weeks #1, which makes sense because my computer doesn't realize how damn lucky they get every single week. I like Auburn at #2 but I'd like to see Oregon a little higher up. Missouri meets OU next week, so someone will move out of the top 1o.

1) Louisiana State (SEC) [134.82080063934905]

2) Auburn (SEC) [134.80555555555554]

3) Missouri (Big 12) [134.10275266534256]

4) Michigan State (Big Ten) [133.74953753431197]

5) Oklahoma (Big 12) [132.98958333333331]

6) Texas Christian (MWC) [132.52942978059917]

7) Utah (MWC) [130.1959595959596]

8) Oregon (Pac 10) [130.1444029538513]

9) Boise State (WAC) [128.53234649122808]

10) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [127.66570308346624]

11) Florida State (ACC) [124.60714285714285]

12) Iowa (Big Ten) [122.54147104851332]

13) Stanford (Pac 10) [120.11217043314501]

14) Ohio State (Big Ten) [119.72327567228882]

15) Alabama (SEC) [118.87870721125438]

16) Arizona (Pac 10) [117.89067278287463]

17) Nevada (WAC) [115.62023080763406]

18) Kansas State (Big 12) [114.65553482587066]

19) Nebraska (Big 12) [112.83442408376965]

20) Hawaii (WAC) [111.12526812526814]

21) Northern Illinois (MAC) [110.28968253968254]

22) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [109.28270891690009]

23) West Virginia (Big East) [107.29829749103945]

24) Michigan (Big Ten) [105.29483016983016]

25) Virginia Tech (ACC) [104.55468204934225]

26) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [104.50869963369964]

27) Northwestern (Big Ten) [104.44543650793652]

28) North Carolina State (ACC) [104.15510204081633]

29) Southern California (Pac 10) [103.57019171304886]

30) Mississippi State (SEC) [103.02632783882785]

31) Central Florida (CUSA) [102.97937293729372]

32) Baylor (Big 12) [100.8327380952381]

33) North Carolina (ACC) [99.97163978494622]

34) Purdue (Big Ten) [99.08333333333331]

35) Rutgers (Big East) [97.85073417238748]

36) Temple (MAC) [97.63604438825678]

37) Syracuse (Big East) [96.55082417582418]

38) Texas (Big 12) [94.78021978021977]

39) Georgia Tech (ACC) [94.57585825027687]

40) California (Pac 10) [94.46120689655172]

41) East Carolina (CUSA) [93.6211662631154]

42) Air Force (MWC) [92.81322302932472]

43) Fresno State (WAC) [92.34057971014492]

44) Arkansas (SEC) [91.62900346797225]

45) Washington (Pac 10) [90.75146198830409]

46) Navy (Independent) [90.22695852534561]

47) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [90.05571161048688]

48) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [88.57852564102564]

49) Troy (Sun Belt) [88.45512820512819]

50) South Carolina (SEC) [87.92338709677418]

51) Florida (SEC) [87.37643882056133]

52) Penn State (Big Ten) [86.33779264214047]

53) San Diego State (MWC) [85.9388781586995]

54) Maryland (ACC) [85.62916666666666]

55) Indiana (Big Ten) [83.63723241590213]

56) Army (Independent) [83.26228486843944]

57) Mississippi (SEC) [81.82484436898697]

58) Tulsa (CUSA) [81.55764411027569]

59) Notre Dame (Independent) [80.87357339630067]

60) Colorado (Big 12) [79.82261904761904]

61) Pittsburgh (Big East) [78.56694756554307]

62) Toledo (MAC) [78.33602654176424]

63) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [78.01589057451889]

64) UCLA (Pac 10) [77.50759345794393]

65) Kentucky (SEC) [77.49563492063491]

66) Louisville (Big East) [76.56845238095238]

67) Cincinnati (Big East) [76.32692307692307]

68) Texas A&M (Big 12) [75.3400641025641]

69) Illinois (Big Ten) [72.38254518705338]

70) South Florida (Big East) [72.16856060606061]

71) Connecticut (Big East) [71.65073529411765]

72) Clemson (ACC) [71.07226107226107]

73) Oregon State (Pac 10) [70.76973684210526]

74) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [70.72619047619048]

75) Texas Tech (Big 12) [70.27765151515152]

76) Ohio (MAC) [69.23809523809524]

77) Georgia (SEC) [68.71595580678314]

78) Boston College (ACC) [68.33333333333333]

79) Idaho (WAC) [67.9496336996337]

80) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [66.62325174825175]

81) Arizona State (Pac 10) [66.08333333333334]

82) Houston (CUSA) [65.73317307692308]

83) Utah State (WAC) [63.835445468509974]

84) Iowa State (Big 12) [61.932321370612506]

85) Tulane (CUSA) [61.64705882352941]

86) Vanderbilt (SEC) [60.69871794871794]

87) Kansas (Big 12) [56.6790293040293]

88) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [55.56547619047619]

89) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [55.54545454545455]

90) Colorado State (MWC) [55.249049473733024]

91) Tennessee (SEC) [50.572916666666664]

92) Western Michigan (MAC) [49.61904761904762]

93) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [49.49019607843137]

94) Marshall (CUSA) [48.7797619047619]

95) Wyoming (MWC) [45.101190476190474]

96) Florida International (Sun Belt) [43.73717948717948]

97) Central Michigan (MAC) [43.425824175824175]

98) Ball State (MAC) [41.96466973886328]

99) Rice (CUSA) [41.06257076257076]

100) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [40.91485068603713]

101) Brigham Young (MWC) [40.818768996960486]

102) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [39.50060629026146]

103) Kent (MAC) [39.22619047619047]

104) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [38.302083333333336]

105) Buffalo (MAC) [38.297619047619044]

