0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 12/2/2016
There is just one game left in the season, and there are true few scenarios left. In all honesty, only seven — maybe an eight, but we’ll get to that — schools have a real shot at the Playoff, and four of those are in the Big Ten. Alabama and Ohio State are locks. Clemson […]
PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 09: The College Football National Championship trophy sits on display during Media Day for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Phoenix Convention Center on January 9, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 12/1/2016
We are down to the final weekend of the college football season. It’s conference championship weekend in every conference other than the Sun Belt and Big 12, which has a de facto championship game in Bedlam. It is clear that Alabama and Ohio State are Playoff locks, even if some are nervous about Ohio State […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/29/2016
One out of the four College Football Playoff positions is clear. Alabama will be playing in a semifinal game, even if it loses to Florida in the SEC Championship Game. A second team is almost as clear. Ohio State is as consensus a No. 2 team as you can have. If this was the BCS […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 38-17 win over the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 9, 2013 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
The Alabama Crimson Tide cannot afford to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship game this weekend. That’s not to say that the Crimson Tide wouldn’t make the College Football Playoff if it should lose to the Gators this weekend. According to the Colley Matrix, Alabama has four wins against the top 25 and eight […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/24/2016
There are just two weeks of college football left before the selection committee has to pick the four teams for the College Football Playoff. Well, I’m here to help the fans (and the committee) out in deciding how to compare these teams. It’s Bubble Watch time. There are 11 teams still alive in this week’s […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/22/2016
The committee has been pretty inconsistent this season in how it adjusts its rankings from week to week. Two weeks ago, in its second rankings of the year, the committee went with chalk. Teams that lost dropped a few (inconsistent) places, while other teams just slid up to take those places. Last week, we saw […]
PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 09: The College Football National Championship trophy sits on display during Media Day for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Phoenix Convention Center on January 9, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
Week 12 provided plenty of excitement and helped clarify the College Football Playoff picture quite a bit. How would these results impact our poll? Be sure to check out the latest installment of the TSS Power 16 Poll: Rank Team Points 1 Alabama (5) 80 2 Ohio State 71 3 Clemson 67 4 Michigan 66 […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg
I have been saying for a month now that the leading contenders in the College Football Playoff race had a huge lead on the field. With losses by Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, and Washington in the last month, that lead has shrunk. However, the fact remains that that gap is still there. And it could […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/18/2016
This week got off with a bang, with Louisville crashing out of the Playoff race and Troy falling out of the Group of 5 auto-bid race. In short, Thursday night was a bad night for ranked teams that lost to Clemson by six points. (I don’t think this means that Auburn should be on upset […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/17/2016
We’re about to start Week 12 of the college football season (including #MACtion, it has already started), which means that there are just three weeks of play left before the College Football Playoff selection committee determines our four semifinalists. To help judge these teams’ resumes, I will once again be presenting The Student Section’s Bubble […]
EUGENE, OR – OCTOBER 08: Quarterback Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Oregon Ducks on October 8, 2016 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. The Huskies defeated the Ducks 70-21. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 11/15/2016
It will be argued until the end of days, certain questions in life. Stonehenge. The Mayans. Martians. And what really is the right amount of teams for college football’s post season? Since the advent of the CFB Playoff, the latest incarnation in an attempt to either fix this vexing question or simply just squeeze more […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg
After a chaotic week of college football, including losses by half of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s Top 10, we’re kind of in the same place we started. Clemson still controls its own Playoff destiny. Michigan still controls its own Playoff destiny. Washington is in a stickier situation, but also probably still controls its […]
PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 09: The College Football National Championship trophy sits on display during Media Day for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Phoenix Convention Center on January 9, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/14/2016
Wow, what a weekend! With very few matchups between top 25 teams, many expected week 11 to be a relatively uneventful one. However, thanks to upsets by Pittsburgh, Iowa, and Georgia, the College Football Playoff standings will look much differently this week than it did last week. So how will these shockers impact our rankings? […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 22: Jalen Hurts #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 22, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 11/13/2016
So, that happened. “That” being a Saturday where we say teams ranked 2, 3, and 4 go down in the same evening, including two at home. Clemson was stunned on a last-second field goal by Pitt in Death Valley. Michigan got the same ending treatment in Iowa City. And Washington was mostly overwhelmed by Southern […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 11/12/2016
Alabama ran a simple sweep with speedy wide receiver ArDarius Stewart and there wasn’t anything Mississippi State could do about it….. ArDarius Stewart! https://t.co/jeISRX6rP8 — Kevin Causey (@CFBZ)
