College Football
College Football – Like It Or Not, Realignment Is Back
In the era of big money college athletics, one thing appears certain…at least once every decade schools and conferences will realign their affiliations to position themselves in the best possible way for one sole purpose; making more money. Since the money mostly...
College Football Playoff Expansion – Some Historical Context
In the wake of the recent proposal to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, I wanted to see what the proposed model would have looked like had it applied in the recent past. The rankings graphics on the left are the final version of the CFP Rankings...
College Football Playoff Expansion – This Was Inevitable
In news that should surprise no one, it looks like expansion of the College Football Playoff is coming. What might surprise some, myself included, is that rather than increasing the field incrementally, the idea with the most traction right now would grow the field...
College Football 2021 – Post Spring Rankings (1-10)
This is my follow up to my first rankings post, this one featuring my Top 10 teams (reverse order) following spring practices. You can discuss the 2021 College Football season here. 10. Notre Dame (Last Season: 10-2, Playoff Semi-Finalist) - The Irish have a lot of...
College Football 2021 – Post Spring Rankings (11-25)
Spring practice has ended and campuses around the country have wrapped up spring semesters. It’s the time that most college football players head home for several weeks of rest and relaxation, and programs are mostly dormant, save recruiting. Players usually trickle...
College Football 2021 – What’s Old is New Again
It’s April, and for college football fans that means we are neck-deep in spring practice season. While that sentence normally wouldn’t move the needle for all but the most addicted of fans, that it has been two full years since we’ve been able to say it is reason...
EA Sports College Football Is Returning!
On Tuesday, EA Sports delivered fantastic news: college football is coming back. After last releasing a college football game in 2013, the eight-year wait for EA to bring back the game has ended. EA’s last venture into the sport was NCAA Football 14, which had...
College Football 2020-21: Championship Game
Well, here we are. The end of another college football season. It’s easily been the most insane season I’ve seen in my lifetime. I guess 2007 was kind of insane…but it was insane in a fun way. Not this time. We also didn’t get the final matchup most of us were...