106) Virginia (ACC) [33.33333333333333]

107) Wake Forest (ACC) [32.738095238095234]

108) Minnesota (Big Ten) [32.660714285714285]

109) Memphis (CUSA) [30.327380952380953]

110) Bowling Green State (MAC) [29.740259740259738]

111) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [25.95238095238095]

112) New Mexico State (WAC) [23.333333333333332]

113) North Texas (Sun Belt) [22.476190476190474]

114) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [21.418989547038326]

115) Duke (ACC) [16.666666666666664]

116) Washington State (Pac 10) [14.285714285714285]

117) San Jose State (WAC) [14.285714285714285]

118) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

119) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 6

The results are starting to look a little more legit. I like Ohio State, Auburn, Oklahoma and Oregon in the top 10. LSU must get a modifier for getting damn lucky every single game. Missouri is about to get Oklahoma at home, that should be a better game than we could have imagined. Still not sure what Nevada is doing there. Correct ratio is at 63.33333333333333%.

1) Ohio State (Big Ten) [136.89221364221365]

2) Louisiana State (SEC) [134.61155913978496]

3) Auburn (SEC) [134.47222222222223]

4) Missouri (Big 12) [134.17980564929385]

5) Michigan State (Big Ten) [132.86216153127918]

6) Texas Christian (MWC) [132.76974810467107]

7) Nevada (WAC) [132.4066212258703]

8) Oklahoma (Big 12) [130.73804142136248]

9) Oregon (Pac 10) [130.5114774811038]

10) Utah (MWC) [129.87295722886856]

11) Nebraska (Big 12) [129.3760907504363]

12) Boise State (WAC) [128.7078247438216]

13) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [127.52717046894803]

14) Florida State (ACC) [123.82386363636364]

15) Stanford (Pac 10) [119.83439265536724]

16) Iowa (Big Ten) [119.39102564102565]

17) North Carolina State (ACC) [117.85034013605443]

18) Alabama (SEC) [116.99801587301587]

19) Michigan (Big Ten) [116.79825428194994]

20) Arizona (Pac 10) [115.91911764705883]

21) Syracuse (Big East) [110.51352813852814]

22) Kansas State (Big 12) [108.00367647058823]

23) Arkansas (SEC) [106.75290697674419]

24) Air Force (MWC) [105.54648734954557]

25) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [105.31040051679588]

26) Hawaii (WAC) [105.26968886728245]

27) California (Pac 10) [105.1430250783699]

28) Northern Illinois (MAC) [104.58152173913042]

29) Northwestern (Big Ten) [104.4695910973085]

30) West Virginia (Big East) [103.79914529914531]

31) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [101.29878364389235]

32) Virginia Tech (ACC) [100.7677489177489]

33) South Carolina (SEC) [100.42338709677419]

34) Maryland (ACC) [99.0625]

35) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [98.96446078431372]

36) Southern California (Pac 10) [97.48315707011359]

37) Florida (SEC) [96.90024834437085]

38) Mississippi State (SEC) [96.43995098039215]

39) Central Florida (CUSA) [96.21969696969697]

40) Baylor (Big 12) [95.98102240896357]

41) Temple (MAC) [95.73529411764704]

42) Mississippi (SEC) [94.93010752688171]

43) Purdue (Big Ten) [94.73106060606062]

44) Army (Independent) [93.6287517349063]

45) North Carolina (ACC) [90.39583333333334]

46) Colorado (Big 12) [88.51309523809523]

47) Louisville (Big East) [87.10416666666667]

48) Texas (Big 12) [86.53596547314578]

49) Penn State (Big Ten) [86.44268774703558]

50) Fresno State (WAC) [85.69367588932806]

51) Navy (Independent) [85.58653846153847]

52) Rutgers (Big East) [84.0215744400527]

53) Illinois (Big Ten) [83.76844262295081]

54) Texas A&M (Big 12) [83.66174242424242]

55) Washington (Pac 10) [83.51297218762973]

56) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [83.30669398907105]

57) Troy (Sun Belt) [82.62905442550853]

58) South Florida (Big East) [82.30492424242424]

59) Oregon State (Pac 10) [81.77807017543859]

60) Georgia Tech (ACC) [81.68893678160919]

61) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [80.32971014492753]

62) Texas Tech (Big 12) [80.19431818181818]

63) San Diego State (MWC) [79.21895787139691]

64) Idaho (WAC) [79.16233766233766]

65) UCLA (Pac 10) [78.16935816382629]

66) Houston (CUSA) [77.20170454545455]

67) Boston College (ACC) [76.0]

68) Indiana (Big Ten) [75.70034246575342]

69) Notre Dame (Independent) [75.37373737373737]

70) Tulsa (CUSA) [74.66666666666667]

71) Connecticut (Big East) [72.65073529411765]

72) East Carolina (CUSA) [71.60416666666667]

73) Toledo (MAC) [71.36742424242424]

74) Kentucky (SEC) [70.375052213868]

75) Iowa State (Big 12) [69.38986382815496]

76) Tulane (CUSA) [68.48039215686275]

77) Cincinnati (Big East) [68.375]

78) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [68.36895804833561]

79) Vanderbilt (SEC) [68.00757575757576]

80) Arizona State (Pac 10) [64.58333333333334]

81) Utah State (WAC) [64.5497311827957]

82) Kansas (Big 12) [63.24080086580087]

83) Pittsburgh (Big East) [61.16287878787879]

84) Ohio (MAC) [60.60864978902954]

85) Georgia (SEC) [59.17708333333333]

86) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [58.32352941176471]

87) Western Michigan (MAC) [58.16666666666667]

88) Clemson (ACC) [57.38095238095238]

