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    Hardest tickets to buy for NCAA conference championship games:

    These are the cheapest tickets available for each venue: 1. SEC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta: $312 (down $6 since Monday) 2. Big 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas: $133 (up $8 since Monday) 3. Big 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis: $62 (down $5 since Monday) 4. ACC at Bank of...
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    Surprising comparisons of the 8 unbeaten teams!

    I did a comparison of the current unbeaten teams (all 8 of them) in FBS football. Just like the CFP committee, I came up with Ohio St. in the top spot, but a surprise team jumped into the Top Four! Unlike my regular rankings, where teams have to pass the "eye test," these rankings had no...
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    My "Not Ready for Primetime" Football Rankings (2023)

    Had planned to do this before the season started, but didn't get around to it. For what its worth, the only FB score that I am aware of is from the Notre Dame-Navy game. 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio St. 4. Alabama 5. Tennessee 6. Clemson 7. Penn St. 8. Texas A&M 9. USC 10. Florida St. 11...
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    The Awful Eight (so far).

    FBS teams that have lost to FCS teams this season: Bowling Green (2-3) lost to Eastern Kentucky 59-57 in 7 OTs but, they beat Marshall 34-31 in OT & won at Akron 31-28 Buffalo (2-3) lost to Holy Cross 37-31 but, they won at Eastern Michigan 50-31 & beat Miami-OH 24-20 Charlotte (1-5)...
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    Now that's just crazy talk!

    Any talk of Urban Myer giving up his cushy seat as a college football analyst to take the reigns at Nebraska is delusional. And the same can pretty much be said for Lane Kiffin being lured to Auburn. The AU job isn't officially open, yet, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that it will...
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    The difference between Week 1's two SEC-Pac-12 match-ups:

    Georgia 49, Oregon 3 is what happens when a mid-level Pac-12 team takes on a top-level SEC team. Florida 29, Utah 26 is what happens when a mid-level SEC team takes on a top-level Pac-12 team. Any questions?
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    My 2022 Pre-Season Rankings:

    1. Alabama 2. Ohio St. 3. Georgia 4. Utah 5. Clemson 6. Oklahoma St. 7. Michigan 8. Houston 9. North Carolina St. 10. UCLA 11. Notre Dame 12. Tennessee 13. Baylor 14. BYU 15. SMU 16. Arkansas 17. Wisconsin 18. USC 19. Wake Forest 20. Texas A&M 21. Purdue 22. Michigan St. 23. Fresno St. 24...
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    Perceptions vs Reality: College Football Playoffs

    In the world of the College Football Playoffs, only 13 teams have made the dance, but several have been projected as possible participants through the years. In the lists below, you will find groupings of teams listed by expectations, followed by their actual playoff appearances: Teams expected...
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    Predict the CFP first-week rankings:

    My guess: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan St. 3. Alabama 4. Cincinnati 5. Oklahoma
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    Will Urban Meyer make it as far as Game 7?

    Before he has one of his total mental/physical meltdowns?
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    Showdown Saturday is nearly upon us! What a great set of games for the weekend.

    Plenty of undefeated teams will be squaring off this weekend. The Main Event is actually a twin-bill (albeit on different networks) featuring a a pair of Super Heavyweight contests: 4-0 Arkansas at 4-0 Georgia, followed by 3-0 Ole Miss at 4-0 Alabama. The Undercard features Heavyweights Iowa...
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    I'm not getting all the blind love for Alabama by the pollsters

    Sure, I know the sportswriters & broadcasters tend to vote for the same 5 or 6 teams ad nauseum, but have they checked the facts? Alabama may have been head & shoulders over every other college football team last year; but this season they are only maybe a half a head higher than the rest. And...
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    This has got to be the all-time most boring Week Zero lineup of games in history.

