How to do a March Madness-style bracket pool for the College Football Playoff
This is going to be fun. I can hear the yelling going on right now. And anger. Disappointed. If you're a Miami or Alabama fan, watching a College Football Playoff game is painful. But for the vast majority of college football fans, the idea of the best 12 teams competing for a championship is a […]
How can Eagles clinch a playoff berth in Week 14?
Match results: The Eagles held off a tough Panthers team and won 22-16 after their defense shut down in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. The Bucks' defeat of the Raiders eliminated two crucial scenarios. But on Thursday, the Falcons lost to the Vikings and the Lions won, so a decision scenario that doesn't […]
How can Vikings clinch a playoff berth in Week 14?
Match results: In Week 14, the Vikings turned it on in the second half and beat the Falcons 42-21. The only deciding option that doesn't require a tie would be if the Cardinals and Rams each lost. Arizona and Los Angeles will both play in the 4 p.m. slot on Sunday. Window update at 4pm: […]
Breaking down the NFL playoff picture coming out of Week 14
The NFL playoff field is starting to fill up as teams begin qualifying for spots in Week 13. The Detroit Lions took the field when they held off the Green Bay Packers. thursday night football. There was only one other game this weekend between the two teams holding one of the 14 playoff spots heading […]
Kirk Herbstreit, Booger McFarland Spar over Alabama’s Exclusion from the College Football Playoff
The debate surrounding the University of Alabama's participation in the College Football Playoff has sparked much heated debate, including among ESPN personalities. on sunday College Football Playoff Selection Show, ESPN's Booger McFarland says that if the 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee chooses the University of Alabama over SMU as the No. 12 seed, they […]
6 College Football Playoff takeaways from bracket reveal
On Sunday, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee announced the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field. As you can imagine, this was not without controversy. With multiple teams vying for at-large bids and only seven spots available, there was no doubt that one or two teams would be left with outside consideration. Who will it […]
Alabama AD makes case for Crimson Tide to get into College Football Playoff
The Alabama Crimson Tide will find out Sunday whether they will advance to the 12-team College Football Playoff despite missing the SEC Championship this season. Alabama did not participate in the conference championship weekend, and Georgia won the SEC by defeating Texas in overtime. Furthermore, if SMU had held off Clemson, Alabama might have made […]
Three key questions will be answered when College Football Playoff bracket’s released
We experienced March Madness. Well, it's a December drama. College football brackets are held on Sunday afternoons. Twelve teams will participate in the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff. After four schools were selected in 10 years, the sport adopted expansion to try out more programs. This created even more interest in the […]
Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham sends clear message to playoff selection committee after winning Big 12
Arizona State dominated Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will now determine whether the Sun Devils' strong performance closes out the regular season and, combined with a big win in the title game, catapults the team to one of the coveted top-four spots in the playoffs. […]
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney says SMU ‘better be’ in College Football Playoff after beating them in ACC title game
SMU rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. Clemson hit a 56-yard field goal as time expired, winning the ACC title game 34-31 and earning an automatic berth to the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are ranked 17th in the nation, so at least one team in the top […]