89) Marshall (CUSA) [51.041666666666664]

90) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [49.58333333333333]

91) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [49.28389830508475]

92) Wyoming (MWC) [48.791666666666664]

93) Tennessee (SEC) [48.572916666666664]

94) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [47.9828431372549]

95) Ball State (MAC) [47.44086021505376]

96) Central Michigan (MAC) [46.04487179487179]

97) Buffalo (MAC) [45.904761904761905]

98) Kent (MAC) [45.89285714285714]

99) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [45.25]

100) Brigham Young (MWC) [44.330673758865245]

101) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [44.08803552769069]

102) Colorado State (MWC) [41.91666666666667]

103) Virginia (ACC) [40.0]

104) Wake Forest (ACC) [37.99999999999999]

105) Minnesota (Big Ten) [37.20833333333333]

106) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [36.302083333333336]

107) Memphis (CUSA) [33.70833333333333]

108) Bowling Green State (MAC) [32.62121212121212]

109) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [28.33333333333333]

110) New Mexico State (WAC) [26.666666666666668]

111) Rice (CUSA) [26.602083333333333]

112) North Texas (Sun Belt) [24.857142857142854]

113) Florida International (Sun Belt) [23.75]

114) Duke (ACC) [20.0]

115) Washington State (Pac 10) [16.666666666666664]

116) San Jose State (WAC) [16.666666666666664]

117) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

118) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

119) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

Babyjogger FIT

Just got a call from the local running store letting me know that the Babyjogger FIT jogging stroller I ordered [seen below] is in. A wise runner once told me it's easier to get out of the house to go running if you "take some meat with you". Innuendo aside, I'll try taking along some meat next time and maybe I can get out of the house before 9:00pm.

Look for a review in the next couple of weeks.

Embassy Suites, Livestrong 5K

Broke through the 25 minute mark in my last 5K, ran it in 23:37. I didn't think that would be possible this summer, since my prior best time was in the 26 minute ballpark. Yet fate intervened, or maybe caffeine failed to intervene, and I did something that dramatically increased my time. I forgot the GPS.

I love my Garmin 305. And I love having all the numbers to crunch from all my runs (except treadmill runs). And I'd really love to have the PR saved on disk in perpetuity. But something interesting happens to pace obsessed watch watchers like myself, when you run a race watchless.

I'm always adjusting my pace based off previous experience, "I better slow down, can't keep this pace up" or "Speed up, going to slow". Instead, I'm just running. I turned the corner and saw the clock ticking upwards of 22 minutes and I thought, "WTF? Short course?". But no, I just ignorantly ran faster than usual.

Like I said, I love this thing, and I'll wear it in whatever race comes next, but I'll make a pact with myself not to look until after I cross the finish line.

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 5

Week 5 is in the books. I'm not too thrilled about the top 10 teams this week. LSU needs a negative modifier just for having Les Miles as a coach, that guy is insane. Auburn and Nevada don't belong in there, and I'm not too sure about Arizona either. I'm just glad this thing isn't drinking the Boise State koolaid! Fixed a bug in the prediction code, I'm up to 60.8%.

1) Ohio State (Big Ten) [136.54014402583778]

2) Arizona (Pac 10) [136.18697478991595]

3) Alabama (SEC) [135.853088336784]

4) Louisiana State (SEC) [134.94252537080408]

5) Auburn (SEC) [134.58548600761716]

6) Michigan (Big Ten) [134.04844497607655]

7) Missouri (Big 12) [133.3189155454007]

8) Michigan State (Big Ten) [132.16748366013073]

9) Nevada (WAC) [132.0518942831216]

10) Texas Christian (MWC) [132.04217273954114]

11) Oregon (Pac 10) [131.6004467945565]

12) Oklahoma (Big 12) [130.4794207317073]

13) Kansas State (Big 12) [128.63392857142856]

14) Nebraska (Big 12) [128.1509324009324]

15) Boise State (WAC) [128.11111111111111]

16) Utah (MWC) [124.06502750520369]

17) Northwestern (Big Ten) [121.17058270676692]

18) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [120.9061004784689]

19) Iowa (Big Ten) [120.72435897435898]

20) Florida State (ACC) [119.17911255411255]

21) Stanford (Pac 10) [118.11607142857143]

22) Southern California (Pac 10) [112.87541488857279]

23) North Carolina State (ACC) [112.35349763505103]

24) Florida (SEC) [111.90024834437087]

25) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [111.61029411764706]

26) Temple (MAC) [110.73529411764706]

27) Baylor (Big 12) [110.32685574229693]

28) Colorado (Big 12) [103.61309523809523]

29) Syracuse (Big East) [102.98994252873564]

30) Air Force (MWC) [102.71583850931677]

31) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [101.9760101010101]

32) Arkansas (SEC) [100.75]

33) Fresno State (WAC) [100.23913043478261]

34) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [99.80669398907105]

35) California (Pac 10) [98.60576923076923]

36) West Virginia (Big East) [98.03219696969697]

37) South Florida (Big East) [97.67992424242424]

38) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [97.54017857142857]

39) Maryland (ACC) [97.52403846153847]

40) Mississippi (SEC) [96.66087675765094]

41) Penn State (Big Ten) [96.59420289855072]

42) Texas A&M (Big 12) [96.2375]

43) Northern Illinois (MAC) [95.68452380952381]

44) South Carolina (SEC) [95.29454022988506]

45) Hawaii (WAC) [94.70833333333334]

46) San Diego State (MWC) [94.62804878048782]

47) Washington (Pac 10) [94.27054794520548]

48) Indiana (Big Ten) [94.20034246575342]

49) Houston (CUSA) [92.65625]

50) Virginia Tech (ACC) [91.36173253352152]

