Tag: Texas Tech
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CFB Week Eight: Miami, Texas Tech, and Others Fall Victim to the Chaos
Every week this college football season, I feel like I’m pulling on the same thread. Nobody is safe. Anything is possible. There is no sure thing in this sport. In an era where the talent curve is flattening and the best teams are closer to the pack than ever before, anyone can beat anyone. This…
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CFB Week Seven: Indiana is What We Thought Penn State Was
Some weeks in college football just leave you staring at the wall looking for answers. It’s hard to come up with confident takeaways when it’s clear that only one thing is certain: NOTHING! The gap between the best team and 50th-best team is slimmer than ever. Somehow, none of the results and ALL the results…
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CFB Week Six: Preseason Top Two Knocked Out of Playoff Race
College football never disappoints. It just doesn’t. The blog this week practically writes itself. I don’t even know where to start. I’m sitting here in October, not even six weeks after writing my season preview, and three of my four predicted semi-finalists are out. Remember this clown shit? There’s a lot of red ink on…
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CFB Week Five: Oregon and Alabama Earn Big Road Wins
It’s not uncommon for widely-hyped college football slates to disappoint. On weekends with several fantastic games in theory, we usually get a couple duds. Not this weekend. College Football delivered. It was glorious, unless you’re a fan of certain teams in Athens, Tallahassee, or State College. Let’s get into it. Oregon asserts itself as a…
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CFB Week Four: Indiana Cruises and Texas Tech Dominates
There are a few locales in college football that I call “Voodoo Venues.” These are stadiums where weird things always tend to happen, and they always favor the hosts. Think Pac-12 After Dark status, but permanently. Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City is one of the first Voodoo Venues to come to mind. Just think…
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These 12 Teams Will Make the 2025 College Football Playoff
My favorite time of year is here. College football kicks off this weekend, and as I write this, Boise State just went 24-7 down to South Florida. Safe to say I’m glad I left the Broncos out of my playoff prediction. I’m definitely guilty of procrastinating on this, but this season is really difficult to…