It’s rivalry week! Teams have a knack for showing up in ways they haven’t all year when playing their rivals. These matchups often bring out the best in players and coaches, and this week was no different. Michigan thumped Ohio State despite questions about the Wolverines’ real level. South Carolina showed up to Death Valley…
Much of the same trends that we’ve seen so far this season continued in week 11. The Rams and Panthers continued to lose in poor efforts. Houston continued its march toward the #1 draft pick. Dallas looked like a true contender against a high-quality opponent. The Colts couldn’t protect their QB. None of these things…
When a week has only two matchups in which both teams are ranked, almost any loss by a ranked team is likely going to be viewed as an upset. Beyond (20) UCF’s loss to Navy, which has become somewhat of a yearly occurrence, the top 25 was ravaged by upsets, with (5) Tennessee (blowout), (13)…
Unbelievably, this week of NFL football was so wild that it threw us all even when we were expecting it. The Vikings, experts at one-score nail biters, served up a ridiculous finish once again. We had a matchup between Colt McCoy and John Wolford (I won’t be discussing that one to spare you all; just…
We only had a little bit of movement in the college football hierarchy. The favored teams in the top 15 all won except two, and the teams occupying playoff positioning shouldn’t change this Tuesday. CJ Stroud and Hendon Hooker, the two top Heisman candidates, both held serve. Other than QB Brennan Armstrong throwing pick sixes…
With the trade deadline behind us, all teams now face an invariant truth: unless you sign a fringe player (or Odell Beckham) off the street, you need to win with the guys you have. As it stands, the NFL is still having its most wild season in recent memory. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers hit…
We’ve got out second midseason coach firing! NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport has reported that Indianapolis has fired head coach Frank Reich. As promised, I’m handling in-season HC firings on an individual basis, so let’s get right to it. As with Matt Rhule earlier this year, the Colts arguably waited too long to get rid of…
The CFP committee released their first official rankings on Tuesday, and as usual, they messed things up. This seems to happen every year, so each week, I’m going to dedicate one of my takeaways below to analyzing their rankings. I’ll explain where they went wrong (or right if that miraculously happens) and why, as well…
We’re starting week 9, and since the NFL season now has 18 weeks, that means we’re at the approximate halfway point of the 2022 campaign. I also promised last time that I’d do this again at the trade deadline, and that has just passed, so here we are. Much change has taken place since week…
I’ll be keeping track of the various NFL trades that occur throughout the remainder of 2022 on this page (most recent first). For every trade, I will list the assets each team received, analyze the trade, and provide trade grades for each team. For free agent signings and extensions, see this page. November 1, 2022…