51) UCLA (Pac 10) [90.28140298175346]

52) Texas (Big 12) [86.59899068322981]

53) Army (Independent) [85.86111111111111]

54) Tulsa (CUSA) [85.75000000000001]

55) Central Florida (CUSA) [85.33333333333333]

56) Boston College (ACC) [83.75]

57) Toledo (MAC) [82.54050116550117]

58) Connecticut (Big East) [81.65073529411765]

59) Mississippi State (SEC) [81.17922374429223]

60) North Carolina (ACC) [80.89371468926554]

61) Purdue (Big Ten) [80.58333333333334]

62) Kentucky (SEC) [79.87024452156031]

63) Idaho (WAC) [78.40476190476191]

64) Iowa State (Big 12) [78.17774261603375]

65) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [77.86475636766335]

66) Tulane (CUSA) [76.98039215686275]

67) Navy (Independent) [76.059009009009]

68) Georgia Tech (ACC) [74.11111111111111]

69) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [73.70238095238096]

70) Louisville (Big East) [71.53676470588235]

71) Rutgers (Big East) [69.90570175438596]

72) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [69.82352941176471]

73) Notre Dame (Independent) [69.36805555555556]

74) Utah State (WAC) [69.21639784946237]

75) Texas Tech (Big 12) [69.0596264367816]

76) Pittsburgh (Big East) [68.16287878787878]

77) Clemson (ACC) [67.88095238095238]

78) Oregon State (Pac 10) [66.64772727272727]

79) Illinois (Big Ten) [66.17261904761905]

80) Troy (Sun Belt) [65.72435897435898]

81) Kansas (Big 12) [61.42261904761905]

82) East Carolina (CUSA) [59.6]

83) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [58.53389830508475]

84) Wyoming (MWC) [58.125]

85) Tennessee (SEC) [55.989583333333336]

86) Ball State (MAC) [55.10752688172043]

87) Central Michigan (MAC) [53.294871794871796]

88) Marshall (CUSA) [52.541666666666664]

89) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [51.4828431372549]

90) Virginia (ACC) [50.0]

91) Ohio (MAC) [48.833333333333336]

92) Georgia (SEC) [48.71590909090909]

93) Buffalo (MAC) [46.404761904761905]

94) Minnesota (Big Ten) [45.541666666666664]

95) Colorado State (MWC) [45.25]

96) Vanderbilt (SEC) [45.0]

97) Wake Forest (ACC) [44.666666666666664]

98) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [42.85208333333333]

99) Arizona State (Pac 10) [40.0]

100) Memphis (CUSA) [38.541666666666664]

101) Bowling Green State (MAC) [35.95454545454545]

102) Rice (CUSA) [32.30208333333333]

103) Brigham Young (MWC) [32.038043478260875]

104) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [31.666666666666664]

105) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [29.926470588235293]

106) North Texas (Sun Belt) [28.94047619047619]

107) Western Michigan (MAC) [25.0]

108) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [25.0]

109) Kent (MAC) [25.0]

110) Cincinnati (Big East) [25.0]

111) Washington State (Pac 10) [20.0]

112) San Jose State (WAC) [20.0]

113) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [20.0]

114) Duke (ACC) [20.0]

115) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

116) New Mexico State (WAC) [0.0]

117) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

118) Florida International (Sun Belt) [0.0]

119) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 4

1) Stanford (Pac 10) [139.69940476190476]

2) Alabama (SEC) [136.70024613220815]

3) Arizona (Pac 10) [136.54411764705884]

4) Nevada (WAC) [136.43910256410257]

5) Auburn (SEC) [135.83015267175574]

6) Louisiana State (SEC) [135.41588050314465]

7) Florida (SEC) [135.2335816777042]

8) Missouri (Big 12) [133.633600860086]

9) Michigan (Big Ten) [133.4176829268293]

10) Southern California (Pac 10) [133.3490990990991]

11) North Carolina State (ACC) [131.6804207119741]

12) Oregon (Pac 10) [131.46759259259258]

13) Texas Christian (MWC) [130.9864158829676]

14) Oklahoma (Big 12) [130.53860294117646]

15) Michigan State (Big Ten) [130.36846405228758]

16) Ohio State (Big Ten) [129.073339678511]

17) Kansas State (Big 12) [127.5625]

18) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [126.4760101010101]

19) Nebraska (Big 12) [126.47261072261072]

20) Boise State (WAC) [125.29430670339761]

21) Utah (MWC) [123.90713276836159]

22) Northwestern (Big Ten) [123.66689485213581]

23) Texas A&M (Big 12) [121.71369047619048]

24) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [120.84429824561404]

25) Indiana (Big Ten) [119.20034246575342]

26) Iowa (Big Ten) [113.47916666666667]

27) Florida State (ACC) [112.27564102564102]

28) Penn State (Big Ten) [111.83229813664596]

29) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [106.45454545454545]

30) Texas (Big 12) [103.4463932806324]

31) Syracuse (Big East) [102.98994252873564]

32) Baylor (Big 12) [102.90104166666667]

33) Arkansas (SEC) [101.70238095238095]

34) Boston College (ACC) [101.66666666666666]

35) Army (Independent) [101.36111111111111]

36) West Virginia (Big East) [98.03219696969697]

37) Temple (MAC) [98.01356589147287]

38) Toledo (MAC) [97.43560606060606]

39) California (Pac 10) [97.35576923076923]

40) Navy (Independent) [95.34234234234233]

41) South Carolina (SEC) [95.29454022988506]

42) Kentucky (SEC) [95.09285524417103]

43) Colorado (Big 12) [94.53219696969695]

44) Maryland (ACC) [94.25953389830508]

45) San Diego State (MWC) [93.43757259001161]

46) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [92.25672043010752]

47) Houston (CUSA) [91.22767857142857]

48) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [90.7779146141215]

49) Fresno State (WAC) [90.65579710144927]

50) Air Force (MWC) [89.61363636363636]

51) Texas Tech (Big 12) [88.47629310344826]

52) Hawaii (WAC) [86.61827956989248]

53) Rutgers (Big East) [86.57236842105262]

54) Mississippi (SEC) [86.0040650406504]

55) Clemson (ACC) [85.29761904761905]

56) UCLA (Pac 10) [84.0849358974359]

57) Northern Illinois (MAC) [83.2279411764706]

58) Virginia Tech (ACC) [83.08578431372548]

59) Central Florida (CUSA) [83.08333333333333]

60) Illinois (Big Ten) [81.33928571428571]

61) Connecticut (Big East) [78.83333333333333]

62) Purdue (Big Ten) [78.33333333333334]

63) Washington (Pac 10) [76.84959349593495]

64) East Carolina (CUSA) [75.89166666666665]

65) South Florida (Big East) [74.37499999999999]

66) Mississippi State (SEC) [71.92922374429223]

67) Iowa State (Big 12) [70.90277777777777]

68) Kansas (Big 12) [70.70833333333333]

69) Idaho (WAC) [70.25]

70) Tulsa (CUSA) [70.07575757575758]

71) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [68.78531073446328]

72) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [67.32352941176471]

73) Virginia (ACC) [66.66666666666666]

74) Troy (Sun Belt) [66.47435897435898]

75) Tennessee (SEC) [65.98958333333333]

76) North Carolina (ACC) [64.8627450980392]

77) Central Michigan (MAC) [63.294871794871796]

78) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [62.5]

79) Georgia Tech (ACC) [61.5]

80) Marshall (CUSA) [56.041666666666664]

81) Wake Forest (ACC) [55.416666666666664]

82) Vanderbilt (SEC) [55.33333333333333]

83) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [53.05208333333333]

84) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [51.4828431372549]

85) Georgia (SEC) [51.21590909090909]

86) Minnesota (Big Ten) [50.541666666666664]

87) Arizona State (Pac 10) [50.0]

88) Oregon State (Pac 10) [49.041666666666664]

89) Colorado State (MWC) [48.75]

90) Memphis (CUSA) [43.541666666666664]

91) Notre Dame (Independent) [43.0072463768116]

92) Bowling Green State (MAC) [41.70454545454545]

93) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [40.47043010752688]

94) Rice (CUSA) [38.05208333333333]

95) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [36.666666666666664]

96) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [36.17647058823529]

97) North Texas (Sun Belt) [35.19047619047619]

98) Brigham Young (MWC) [34.53804347826087]

99) Western Michigan (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

100) Tulane (CUSA) [33.33333333333333]

101) Pittsburgh (Big East) [33.33333333333333]

102) Louisville (Big East) [33.33333333333333]

103) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [33.33333333333333]

104) Kent (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

105) Wyoming (MWC) [25.0]

106) Washington State (Pac 10) [25.0]

107) Utah State (WAC) [25.0]

108) San Jose State (WAC) [25.0]

109) Ohio (MAC) [25.0]

110) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [25.0]

111) Duke (ACC) [25.0]

112) Cincinnati (Big East) [25.0]

113) Buffalo (MAC) [25.0]

114) Ball State (MAC) [25.0]

115) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

116) New Mexico State (WAC) [0.0]

117) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

118) Florida International (Sun Belt) [0.0]

119) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

Percentage Correct = 28.82882882882883%

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 3

Percentage of games called correctly is slowly climbing.

Percentage Correct = 28.07017543859649%

This weeks rankings.

1) Stanford (Pac 10) [137.67152103559872]

2) Arizona (Pac 10) [137.45]

3) Alabama (SEC) [137.44257877280265]

4) Texas Christian (MWC) [135.425]

5) Boston College (ACC) [135.0]

6) Auburn (SEC) [134.91666666666666]

7) Louisiana State (SEC) [133.7781007751938]

8) Florida (SEC) [133.13369741100323]

9) Michigan (Big Ten) [132.6860632183908]

10) North Carolina State (ACC) [132.48850574712645]

11) Missouri (Big 12) [131.73333333333335]

12) Michigan State (Big Ten) [131.49346405228758]

13) Oregon (Pac 10) [131.41666666666666]

14) Ohio State (Big Ten) [130.95878136200716]

15) Southern California (Pac 10) [130.92431972789115]

16) Texas (Big 12) [129.65851449275362]

17) Fresno State (WAC) [128.73913043478262]

18) Nevada (WAC) [127.94498381877023]

19) Nebraska (Big 12) [127.38170163170163]

20) Boise State (WAC) [126.61309523809524]

21) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [126.4760101010101]

22) Oklahoma (Big 12) [125.92261904761905]

23) Arkansas (SEC) [125.41666666666667]

24) West Virginia (Big East) [124.03219696969697]

25) Kentucky (SEC) [123.89588554720133]

26) Temple (MAC) [123.01356589147287]

27) Texas A&M (Big 12) [122.57083333333333]

28) Utah (MWC) [121.46625344352617]

29) South Carolina (SEC) [120.29454022988506]

30) Rutgers (Big East) [119.90570175438596]

31) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [119.59429824561403]

32) Northwestern (Big Ten) [119.46069182389937]

33) Kansas State (Big 12) [117.59626436781609]

34) California (Pac 10) [114.02243589743588]

35) Indiana (Big Ten) [113.91885964912281]

36) Penn State (Big Ten) [109.16666666666666]

37) Central Florida (CUSA) [104.49999999999999]

38) Iowa (Big Ten) [104.29166666666666]

