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Texas A&M has a 1-in-5 chance of beating Bama. Here are the 5 keys to an upset.
The Aggies have elite players on both sides of the ball and a QB who’s beaten the Tide before. Will that be anywhere near enough?Maybe the only thing crankier than Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Teasing Houston, Hating Texas, and Coaching Purdue
Typical Thursday docket.We made you wait an extra day for the midweek PAPN, so we made an extra long one just for you.The contents:An even dumber Big 12 saga than normal comes to an end (here’s...
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Bama and Texas A&M have only played 8 times, but this rivalry is packed with...
Nick Saban and Kevin Sumlin have added plenty of moments to a series that included a legendary head coach changing sides decades ago.Texas A&M is 6-0 with home wins over UCLA and Tennessee and...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: We should’ve seen Penn State and Auburn coming
It’s the PAPN Sunday recap!Join us as we talk about...This week’s S&P+ top 25Auburn and Penn State were this week’s big winners, and the numbers were telling us it was coming for a while.13-0 Boise...
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3 reasons Auburn’s suddenly looked awesome in 2016
Auburn destroyed Arkansas on Saturday, but the Tigers have been looking really good for a while now.Auburn’s 56-3 win over Arkansas seemed downright easy. There were no sudden bursts, no return scores....
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Michigan’s defense has been historically great. Can the Wolverines keep it up...
Also, the Wolverines are expected to beat Michigan State by an uncomfortable margin, Oklahoma-Texas Tech looked like a different sport, and Western Michigan might really be happening.0.8 adjusted...
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Is 2016 the year a 2-loss team makes the College Football Playoff? Here’s...
There’s about a 40 percent chance a two-loss team will enter conference title weekend with a decent shot to make the Playoff. Let me explain.Through some combination of scheduling and randomness, the...
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Florida State can still beat Clemson, if the Noles answer these 3 questions
A two-loss season counts as a disappointment in Tallahassee. Here’s what FSU has to do to disappoint somebody else.Playoff-wise, Florida State's season is already over. The Seminoles have lost twice,...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Sources say you are hiring Lane Kiffin. Congrats!
Sources have told SB Nation that the topics for today’s midweek PAPN include the following:Charlie Strong’s performance to date.The “Big 12 doesn’t play defense” meme is totally false, except for when...
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Who’s No. 2? Does the CFP committee go with Michigan or Clemson (or Other)?
It’s your weekend wrap-up edition of PAPN!Topics include...This week’s S&P+ rankings.West Virginia is still quite good but wasn’t meant to go 12-0.Same with Baylor.Lots of teams in the No. 20-40...
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Michigan is fantastic, but Michigan State showed the Wolverines aren’t perfect
Let’s scout Jim Harbaugh’s team for weaknesses. There aren’t many.You had to figure it wasn’t going to be easy. Michigan State had won seven of its last eight against Michigan and pulled off the most...
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November is here. Now the college football season has really begun.
August is for arguing. September is for dreaming. October is for bargaining. November is for everything.On November 1, 2008, Michael Crabtree and Texas Tech took down undefeated Texas.On November 2,...
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What is ‘MACtion?’ Let’s define it by its 10 greatest games ever
MACtion: Mid-week Mid-American Conference football in November. Expect fun and nothing else.It might not feel like we make as much as we used to in this country, but we still have some of the best...
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Texas A&M over Washington in the Playoff rankings is frustrating, but it’ll...
The committee should value actual team strength over its weird idea of schedule strength.The College Football Playoff committee released its first set of rankings on Tuesday night, and they come with...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: These CFP rankings are college football’s dream
NEW PAPN! LET’S GO! WE HAVE CFP RANTING TO DO!Topics in this PAPN include...Overthinking schedule strength compared to actual strengthTaking a dump on your schoolWashington is awesome. That’s why...
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LSU must do these 4 things to even have a chance to upset Alabama
Ed Orgeron can stake his claim to the permanent LSU job if he crashes the Playoff race on Saturday. Here’s how it can happen.Alabama’s greatest strength under Nick Saban has been its ability to...
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How 1 play at Iowa State changed Bama-LSU (and all of college football)
Imagine the alternate reality we’d be living in right now if one moment five years ago in Ames, Iowa had gone the other way.One line from a 2011 box score:4-1 ISU 20 Sharp, Quinn field goal attempt...
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Chad Kelly’s season-ending injury means even more what-ifs and tough choices...
The star senior QB’s knee injury adds to a frustrating 2016 for the Rebels, and the reaction could have impact for years.Some seasons remain unfinished. You spend nine months trying to figure out what...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Ohio State’s not going to leap Washington ......
We’re a day late with our PAPN weekend rundown, so we made it up to you by giving you 50 percent more content!Today’s topics:Your new S&P+ top 25North Carolina, chugging along toward another 10-win...
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Yep, this college football season has fewer contenders than usual. Look on...
This could mean one hell of a Playoff.Four of five power conferences have one unbeaten team, and the top teams in the polls — Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Washington, Louisville, Ohio State — align with...
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