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Football Week 7 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/17/2021
 
The playoff picture is getting very interesting. The Big Ten likely has lost their hopes of getting two teams into the playoffs with Iowa’s lackluster loss at home to Purdue. There is still a long, long way to go though and at this point it would be nearly impossible to leave out an undefeated Cincinnati team. The Bearcats have their toughest games remaining at home and will be favored all the way through the regular season. But perhaps the more interesting aspect is that of ...
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Football Week 6 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/10/2021
 
There was some movement at the top this week following Alabama’s defeat to Texas A&M. However, a one-loss Alabama could still make the playoffs and we project the Tide and Georgia to both still be in the playoffs. The other spots remain with Oklahoma and Iowa. The Sooners made a superb comeback in the Red River Rivalry behind back-up quarterback Caleb Williams. The Hawkeyes slipped past Penn State in a 23-20 thriller to take control of the Big Ten. Their defense should ...
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Football Week 5 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/03/2021
 
Last week we talked about Oklahoma losing out on a playoff spot, but instead it was Oregon who fell. That moves a Big Ten team into the playoffs. The best candidate in the Big Ten is Iowa, coming off a dominating win at Maryland. What makes Iowa the best option at this point is the fact that they are in the Big Ten West. The West is pretty bad and there may not be an offense in the division that can score more than a garbage time touchdown against the Hawkeyes. Of course ...
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Football Week 4 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/26/2021
 
The four teams in the playoffs did not change this week, but once again Oklahoma looked quite susceptible. The Sooners hit the road this week for the first time all season to take on Kansas State. The Wildcats are coming off a loss at Oklahoma State, but if OU plays like they did against Nebraska and West Virginia, Kansas State could get the victory. That would likely leave a playoff spot open for a Big Ten team like Iowa or Penn State.

Football Week 3 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/19/2021
 
The battle for the playoffs is heating up. Preseason favorites like Clemson and Ohio State have lost and that has opened the door for just about everybody else. Even Alabama looks almost susceptible. For now we have Georgia joining Alabama in the playoffs from the SEC. The other two spots currently belong to Oklahoma and Oregon. A bevy of Big Ten teams are right in the mix too. Iowa and Penn State are both looking very good and deserve to be in the conversation at the ...
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2021 NFL Draft and Free Agent Selections by Team

Pete Marasco
Tue, 05/04/2021

         

This is simply a list showing each team’s draft selections together with their undrafted free agent signings after the draft.  Some teams such as the NY Giants have very few UDFA as they are already at the 90 man roster limit set by the NFL for this time of the year.  The Patriots as of this date haven’t declared any UDFA signings as they may also be at the roster limit, keeping in mind that they spent around 300 million in signing free ...

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Final Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 12/20/2020
 
Usually by this point the bowl picture is quite clear. We know who is eligible and who isn’t and that will fill up all of the bowls right there. In 2020 though, things are quite different. Some teams will still likely opt out of bowls once they see their options on Sunday and surely something will happen and some of these bowl games will not be played. But for the teams eyeing a spot in the playoffs, Championship Week went about as expected.   Alabama, Clemson and Ohio ...
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Week 15 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 12/13/2020
 
The playoff picture was muddled for Florida on Saturday after they lost a heartbreaker to LSU. The Gators face off against Alabama this week in the SEC title game. If they win, Florida will surely be the best of the two loss teams, but that may not be enough to keep their hopes alive. That would likely leave Alabama, Ohio State and the winner of the ACC title game in the playoffs with the loser of the ACC title game and Texas A&M battling it out for the last ...
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Week 14 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 12/06/2020
 
A few days earlier we did not have Coastal Carolina and BYU on our schedule, but those two teams came together in this weird season and gave everybody one of the best games of the year. The result was a 22-17 victory for the Chanticleers and that puts an end to BYU’s playoff hopes. The impromptu football version of the BracketBusters proved to be very successful and many eyes are now looking at Coastal Carolina’s big game against fellow ranked team Louisiana on December ...
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Week 13 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/29/2020
 
Bowl games are starting to fall. This week the Pinstripe Bowl announced that the game would not be played in 2020. That knocks out one ACC team and one Big Ten team…on paper at least. With many conferences not playing non-conference schedules, the power conferences are having a tougher time than usual reaching a .500 record. The bowls will have a little more leeway this season, so it remains to be seen if they will stick with their bowl affiliation and take a team with a bad ...
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