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College Sports Predictions and Opinions
Conference play has started. Real games are finally here. Every team is still alive in the B1G conference race… theoretically.
What did we learn from the Bama Beatdown of Wisconsin in Tuscaloosa?...
What to watch this Saturday. The ACC and SEC are in the spotlight. There’s another After Dark Game worth staying up for...
Does Wisconsin even have a chance? For the first time ever, Wisconsin is playing AT Alabama. The 3 previous meetings were twice in Camp Randall and once...
Does the B1G have a tier two? Sherrone Moore returns to his alma mater. And a Midwest rivalry has been revived...
Three Top 10 Matchups. Intriguing non-conference showdowns. And inevitably, some inexplicable upsets. ...
This is Part 12 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
Three Big Ten teams are featured this week, they just aren’t in...
This is Part 11 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
The Pac-12 has become a staple on this series, and they will...
My ballot for the AP Top 25 - If they let me have one.
If the AP Top 25 let me have a ballot, this is how mine would look. It’s a ranking, not a power rating. But in the preseason, rankings are irrelevant. So it will have some power rating...
This is Part 10 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
A rare week 10 non-conference game makes this list. And the top...
Who is winning the West? What will the order of finish be? Who is making a bowl game?
These will be my record predictions for the Big Ten West. I will list every game for the predictions, but the primary takeaway should be the final record. We will also compare my...
This is Part 9 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
This is a fairly eclectic spread of games across college football. I’m...
It’s all about the Money.
With the Pac-12 teetering on the edge of existence, schools are having to make tough decisions about where they fit in the conference landscape. Stay put, or move somewhere else? It’s a big decision, with lots of moving parts. But the primary diver: Money.
Money is why...
Adding Oregon and Washington feels inevitable.
Adding Stanford and Cal that’s the surprise.
It always starts with money.
Let’s say the average media payout per B1G team is 70 million per year. I think that’s a little low, but that is a very reported/assumed number.
Will FOX, CBS, and NBC agree to pay...
At which positions does Wisconsin have quality depth? Where are they thin?
What are the biggest strengths? Where are there questions?
Who will play on defense for Wisconsin in 2023? A simple question with lots of different names counting towards the answer. As highlighted in the sub title, there are 2 ways...
This is Part 8 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
Feel free to flip 1st and 2nd if you feel like it...
Who is winning the East? What will the order of finish be? Who is making a bowl game?
These will be my record predictions for the Big Ten East. I will list every game for the predictions, but the primary takeaway should be the final record. We will also compare my...
This is Part 7 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
Three more rivalry games are highlighted here in week 7. When a...
At which positions does Wisconsin have quality depth? Where are they thin? What are the biggest strengths? Where are there questions?
Who will play on offense for Wisconsin in 2023? A simple question with lots of different names counting towards the answer. As highlighted in the subtitle, there are 2 ways...
This is Part 6 of a series where I go week by week ranking what I expect to be the biggest games in college football. For a longer description of what this series is, start with part 1 here!
Sorry SEC, I just don’t see it this week. You may have...
Streaming was supposed to kill cable, now I have both and it sucks.
Peacock, the streaming service owned by NBC, was already in the CFB world, but it was more like a toe in the pool, testing the waters. The NBC contract with Notre Dame lets them show one home game...