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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Since the start of the BCS, the 3 most lopsided postseason games were played in the 4-team CFP format. The 4-teamer also produced 7 of the top 10 most lopsided games. The 12-team CFP only had 1 & it was the lowest MOV in the top 10 (28 points).

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

CFB QBs w/ 400+ attempts & 70+% completions: ‘24 Shedeur Sanders Will Howard Dillon Gabriel ‘23 Bo Nix Carson Beck ‘22 Bo Nix ‘21 Will Rogers CJ Stroud Aidan O’Connell Brock Purdy Carson Strong ‘20 Mac Jones ‘19 Joe Burrow Anthony Gordon ‘18 Gardner Minshew Brent Stockstill Dwayne Haskins

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In 2024, only 9 teams beat at least one opponent ranked in the AP top 5. Ohio State beat 5. Four of those were still ranked in the top 5 after the season was over.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

45% of Ohio State’s offensive drives in the playoffs resulted in a touchdown. Another 10% produced a field goal. (Does not include clock-expiring drives.)

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

National Championships By Decade 30s OSU: 0 Michigan: 0 40s OSU: 1 Michigan: 1 50s OSU: 2 Michigan: 0 60s OSU: 2 Michigan: 0 70s OSU: 1 Michigan: 0 80s OSU: 0 Michigan: 0 90s OSU: 0 Michigan: 1 00s OSU: 1 Michigan: 0 10s OSU: 1 Michigan: 0 20s OSU: 1 Michigan: 1 Total OSU: 9 Michigan: 3

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The first 3 coaches to win a Super Bowl were Vince, Weeb & Hank. The next 3 were Don, Tom & Chuck.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Notre Dame’s Playoff Games as a Cumulative Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 ND 14 26 25 35 Opp 0 37 17 31 (+14) (-11) (+8) (+4)

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Ohio State’s Playoff Games as a Cumulative Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OSU 42 48 31 24 Opp 7 25 22 21 (+35) (+13) (+9) (+3)

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Measured from their first listed coaching job on Wikipedia, years it took the last 10 first-time CFB championship coaches to win it all: Ryan Day: 22 Jim Harbaugh: 29 Kirby Smart: 22 Ed Orgeron: 35 Dabo Swinney: 23 Jimbo Fisher: 25 Gene Chizik: 24 Les Miles: 27 Urban Meyer: 21 Mack Brown: 32

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Seems obvious but not showing the title game on ABC was a ratings mistake. Also, OSU’s quarterfinal, semifinal & championship games were the 3 most-watched of the year.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

SEC teams with a loss to a B1G team in 2024: 6 (all finished in the top 7 of the SEC) B1G teams with a loss to an SEC team in 2024: 3 (finished #6, #7 & #15 in the B1G)

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Not Sorry Final Rankings 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Penn State 4. Notre Dame 5. Georgia 6. Texas 7. Arizona State 8. Boise State 9. Indiana 10. Tennessee

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This may never be matched. Unbelievable season!

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Ohio State wouldn’t have made the 4-team playoff but beat 3 of the teams who would have.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

QBs In The Playoffs Will Howard 73.9% completion 6 TDs 2 INTs 306.3 ypg 10.44 ypa 12.7 rush ypg 0 rush TDs Riley Leonard 67.1% completion 3 TDs 3 INTs 171.3 ypg 6.51 ypa 48.3 rush ypg 2 rush TDs

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Ohio State averages 3.8 sacks in their 6 games against playoff teams this year. That includes 0 sacks in the first game against Oregon. Notre Dame averages 2.7 sacks in their 3 games against playoff teams this year. (They played 0 playoff teams in the regular season.)

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

If the 12-team playoff has proven anything so far, it’s that we never should’ve trusted a committee to pick the 4 best teams in the first place. No amount of statistics and advanced analytics and good-natured debate can tell you which teams have what it takes to win. Only games can do that.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Red Zone Offense Notre Dame Score: 81.82% TD: 72.73% Penn State Score: 88.71% TD: 72.58% OSU Score: 87.04% TD: 75.93% Texas Score: 80.6% TD: 64.18%

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

This is a not a “rule” to be “challenged.” It’s part of the league’s agreement with the NFLPA. You want kids to fight against their future teammates?

