In our 3rd round of the CFP, seeds 5-8 battled for the right to compete for the big trophy. Notre Dame squeaked by Penn State at the Orange Bowl, while Ohio State took on Texas and won soundly at the Cotton Bowl. We had no blowouts though, which was refreshing. The winners play in the…
If your team is playing in one of these bowls, congratulations! Your team is at least 6-6 (except for one 5-7 team that served as a last-second substitute), and they’ve achieved one of their season-long goals. If your team isn’t here, then you just love football, and hopefully you’ll be happy reading this as well….
Round 2 of the College Football Playoff has come and gone, and we’re down to just 4 teams. Last week, every higher-seeded team won. This time, the four conference champions with the top 4 seeds, as well as precious bye weeks, all went down. #1 simply ran into a buzz saw. #2 had too many…
We have finally arrived! Much has been made about the revamped College Football Playoff, and with an extra round of play, we got off to an earlier start this year. Amazingly, the committee aligned really well with my personal picks, only differing on seeding. The top 4 seeds got byes, while the other 8 participants…
We’ve finally made it! All the games (except bowls) have been played, we know the conference champions, and we’re about ready to find out who made the CFP. Before the committee releases the official results, I wanted to share who I thought should be in and the order in which they should be ranked. I…
Welcome to the conference championships! For most of these teams, this is the big goal. A select few have CFP dreams. I’ll be covering each of the 9 FBS title games (no Pac-12 this year), so expect a long article. Therefore, I’m not going to do specific CFP and draft sections here. I’m writing a…
Welcome to rivalry week, where familiarity and contempt can breed unusual results. Two coaches are already out, with UNC firing Mack Brown and UCF’s Gus Malzahn leaving to take the FSU OC job. Poor Kent State became the only FBS team to finish 0-2. At the high end, (3) Texas, (9) SMU and (16) Arizona…
Just two weeks remain in the regular season, and some teams are living dangerously. (4) Penn State, (12) Boise State, and (22) Iowa State all had close calls but survived to tell the tale. Others, who we’ll get to below, weren’t nearly as lucky. There’s a bit more room for error under a 12-team playoff…
The CFP committee ruffled a few more feathers this week, but a lot of this stuff will figure itself out as the top teams compete against each other. As we’re increasingly likely to see, the bulk of the action took place in the SEC. With 9 SEC teams ranked in the top 25, that’s practically…
The CFP committee released their first official rankings on Tuesday, and as usual, I have a few complaints. 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 as what I’d do differently. I will also…