The fourteenth edition of the CFBZ podcast is in the books! Kevin McGuire returned to join me on the show. Kevin is a great college football writer who writes for many sites including Examiner.com, The Nittany Lions Den and Crystal Ball Run.
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Auburn was one of two SEC teams in 2012 that failed to win a conference game. The Tigers went from winning the National Championship to winning just three games over the span of only two years. Because of that, Gene Chizik was dismissed and the Tigers are hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again as they bring in former OC Gus Malzhan to try and right the ship.
no commentsOn Monday, the college football season ended with a statement. That statement was made by Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide as they simply destroyed their previously undefeated opponents. Alabama broke the Notre Dame Fighting Irish down in every facet of the game and the game was over just seconds into the second quarter.
About two months ago, my take on a then-hypothetical Alabama/Notre Dame game was that it would be a one-sided mudhole-stomping in favor of the Crimson Tide. But in the month since this traditionalist's dream matchup became reality, I've done a lot of film study on the Fighting Irish, and now...I'm not so certain, at all. Make no mistake, Alabama is more talented than Notre Dame by far, both in terms of their depth and their upper-limit of athleticism. However, the Irish present enough key matchup problems to make this one interesting and though Brian Kelly doesn't receive the same level of acclaim as an offensive "mastermind" as college football's other notable coaching Kelly, he's one of the best schemers in the game, and he has squeezed just about every point out of this group of players as is possible. His offense hasn't always looked pretty doing it, but couldn't you say the same thing about Nick Saban's defense at times this season? I wouldn't say he's on the same level as Saban, but if he pulls off the win Monday night, I may have to start. This is a premier matchup of offensive and defensive minds.
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Who: Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) vs Texas A&M Aggies (10-2)
Where: Jerry World
When: January 4th, 8 PM EST
TV: FOX
Line: A&M by 3
Who: Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) vs Oregon Ducks (11-1)
Where: Arizona
When: January 3rd, 8:30 PM EST
TV: ESPN
Line: Oregon by 8
Who: FSU Seminoles (11-2) vs NIU Huskies (12-1)
Where: South Beach
When: New Year's Day, 8:30 PM EST
TV: ESPN
Line: Noles by 14.5
Who: Stanford Cardinal (11-2) vs Wisconsin Badgers (8-5)
Where: Goin' Back To Cali
When: New Year's Day, 5 PM EST
TV: ESPN
Line: Cardinal by 5
Who: Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3)
Where: Mickey Mouse's House
When: New Year's Day, 1 PM EST
TV: ABC
Line: Dawgs by 8.5
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