After a great slate of games in Week 11 where we saw a number of exciting finishes, we are going to need that same luck to find some exciting games this week. With no games being played between teams with winning records this week and both the Chiefs and Rams on bye this week, we…
Author: Matt Thumser
College Football Rankings Week 4 Reaction
We enter the final weekend of the regular season and with a number of rivalry games this week, let's see which ones will carry the most importance: Alabama (1) 11-0 Clemson (2) 11-0 Notre Dame (3) 11-0 Michigan (4) 10-1 Georgia (5) 10-1 Oklahoma (6) 10-1 LSU (7) 9-2 Washington State (8) 10-1 UCF (11)…
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NFL Week 11 Preview
After a very poor slate of games in Week 10 (including the two top games of the week resulting in absolute blowouts), we finally get a bunch of great games and the game of the year. This week there are 6 teams on a bye: Patriots, Jets, Bills, Dolphins, 49ers, and Browns. After going 8-6…
A Reality Check For UCF
I am the biggest advocate for the underdog in college football. I want there to be a day where a team from a conference outside the Power 5 plays for a National Championship. Boise State stole my heart years ago and I think it's a travesty that Kellen Moore never got the opportunity to play…
College Football Rankings Week 3 Rapid Reaction
No changes at the top of the rankings as there were no major upsets this past week. Alabama (1) 10-0 Clemson (2) 10-0 Notre Dame (3) 10-0 Michigan (4) 9-1 Georgia (5) 9-1 Oklahoma (6) 9-1 LSU (7) 8-2 Washington State (8) 9-1 West Virginia (9) 8-1 Ohio State (10) 9-1 UCF (12) 9-0 Syracuse…
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Assessing the College Football Playoff Odds of Each Top 10 Team
As we enter the final three weeks of the college football regular season, it's time to seriously think about which teams have a realistic shot at making the College Football Playoff. There are 9 teams that have a realistic shot at finishing in the Top 4, all of whom are currently ranked in the Top…
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NFL Week 10 Preview
Week 10 features a number of intriguing games between contenders as well as a number of games that will greatly affect the draft order come April. The Broncos, Ravens, Texans, and Vikings are all on a bye, so we've got a 14 game slate for this week. I'll be ranking the games starting with the…