Came across this tidbit in the WW today, and learned there is a term for the fans that buy tickets and don't show, melt. Looking at the stands yesterday, and given the success this season, I'm guessing our melt will be less this season. Article also covers Ducks and Huskies numbers.

https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/10/17/the-secret-behind-the-attendance-numbers-at-ducks-and-beavers-football-games/

How do you rank the schools after Week 7?

These are my updated power rankings:

1. Boise State
2. Oregon State
3. Texas State (+2)
4. Fresno State (-1)
5. San Diego State (+1)
6. Colorado State (-2)
7. Utah State
8. Washington State

One thing to note about my power rankings is that I try to take the entire season into account, instead of just basing it on one week.

This was significantly harder than in previous weeks. I really struggled with Fresno State vs. Texas State, because Fresno State has been competitive in their games and as an Oregon State fan, I honestly feel more threatened by Fresno State. However, I cannot ignore that Fresno State only averaged 5.6 Y/P and 3.4 Y/R against SDSU, while giving up 204 rushing yards. Comparing that with Texas State having an absurd 504 rushing yards along with 8 TDs on the ground against Colorado State (I believe SDSU's defense is better than Colorado State's, but there is such a gap here), I have to put Texas State above. But those two schools are so close.

I can't figure out San Diego State for the life of me. I genuinely don't believe this is a good team, but I can't ignore that they are 2-1 in Pac-12 play against two of the top 4 teams in the conference.

Washington State put up a fight against OSU in the second half and they may have found a gem in QB Owen Eshelman. However, considering they lost to Utah State, I have to give Utah State a slight edge.

Thoughts?

Boise st fans have thoughts 👀

Oregon State filled a recent opening at receiver with its highest-ranked recruit in the class of 2027.
Gavin Honore, a three-star receiver out of California powerhouse Mater Dei, committed to OSU on Saturday. Honore was previously committed to Georgia and held offers from Michigan, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, among others.
The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Honore has 23 catches for 307 yards and two touchdowns in seven games this season at Mater Dei.
Ranked No. 806 overall and No. 100 among receivers in the 247Sports Composite, Honore is the top-ranked commitment in OSU’s 2027 recruiting class, which is back to 19 commitments. The group is ranked 69th overall and third in the Pac-12 in the 247Sports Composite.

Discussion: Don't yell at me. I simply asked AI to generate a top 25 FBS poll at the end of Week 8. Instructed it to use the following metrics: SOS, SOR, and new metric SOC (Strength of Conference), to be used by CFP committee. Win/Loss records and also to use FPI all column metrics and base all teams on the teams they have played to date. I didn't fine tune to what percentages to base these metrics on, because I have no idea. Below is what it gave me.

I thought it was better than the other AP polls I see. Add your comments.

Here is the complete, fully updated Top 25 college football ranking after Week 8, evaluated directly through the collective metrics of Strength of Schedule (SOS), Football Power Index (FPI), Strength of Conference (SOC), Strength of Record (SOR), and Overall Win/Loss Records:

Top 25 Rankings via Combined SOS, FPI, SOC, SOR, and W/L Metrics

Would you like to evaluate how this unified metric profile impacts the projected College Football Playoff bracket seeding for the new top four conference leaders?

My college football nite cap this week is the Fresno State - San Diego State and the announcers keep talking about this being a historical rivalry.

There's been endless posts about the Apple Cup and the Civil War being victims of the conference realignment era and those discussions have me wondering about ruined rivalries from the perspective of the newcomers to the PAC-12

Was the rivalry game you left behind a big deal for the fanbase or just a fun historical fact?

Do you feel the loss of tradition was worth it to join or just an unfortunate bit of collateral damage in an attempt to maintain or grow your football brand?

Still love Bray even though things didn’t work out. He’s still a really talented DC. Wazzu tn was at the most well organized defense we’ve faced since Tech. He was a hot upcoming coordinator when Smith left, he just clearly needed more time to develop as a coach. He had only been elevated to DC 2 years earlier. He took over for Smiths first DC at OSU. Smith fired the other DC (can’t remember who) and Trent was elevated from position coach, I think LB?

He helped elevate the beaver defense to finish that season and became permanent DC. Elevated smiths teams to a new level with solid defense that helped get them in the top 25…

Smith left, he took over, was just still to green and honestly doesn’t have the personality to be a HC - at least not yet. Shep brings so much energy and Bray always was walking around stoic and intense. But overall great guy that stuck by the programs during our darkest hour…