My College Football Playoff National Championship Preview + Pick

Well college football fans we have reach the last college football game of the season. That is until the month of August on when the real football season will get going. In this matchup its a bit of a surprise as the Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Champion) take on the Washington Huskies (Pac 12 Champion) for the right to hold that National Championship trophy on January 8. Lets face it, the Wolverines have been a good team. This is in spite of there Head Coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended twice during the season for certain off the field issues (2 separate incidents by the way) for a total of 6 games. Jim Harbaugh’s future is an on going topic these days, or the daily rumors of his pending return to the NFL. However, the Wolverines persevered and played there best all season. They were lucky to beat Alabama in the playoff game at the Rose Bowl. But that game could have gone either way in it. So Michigan is playing the Washington Huskies who took advantage of Texas Longhorns mistakes all game long in there playoff. The Huskies will need to be aware of the Wolverines offense who is capable of scoring a ton of points. We all know the Pac 12 rarely plays defense, but the Huskies will need to if they have a shot of winning. So for the Washington Huskies this is there best shot to win a championship, because it may be a long while before they get another chance. So here is my pick:

College Football Playoff National Championship:

Michigan Wolverines over Washington Huskies

There you have it and so the long off season begins right after that, and we will see you in August.

My latest from The College Football Notebook

The Sudden End of the Pacific 12 Conference (The PAC 12)

Ole Pac 12 conference where have you gone to, these days? I mean last week they took a beating in losing teams to either the Big Ten (Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA) or the Big 12 (Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah). All of this has happened within the past 13 months, and they don’t join them until July 2024. Well there days as a power 5 conference will be no more after this, some say there is really no coming back from this. But there is no one to really blame for this mess, except for the current Pac 12 commissioner: George Kliavkoff. The watch is definitely on for him, its almost would take a major miracle for him and his conference to even survive this fiasco. Even the new media rights deal is not ideal at all, especially when its lower than all other power 5 conferences. I mean its a big difference from $22 million (Pac 12 is getting from Apple TV) and over $70 million which is what the Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC are getting from these TV deals. So i guess traditions have officially been thrown on this one. It is really a shame that this conference is on its way out unless there is a massive miracle. So what would be next for the so-called Pac 12 or Pac 4? Who knows at this point for Oregon State, Washington State, Stanford, and California? They could merge with the Mountain West Conference since they have 12 teams currently? Or they could possibly go independent, until they figured this thing out. Well all i could say its been nice knowing you Pac 12, maybe we will see you again.

My latest from the College Football Notebook

University of Colorado is heading back to the Big 12

Well the collapse of the Pac 12 continues to spiral out of control, as when 2024 comes in. As of now, they are about to be reduced to 9 teams (Arizona, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Stanford, and California) That is if no one else bolts between now and July 1, 2024. So who could blame the Colorado Buffaloes for leaving the Pac 12. Why stay in an unstable conference like the Pac 12 who cant seem to find its footing with a pending media rights deal. They have already lost USC and UCLA to the Big Ten (Starting play after July 1, 2024), and so the next thing (hopefully) for the Pac 12 is expansion at this point. It was just last week Pac 12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff had announced that no team was going anywhere. Now we find out that is not even true, especially with this latest news of Colorado leaving for the Big 12. We all know both the Big Ten and the SEC want to do some more expansion as they both race to make there conferences 20 teams each. Its only a matter of time before that will happen. By the way, the Big 12 may not be finished with there expansion plans as they will start looking for more teams to join there conference. So i guess we are all wondering who is the next team to stay or go (kind pf like the song by the Clash).

My 2022-2023 College Football Bowl Picks

Well its supposed to be a wonderful time of the year, however it will start on a somber note as Mississippi State Head Coach Mike Leach did passed away back on Monday night on December 12, 2022. Very sad ending to a great coach, but more importantly a unique person who was more about being a lifer. Coach Leach was a head coach for most of the last 2 decades in places like Texas Tech, Washington State, and finally Mississippi State where he only spent 3 seasons in Starkville, Mississippi. I feel for his family as they are going through a difficult moment in there lives. I also feel for the Mississippi State community as they still have a bowl game to prepare for on January 2. Our thoughts are with them at this time, and hope for better days ahead. Meanwhile, we got bowl games starting in a few days no doubt, and lets get to them.

Friday December 16:

Home Town lenders Bahamas Bowl

UAB over Miami (Ohio)

Duluth Trading Cure Bowl

UTSA over Troy

Saturday December 17:

Fenway Bowl

Cincinnati over Louisville

Cricket Celebration Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl

Florida over Oregon State

Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl

Washington State over Fresno State

Lending Tree Bowl

Southern Mississippi over Rice

New Mexico Bowl

BYU over SMU

Frisco Bowl

North Texas over Boise State

Monday December 19:

Mrytle Beach Bowl

Connecticut over Marshall

Tuesday December 20:

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Eastern Michigan over San Jose State

Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl

Liberty over Toledo

Wednesday December 21:

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Western Kentucky over South Alabama

Thursday December 22:

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Baylor over Air Force

Friday December 23:

Independence Bowl

Houston over Louisiana

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Missouri over Wake Forest

Saturday December 24:

