Author: Adam Gibby

Elite College Football teams only have really ten real games a year. Sure, there are 12 games in a regular season. Still, one of those opponents is generally an FCS school, and another is a G5 program that any real playoff-contending team should be able to get past without having to play the starters during the 4th quarter. Even in those ten ‘real’ games, normally, only five to six of them are games that they aren’t favored to win by two scores or more. In other words, for the top 20-30 teams in college football, everything comes down to how…

Kirk Herbstreit is very careful with is words, and he has decided to make a statement when it comes to transgender athletes. The debate over transgender athletes competing in sports has become a hot topic the past few years, with stories like Lia Thomas competing and winning in the NCAA Women’s swimming championships and, more recently, the two boxers who won silver and gold in the Olympics.  The debate of whether or not transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in sports with the gender they identify as is one where very few don’t have a strong opinion. Supporters of…

The NFL preseason has never been less exciting. With starters and even backups playing minimal snaps, the overall hype around the games has been at historic lows. Add to that the fact that third and fourth-stringers are playing for their careers (literally), and it is creating a dangerous scenario where players are getting hurt and starters are losing their entire season, even in limited reps. With this backdrop, is it worth it to even play preseason games? Let’s discuss. Case for Keeping Preseason Games A player can be evaluated in practice, but nothing compares to actual game reps. For players…

There is a college football narrative out there that unless a team plays in the Big 10 or the SEC, their schedule is a ‘cupcake’ schedule, and that, essentially, there are no great teams outside of the SEC or Big 10. Stop. Yes, the best teams in college football are from these conferences, but they certainly are not the only ones with great teams. I’d go as far as to say that there are Big 12 and ACC schools that play tougher schedules than some Big 10 teams.  Not Everyone is Georgia, Ohio State, or Alabama Again, I understand and…

The college football preseason AP Top 25 poll has officially been released, and there are plenty of early season storylines to follow, still two weeks before any games have been played. Whether you support the idea of the preseason poll or not, it doesn’t change the fact that the poll exists, and it does carry weight and influence. Here is the complete poll: Georgia (46) Ohio State (15) Oregon (1) Texas Alabama Ole Miss Notre Dame Penn State Michigan Florida State Missouri Utah LSU Clemson Tennessee Oklahoma Oklahoma State Kansas State Miami Texas A&M Arizona Kansas USC North Carolina State…

Utah Football has made it clear that they believe they should be able to run through the Big 12 and be the most dominant team. While there is nothing wrong, or even uncommon, about being confident and shooting to be the best, the way that Utah has done it has been nothing short of cocky and borderline arrogant. This has put them in a spot where they better back up their talk or they won’t hear the end of it. Utah Football Fanbase Unhappy to be in Big 12 Of course I am not speaking about every individual fan when…

NFL Preseason games have recently started to trend far less important and impactful. Whether it is starters playing less, games being called early, or the lack of offense (defenses tend to dominate in preseason games), the reality is fans and the media just aren’t ‘all in’ anymore. Players Trying Out is Very Limited Sure, the preseason games are the Super Bowl for a few players on the bubble of making a 53-man roster. But in reality, this is a very short list of players. On a typical roster of 90 going into the preseason games, about 45 already have a…

BYU Football has not officially announced who will be the starting quarterback when the Cougars take the field on August 31st against Southern Illinois. Everyone from the Offensive Coordinator Aaron Roderick to Head Coach Kalani Sitake has adamantly stated that the starting quarterback has not been decided between Baylor/USF transfer Gerry Bohanon and Jake Retzlaff, who started four games last season. Despite what has been said, BYU Football released a graphic that may or may not have intentionally announced who is the frontrunner to take the first snaps later this month. Both BYU Quarterbacks Have Their Pros and Cons BYU…

When you think of College Football Championships, odds are the first team that comes to mind is Alabama. Much of that, of course, is due to their recent domination in the sport, winning six National Championships in the past 15 years. The Crimson Tide have appeared in the College Football Playoff eight of the ten years while it was a four-team playoff. With this dominance and data, one would assume they would be a shoo-in for the 12-team playoff. Yet, they are favored not to make it. FanDuel Not Loving Alabama Football FanDuel released their “odds to make the 12-team…

Every year, college football seems to have the same cast of great teams of teams on the top. Everyone knows that Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and others will be at the top of the rankings all year. For those teams, playing the games is less about the joy of winning and more about the relief of not losing. But what about the surprise teams? Every year, it feels like a team or two comes out of nowhere and surprises the nation. Last year, Missouri rose from unranked in the preseason ranking to 8th to finish the year. The year before…