Streak Watch in College Football: Portland State at 4 and Counting

Streaks are the league's pulse. You can read the whole mood of College Football off who keeps stacking wins and who cannot find the exit, and this morning's board, counted straight from the results table, has some runs worth talking about.

Count them up and 74 teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.

The win-column crowd

The longest active run belongs to Tarleton State: four consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.

Behind them, Stephen F. Austin have quietly won 4 in a row.

Add Lehigh to the list too, 4 in a row.

Going the wrong way

Portland State cannot find the exit: four consecutive losses and counting. The schedule keeps coming regardless, which is either mercy or cruelty depending on the next opponent.

Towson have dropped 4 in a row themselves.

West Georgia round out the skid list at 4 in a row.

The board

For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:

The fine print

The longest run on the board sits at 4 games, and runs that size have a way of bending a whole week's storylines around them, every broadcast, every pregame note, every nervous manager quote.

A streak is history with good posture: impressive to look at, honest about the past, silent about tonight. Markets know this, which is why streaking teams get funny prices.

The schedule cooperates, too, Portland State face Weber State next, so this story gets its next chapter almost immediately.