Hawaii Bowl

San Diego State over Middle Tennessee State

Monday December 26:

Quick Lane Detroit Bowl

Bowling Green over New Mexico State

Tuesday December 27:

Camellia Bowl

Georgia State over Buffalo

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Memphis over Utah State

Ticket Smarter Birmingham Bowl

East Carolina over Coastal Carolina

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Oklahoma State over Wisconsin

Wednesday December 28:

Military Bowl

UCF over Duke

Liberty Bowl

Arkansas over Kansas

SDCCU Holiday Bowl

Oregon over North Carolina

TaxAct Texas Bowl

Ole Miss over Texas Tech

Thursday December 29:

Pinstripe Bowl

Syracuse over Minnesota

Cheez-it Bowl

Florida State over Oklahoma

Valero Alamo Bowl

Texas over Washington

Friday December 30:

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Maryland over North Carolina State

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Pittsburgh over UCLA

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

South Carolina over Notre Dame

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl

Wyoming over Ohio

Capital One Orange Bowl

Tennessee over Clemson

Saturday December 31:

Allstate Sugar Bowl

Alabama over Kansas State

Transperfect Music City Bowl

Kentucky over Iowa

College Football Playoff Semi Final:

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

Michigan over TCU

Chick Fil A Peach Bowl

Georgia over Ohio State

Monday January 2, 2023

ReliaQuest Bowl

Mississippi State over Illinois

Goodyear Cotton Bowl

USC over Tulane

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

LSU over Purdue

Rose Bowl

Penn State over Utah

and there you have it my college bowl picks are up, and it was tough making these picks considering some of these matchups. Well folks enjoy the games and have a safe holiday.

My 2022 College Football Picks (Week 14)

This is basically it for the final week of the regular season, or in some cases there conference title games. Hope you folks checked out the latest college football playoff rankings, i thought it was a travesty and the worst kept secret of all time. However, by the end of the weekend it will all be settled and we will have our 4 playoff teams. Plus the bowl schedule could also be finalized for the 2022 postseason. My College Bowl Picks will make its return soon. There is a couple of coaching hires that surprised me a bit, Hugh Freeze (Auburn) and Trent Dilfer (UAB). Trust me and i had no idea about any of this. I guess we will have to wait a long while to see how this turns out. Deion Sanders is still out there and is planning to make his decision between the following schools like Colorado, South Florida, and Cincinnati. If i was Sanders i would stay at Jackson State one more year at least. Unless he feels he can turn one of those programs around. Here is my picks on this week:

Friday’s Action:

Buffalo over Akron

Conference USA:

UTSA over North Texas

Pac 12 Championship:

USC over Utah

Saturday’s Action:

Toledo over Ohio

Big 12 Championship:

TCU over Kansas State

New Mexico State over Valparaiso

Troy over Coastal Carolina

SEC Championship:

Georgia over LSU

Fresno State over Boise State

American Athletic:

UCF over Tulane

ACC Championship:

Clemson over North Carolina (UNC)

Big Ten Championship:

Michigan over Purdue

There you have it my college football picks are up, and look out for my college bowl picks soon.

One more note if you are in Birmingham, Alabama check out Samford University as they host there 1st ever home playoff football game in that school’s history. Tickets are still available up until game time. For more information on this game, go to this link http://www.samfordsports.com and it has all the information on getting tickets, kickoff time, and more features.

My 2022 College Football Picks (Week 13)

Well we have reached the very end of the regular season as teams are getting ready for the postseason in a few weeks. Look out for my college bowls picks once the schedule is finalized. This is just getting crazy with the head coaching rumors at this time of the year. In Auburn, it looks like it would be Lane Kiffin or someone else after this week potentially. We will keep an eye out for that news, it is getting interesting. I was not really happy with the way the 4 team playoff rankings came out. I guess it should be in the worst kept secret category, and rightfully so. I am waiting for the final rankings in a couple of weeks. So here is my weekly picks:

Thursday Night

Ole Miss over Mississippi State

Friday’s action:

Utah State over Boise State

Texas over Baylor

North Carolina over NC State

Arkansas over Missouri

Iowa over Nebraska

UCLA over California

Florida over Florida State

Saturday’s Action:

Georgia over Georgia State

Clemson over South Carolina

Maryland over Rutgers

Ohio State over Michigan

UAB over Louisiana Tech

Buffalo over Kent State

Alabama over Auburn

Minnesota over Wisconsin

Oregon over Oregon State

LSU over Texas A&M

Notre Dame over USC

Tennessee over Vanderbilt

Kansas State over Kansas

Washington over Washington State

there you go folks my picks are up and if i didnt have your game on here im sorry. Happy Thanksgiving folks!!

My 2022 College Football Picks (Week11)

hey folks, i know it has been a long while since i talked about college football. I just took a break from it, the picking of games. However, i am back with some games that i think are worthy. Did anybody catch the release of the college football playoff rankings? I know we all have our own opinions on it. They just did not get it right in my opinion. But it is the final rankings is all that will matter in the end. So here is my weekly picks for this week on the college gridiron.