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Total Penalties in Playoff Games: OSU/Ore: 5 Texas/Clem: 7 OSU/Tenn: 9 ND/Ind: 11 PSU/SMU: 13 ND/UGA: 15 Texas/ASU: 16 PSU/Boise: 23 Remaining Teams Individually: Ohio State: 5 Texas: 12 Notre Dame: 16 Penn State: 16

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Interesting that we’re getting two of these games in the semis anyway…

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Everyone’s complaining about this playoff format, but I think it’s nice that it comes with built-in excuses. “Can’t beat good teams on the road!” “First round bye makes you rusty!” It’s perfect for college football!

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Not Sorry Rankings 1/2 1. Ohio State 2. Penn State 3. Notre Dame 4. Texas

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Beamer is going to murder an official with his bare hands before this game is over

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Ohio State vs. Playoff Teams Pass TDs/game: 2 Pass TDs allowed/game: 0.5 Rush TDs/game: 2 Rush TDs allowed/game: 1.5 FGs/game: 1 FGs allowed/game: 1.25 Turnover Margin/game: -1

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Oregon vs. Playoff Teams Rush yds/game: 149 (4.06 ypc) Opp rush yds/game: 218 (6.47 ypc) Pass yds/game: 289 (9.97 ypa) Opp pass yds/game: 233.3 (6.14 ypa) Points scored/game: 38 Opp points scored/game: 34

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I share a birthday with someone else in my extended family. He just texted me “Happy Birthday.” Today is not our birthday.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

In 10 B1G games, Oregon was penalized 51x for 397 yds. Their opponents were penalized 60x for 507 yds. Oregon was the more penalized team in 3 games. In 9 B1G games, OSU was penalized 34x for 324 yds. Their opponents were penalized 26x for 226 yds. OSU was the more penalized team in 6 games.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

“You will be visited by three spirits” the 3 spirits:

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Had a hard time choosing which part of this fantastic piece to highlight, but this call to action sums up my feelings precisely:

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

There is literally nothing that happened in the first round that should make you think Alabama or Ole Miss would’ve won instead.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Not Sorry Rankings 12/22 1. Oregon 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Penn State 5. Texas 6. Notre Dame 7. Boise State 8. Arizona State

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

CFP Quarterfinals if R2 was seeded after R1: 1 Oregon 8 Arizona State 4 Penn State 5 Notre Dame 3 Texas 6 Ohio State 2 Georgia 7 Boise State

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Can’t imagine anyone watching this whole game and still wondering why Buckeye fans can’t stand Herbstreit.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Kirk is madly in love with his nonsensical volleyball theory

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I will never care what the analytics say. Not one time.

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Drew @cheesetonics.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

2023 Wild Card Playoff weekend

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

37-14 55-19 41-14 21-0 42-20 44-16 52-24 65-7 Those are scores from *national championship* games. There is no perfect system. Enjoy football.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The announcers last night made it clear that the agenda this year is maligning the B1G.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Indiana’s going to end this game with a field goal aren’t they?

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I just want Ohio State to come out Saturday night and treat every player on the field like they’re personally responsible for this song:

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Bill Belichick’s Spotify Wrapped is gonna be nuts next year

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I think the Belichick experiment is going to be extremely successful, primarily because my definition of “success” in this situation is vastly different from North Carolina’s

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The primary flaw of the CFP format is its misunderstanding of its own rewards. A bye is inherently valuable. A home game is inherently valuable. A high seed is only valuable if it’s tied to a team’s *actual* strength. The CFP has created a system of artificial seeding.

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College Football News @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

After the month-long expanded College Football Playoff is done, who will play for the national title and who'll win it all? Here's our first thought call on what will happen. collegefootballnews.com/college-foot...

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CFP National Championship First Thought: Who Will Win the 12-Team Playoff?

After the month-long expanded College Football Playoff is done, who will play for the national title and who'll win it all? Here's our first thought prediction.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Arizona State was unranked in the initial CFP rankings. Clemson was #23. Miami was #4, the highest-ranked team to not make the final bracket.

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

“Wait who’s STEVE Belichick?”

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Here’s the CFP with the same auto-bids but no auto-byes/wonky seeding: 1 Oregon 8 Indiana 9 Boise State 4 Penn State 5 Notre Dame 12 Clemson 3 Texas 6 Ohio State 11 Arizona State 2 Georgia 7 Tennessee 10 SMU

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NWOBuck @nwobuck.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

If the higher seed wins every R1 game, R2 will be: 1 Oregon/8 Ohio State 12 Arizona State/3 Texas 2 Georgia/5 Notre Dame 10 Boise State/4 Penn State Or, if the bye teams were seeded after R1: 1 Oregon/12 Arizona State 4 Penn State/5 Notre Dame 2 Georgia/10 Boise State 3 Texas/8 Ohio State

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