Friday Roundup: The “Seriously, Just Shut Up” Edition
I thought we had already settled this before, but Les Miles simply refuses to shut up about Gunner Kiel. With the way Les Miles talks, you would think that LSU is home to nothing but the most elite...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Our AD Is Better Than Your AD” Edition
The playoff discussions really could have been a day of reckoning for Notre Dame. If ever there was a time to attack Irish Independence, it would’ve been this summer. Just think about it, Notre Dame...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Manchurian AD” Edition
Lack of institutional control…Lane Kiffin…You can’t fire him no matter how bad it gets… Mike Garrett shot out of bed in a cold sweat from the same recurring nightmare. It started ever since he lost his...
View ArticleRudy Explains the College Football Playoff
This has been a rather busy morning for the powers-that-be of the new College Football Playoff. First, all college teams can put their crystal football dreams to rest. That trophy is no more and has...
View ArticleNotre Dame’s Playoff Chances Better Than You Think
The top four or five teams seem fairly set for now. In the only poll that matters, The TCB Poll, Oregon, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Florida State (and throw in Texas A&M as the surefire next-team-in)...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Moment for Jack” Edition
No, not Jack Daniels–although to be fair, I can’t really blame you for thinking booze first in a Roundup post–but I’m talking about taking a moment here for Jack Swarbrick. I feel that, based on recent...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Signing Away the Heisman” Edition
Yesterday, all potential Friday Roundup topics promptly took a back seat in my brain once Todd Gurley’s suspension hit the newswire. Georgia originally announced the suspension as “indefinite”, but Fox...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Something I’ve Never Had” Edition
In the fall of 1993, at just eight years old, my football obsession started in earnest. However, the college game remained off the radar. Like most kids in the DFW area, I lived and breathed Cowboys...
View ArticleCollege Football Playoff Rankings Released, What We Learned About Notre...
Via @CFBPlayof Last night, the first College Football Playoff Rankings were released and Notre Dame landed, much to everyone’s surprise, number 10 in the nation. Notre Dame wasn’t the only oddity in...
View ArticleNotre Dame Remains #10; What We Learned from the College Football Playoff...
Via @CFBPlayof I mentioned on Monday that I would write a rebuttal to Bayou’s hypothesis that playing Navy close would cost us playoff positioning. Thankfully, the College Football Playoff Committee...
View ArticleProjecting the Playoff Rankings: How Far Should Notre Dame Fall?
As I was watching Utah/Oregon to close out my college football Saturday, I kept looking at my playoff ranking breakdown spreadsheet and began to wonder just how far the Irish would fall after their...
View ArticleNotre Dame Falls to #18 in Latest College Football Playoff Rankings
Via @CFBPlayof The big question has now been answered. Notre Dame’s loss to Arizona State cost them 8 spots in the latest college football playoff rankings to #18 in the nation. Despite what ESPN said...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Winter Is Coming” Edition
No, this isn’t another Game of Thrones gag. I did that already. However, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate line than the motto of House Stark to describe the impending offseason. After Monday...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Made for TV” Edition
Now that the bowl season has finally come to a close, the stats that matter have finally come out: attendance and TV ratings. While my tongue is certainly planted in my cheek right now, I certainly...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: The “Can We Keep the NFL Out of This?” Edition
After watching the Dallas Cowboys get bounced from the playoffs after a strange overturn of a Dez Bryant catch (cue Detroit Lions fans laughing at me), I figured I had enough NFL hijinks for the rest...
View ArticleTCB Poll: Week 6 Reactions
With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations to keep the selection committee honest. We...
View ArticleTCB Poll: Week 7 Reactions
With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations to keep the selection committee honest. We...
View ArticleTCB Poll: Week 8 Reactions
With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations to keep the selection committee honest. We...
View ArticleTCB Poll: Week 9 Reactions
With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations to keep the selection committee honest. We...
View ArticleTCB Poll: Week 10 Reactions
With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, we — the Elvii of college football — have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations to keep the selection committee honest. We...
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