CFB Winning Edge: College football analytics

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Ep. 231: Coaching Carousel, Part II Jan 18, 2024

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After recording a day early for our last show, Scott, Xavier and Nick react to the legendary Nick Saban retiring from college football, and the chain reaction that brought Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, Jedd Fisch to Washington and Brent Brennan to Arizona, and also led to job openings at South Alabama and Buffalo. We also recap the week in transfer portal news, including Cam Ward committing to Miami, Evan Stewart at Oregon, and more.

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Ep. 230: Welcome to the 2024 College Football Season Jan 10, 2024

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss Michigan beating Washington in the College Football Playoff national championship game, highlights from recent transfer portal news, and then revisit our discussion from last week about our Way Too Early Top 25 rankings to compare to others across the industry.

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Ep. 229: 2024 Way Too Early Top 25 Rankings, College Football Playoff National Championship Preview Jan 04, 2024

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the College Football Playoff semifinals before digging into how our Roster Strength ratings for winners Washington and Michigan compare to raw recruiting rankings. We also discuss transfer portal news, go in-depth on our 2024 Way Too Early Top 25 rankings, and finish with our preview of the national championship game. College Football Playoff National Championship:

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Ep. 228: College Football Playoff, Bowl Game Previews, Part III Dec 28, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the bowl game results to date, what we learned and can apply to 2024, as well transfer portal headlines and their impact across college football before diving into the third batch of previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.

Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky

Sun Bowl: Oregon State vs. Notre Dame

Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa State

Cotton Bowl: Missouri vs. Ohio State

Peach Bowl: Penn State vs. Ole Miss

Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland

Orange Bowl: Georgia vs. Florida State

Arizona Bowl: Toledo vs. Wyoming

ReliaQuest Bowl: Wisconsin vs. LSU

Fiesta Bowl: Liberty vs. Oregon

Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee

College Football Playoff Semifinals

Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan

Sugar Bowl: Texas vs. Washington

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Ep. 227: National Signing Day, Bowl Game Previews, Part II Dec 21, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss National Signing Day, transfer portal headlines, head coaching news, and the impacts across college football before diving into the second batch of bowl game previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers - and try to keep pace after a 7-1 start against the spread in our Team Strength projections.

Boca Raton Bowl: USF vs. Syracuse

Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. UCF

Birmingham Bowl: Troy vs. Duke

Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

Armed Forces Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State vs. Utah State68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan

Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern

Hawaii Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State

Military Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane

Duke's Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia

Holiday Bowl: Louisville vs. USC

Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State

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Ep. 226: Bowl Game Previews, Part I, Transfer Portal Updates Dec 14, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the Heisman Trophy, transfer portal quarterbacks, head coaching moves, and more from the world of college football before diving into the first batch of bowl game previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio

New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana

Cure Bowl: Miami OH vs. Appalachian State

New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Fresno State

LA Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State

Independence Bowl: Cal vs. Texas Tech

Famous Toastery Bowl: WKU vs. Old Dominion

Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. Marshall

Ep. 225: Transfer Portal, Head Coaching Carousel Dec 07, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the College Football Playoff Committee and the decision to snub Florida State before diving into a huge roundup of news from the transfer portal and head coaching carousel.

We offer thoughts on top quarterback targets including Cam Ward, Dante Moore and Dillon Gabriel, as well as reports and rumors about where each could land.

Then, we dig into the new head coaches across college football, headlined by Jonathan Smith at Michigan State and Mike Elko at Texas A&M.

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Ep. 224: 2023 College Football Championship Week Preview Nov 30, 2023

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!Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 13, and then dive into the conference championship games that will decide who makes it to the 2023 College Football Playoff. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Conference Championship Week

Pac-12: Oregon vs. Washington

Big XII: Oklahoma State vs. Texas

Big Ten: Michigan vs. Iowa

ACC: Louisville vs. Florida State

SEC: Georgia vs. Alabama

Plus the CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, American and Sun Belt Conference Championship Games

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Ep. 223: 2023 College Football Week 13 Preview Nov 22, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 12, and then dive into Week 13 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.

Week 13

UTSA at Tulane

Oregon State at Oregon

Texas A&M at LSU

North Carolina at NC State

Ohio State at Michigan

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Ep. 222: 2023 College Football Week 12 Preview Nov 16, 2023

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Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 11, and then dive into Week 12 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.

Week 12

North Carolina at Clemson

Louisville at Miami

Utah at Arizona

Georgia at Tennessee

Kansas State at Kansas

Washington at Oregon State

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