All of Saturday’s action:

Ohio State over Indiana

Liberty over Connecticut

Kentucky over Vanderbilt

LSU over Arkansas

Notre Dame over Navy

Tennessee over Missouri

Houston over Temple

UAB over North Texas

Penn State over Maryland

Clemson over Louisville

Michigan over Nebraska

Alabama over Ole Miss

Florida over South Carolina

Oregon over Washington

Georgia over Mississippi State

Texas A&M over Auburn

Texas over TCU

UCLA over Arizona

There you have it, my college football picks are up and have a good one!!

Breaking News: Auburn Football makes a change

Well Auburn fans you finally will get your wish, after less than 2 seasons as Auburn’s Football coach. Bryan Harsin will no longer be patrolling the sidelines. The recent loss to Arkansas, and the troublesome offense all season to this point. It started to accelerated the firing of Bryan Harsin Monday morning (10/31/2022). There were also the constant state of the blowing of the leads from last season into this season as well. Auburn has reportedly found its next Athletic Director in John Cohen, who is departing his position of Athletic Director (From Mississippi State). According to Hail State athletics (here is the link: https://hailstate.com/news/2022/10/31/msus-keenum-moving-forward-with-athletics-director-search.aspx) The Bulldogs are searching for there next Athletic Director as of now. Back to Harsin, he only lasted 21 games (9-12 overall) in his less than 2 seasons. Harsin started 6-2 in 2021 before the bottom fell out. As he finished 6-7 with the loss in the Birmingham Bowl in December. The fallout from the off season was so bad before the Spring. It look liked Harsin was possibly going to be shown the door, but Auburn decided to keep him. That decision proved to be costly for former Athletic Director Al Greene, as he was shown the door in the summer. It was not long before the days were counting to now on the tenure of Bryan Harsin, its now over. Harsin will be paid 15 million as part of the buyout from Auburn. There are already names that are being speculated from Lane Kiffin to even Bill Clark (former UAB Coach). As for the current season at Auburn, they are only 3-5 on the season 1-4 in SEC play. There chances at getting to a bowl game is now in the slimmer stage right now. This is what they have left on there schedule, they play Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Western Kentucky, and Alabama. Its not out of the question for Auburn to run the table, but it will be a tough stretch the rest of the way. Auburn will have a painful transition this time, and the fans will have to be patient in this process.

My 2022 College Football Picks (Week 5)

Well this is becoming a weekly theme with coaches getting fired. This time its Geoff Collins from Georgia Tech and did he really have a chance, i do not think so. The Bryan Harsin Era lives on for now, but does it end this coming weekend? It could if the LSU game doesn’t goes well. However, AJ McCarron (former Alabama QB) has already declared Harsin finished at Auburn. Will he prediction hold true, its something we all will have to tune in and find out. The Big Ten and Big 12 are still looking for more schools to join there conference at somepoint. Expansion talk seems to be the name of the game in the playoff and among the power conferences. So here are my picks for this week:

Saturday’s action:

Air Force over Navy (Game on CBS)

Minnesota over Purdue

Oklahoma over TCU (Texas Christian)

Ole Miss over Kentucky

Michigan over Iowa (Game on FOX)

Memphis over Temple

Utah over Oregon State

Buffalo over Miami (Ohio)

Florida State over Wake Forest

Ohio State over Rutgers

Oklahoma State over Baylor (Game on FOX)

Alabama over Arkansas (Game on CBS)

Texas A&M over Mississippi State

LSU over Auburn

UAB over Rice

Indiana over Nebraska

Clemson over North Carolina State (Game on ABC)

USC over Arizona State

Oregon over Stanford

Sunday’s action

Florida over Eastern Washington

Central Florida over SMU

There you have it my picks are up and you folks have a good one on this day.

My 2022 College Football Picks (Week 4)

Well what a week it has been, and another head coach (Herm Edwards at Arizona State) lost there job again. No its not Bryan Harsin, although it is getting close to being the case. It is so unfortunate for Harsin. This time he has no one to blame but himself. The Penn State game was a tragedy even for Auburn fans. There was no support at all for this man, and he had done great things in the Mountain West Conference with Boise State. The SEC is a different animal entirely, and Harsin should have known that from the beginning. Lets see if he makes it past November 1, or at all beyond 2022. This college football season has been weird all the way around, but it will sort itself out later in the season. So now here is my latest picks:

Saturday’s Action:

Clemson over Wake Forest

Kansas over Duke

Michigan over Maryland

Buffalo over Eastern Michigan

Baylor over Iowa State

Auburn over Missouri

Mississippi State over Bowling Green

Colorado over UCLA

Michigan State over Minnesota

Texas Tech over Texas

Florida over Tennessee (Game on CBS)

Ole Miss over Tulsa

Arizona over California

Houston over Rice

Liberty over Arkon

Kentucky over Northern Illinois (NIU)

Rutgers over Iowa

Ohio State over Wisconsin

Alabama over Vanderbilt

LSU over New Mexico

Florida State over Boston College

Oklahoma over Kansas State (Game on FOX)

Utah over Arizona State

There you go folks my college football picks are up, look i got as many as 20 games on the board here cant go wrong with any of them