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Georgia’s brilliantly simple rushing attack takes on Alabama’s No. 1 run...
One of the best two-headed attacks ever faces the country’s best defense in the National Championship.When Kirby Smart came to Athens as Georgia’s new head coach in 2016, he lured acclaimed offensive...
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The last time Georgia won the national title, a key freshman and Notre Dame...
Reliving Georgia’s 1980 national title run.In 1980, Georgia won its only modern national title thanks to a key freshman (all-time running back Herschel Walker) and a late win over Notre Dame....
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5 years later, Georgia’s looking for those 5 final yards against Alabama in...
Sometimes symbolism is subtle. Sometimes it bops you over the head. Let’s get it on.Mark Richt’s last incredible Georgia team threw us off the scent. The 2012 Bulldogs began 5-0, trouncing Missouri and...
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The National Championship live blog: Alabama beats Georgia in an overtime...
Nick Saban vs. Kirby Smart turned into freshman QB vs. freshman QB. Bama’s won. Nick Saban is a six-time national champ.Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT): PostgameStats don’t do this thing justice, but ......
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To win a 6th title, Nick Saban had to take the risks he’s been so good at...
The most controlling coach in college football took the reins from his cautious veteran QB and handed them to a volatile freshman. It worked.The source of your biggest personal strength is probably...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: An amazing title game and an offseason of soul...
College football had itself another fantastic title game, but this sport still has all sots of soul searching to do.Season’s over! If only we had things to talk about ...Topics:Dynasty life is supposed...
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The top 100 games of the 2017-18 college football season
We start off the week with 100-71.We did it. After 834 regular season games, 40 bowl games, 4,376 Nick Saban scowls, and one hell of a national championship game, the college football season is over....
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The top 100 games of the 2017-18 college football season
We march on with the list, from 70-41.We did it. After 834 regular season games, 40 bowl games, 4,376 Nick Saban scowls, and one hell of a national championship game, the college football season is...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: We *almost* had triple option in the Pac-12 :(
Ifs, buts, candy, nuts, etc.Let’s mourn almost-hires and celebrate the best games of 2017!Topics:WE ALMOST HAD TRIPLE OPTION IN THE PAC-12Has Noel Mazzone ever coached a true running QB?This week’s...
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The top 100 games of the 2017-18 college football season
We move closer to the top, this time counting down 40-11.We did it. After 834 regular season games, 40 bowl games, 4,376 Nick Saban scowls, and one hell of a national championship game, the college...
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The top 100 games of the 2017-18 college football season
Here they are: The top 10 games of the college football season.We did it. After 834 regular season games, 40 bowl games, 4,376 Nick Saban scowls and one hell of a national championship game, the...
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If making the College Football Playoff is all about who you play, how can we...
If this is the system, how can we make sure the next UCF has a shot at actually entering the conversation? Let’s brainstorm.In 2016, Tom Herman’s Houston Cougars gave Playoff exec Bill Hancock a trump...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Coaches are fans, and they all root against Alabama
Urban Meyer is slowly becoming Woody Hayes, and, wow, does FAU have an enticing 2018 schedule.It’s the college football offseason, so naturally we have nothing tons to talk about.Topics:The 2018...
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Know how baseball and basketball have deep stats for individual players?...
This is how numbers can tell us more about what a player does well.Football doesn’t lend itself toward the clear individual stats we see in sports like baseball. A quarterback has passing yards and a...
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The NCAA might ease transfer restrictions for players whose head coaches...
Coaches can change teams without NCAA rules in the way. So why should players have to jump through so many hoops?It’s been clear since the moment the 2017 college football season ended that one of the...
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2018 college football returning production rankings: Clemson’s ready. Who else?
Also: It’s put-up-or-shut-up time in Ann Arbor, and the Pac-12 South’s got a long way to go.By now, you might be familiar with my process for releasing each season’s S&P+ projections:Release data...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Ed Orgeron’s accidental rebuild
The word of the day is “stigma”. It’s mailbag time!We told you to send questions to #AskPAPN. You obliged.Topics:Kansas might be a top-110 team this year!Ed Orgeron is engaging in a rebuild, whether he...
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5-year rankings: Auburn’s trending up, Florida’s trending down, and Bama...
128 FBS teams ranked by how they’ve performed over the last five years as a whole.On Feb. 9, I will post this year’s initial S&P+ projections for the 2018 season. The rankings are primarily a mix...
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Super Bowl 2018 live results: Score updates and highlights from Eagles vs....
Updates on the game are here throughout Sunday. The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles meet Sunday in Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52. NBC will televise the game, with streaming available here....
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Super Bowl 2018 live blog: Eagles outlast Patriots in thriller
Philadelphia beat the Pats in one of the most explosive games in NFL history.PostgameSome stats:Total yards: Patriots 613, Eagles 538.Third down conversions: Eagles 10-for-16, Patriots 5-for-10.Foles —...
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