BY MIKE RIFKIN On Sunday, the NCAA announced the 12 teams that will compete in the College Football Playoff. One team that didn’t hear their name called was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Irish have made the CFP three times and as recently as 2024. Notre Dame finished the season 10-2, losing their firstContinue reading “THE UN-LUCK OF THE IRISH”
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WHERE IS THE LOYALTY
BY MIKE RIFKIN Well the question everyone in College Football has been asking was answered on Sunday. Lane Kiffin will be leaving Oxford, Mississippi to go to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and coach the LSU Tigers. In December of 2019 Kiffin became the coach of the Rebels, leaving Florida Atlantic University. Kiffin signed a four yearContinue reading “WHERE IS THE LOYALTY”
Somethings Don’t Change
BY Mike Rifkin The first ever 12 team College Football Playoff field has been announced. The field of 12 consists of Oregon, Georgia, Boise St., Arizona St., Texas, Penn St., Notre Dame, Ohio St., Tennessee, Indiana, SMU, and Clemson. Absent from the list are the Alabama Crimson Tide, who in their first season without NickContinue reading “Somethings Don’t Change”
What A Difference A Year Makes
By Mike Rifkin Last year Florida State went undefeated, won the ACC (Regular season and Championship) but were still excluded from the College Football Playoff. Mainly because of an injury sustained to Quarterback Jordan Travis, who finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. So while FSU fans had a right to be upset at beingContinue reading “What A Difference A Year Makes”
Getting What They Wanted
By Mike Rifkin When the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals were announced, some people were disappointed in the NCAA not putting undefeated ACC Champions Florida State in as one of the four best teams in the country. This is the final season with a four-team playoff; next season, the playoff will expand to 12 teams. Monday,Continue reading “Getting What They Wanted”
Playoff Implications
By Mike Rifkin It’s Thanksgiving time, which means Turkey, family, and football. It’s a big week in College Football as this is the final week before Conference Championship games. There’s still much to be decided regarding the College Football Playoff, so let’s look at the crucial games this week. UNDEFEATED Ohio State at Michigan: MichiganContinue reading “Playoff Implications”
Now Or Never
By Mike Rifkin We are in the middle of another beautiful College Football season and two weeks away from the first College Football Playoff Rankings being unveiled for the first time. The biggest game of the week takes place in the Big Ten, where seventh-ranked Penn St. travels to Columbus to play the third-ranked OhioContinue reading “Now Or Never”
Buffalo Stampede
By: Mike Rifkin The most discussed in College Football during the Spring was how Deion Sanders would fare at Colorado. On Saturday, we got our first glimpse of it as Prime Time led his Buffaloes to a win at Fort Worth over TCU, who played for the National Championship last season. Colorado entered the gameContinue reading “Buffalo Stampede”
BEST EVER?
BY: Mike Rifkin Saturday, a day when we celebrated the coming New Year surrounded by friends and family, was also the day when the College Football Playoff semifinals were played. As College Football fans, we got the best two semifinal games since this format was instituted in 2014. The first game saw the TCU HornedContinue reading “BEST EVER?”
They Got It Right
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday the NCAA announced the four teams competing in the College Football Playoff. The four teams will be Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, and Cincinnaitti. Those four teams will play each other on New Year’s Eve with the winners playing for the National Championship on January 10th. I usually give the committee aContinue reading “They Got It Right”
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