Big Time College Football Programs Do Not Play Each Other Very Often

Ohio State has been playing football for 111 years. Georgia has been playing for 119 years. They did not face each other until 1993, and they have not faced each other one time since then. Guess who was the quarterback for Ohio State in that game? Kirk Herbstreit, who will be calling the Georgia-Ohio State… Read More Big Time College Football Programs Do Not Play Each Other Very Often

The 2022 College Football Playoff is Set: Who Will Win The National Championship?

We’ve got #1 seed Georgia hosting squaring off with #4 seed Ohio State in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The Buckeyes only got in because USC got boatraced on Friday night in the Pac 12 Championship by Utah. Then we’ve got #2 Michigan taking on #3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl down in the desert.… Read More The 2022 College Football Playoff is Set: Who Will Win The National Championship?

College Football Week 11 Reactions, Hot Takes and CFP Implications

Whoa! This was supposed to be the calm before the storm. Georgia playing pathetic Kentucky, Ohio State playing perpetual Big Ten doormat Maryland, Michigan playing faltering Illinois, TCU playing disappointing Baylor, Tennessee playing a badly inconsistent South Carolina team coming off a 38-6 loss to Florida, So what are the playoff implications here? Well, let’s… Read More College Football Week 11 Reactions, Hot Takes and CFP Implications

College Football Needs to Get Rid of Divisions, Plus: When Will Nick Saban “Fall Off”?

Joel Klatt brought this up recently. Starts around the 17:49 mark: The basic gist of what he’s saying here is that divisions within college football conferences are dumb and outdated and are actually hurting the sport. The reason we have divisions is because there was a time when they were required in order to have… Read More College Football Needs to Get Rid of Divisions, Plus: When Will Nick Saban “Fall Off”?

College Football Thoughts & Hot Takes, Week 4: Everyone Is Flawed

Georgia, who we all previously thought to be on a completely different level than everyone else, and in the process of waltzing back to the National Championship Game, surprisingly had some difficulty dispatching of… Kent State? The final score was 39-22. Three turnovers by Georgia certainly gave Kent State some easy points, but they’re not… Read More College Football Thoughts & Hot Takes, Week 4: Everyone Is Flawed

Will the 12-Team College Football Playoff Really Ruin “The Greatest Regular Season in Sports”?

It’s a common gripe I’ve seen on College Football Twitter about the 12-team playoff. “They’re going to ruin the best regular season in sports!” “The regular season is going to be pointless now!” I’ve already gone over why I think the 12-team playoff makes the regular season more compelling than ever, but I want to… Read More Will the 12-Team College Football Playoff Really Ruin “The Greatest Regular Season in Sports”?

Great News: College Football Playoff Will Expand to 12 Teams by 2026 Latest, 2024 Earliest

It’s official: So the current contract expires in 2026, which is the latest the new expanded playoff would go into effect. But apparently, according to Heather Dinich, there is strong motivation to get things sorted out so that the new playoff can take effect as early as 2024: I’m sure they’ll find a way to… Read More Great News: College Football Playoff Will Expand to 12 Teams by 2026 Latest, 2024 Earliest