NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 6 You may not have noticed the menu bar in the header. There is a new item called “News.” We invited you to explore this section. When you click on the word “News,” you will see an index of multiple links to sports news sites for your enjoyment! From now on, except for a very few circumstances, our threads will be just one page. Advertising only appears on the first page and we want to make as much money as possible for the site. The bonus in doing this is that it will be easier for everyone to move around the thread. You will always be able to refer to the previous thread for reference. To see the previous thread for this topic click Here. This Thread is for News Articles ONLY. You can always start a new thread with any of these articles for discussion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted November 6 Oregon named No. 1 overall seed in season's first College Football Playoff rankings For the first time in program history, the Oregon Ducks hold the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff rankings. Oregon named No. 1 overall seed in season's first College Football Playoff rankings 247SPORTS.COM For the first time in program history, the Oregon Ducks hold the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff rankings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 3 Share Posted November 6 Kind words from the Committee. However, Ducks need to win all 3 regular season games. One game at a time! College Football Playoff Rankings: 'Sensational' No. 1 Oregon Ducks Says Committee WWW.SI.COM The College Football Playoff Selection Committee revealed its first top-25 rankings of the season, and the Oregon Ducks are No. 1. In addition to leading the AP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 4 Share Posted November 6 Four Out of Eight is a B1G Deal - Paawwwwwwwwwwwwalll College Football Playoff Committee shares why Georgia is ranked below Ohio State DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM The first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings is out, and as always there is a lot of controversy. However, Georgia football comes in as the No. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted November 6 Shout Out to Our Athens Dawgs Friends. Puddles Makes UGA Paws. Ranking which CFP teams pose the biggest threat to Georgia football DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM The first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings are in, and Georgia football finds themselves comfortably inside the 12-team field. Kirby Smart's squ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted November 6 It's So Good to Be B1G! CFP rankings broken down by conference: How many schools from each league are in? FANSIDED.COM What matters more quantity or quality? The SEC and Big Ten certainly disagree. Turtle the Terps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted November 6 CBS Sports Over and Under Rated Teams College Football Playoff Rankings reactions: Penn State overrated, Indiana underrated in first top 25 - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The first rankings didn't have much controversy, but it prompted questions about a few teams in the top 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 8 Share Posted November 6 Mock, Yeah! Playoff, Yeah! A Rose By Every Other Name Would Be Sweet College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Indiana rise continues as Clemson falls out WWW.NYTIMES.COM Who will make the first 12-team College Football Playoff? Here's our model's predictions for which teams will fill out the bracket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 9 Share Posted November 6 College Football Playoff TIERS | Oregon, Texas Georgia, Miami Top Tier? | Tennessee, LSU Pushing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted November 6 Heather Dinich evaluates what initial College Football Playoff ranking reveals about Big Ten, SEC Heather Dinich evaluates what initial College Football Playoff ranking reveals about Big Ten, SEC - On3 WWW.ON3.COM College football insider Heather Dinich breaks down what the SEC and Big Ten's strong presence in the College Football Playoff... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted November 7 I Tell Ya, I Finally Got Some Respect! Wasson: Finally, some respect for the Big Ten with the first Playoff rankings SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Four Big Ten teams -- including the top 2 -- found their way inside the initial set of Playoff rankings. No conference had more. 4 of the top 8. SEC with 4 in the top 12, but 8 SEC teams are ranked including Misery. SEC Sort It Out Somewhat Saturday. No. 3 UGA at No. 16 Ole Miss and No. 11 Bama at No. 15 LSU. Ole Miss, Bama, and LSU would have their third loss and most likely be playoff over and out. The winner of South Carolina at Vandy should be ranked in the top 25. Keep an eye on Florida at Texas with Florida QB Lagway healthy for the game. Oh, and don't miss FSU at Notre Dame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted November 10 J.D. PicKell breaks down his college football playoff picture rankings after Week 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 13 Share Posted November 11 Which [Not 'Who' SMH] is the Best Team in the SEC? College football winners and losers: After Week 11, the race for the SEC title is really, really muddy SPORTS.YAHOO.COM There could be a seven-way tie for second place in the SEC. Editor, where in the heck is my Editor! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 14 Share Posted November 17 21 Teams still in the hunt. ACC = 3 SEC = 6 BIG = 4 BIG 12 = 4 INDEPENDENT = ND GROUP OF 5 = 3 PAC = ZIP, ZERO, NADA College football winners and losers: The 21 teams that still have a shot at the College Football Playoff SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Over 20 teams can claim they have a path to the College Football Playoff with two weeks to go in the regular season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 15 Share Posted November 17 College Football Playoff rankings: Big Ten dominates at the top of second top 25 College Football Playoff rankings: Big Ten dominates at the top of second top 25 WWW.NCAA.COM Here's what you need to know about Week 12's College Football Playoff rankings from Nov. 12, 2024. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 16 Share Posted November 17 Oregon Ducks lead nation in College Football Playoff probability, per ESPN FPI Oregon Ducks win probability for every game in 2024, after Week 12 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at the Oregon Ducks’ remaining win probability in every game of the 2024 season, according to ESPN’s Football Power... