Is There a Playoff Payoff for a Cincinnati/BYU Game?

A discussion has recently accelerated as to whether or not 7th-ranked Cincinnati and 8th-ranked BYU should face off against each other on December 5th. This idea initially gained traction after recent information surfaced that BYU was looking to add one additional game over the next two weekends to fill a large gap between their game …

Forgotten 5 Power Rankings: The Top 10 for Week Four

Oh boy, we had a shake up this week. UCF's loss to Tulsa changed everything. Like every week, the site staff voted for the top ten. SMU (last week #4) - The new number one in all of the land is the fighting Sonny Dykes'. They faced off against #25 Memphis in an extremely tight game …

Penalties and Slow Offense Doom Army Against Cincinnati 24-10

Final from Nippert Stadium.The #Bearcats move to 2️⃣ - 0️⃣ ‼️ pic.twitter.com/7CkGRAU5Ta — Cincinnati Football (@GoBearcatsFB) September 26, 2020 114 yards in penalties... need I say more? Army's offense was never able to get in a good rhythm because they were constantly getting flagged for chop blocks, false starts, or holding. When they did get …

Army Black Knights vs. Cincinnati Bearcats-Preview, TV, Betting and More

Army Black Knights (2-0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) Start Time: 3:30 PM ESTLocation: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OHTV: ESPNLine: Cincinnati -13.5FPI: Cincinnati 66.4%O/U: 45Series: Series is tied 3-3, Army won last matchup 48-29 in 2004 #14 Cincinnati Cincinnati looked strong on offense last weekend against Austin Peay, led by a strong performance on the ground. The Bearcats ran for 5 touchdowns and …

Group of Five Doomsday: Breaking Free From the Power Five

With all this possible playoff expansion talk, it got me thinking; what would be the worst-case scenario for the Group of Five? Well, it would be where an expanded playoff doesn't include an auto-bid for at least one G5 team.  What does that mean for the G5, you might ask? It's time to go our …

What if the College Football Playoff had 24 teams in 2019

We already talked about how the current College Football Playoff and its four-team bracket was a pseudo-expansion of the previous BCS system, and it didn't solve a whole lot of problems since that expansion still left well over two-thirds of college football teams starting their season with a zero-percent chance of reaching said playoff bracket. …

An Ideal College Football Structure: Bowl Season Edition

Several months ago, I published my Ideal College Football Structure - a plan for a near complete overhaul of the way college football's season works, coupled with an intensive conference realignment that gets all the teams into geographical alignment. I won't bore you by going over all the details again here though - if you …

Good Surprises of the Group of Five at the Halfway Mark

It's more or less halfway, just work with me here. It's been yet another interesting season of college football, so why not take some time to assess which teams have been the biggest surprises in both good and bad ways from each conference in the Group of Five/ First, let's rank the conferences: American Mountain …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Seven

I had one last week, but by the time it was remembered by all, half the games were done already. This week should be released earlier, and you'll see why shortly. Also, FOUR ranked G5 teams! What a year!   Anyways, here is what to watch: 1. Appalachian State at Louisiana (Wednesday, 8 p.m., ESPN …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Five

Three additions to the upset party this week! SMU brought the Iron Skillet home in dominating fashion over a ranked TCU. Appalachian State took a field goal block to wrap up a strong victory over UNC. Lastly, San Jose State took down an SEC opponent for the first time ever in a win over Arkansas. …