39) Florida State (ACC) [101.21323529411764]

40) Baylor (Big 12) [101.10294117647057]

41) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [98.09139784946235]

42) Navy (Independent) [96.59234234234233]

43) Purdue (Big Ten) [96.25]

44) Syracuse (Big East) [94.6566091954023]

45) Colorado (Big 12) [91.40719696969695]

46) Texas Tech (Big 12) [89.72629310344826]

47) Army (Independent) [87.96969696969697]

48) Maryland (ACC) [87.89705882352939]

49) Toledo (MAC) [86.4298245614035]

50) Houston (CUSA) [85.0]

51) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [83.57697740112994]

52) Idaho (WAC) [83.16666666666666]

53) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [82.67857142857142]

54) San Diego State (MWC) [82.06707317073169]

55) Clemson (ACC) [81.54761904761905]

56) Central Michigan (MAC) [81.12820512820512]

57) Air Force (MWC) [80.66666666666666]

58) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [80.41666666666666]

59) Illinois (Big Ten) [78.8392857142857]

60) Washington (Pac 10) [75.59959349593495]

61) East Carolina (CUSA) [75.26666666666665]

62) Wake Forest (ACC) [73.33333333333333]

63) Georgia Tech (ACC) [73.16666666666666]

64) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [70.96875]

65) Hawaii (WAC) [68.70161290322581]

66) UCLA (Pac 10) [67.66801075268816]

67) Mississippi (SEC) [67.48611111111111]

68) Arizona State (Pac 10) [66.66666666666666]

69) Oregon State (Pac 10) [65.70833333333333]

70) Georgia (SEC) [62.04924242424242]

71) Kansas (Big 12) [60.77380952380952]

72) Virginia Tech (ACC) [59.44302721088435]

73) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [58.38709677419355]

74) Mississippi State (SEC) [58.273809523809526]

75) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [57.31617647058823]

76) Minnesota (Big Ten) [56.37499999999999]

77) Tulsa (CUSA) [54.65909090909091]

78) Notre Dame (Independent) [53.84057971014493]

79) Vanderbilt (SEC) [52.83333333333333]

80) Iowa State (Big 12) [51.73611111111111]

81) Troy (Sun Belt) [50.25]

82) Virginia (ACC) [50.0]

83) Tulane (CUSA) [50.0]

84) South Florida (Big East) [50.0]

85) Pittsburgh (Big East) [50.0]

86) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [50.0]

87) Memphis (CUSA) [49.37499999999999]

88) Bowling Green State (MAC) [46.28787878787878]

89) Brigham Young (MWC) [42.871376811594196]

90) Rice (CUSA) [42.63541666666666]

91) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [39.50980392156862]

92) Wyoming (MWC) [33.33333333333333]

93) Western Michigan (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

94) Washington State (Pac 10) [33.33333333333333]

95) Utah State (WAC) [33.33333333333333]

96) Tennessee (SEC) [33.33333333333333]

97) San Jose State (WAC) [33.33333333333333]

98) Ohio (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

99) Northern Illinois (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

100) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [33.33333333333333]

101) Louisville (Big East) [33.33333333333333]

102) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [33.33333333333333]

103) Kent (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

104) Duke (ACC) [33.33333333333333]

105) Connecticut (Big East) [33.33333333333333]

106) Cincinnati (Big East) [33.33333333333333]

107) Buffalo (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

108) Ball State (MAC) [33.33333333333333]

109) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

110) North Texas (Sun Belt) [0.0]

111) North Carolina (ACC) [0.0]

112) New Mexico State (WAC) [0.0]

113) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

114) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [0.0]

115) Marshall (CUSA) [0.0]

116) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [0.0]

117) Florida International (Sun Belt) [0.0]

118) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

119) Colorado State (MWC) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 2

1) California (Pac 10) [144.85576923076923]

2) Iowa (Big Ten) [140.125]

3) Boston College (ACC) [137.5]

4) Baylor (Big 12) [136.93627450980392]

5) Michigan (Big Ten) [135.1860632183908]

6) North Carolina State (ACC) [134.91666666666666]

7) Oregon (Pac 10) [132.66666666666666]

8) Michigan State (Big Ten) [132.453431372549]

9) Texas A&M (Big 12) [132.08333333333334]

10) Texas (Big 12) [131.39338235294116]

11) Arizona (Pac 10) [130.6432926829268]

12) Missouri (Big 12) [129.56340579710144]

13) Louisiana State (SEC) [128.8530701754386]

14) Southern California (Pac 10) [128.2405303030303]

15) Auburn (SEC) [127.67934782608695]

16) Florida (SEC) [126.97916666666666]

17) Arkansas (SEC) [126.52956989247312]

18) Alabama (SEC) [125.72916666666667]

19) Fresno State (WAC) [125.0]

20) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [124.19614779874215]

21) Ohio State (Big Ten) [123.94675925925927]

22) Maryland (ACC) [123.39705882352942]

23) Oklahoma (Big 12) [123.26121794871794]

24) Nevada (WAC) [123.02696078431373]

25) Kentucky (SEC) [122.03391472868216]

26) Stanford (Pac 10) [122.0]

27) Nebraska (Big 12) [121.90732758620689]

28) Texas Tech (Big 12) [121.8096264367816]

29) South Carolina (SEC) [120.29454022988506]

30) Rutgers (Big East) [119.90570175438596]

31) San Diego State (MWC) [118.90040650406503]

32) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [118.23774509803921]

33) Air Force (MWC) [116.5]

34) West Virginia (Big East) [116.375]

35) Houston (CUSA) [115.83333333333333]

36) Texas Christian (MWC) [115.25]

37) Clemson (ACC) [114.8809523809524]

