College Football season is about to kick off. Here are our record projections for every team

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What is a Nittany Lion? Explaining Penn State nickname ahead of Orange Bowl vs Notre Dame​

What is a Nittany Lion? Explaining Penn State nickname ahead of Orange Bowl vs Notre Dame

Here's what you need to know about what a Nittany Lion is and why Penn State adopted it as its nickname:

www.usatoday.com

Richard

 

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Notre Dame Battling Flu Outbreak in Locker Room Before Orange Bowl vs. Penn State​

Notre Dame Battling Flu Outbreak in Locker Room Before Orange Bowl vs. Penn State

The Fighting Irish are facing some adversity before kickoff in Miami on Thursday night.

www.si.com

Richard

 

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Notre Dame's $20 million statement: Orange Bowl defeat of Penn State secures independent status​

Notre Dame's $20 million statement: Orange Bowl defeat of Penn State secures independent status

Notre Dame's defeat of Penn State in the Orange Bowl puts its College Football Playoff payout at $20 million and ensures its independent status

www.usatoday.com

Richard

 

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Ohio State pulls away from Texas in Cotton Bowl to reach College Football Playoff title game​

Ohio State pulls away from Texas in Cotton Bowl to reach College Football Playoff title game

Ohio State is one win away from a college football national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

www.usatoday.com

Richard

 

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James Franklin Under Fire for Decision on Notre Dame's​

https://athlonsports.com/college/penn-state-nittany-lions/james-franklin-under-fire-for-decision-on-notre-dames-game-winning-field-goal

Richard

 

[Brett]

Buckeyes 10 point favorites

https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/43365768/ohio-st-opens-95-point-favorite-notre-dame-cfp

 

[Rolltydr]

Go Irish!

 

[Elan]

Took exactly one year to show that 4 wasn't the right number for a playoff. Shocking!

 

[am1]

And from an espn article:

Phillips said the ACC could consider giving its regular-season champion a bye, and have the teams that finish second or third in the league standings play in the ACC championship game.

He said another possibility is having the top 4 teams play on the final weekend of the regular season: first place versus fourth place, and second place vs. third place, with the winners playing the following weekend in the ACC championship game.

ACC will weigh changes to conference title game

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said on Sunday the league will have conversations among coaches and athletic directors to ponder changes to its conference championship game format after a season in which two league teams made the College Football Playoff.

www.espn.com

 

[Rolltydr]

PuzzledAnd from an espn article:

Phillips said the ACC could consider giving its regular-season champion a bye, and have the teams that finish second or third in the league standings play in the ACC championship game.

He said another possibility is having the top 4 teams play on the final weekend of the regular season: first place versus fourth place, and second place vs. third place, with the winners playing the following weekend in the ACC championship game.

ACC will weigh changes to conference title game

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said on Sunday the league will have conversations among coaches and athletic directors to ponder changes to its conference championship game format after a season in which two league teams made the College Football Playoff.

www.espn.com

A championship game without the champion who has already been decided and crowned and won’t participate in said game. That’s a very interesting concept and certainly gives new meaning to the word “champion”. I’m just not sure what the meaning is.

 

[am1]

A championship game without the champion who has already been decided and crowned and won’t participate in said game. That’s a very interesting concept and certainly gives new meaning to the word “champion”. I’m just not sure what the meaning is.

It does make sense if wanting to get two teams into the playoffs. But championship games should be de facto first round playoff games. But with 12 spots everything is watered down. Lets consolidate the leagues but make the playoffs bigger.

 

[Rolltydr]

It does make sense if wanting to get two teams into the playoffs. But championship games should be de facto first round playoff games. But with 12 spots everything is watered down. Lets consolidate the leagues but make the playoffs bigger.

That’s a play-in game, not a championship game.

 

[Brett]

Woody Hayes is smiling (from beyond)

 

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AP Top 25: Ohio St, Notre Dame are 1-2 in final poll; Georgia, Ole Miss, BYU ahead of playoff teams​

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Notre Dame are 1-2 in final poll; Georgia, Ole Miss, BYU ahead of playoff teams

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 football poll of the season after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014.

apnews.com

Richard

 

[am1]

Michigan with 3 losses to playoff teams and beat the team who is now #1 should have been ranked.

 

[pedro47]

Michigan with 3 losses to playoff teams and beat the team who is now #1 should have been ranked.

Michigan overall record was only 8 win and 5 losses.

 

[Elan]

Michigan with 3 losses to playoff teams and beat the team who is now #1 should have been ranked.

They were #29.

 

[Rolltydr]

They were #29.

How can there be a #29 in a Top 25?

 

[Elan]

How can there be a #29 in a Top 25?

They received the 29th highest amount of poll votes.

Others receiving votes:
Navy 55, LSU 39, Louisville 38, Michigan 36, Kansas St. 11, Marshall 8, Ohio 8, Florida 7, TCU 2, Texas A&M 1.

 

[Rolltydr]

I know that’s what it means but it’s like they’re trying hard to put a positive spin on the fact they aren’t in the top 25. It’s always been a pet peeve of mine.

 

[am1]

Michigan overall record was only 8 win and 5 losses.

Right but beating the number 1 team, 3 of the losses were to playoff teams and beating Alabama in a bowl game (not as much value as they lost to Vandy). I guess hard to shake 5 losses.

 

[Elan]

Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed​

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/sport/college-football-playoff-analysis-spt/index.html

 

[pedro47]

Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed​

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/sport/college-football-playoff-analysis-spt/index.html

Next some NCAA football expert will want to expand the championship to 32 teams. I'm only joking OK. LOL

 

[beejaybee]

Michigan with 3 losses to playoff teams and beat the team who is now #1 should have been ranked.

Had we not missed those 2 field goals, we would have been victorious.

 

[pedro47]

Had we not missed those 2 field goals, we would have been victorious.

A winning season for Michigan was when they whip Ohio State. IMHO
Also I feel Michigan should have been ranked in the Top Twenty NCAA final rankings.
BEACUSE OF THEIR TOUGH SCHEDULE and THE NUMBER OF TEAMS THEY PLAYED IN THE NCAA FINAL TOP TWENTY FIVE RANKING.

THEY BEAT #1 OHIO STATE IN A PRESSURE GAME

FINALLY THEY BEAT ALABAMA IN THE ROSE BOWL.