It is Wednesday, so I acknowledge that what I am writing now can be considered Old News, but I know you all have been waiting on the edge of your seats, so here goes.....
"The College Football Playoff"
Does any topic generate more hot air than the selection of the four teams that will comprise the College Football Playoff field, both in the weeks leading up to and in the days following the selection? All of this intense debate and, it logically follows, intense interest will go away next year when the CFP expands to twelve teams. Sadly, I guess that the bloviations of Mike Greenberg, Stephen A. Smith and their ilk will still be a part of the discussions over the fact that scrappy 11-2 East Overshoe University got overlooked for spot Number Twelve in favor Enormous State University, who went 10-3, but finished third in a much stronger conference.
Be that it as it may, I am delighted that Alabama got selected as one of the four teams. They beat the team that had been undefeated and rated Number One all season, and well, THEY ARE ALABAMA! You may get tired of them year after year, but they are always good - at least in the Nick Saban Era - and they are always fun to watch. Yeah, I feel bad for the Florida State players, but tough shit, kids. Now is as good a time as any to learn that life ain't always fair.
By the way, I plunked down ten bucks on Alabama to win the whole thing at +200.
"Embarrassment at Acrisure, or Cardinals 24 - Steelers 10"
The less said about that enormous stink bomb that Steelers set off this past Sunday, the better. At the time for the first weather delay, I made the comment that the refs should have ruled a TKO in favor of the Cardinals and sent everybody home. It was that bad. However, I will make two observations.
One, if anyone was going to take part in dismantling the Steelers that day, I'm glad that it was James Connor.
Two, how about Dionte Johnson "celebrating" his fourth quarter touchdown, you know, the one that cut the Arizona lead from 24-3 to 24-10. This following the week when he quit on a play against Cincy and was forced him to make a locker room apology to his coaches and teammates. Hope that Steelers part ways with this goof at the end of the season. As friend of mine stated, "he's not even that good."
"The Grandstander Power Rankings - We Have A New Leader"
A convincing win over the Eagles have vaulted the San Francisco 49ers to Number one in the GPR.
- 49ers 9-3 (Last week - 4)
- Eagles 10-2 (10)
- Ravens 9-3 (2)
- Dolphins 9-3 (5)
- Lions 9-3 (6)
- Chiefs 8-4 (3)
- Cowboys 9-3 (8)
- Jaguars 8-4 (7)
- Texans 7-5 (unranked)
- Packers 6-6 (unranked)
Others receiving consideration: Bills, Browns, Colts.
Interesting games this week in terms of how it might affect the GPR.....Rams-Ravens, Lions-Bears, Seahawks-49ers, Bills-Chiefs, and Eagles-Cowboys.
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