    I can't think of a single match-up that looks interesting. At least Week 1 starts early with a Wednesday match-up in Montgomery between Jax St. & UAB.
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    There's still hope for the Big 12

    A few years ago when the Big 12 was toying with expansion, I said that they made a big mistake by not at least getting back to 12 teams because they were the most at-risk of the Power-5 conferences. That statement has proven to be accurate, as the recent announced departures of the league's two...
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    Top-level conference depth, measured by conference & national titles since 2009

    SEC Conference titles since 2009 Alabama 7 (also 6 national titles, 2 runners-up, 2 undefeated seasons) Auburn 2 ( also 1 national title, 1 runner-up, 1 undefeated season) LSU 2 (also 1 national title, 1 runner-up, 1 undefeated season) Georgia 1 (also 1 runner-up) ACC Conference...
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    Blowing up the Big 12

    It's looking more & more each day as if Texas & Oklahoma will be leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in the not-too-distant future (one to four years). With that likelihood on the horizon, here's what I think will happen to the rest of the Big 12: Iowa St. & Kansas, the only AAU members left in the...
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    The 6+6 plan & a 4+4 model compared

    According to various sources, there seems to be impetus for a 12-team playoff, with the 6 highest-ranked conference champions getting auto bids, with 6 more at-large teams added to the mix. I'm guessing the teams that get byes will be the 4 highest-ranked teams, regardless of conference...
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    2021 Baseball Super Regionals are set up:

    North Carolina St. (33-17) at #1 Arkansas (49-11) #9 Stanford (36-15) at #8 Texas Tech (45-15) #12 Ole Miss (44-20) at #5 Arizona (43-15) #13 East Carolina (44-15) at #4 Vanderbilt (43-15) Dallas Baptist (40-16) vs Virginia (32-24) at Columbia, SC LSU (38-23) at #3 Tennessee (48-16) #10 Notre...
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    Trojans add a pair of future games vs Clemson

    The Troy Trojans, that is. They will be heading to Tiger Country in 2025 & 2028. When they first announced the 2028 game a couple of days ago, I thought Troy was going to be hosting because they said the game was going to be in Memorial Stadium. It wasn't until I checked the Trojan website...
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    Measuring conference depth in NCAA softball:

    I measure conference depth three different ways: 1. Number of teams in Top 5 + number of teams in top 10 + number in top 15 + number in top 20 + number in top 25 = total points. Here's my rankings by that measure: 1) SEC: 3 in Top 5, 3 in Top 10, 4 in Top 15, 7 in Top 20, 7 in Top 25 = 24 2)...
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    Post your team's non-conference opponents for the next 10 tears (2021-2030

    ALABAMA Power 5 opponents 2021 vs Miami (FL) in Atlanta 2022 at Texas 2023 Texas 2024 at Wisconsin 2025 Wisconsin, at Florida St. 2026 Florida St., at West Virginia 2027 West Virginia, at Ohio St. 2028 Ohio St., at Notre Dame 2029 Notre Dame 2030 at Georgia Tech [Beyond 2030 there is a home...
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    What's the deal with Nissan replacing Brie Larson in their ads…?

    …with some boring brunette with a big chin? Did they have a falling out? Did Brie do something stupid that caused them to drop her?; or were the ads only meant to run for a limited time to begin with? The new ones use the same premise as the old ones, but really fail to grab your attention.
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    Spring Football: Who's in, who's out, who cares?

    The FCS Spring 2021 football season is upon us (it actually started with a couple of games last weekend). Here are the conferences & schools that are playing: The Big Sky Conference will have 8 of its 13 members playing a 6-game conference schedule beginning February 27 and running through...
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    Two leagues to begin FCS competition; others losing multiple members

    A few weeks ago the Western Athletic Conference & the Atlantic Sun conference announced new incoming members and the addition of FCS football as a conference-sponsored sport. The shift of programs, along with previously announced defections could put some leagues in danger of not having enough...
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    $900,000 for two weeks of work!

    That's what Tennessee is on the hook for interim head coach & defensive whatever Kevin Steele. The Vols really know how to throw money around! Steele must feel like America's Least Wanted after being canned twice in one very brief off-season stretch - first by Brian Harsin at Auburn, then by...
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