Who said Herm Edwards is a questionable new coach hire and praised the hiring of Chip Kelly, Scott Frost, Willie Taggart, Kevin Sumlin and Chad Morris? The CFMinded.com motto “My view, your view, they don’t know.” My view is that they will all be successful in the long term.
Oklahoma 33 -18 @ Iowa St 21 “The Revenge Bowl” [Oklahoma 37, Iowa St 27 – Should have called this “The OU Defensive Coordinator Hot Seat Bowl” because this is what it turned into.]
LSU 20 @ Auburn 22 -10 “The Credibility Bowl” [LSU 22, Auburn 21 – Predicted the scores but not the team. LSU got credibility back. What a difference a quarterback can make.]
Boise State 37 – 2 ½ @ Oklahoma State 27 “The Impression Bowl” [Oklahoma State 44, Boise State 21 – Lesson for us all. Do not poke a cowpoke too much.]
Alabama 50 -21 @ Mississippi 25 “The Quarterbacks Bowl” [Alabama 62, Mississippi 7 – The Alabama quarterback and defense questions have been answered. Let’s move on.]
Ohio State 35 -12 @ TCU 19 “The Acting Coach Bowl” [Ohio State 40, TCU 28 – “They are who we thought they were” in the words of an NFL coach.]
USC 26 @ Texas 27 – 3 ½ “The Coach’s Hot Seat Bowl” [Texas 37, USC 14 – USC coaches will not be sitting this week. This team has the top 10 offense units on paper: Wide Receivers, Offense Line; the top 5 defense units on paper: Linebackers, Defensive Backs.]
Washington 27 – 4 ½ @ Utah 21 “The PAC 12 Hopefuls Bowl” [Washington 21, Utah 7 – Washington’s defense will win the PAC 12 against weak PAC 12 offenses.]