CFB Winning Edge: College football analytics

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 141: The Most Improved Teams in College Football in 2021 Jan 18, 2022

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the Hawaii head coaching job following the resignation of Todd Graham, as well as news and notes from the transfer portal before diving into our list of the most improved (and most disappointing) teams in college football in 2021. We explore our 2021 Team Performance ratings, and compare them to 2020 to find the biggest risers and fallers from last season, as well as compare the 2021 results to our Roster Strength ratings to see which teams overachieved (and underachieved) their available talent.

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Ep. 140: Georgia wins the National Championship, Welcome to 2022 Jan 12, 2022

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Scott, Xavier and Nick recap the National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama and celebrate the Dawgs victory and the 2021 college football season as a whole. We then discuss a wide range of news and notes including coaching rumors, the transfer portal and 2022 national championship futures.

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Ep. 139: 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia Preview Jan 07, 2022

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss news and notes from the transfer portal and NFL Draft declarations, and take a way-too-early look at potential contending teams for 2022. We then offer insight, predictions and our projections for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama

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Ep. 138: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 3 Dec 30, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the final full week of Bowl Season, including the College Football Playoff Semifinals:

Cincinnati vs. Alabama

Georgia vs. Michigan

as well as:

North Carolina vs. South Carolina

Tennessee vs. Purdue

Pitt vs. Michigan State

Wisconsin vs. Arizona State

Wake Forest vs. Rutgers

Washington State vs. Central Michigan

Penn State vs. Arkansas

Oklahoma State vs. Notre Dame

Iowa vs. Kentucky

Utah vs. Ohio State

Baylor vs. Ole Miss

LSU vs. Kansas State

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Ep. 137: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 2 Dec 23, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the second week of Bowl Season, including:

North Texas vs. Miami OH

UCF vs. Florida

Memphis at Hawaii

Georgia State vs. Ball State

Western Michigan vs. Nevada

Boston College vs. East Carolina

Houston vs. Auburn

Air Force vs. Louisville

Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech

UCLA vs. NC State

West Virginia vs. Minnesota

SMU vs. Virginia

Maryland vs. Virginia Tech

Clemson vs. Iowa State

Oregon vs. Oklahoma

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Ep. 136: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 1 Dec 16, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the early signing period, a bevy of coaching moves and transfer portal news, and then offer insight and our predictions for the first week of Bowl Season, including:

Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo

Cure Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina

Boca Raton Bowl: WKU vs. Appalachian State

New Mexico Bowl: UTEP vs. Fresno State

Independence Bowl: UAB vs. BYU

LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty

LA Bowl: Utah State vs. Oregon State

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs. Marshall

Myrtle Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming

Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. San Diego State

Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs. Army

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Ep. 135: 2021 College Football Conference Championship Game Previews, Projections & Predictions Dec 02, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the wide range of head coaching moves and transfer portal news and then offer insight and our predictions for this weekend's conference championship games, including:

Oregon vs. Utah

Houston at Cincinnati

Baylor vs. Oklahoma State

Michigan vs. Iowa

Pitt vs. Wake Forest

Alabama vs. Georgia

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Ep. 134: 2021 College Football Week 13 Preview, Projections & Predictions Nov 24, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 12 of the 2021 college football season and how our projections have performed to date, and then discuss the Rivalry Week schedule to offer insight and our predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups:

UMass at New Mexico State

Ole Miss at Mississippi State

Penn State at Michigan State

Alabama at Auburn

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

Ohio State at Michigan

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Ep. 133: 2021 College Football Week 12 Preview, Projections & Predictions Nov 18, 2021

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Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 11 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 12 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups:

SMU at Cincinnati

Baylor at Kansas State

Iowa State at Oklahoma

Arkansas at Alabama

Oregon at Utah

Michigan State at Ohio State

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Ep. 132: 2021 College Football Week 11 Preview, Projections & Predictions Nov 11, 2021

Show notes

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 10 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 11 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups:

Nevada at San Diego State

NC State at Wake Forest

Baylor at Oklahoma

Mississippi State at Auburn

Purdue at Ohio State

Texas A&M at Ole Miss

You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge to learn more.