We are about a month and a half away from the 2023 NFL Draft, which starts on Thursday April 27 in Kansas City. We’re past the Combine and the predictable explosion of hype over Underwear Olympics Champion Anthony Richardson, and we’ve already seen the Bears trade the #1 pick to the Panthers which means the… Read More The Best Quarterback in the 2023 NFL Draft Is…
The Chargers have just beaten the Colts on MNF and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in Justin Herbert’s career. I’m happy about that, because Herbert is definitely too good to not be in the playoffs. Here are my new tiers for week 17. A lot of people are moving the Cowboys up… Read More NFL Week 17 Tiers and Reactions: Zach Wilson Defrauded the Jets, Hackett Gets Canned after 15 Games
I’m getting more and more nuanced and elaborate with the tiers: At this point in the season, I felt it necessary to leave the top tier empty. Nobody is worthy of being up there. Many years there isn’t a team worthy of being put up in that Death Star tier. I’m talking a team like… Read More NFL WEEK 14 TIER LIST | EACH TEAM DESCRIBED IN ONE SENTENCE
Everyone knows not to take the preseason rankings too seriously, yet it’s hard not to fall into the mindset of treating the preseason rankings as if they’re “correct” or at least warranted. That number next to the teams can really fool you, because early on, there’s not a whole lot for us to grab on… Read More How Wrong Were the College Football Preseason Rankings?
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
The noon window: Georgia 27, Tennessee 13 I think we have to conclude here that right now, it looks like it’s Georgia and then everybody else. They are the clear-cut best team in college football after 9 weeks. They not only have the best win in college football (beating #1 Tennessee by 2 touchdowns) but… Read More CFB Week 9 Reactions, Hot Takes and Observations
The newly updated tiers: There’s just a ton of mediocrity in the league right now. I bumped the 49ers up to the second tier because of how good McCaffrey looked. I know they always beat the Rams, so I don’t know how impressive a win that was, but I think I was a little too… Read More NFL Week 8 Reactions, Hot Takes and Tiers
Guest post by FTP SEC insiders Hunter Jefferson Davis Reagan, and Carter Lee Dawson IV, who are based out of Oxford, Mississippi. Honorable mention: Michigan. Y’all already know Georgia beated the hell out of the Wolverines last year in the playoffs, but they sure put a lickin’ on Penn State last weekend. And Penn State… Read More SEC REPORT: HUNTER AND CARTER’S WEEK 8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS
Last week was tough on the gambling picks. After going 13-8-1 in week 6, I was just 7-13 in week 7, bringing my overall record to 20-21-1. Not great: However, it was a crazy week in college football overall with all the underdogs: Just upset city. But no excuses. Gotta be better this week. Here… Read More CFB Week 8 Power Ratings & Betting Lines
I started this post early in the Bama – Tennessee game and I’m just going to keep a running account of my thoughts at every stage of this game. Bama Actually Got Lucky Is Saban Washed? Implications of Tennessee’s Win Tennessee Can Beat Georgia 12 Team Playoff NOW Michigan Bullies Penn State, Makes them Look… Read More CFB Week 7 Observations
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