No top-8 teams lost, so don’t expect to see much movement in the CFP rankings. That doesn’t mean we didn’t see or learn anything though! (2) Georgia showed off again versus a top-10 foe, (3) Michigan got its first test against a legitimate opponent, and the best QBs found ways to win even if they…
The CFP committee released their first official rankings on Tuesday, and as usual, they messed things up. 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. For my…
The first official College Football Playoff rankings of the season come out on Tuesday, so I thought I’d do something a little different. I’m going to discuss each team that I think belongs in the initial top 4 below. I probably won’t agree with the CFP committee (I almost never do), but that’s too bad….
Another exciting week of college football has come to a close! Outside of (10) North Carolina, we mostly saw near-upsets rather than converted upsets. (5) Washington, (6) Oklahoma, (8) Texas, (11) Alabama, (14) Utah and (23) Tulane all faced close calls but came through as the victors. The rest of the results were mostly what…
We’re in the midst of 50 consecutive days with either a college or pro football game to watch. This is a golden time of year for any football fan, and we’re here to cover it all! Several ranked teams fell this week in surprises, while the top few teams continued to roll. One QB took…
Our slate was a little lighter this week with multiple teams idle. We can declare that we had quality over quantity though, as the teams that did play gave us plenty to see. Multiple previously unbeaten teams, including Marshall, Maryland, (24) Fresno State, (21) Missouri, (20) Kentucky, (17) Miami (13) Washington State, and even (3)…
In college football terms, this was a fairly calm week. We didn’t have any big upsets (though we had a close call; more on that later). Some of the games were exciting, and we get to all of those. But many of them were business as usual for the perceived superior teams. Heisman cases were…
In what must be an uncommon occurrence, twelve of the AP Top 25 teams faced each other across 6 matchups. Given that nothing too exciting happened outside of those games (except (4) Florida State barely surviving Clemson), I thought we’d look at each of those 6 duels. However, as some of them feature teams we’ve…
Another week, another slate of exciting games! While our usual early-season blowouts were plentiful, several upsets and near-upsets arrived. The theme of the day in most of these games was penalties. Some continued trends, whereas others were disturbingly abnormal. A couple of players were also standouts in ways that could make them more appealing for…
What a crazy week 2! We had numerous comebacks, a pair of overtime games, and a rare home loss by a certain #3-ranked SEC squad. Some teams we expected to look great simply don’t through a pair of games. Others with promise but no proof have taken off. We’re starting to figure out who we…