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~VOL. 13 JANUARY 2026~
January is not just for resolutions! It is for the start of the greatest football for any fan regardless if you prefer the NCAA or NFL. Action packed bowl mania for the NCAA fan and the start of the playoffs to see who will be in the Super Bowl for the NFL. Does it really get any better than this?! Well....not that it can but the formats have got better and that makes the excitement energetic, especially for those who like underdogs! So that leads me to college football's playoff history evolved from traditional bowl games to the BCS 1998-2013, then the 4-team college football (CFP) 2014-2023. With semifinals in major bowls, and finally the expanded 12-team 2024-present, which separates first-round games from the traditional bowls, making it the largest postseason structure ever for FBS. The system shifted from polls to a selection committee, aiming for a clearer national champion by moving beyond split titles and debates. The new format now has us seeing a 12 seeded underdog having a chance to win a National Championship. This year there it is the 12 seed (James Madison) that has thus far lived up to the hype with a 5th ranked offense. With the #1 seed overall (Indiana) with a 2nd ranked offense. Those 2 teams are just an example to give you the clarity that offense is what has brought all 12 teams that made the playoffs have 1 thing in common... score points and make the games entertaining to any fan, fanatic, or swamy!
Who do you have winning and why?
PLAYOFFS....PLAYOFFS...PLAYOFFS did you say Playoffs?! Well that is what we have Jim Mora! For the first time since 1998 Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, or Patrick Mahomes are not in the NFL playoffs!!! The wildcard weekend with primetime games on Sunday and Monday night. WOW who doesn't enjoy multiple days in a week of in your face smashmouth football?! Do the boys in the black & white pinstripes actually let the teams play now that there is no KC in them?! HaHaHa a dynasty they said that they are...hmmm well how does a "dynasty" get mathematically knocked out from being able to make the playoffs? That is a topic for a whole ever time that maybe will get a revisit. So here we go with the NFL were you see teams "rest" their players unlike the mentioned NCAA. Will the resting haunt the teams that do? Such has worse ranking for a tougher matchup?
Or does that just slap the team they get lined up with in the face? (7th Chargers vs 2nd Patriots) with resting of Herbert. Speaking of the Patriots, did not get #1 overall for the rest will it be a disadvantage for them? As the Broncos which seem to be the NFL's this years replacement of KC with the #1 overall and blowing out their AFC West division, will they make believers out of the doubters?! Staying in the AFC and go to the South division to find the (Texans) that started 0-3 and finish with the best defense in the league how far do they go?! Then we have to go to the NFC to find the leagues best offense in with the Rams. Who will play a under .500 team Panthers that won their division by round robin get a 4 seed. Will the players on the #1 Overall seed Seahawks be able to handle the pressure and not see ghosts like their reincarnated QB has in the past?!