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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”?

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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

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Georgia-Bama SEC Championship Deep Dive: Will Dawgs Finally Break Through?

All year, I’ve been repeating it ad nauseam: As much as we all want to crown Georgia and give them the National Title right now, Georgia has not beaten Bama since 2007. Nick Saban simply owns Georgia. Doesn’t matter if Mark Richt is coaching or Kirby Smart–Nick Saban has consistently found ways to rip Georgia’s… Read More Georgia-Bama SEC Championship Deep Dive: Will Dawgs Finally Break Through?

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College Football Execs Fail to Reach Agreement on Playoff Expansion, Delay Decision Until January

From CBS Sports: College Football Playoff management bullish on expansion and home sites, deadlocked on auto bids The 10 FBS commissioners are unanimous on desire to expand, but as always, the devils in the details The committee has reached agreement that the playoff should expand, with most in favor of playing games on campus. However, Brett… Read More College Football Execs Fail to Reach Agreement on Playoff Expansion, Delay Decision Until January

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The Real Reason Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly Abruptly Left For New Jobs

Over the weekend, two bombshell stories dropped: the first was that Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley was leaving OU effective immediately to take the USC job. The second was that Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was leaving effective immediately to take the LSU head coaching job. The moves were announced literally the day after… Read More The Real Reason Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly Abruptly Left For New Jobs

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College Football Power Ratings: Conference Championship Week

This will be the penultimate College Football Power Ratings of the 2021 season. After Conference Championship Saturday, I’ll compile an updated ranking, and then that’ll be it: we’re off to bowl season and the Playoff. However, I did make one final tweak to the system after the results of this past weekend. Because I am… Read More College Football Power Ratings: Conference Championship Week

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College Football Championship Saturday is Set: Georgia-Bama Towers Above All Other Games

After a wild Rivalry Weekend, the conference championships games are all set for next weekend: Notably, we see no Ohio State, no Clemson and no Oklahoma. It has been quite a crazy year. As far as the playoff goes, there is only one conference championship game that can be safely classified as “Win-and-In,” and that’s… Read More College Football Championship Saturday is Set: Georgia-Bama Towers Above All Other Games

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College Football Week 13 Power Ratings: Rivalry Week is Upon Us

As we head into the final week of the regular season, a clear top-4 remains at the top of the power ratings. Alabama stubbornly remains #1, which surprised me this week given their close shave against Arkansas. I really thought they were going to fall, at least to #2, but they maintain their hold on… Read More College Football Week 13 Power Ratings: Rivalry Week is Upon Us

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