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 17 Share Posted November 17 WOW! 21 teams are still in the mix for a PO spot. College football winners and losers: The 21 teams that still have a shot at the College Football Playoff SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Over 20 teams can claim they have a path to the College Football Playoff with two weeks to go in the regular season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 18 Share Posted November 18 Interim Rankings Make an 'Impossible' Job More Difficult. The Committee erred in ranking Texas No. 3 based on the Eye Test. Texas has no current top-25 wins and was destroyed at home by two-loss Georgia. The Dawgs have a better Strength of Record than the 1-loss Longhorns. Now with the resurrection of Carson Beck (at least in Week 12) Georgia's impressive victory over No. 7 Tennessee places the Committee in a tough spot. Do wins against nothing-burger opponents mean more than a home loss? If this is the case, why not play the easiest schedule possible? The Committee's rankings to date reflect the BCS era More Than One Loss and you're out days. IMO, the Grapevine Gurus deserve to be hoist on their own Eye Test petard. Do you think ESPN can objectively cover the Committee's rankings? The CFP committee has a dilemma on their hands after Georgia's win DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM Georgia football has played their way back into the College Football Playoff picture after their 31-17 win against Tennessee on Saturday. Last week the CFP comm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 19 Share Posted November 18 Look, I know this is all about "subjectivity" but am becoming just a wee bit concerned with the "talkin' heads" (especially ESPN); seemingly starting to "spin" conference strength, viability, and overall quality in a manner that appears to be modeled after the way that "the subject that shall remain unnamed" has been "spun" to the masses the past quarter century. I follow athletics, especially college athletics, to have a "safe place" to retreat away from all the , that is constantly fed to Us, ad nauseum. It really "pisses me off" to see the same "narratives" starting to also creep into and be pushed in my escapee activities. The world is NOT black & white, but in fact mostly gray. STOP trying to make everything about us vs them, you vs me, right vs wrong(?) and let us fans "enjoy" the product we so love to immerse ourselves in WITHOUT it being another tool to help sway the masses. Let us be free from it all, Please! I just want to watch OBD bring home a Natty without any narratives outside of the game, athletes, and coaches. Let's GO DUCKS! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 20 Share Posted November 18 MicroBurst61,,,,since you made a plea against the process used by media in politics...your post remains, and I thank you for your careful wording of it. Whether people agree or disagree with your contention--it is a valid opinion to offer, just as a contrary one would be. But rather than debate the "model" ESPN uses to shamelessly promote the SEC, we can just acknowledge the obvious bias and move on. Let's stay on sports, even if topic is in a very oblique fashion referring to the "the topic that shall not be named." (Because it creates more work for me) 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 21 Share Posted November 18 College Football Bowl Projections Week 13: Brett McMurphy’s Picks & College Football Playoff Predictions https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/college-football-bowl-projections-week-13-brett-mcmurphy-picks-college-football-playoff-predictions?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=BrettMcMurphy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 22 Share Posted November 19 Ducks and the Playoff—Week 13. This is a good take, but Come On, Man! The higher-seeded teams Do Not have a bowl game choice in the second Round. ROSE - B1G/ SUGAR - SEC/ PEACH - ACC/ FIESTA - B12 or Boise. This has all been disclosed. Are these writers dense or lazy? BTW, SMU is in the ACC, not the B12 or the Mountain West. SMH! Making sense of Oregon Ducks College Football Playoffs scenarios after Big Ten victory over Wisconsin WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The best word to describe the Oregon Ducks victory over Wisconsin is "survival." They toughed out a very physical matchup with the Badgers, who played incredibly well, especially on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 23 Share Posted November 19 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 24 Share Posted November 22 Fear index of the rated teams Ranking Oregon vs the Playoff Field - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Here are my rankings of the toughest games for Oregon from the current field of the playoff rankings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 25 Share Posted November 22 In case you thought that the B1G and the SEC buried the hatchet ... SEC commissioner Greg Sankey fires controversial shots at CFP, other conferences SATURDAYBLITZ.COM We knew it wouldn't be long before SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would begin his politicking to cram as many teams inside the 12-team College Football Playoff as Better not axe Greg Sankey? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 26 Share Posted November 22 From A Mile Away You Could See That 12 Would Cause More Furor Than 4. Expanding the College Football Playoff has only inflated, not tempered, weekly outrage over rankings - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Brett Yormark and Greg Sankey of the Big 12 and SEC, respectively, have aired grievances about the CFP's process Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 27 Share Posted November 22 "If you're not good enough to finish in the top-four of your conference, then you're not good enough to win the national championship." (From the SEC, Sankey article) And isn't that is the objective? To determine a National Champion, and not 'make the Playoff?' Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 28 Share Posted November 24 Who's a lock, who has work to do, and who's praying. College Football Playoff picture 2024: Where Texas A&M, Ohio State tier among locks for 12-team bracket - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Four teams are in prime position after Week 13 with several others in great shape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
