This Weekend In Football Losers

College Football Ranked Teams Losing #25 LSU lost to #8 Tennessee, 40-13. #11 Utah lost at #18 UCLA, 42-32. #21 Washington lost at Arizona St, 45-38. #13 Kentucky lost to South Carolina, 24-14. #16 BYU lost to Notre Dame in … Continue reading This Weekend In Football Losers

CFB: Week Four Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 24, 2022 11 a.m.–# 5 Clemson at #21 Wake Forest. Line: Clemson -7.5. Broadcast: ABC. 2:30 p.m.–#20 Florida at #11 Tennessee. Line: Tennessee -10.5. Broadcast: CBS. 6 p.m.–#10 Arkansas at #23 Texas A&M. Line: Texas A&M -2. Broadcast: ESPN. Bonus: 11 a.m.–#17 Baylor is a 3-point dog at Iowa St. Broadcast: ESPN2. Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#12 BYU at #25 Oregon. Line: Oregon -3.5. Broadcast: Fox. 8 p.m.–#13 Miami at #24 Texas A&M. Line: Texas A&M -6. Broadcast: ESPN. Yes, … Continue reading CFB: Week Four Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

CFB: Week Three Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#12 BYU at #25 Oregon. Line: Oregon -3.5. Broadcast: Fox. 8 p.m.–#13 Miami at #24 Texas A&M. Line: Texas A&M -6. Broadcast: ESPN. Yes, both of the higher seeds are underdogs this week. Bonus: 6:30 p.m.–#11 Michigan St is a 3-point dog at Washington. Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#24 Tennessee at #17 Pittsburgh. Line: Tennessee -6. Broadcast: ABC. 6 p.m.–#20 Kentucky at #12 Florida. Line: Florida -6. Broadcast: ESPN. 9:15 p.m.–#9 Baylor at #21 BYU. Line: BYU … Continue reading CFB: Week Three Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

CFB: Week Two Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#24 Tennessee at #17 Pittsburgh. Line: Tennessee -6. Broadcast: ABC. 6 p.m.–#20 Kentucky at #12 Florida. Line: Florida -6. Broadcast: ESPN. 9:15 p.m.–#9 Baylor at #21 BYU. Line: BYU -3. Broadcast: ESPN. Bonus: 3 p.m.–#25 Houston is +3.5 at unranked Texas Tech. Broadcast: FS1. Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#11 Oregon at #3 Georgia. Line: Georgia -17.5. Broadcast: ABC 2:30 p.m.–#23 Cincinnati at #19 Arkansas. Line: Arkansas -6. Broadcast: ESPN 6:30 p.m.–#5 Notre Dame at #2 Ohio State. … Continue reading CFB: Week Two Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

CFB: Week One Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#11 Oregon at #3 Georgia. Line: Georgia -17.5. Broadcast: ABC 2:30 p.m.–#23 Cincinnati at #19 Arkansas. Line: Arkansas -6. Broadcast: ESPN 6:30 p.m.–#5 Notre Dame at #2 Ohio State. Line: OSU -17. Broadcast: ABC. Bonus: 6 p.m.–#7 Utah is only -3 at unranked Florida on ESPN. Continue reading CFB: Week One Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version (Championship Week edition)

With the conference championships upon us, I got my power ratings updated. This is not a look at resumes, or a debate over deserving, but a look at what the spreads would be in hypothetical matchups. First, the ratings. IAW CFP Top Rating 1 1 Georgia 100.0 2 7 Ohio St 94.5 3 3 Alabama 93.9 4 2 Michigan 89.0 5 6 Notre Dame 85.2 6 4 Cincinnati 85.0 7 5 Oklahoma St 84.5 8 14 Oklahoma 83.7 9 25 Texas A&M 83.6 10 NR Wisconsin 83.5 11 8 Ole Miss 82.9 12 15 Pittsburgh 82.8 13 17 Utah 82.8 … Continue reading College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version (Championship Week edition)

College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version

Now that we have the NCAA football playoff power rankings, version 2.0 out, I made some time to go update my preseason power ratings for the teams in the CFP Top 25. This is not a look at resumes, or a debate over deserving, but a look at what the spreads would be in hypothetical matchups. First, the ratings. IAW CFP Top Rating 1 1 Georgia 99.9 2 2 Alabama 96.3 3 4 Ohio St 95.5 4 6 Michigan 86.7 5 8 Oklahoma 86.7 6 10 Oklahoma St 85.6 7 11 Texas A&M 85.6 8 5 Cincinnati 85.0 9 NR … Continue reading College Football Playoffs–The Power Rated Version