38) Utah (MWC) [114.44551282051283]

39) Temple (MAC) [110.96153846153847]

40) Northwestern (Big Ten) [109.34601449275362]

41) Boise State (WAC) [109.19696969696969]

42) Wake Forest (ACC) [109.16666666666667]

43) East Carolina (CUSA) [107.35]

44) Kansas State (Big 12) [105.81317204301075]

45) Indiana (Big Ten) [100.0]

46) Arizona State (Pac 10) [100.0]

47) Washington (Pac 10) [89.76626016260163]

48) Hawaii (WAC) [86.36827956989248]

49) Mississippi (SEC) [84.15277777777777]

50) Georgia (SEC) [78.7159090909091]

51) Syracuse (Big East) [77.98994252873564]

52) Minnesota (Big Ten) [75.54166666666667]

53) Colorado (Big 12) [75.25000000000001]

54) Kansas (Big 12) [74.94047619047619]

55) Iowa State (Big 12) [70.90277777777777]

56) Mississippi State (SEC) [69.94047619047619]

57) Toledo (MAC) [69.75]

58) Army (Independent) [68.10215053763442]

59) Notre Dame (Independent) [68.0072463768116]

60) Tulsa (CUSA) [66.32575757575758]

61) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [65.96875]

62) Brigham Young (MWC) [62.038043478260875]

63) Troy (Sun Belt) [61.91666666666667]

64) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [61.25]

65) Rice (CUSA) [59.30208333333333]

66) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [53.75]

67) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [53.38709677419355]

68) Wyoming (MWC) [50.0]

69) Western Michigan (MAC) [50.0]

70) Washington State (Pac 10) [50.0]

71) Virginia (ACC) [50.0]

72) Utah State (WAC) [50.0]

73) Tulane (CUSA) [50.0]

74) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [50.0]

75) Tennessee (SEC) [50.0]

76) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [50.0]

77) South Florida (Big East) [50.0]

78) Purdue (Big Ten) [50.0]

79) Pittsburgh (Big East) [50.0]

80) Penn State (Big Ten) [50.0]

81) Ohio (MAC) [50.0]

82) Northern Illinois (MAC) [50.0]

83) Navy (Independent) [50.0]

84) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [50.0]

85) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [50.0]

86) Louisville (Big East) [50.0]

87) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [50.0]

88) Kent (MAC) [50.0]

89) Illinois (Big Ten) [50.0]

90) Idaho (WAC) [50.0]

91) Georgia Tech (ACC) [50.0]

92) Florida State (ACC) [50.0]

93) Duke (ACC) [50.0]

94) Connecticut (Big East) [50.0]

95) Cincinnati (Big East) [50.0]

96) Central Michigan (MAC) [50.0]

97) Central Florida (CUSA) [50.0]

98) Buffalo (MAC) [50.0]

99) Ball State (MAC) [50.0]

100) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

101) Virginia Tech (ACC) [0.0]

102) Vanderbilt (SEC) [0.0]

103) UCLA (Pac 10) [0.0]

104) San Jose State (WAC) [0.0]

105) Oregon State (Pac 10) [0.0]

106) North Texas (Sun Belt) [0.0]

107) North Carolina (ACC) [0.0]

108) New Mexico State (WAC) [0.0]

109) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

110) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [0.0]

111) Memphis (CUSA) [0.0]

112) Marshall (CUSA) [0.0]

113) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [0.0]

114) Florida International (Sun Belt) [0.0]

115) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

116) Colorado State (MWC) [0.0]

117) Bowling Green State (MAC) [0.0]

118) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [0.0]

119) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

2010 NCAA Football Rankings, Week 1

Not much data to work with here, but here's what the computer came up with after the first week of college football!

1) Arizona (Pac 10) [121.26829268292683]

2) Syracuse (Big East) [120.44827586206897]

3) Colorado (Big 12) [120.125]

4) Oregon (Pac 10) [115.0]

5) Texas (Big 12) [114.5]

6) Wisconsin (Big Ten) [114.3170731707317]

7) Alabama (SEC) [114.0625]

8) Missouri (Big 12) [113.52173913043478]

9) Georgia (SEC) [113.0909090909091]

10) Mississippi State (SEC) [112.85714285714286]

11) Ohio State (Big Ten) [112.66666666666667]

12) Nebraska (Big 12) [111.93877551020408]

13) Kentucky (SEC) [111.56521739130434]

14) Texas Christian (MWC) [111.5]

15) Minnesota (Big Ten) [111.375]

16) Oklahoma State (Big 12) [111.07692307692308]

17) Southern California (Pac 10) [110.9795918367347]

18) Clemson (ACC) [110.71428571428572]

19) South Carolina (SEC) [110.2439024390244]

20) Louisiana State (SEC) [110.0]

21) Michigan (Big Ten) [110.0]

22) Florida (SEC) [109.70588235294117]

23) Michigan State (Big Ten) [109.47368421052632]

24) Iowa State (Big 12) [109.44444444444444]

25) Army (Independent) [108.93548387096774]

26) Northwestern (Big Ten) [108.30434782608695]

27) Fresno State (WAC) [107.5]

28) Auburn (SEC) [107.5]

29) Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) [107.46875]

30) Notre Dame (Independent) [107.17391304347827]

31) Kansas State (Big 12) [104.35483870967742]

32) Brigham Young (MWC) [103.91304347826087]

33) Oklahoma (Big 12) [103.38709677419355]

34) Utah (MWC) [101.66666666666667]

35) Troy (Sun Belt) [101.5]

36) Texas A&M (Big 12) [100.0]

37) Temple (MAC) [100.0]

38) Stanford (Pac 10) [100.0]

39) South Florida (Big East) [100.0]

40) San Diego State (MWC) [100.0]

