Jon Joseph

One ranking after the champ games are played, and all of the data is in. There was no discussion over 3-loss Texas being in the field. All agreed that 3-loss Bama should not worry. But all agreed that Notre Dame better worry. They also discussed a Duke win putting Tulane and JMU in the field with the ACC shut out.

Banned from Bristol! WOW! Herbie, and by body language, Saint Nick and Pat Mc, and most of the GameDay crew, sans Rece, call for an end to interim PO rankings! May not happen in 2026-27, but PO format changes are coming, and will be implemented by 2027-28 at the latest.

With the Tulane win, come on, Georgia, Texas Tech, and ... Ohio State? Yes, I want the Buckeyes to defeat Indiana, but not blow them out. 1. Ohio State - Rose Bowl/ 2. Georgia - Sugar Bowl/ 3. Texas Tech - Cotton Bowl 4. Indiana - Orange Bowl vs. OBD. With respect to a Tulane team that defeated Northwestern and will not be a pushover in Autzen, I want the Devil OBD knows, Mr. Hoosier, and incentivized to defeat instead of Texas Tech in Dallas. Plus, we get a preview of where OBD will be playing for a Natty. 😁 Yes, this would likely mean a semifinal game vs Ohio State in Atlanta. No semifinal opponent will be a pushover, and OBD will be incentivized to halt the Buckeyes' back-to-back title run.🤬 Go Red Raiders, Dawgs, and (yuck) buckeyes!

Thankfully, these picks were made using Pat McAfee's $. I did go 3 for 4, which makes you a lot of money in MLB. 😁 This Is Not A Tsunami Warning! 🤢 I think a Green Wave is headed for Eugene. CFB-HQ On SIPredicting the College Football Playoff after Tulane wins...All that Tulane had to do was take down North Texas to win the American Conference championship, and it was all but assured a place in the College Football Play

On the subject of new coach hires, what's your take on Sumrall? He certainly threw last night as Tulane handled North Texas and is on the way to the PO, and Eugene, I hope.

But he looks like such a nice, fuzzy, warm-hearted, fun-loving guy. 🤪

After 50-plus days and close to being shut out on signing day, Matt Campbell is a pretty good hire.

Cheer on these guys! https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/heres-who-oregon-fans-should-be-pulling-for-during-conference-championship-weekend-264961558/?source=column&lctg=26140&eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e3309

BYU, Duke, and Indy? Gutsy. Find a book that will take this parlay. 🤑

Especially when the team that lost does not have a clear resume advantage, which is the case with ND.

They'd probably replace Bama with Texas. 😁

FRIDAY - All times Pacific Time Zone. CUSA - Kennesaw State +2.5 at Jax State - 4 PM CBSSN I like K State to win and cover. K-State coach Jerry Mack has turned the Owls into conference championship contenders. Keep it up, and Jerry will be moving on up. Sun Belt - Troy at No. 25 James Madison University -21.5 - 4 ESPN On his way out the door to UCLA, I like Bob Chesney's JMU team to win but not cover. Fired Florida coach Billy Napier is replacing Chesney. Mountain West - UNLV at Boise State -3 - 5 PM Fox Injured Boise State QB Maddux Madsen is good to go, but he'd better have his mittens on. It will be C-O-L-D tonight in Boise. I like Boise to win and cover. I think Rebels coach Dan Mullen, with two years of coaching out West and back-to-back appearances in the conference championship game, would have been the better choice for UCLA. Chesney has never coached outside the Eastern time zone and has no G6 coaching experience as a head or assistant coach. Mullen won an SEC championship at Florida and had far more success than Billy Napier. AAC - No. 24 North Texas -3 at No. 20 Tulane - 5 PM ABC Next season, OBD will see North Texas coach Eric Morris on the Oklahoma State home sideline. I like North Texas to win, cover, and represent the G6 as the playoff 12-seed. I also hope to see Coach Morris in Autzen this season, on December 19th or 20th. Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is on his way to coach the Gators in 2026. SATURDAY - B12 - No. 4 Texas Tech -13.5 vs. No. 11 BYU - 9 AM ABC Texas Tech is in the PO, win or lose. BYU is in only if it wins this game. TT has the talent advantage and the advantage of playing in Dallas. Too many athletes for BYU to handle, and I think, and hope, that the Red Raiders win and stay ranked at No. 4. I see a better effort coming from the Cougars in this game than when BYU was embarrassed by TT in Lubbock. BYU covers. MAC - Western Michigan -3 vs. Miami of Ohio - 9 AM ESPN Along with the Boise Broncos, I like the W MI Broncos to win and cover. SEC - No. 3 Georgia -1.5 vs. No. 9 Alabama - 1 PM ABC Kirby Smart meets nemesis Alabama for the second time this season. Georgia is looking to retain the SEC title and find revenge against the team that broke UGA's 33 home winning streak. Bama D tackle, L.T. Overton, who had 6 tackles and two QB hurries, including a critical fourth-down stop late in the first game vs. UGA, is out. I like the Dawgs to win and cover. Could a 3-loss Bama be in danger of being left out of the PO field? I hope not, but with this committee ...? ACC - No. 17 UVA -2.5 vs. 7-5 Duke - 5 PM ABC I like the Cavaliers to win and cover. If the Blue Devils win, there will be chaos and hell to pay. No. 12 - 10-2 Miami is on the sideline and hoping for a Texas Tech win that will have the 2-loss Canes and 2-loss Notre Dame next to one another when the committee deliberates its final ranking. IMO, there is nothing on ND's resume that should have the Irish ranked ahead of a team that handed ND one of its two losses. Big Ten - No. 1 Ohio State -5.5 vs. No. 2 Indiana - 5 PM Fox For the first time in B1G history and the 3rd time in college football history, the top two-ranked teams meet in a conference champ game. This game will determine where in the committee's top four these two will be ranked. On defense, the Buckeyes are number one in just about every category, including stopping the run. Indiana played three teams with solid run Ds this season: Iowa, Oregon, and Penn State, and won by five, ten, and three points. I think TOSU wins and covers. How do you see these games playing out?

Henry's delay accomplished one thing. He kept Ryan Day's cardiologist busy.

Even if you get it right for the wrong reason, you're still right. Campbell has done more with less, no doubt. But I thought PSU was looking for a guy to do more with more? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/12/05/penn-states-coaching-search-matt-campbell-hire-james-franklin/87615387007/?utm_source=usat-path-to-playoff-nletter76&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sportsgreeting&utm_term

Hey, Matt Campbell! You may be the last guy in line, but there could be some soup left? If you do aim to stay in Ames, do you know any quality flag football coaches? Your Buddy, Pat (I ain't that good at my) Kraft