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Time for some College Baseball charts!
Starting with LSU’s run to the national championship.
They had a solid regular season, slightly led by their pitching.
Struggled early in the tourney, but their hitting put them back on track until a slip up in game 1 vs CCU.
In College Football, the difference between 1 and 24 is ~20 points.
In the NFL the difference between 1 and 32 is ~15 points.
There is more variability in the CFB game. But variability is why there should be a smaller playoff.
"Expanding the playoffs to 24 teams means that now 17% of college football teams will make the playoffs. In the NFL it's 44% and yet it's never killed our interest in the regular season."
@colincowherd doesn't buy that a 24-team playoff will kill college football
The 20th BEST (think power rating) team making the playoffs instead of a bowl is probably good for them and their fans.
But here’s the problem, and maybe I can run the numbers later (or I can trust AI):
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This might sound crazy. But solve all the issues with a 20 Team Playoff.
Effectively a 16 team playoff (so the P4 still gets 4x what we had before) plus 4 “play-in” games like we have for March Madness.
🚨 Some interesting news we've heard behind the scenes...
A source tells us that conference leadership has told coaches to prepare for an eventual 24-team College Football Playoff with ONE guaranteed spot for the G6.
‼️The expectation is that the remaining G6 teams would eventually have their own separate playoff.‼️
No official announcement yet, but sounds like this is something conferences are already preparing for.
👀 How would you feel about a separate playoff along with one guaranteed spot in the CFP?
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Refs can’t rule that UAB sack a fumble. The QB intended to throw it forward.
That’s how it works right?
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@gameonpaper I’ve been real into drive-level data lately.
Would it be possible to get Drive Total EPA added to each drive?
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It was a rough Saturday for ULM but a few players still stood out.
See more fun visuals of the Louisiana FBS schools from Week 1:
fbintheboot.substack.com/p/w…
See more fun visuals of the Louisiana FBS schools from Week 1:
fbintheboot.substack.com/p/w…
Week 1 in the Boot: (Game of The Week)
LSU gets first look at Leavitt and Kiffin’s offense, which should outpace Clemson’s offense. But if LSU makes mistakes, Clemson’s defense could keep them in the game.
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Week 1 in the Boot: (Underdogs)
Duke will be improved on last year’s team and Tulane takes a step back this year. If Tulane’s run game maintains control, there could be a chance.
ULM will get to watch new RB, Chaney, against a strong Miss St team. But it will be hard to slow MSU
Wrote an article but I clearly don’t know how to use Substack.
Week 1 in the Boot: (Should Win vs FCS)
Louisiana will be able to see how Lunch Winfield has improved as a passer vs Lamar.
Louisiana Tech should dominate against Northwestern State
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LSU’s Princewill Umanmielen and Tulane’s Ed Smith will be two guys to watch up front. Both should be seen putting pressure on opposing QBs this season.
Last Friday I broke down the most impactful offensive players in the state of Louisiana for this season.
Now I turn to the defense:
ULM’s Don Chaney takes my top spot for impact running backs in Louisiana.
I put McClure on the list, but Tulane should have a couple options coming out the backfield that will all make an impact.
🔗 to the full list in the next post
Breaking down the highest impact offensive players in Louisiana this year:
fbintheboot.substack.com/p/l…
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Tulane has a big QB battle going on.
The Cajuns have the electric Lunch Winfield.
But I’ve picked Sam Leavitt and Blake Baker as the most impactful QBs in Louisiana this year.