41) Rutgers (Big East) [100.0]

42) Penn State (Big Ten) [100.0]

43) Ohio (MAC) [100.0]

44) North Carolina State (ACC) [100.0]

45) Nevada (WAC) [100.0]

46) Miami (Florida) (ACC) [100.0]

47) Louisiana Tech (WAC) [100.0]

48) Kent (MAC) [100.0]

49) Iowa (Big Ten) [100.0]

50) Indiana (Big Ten) [100.0]

51) Idaho (WAC) [100.0]

52) Houston (CUSA) [100.0]

53) Georgia Tech (ACC) [100.0]

54) Florida State (ACC) [100.0]

55) Duke (ACC) [100.0]

56) Central Michigan (MAC) [100.0]

57) Central Florida (CUSA) [100.0]

58) California (Pac 10) [100.0]

59) Buffalo (MAC) [100.0]

60) Boston College (ACC) [100.0]

61) Baylor (Big 12) [100.0]

62) Ball State (MAC) [100.0]

63) Arkansas (SEC) [100.0]

64) Arizona State (Pac 10) [100.0]

65) Air Force (MWC) [100.0]

66) Western Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

67) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) [0.0]

68) Washington State (Pac 10) [0.0]

69) Washington (Pac 10) [0.0]

70) Virginia Tech (ACC) [NaN]

71) Vanderbilt (SEC) [0.0]

72) Utah State (WAC) [0.0]

73) UCLA (Pac 10) [0.0]

74) Tulsa (CUSA) [NaN]

75) Virginia (ACC) [100.0]

76) Toledo (MAC) [0.0]

77) Texas Tech (Big 12) [NaN]

78) Southern Methodist (CUSA) [NaN]

79) Southern Mississippi (CUSA) [0.0]

80) San Jose State (WAC) [0.0]

81) Rice (CUSA) [0.0]

82) Purdue (Big Ten) [0.0]

83) Pittsburgh (Big East) [0.0]

84) Oregon State (Pac 10) [0.0]

85) Northern Illinois (MAC) [0.0]

86) North Texas (Sun Belt) [0.0]

87) North Carolina (ACC) [0.0]

88) New Mexico State (WAC) [NaN]

89) New Mexico (MWC) [0.0]

90) Nevada-Las Vegas (MWC) [0.0]

91) Navy (Independent) [NaN]

92) Mississippi (SEC) [0.0]

93) Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt) [0.0]

94) Miami (Ohio) (MAC) [0.0]

95) Memphis (CUSA) [0.0]

96) Maryland (ACC) [NaN]

97) Marshall (CUSA) [0.0]

98) Louisville (Big East) [0.0]

99) Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt) [NaN]

100) Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) [0.0]

101) Kansas (Big 12) [0.0]

102) Illinois (Big Ten) [0.0]

103) Hawaii (WAC) [0.0]

104) Florida International (Sun Belt) [NaN]

105) Eastern Michigan (MAC) [0.0]

106) East Carolina (CUSA) [NaN]

107) Wyoming (MWC) [100.0]

108) West Virginia (Big East) [100.0]

109) Wake Forest (ACC) [100.0]

110) Tulane (CUSA) [100.0]

111) Texas-El Paso (CUSA) [100.0]

112) Tennessee (SEC) [100.0]

113) Connecticut (Big East) [0.0]

114) Colorado State (MWC) [0.0]

115) Cincinnati (Big East) [0.0]

116) Boise State (WAC) [NaN]

117) Bowling Green State (MAC) [0.0]

118) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) [0.0]

119) Alabama-Birmingham (CUSA) [0.0]

120) Akron (MAC) [0.0]

Disturbing time at the Running store

My last post was brief, but all about running in Vibram Five Fingers. While I'm up to 7 -8 miles in them, I'm logging 18-20 on the weekends as I get ready to run the OKC Memorial Marathon at the end of April. So as I transition to VFFs, I still wear shoes for longer runs.

I am currently wearing a pair of Asics 2140s which I got at my local running store. The guy there took a look at my old shoes, my feet, and ascertained that I need stability shoes. That was before VFFs and Born to Run [Amazon.com], so I bought them and ran in them. They are okay, comfortable, cool looking, but they give me blisters like crazy. I am also unable to land mid-foot in them. I don't totally understand why that is, except that the heel of the shoe is quite built up and somehow that has an effect on my running form.

So I went back in and asked for something lighter and more minimal, which would facilitate a mid-foot strike. The guy sighed...

"Can I just talk you out of that?" He said, literally twisting my arm slightly. I must have appeared confused by the torsion on my arm. "I'm twisting your arm." He clarified.

I was a little surprised by this, after all I was there to buy shoes, I wanted shoes in which I could run how I like to run. For lack of anything better to say, I mumbled, "um".

"Can you just go back to being a heel striker like the rest of us?" He said. "It's a fad created by people who want to sell books and movies." Said the guy who wants to sell shoes.

My mind wandered, "There's a movie?"

"Look, for runners like you and me, we need that stability..." He droned on for a bit while I felt weird. Who was this guy? How well does he know me?

He eventually pulled out some stability shoes and told me to try them on. They all felt like the ones I had been wearing. They proved equally difficult to strike mid-foot while testing them out on the sidewalk. I asked for something different and he shrugged and told me that I need to stick with stability shoes only, that the lighter more neutral trainers would only wear out faster and that only the best runners need to strike mid-foot. I could have insisted, but felt better just leaving.

Instead I decided to try ordering something more like what I'm want from Zappos.com. I'm going to give the over-the-top colored Brooks Launch. Hopefully that ought to facilitate a mid-foot strike but with enough cushion until I can acclimate to the VFFs full time. I'll post back once I've tried them.