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A Time for Reflection: Reviewing my 2024 College Football Predictions

As anyone who has happened to follow this series since the beginning of last season will tell you (as well as several of my friends), I am famously not very good at predicting college football game outcomes. Despite usually finishing fairly high in our NFL pick-em group, the inherent randomness and chaos of the college game seems to throw off both my gut instinct and … Continue reading A Time for Reflection: Reviewing my 2024 College Football Predictions

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2024-25 College Football Playoff Preview

We’ve reached it, folks. One of the most chaotic seasons in recent memory has reached its apex in the form of the first 12-team playoff. After endless debates of strength of schedule and quality losses, twelve teams will converge with one goal – to hoist a trophy in Atlanta on January 20th. First Round Preview Bye Teams: #10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame: The playoffs … Continue reading 2024-25 College Football Playoff Preview

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College Football 2024 Conference Championship Weekend Preview

Group of Five Championship Games Rankings from CFP Poll Power Four Championship Games ACC: #17 Clemson vs #8 SMU, @ Charlotte, 12/7, 8PM Miami fell flat on their face against Syracuse and handed the championship game spot to the Tigers, who had their own deflating loss against South Carolina. Conference newcomer SMU is arguably the hottest team in college football after the chaos of the … Continue reading College Football 2024 Conference Championship Weekend Preview

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College Football 2024 Week 14 Preview: One More Show for the Road

Week 13 Recap This is it, everyone. One final chance to make your mark before the postseason begins. For the top half of the SEC, they’ll hope to avoid the mass of upsets that plagued them last week in order to secure multiple at-large spots. The Big 12 is a four-team (possibly nine-team) race, with the seemingly insane Arizona State – Iowa State matchup being … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 14 Preview: One More Show for the Road

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College Football 2024 Week 13 Preview: Unlucky or Just Plain Delusional?

Week 12 Recap Two more weeks – that’s all we have left of this regular season. Last week we learned that Georgia still has a bit more left in the tank, BYU couldn’t keep playing with fire, and the SEC in general *really* doesn’t like seeing Indiana ranked above Alabama. On the docket for week 13 include an unexpected Top 5 matchup in Columbus, a … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 13 Preview: Unlucky or Just Plain Delusional?

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College Football 2024 Week 12 Preview: Take a Deep Breath Before the Plunge

Week 11 Recap We’re coming down to the wire on this season of college football. Miami finally paid the price for constantly playing from behind and Indiana has 10 wins for the first time in program history. The top of the SEC continues to be muddled, while BYU is in firm control of the Big 12 (sorry Utah fans). This week is a bit of … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 12 Preview: Take a Deep Breath Before the Plunge

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College Football 2024 Week 11 Preview: Shorter Days, Higher Stakes

Week 10 Recap Week 10 reminded us all that upsets can still happen to anyone, but some narratives exist for a reason. The Buckeyes still dominate Happy Valley, while Miami, Oregon, and Indiana still control their own destiny for a conference title. Clemson and Iowa State were given rude awakenings, and South Carolina removed the last unbeaten SEC team from the board. Week 11 will … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 11 Preview: Shorter Days, Higher Stakes

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College Football 2024 Week 10 Preview: Another Test to Pass

Week 9 Recap After seemingly constant chaos for the past month, Week 9 seemed to go a bit more by-the-book. The only team who lost to a lower-ranked opponent was LSU, which puts Texas A&M of all teams in the driver’s seat for a spot in Atlanta. The rest of the top 25 survived and advanced, with the only undefeated team to fall being unranked … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 10 Preview: Another Test to Pass

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College Football 2024 Week 9 Preview: What do we actually know?

Week 8 Recap It’s hard to believe we’re almost 2/3rds of the way through this chaotic season already with so many questions and unknowns still on the table. Alabama may be out of the playoff, while Indiana and Pitt may actually have a chance to enter in their place. BYU and Iowa State are still in the lead of the Big 12 but both looked … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 9 Preview: What do we actually know?

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College Football 2024 Week 8 Preview: Clarity from Chaos

Week 7 Recap After the upset-filled Week 6, Week 7 seemed poised to be a bit of a letdown. Thankfully for college football fans, that proved to be far from the case. A bevy of teams won one-score thrillers, a few Big Ten and SEC teams were all but eliminated from playoff contention, and we closed the first half of the season with a bang. … Continue reading College Football 2024 Week 8 Preview: Clarity from Chaos

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