Man, where do I even start with college football? So, Rece Davis from ESPN’s got this point about comparing conferences. Honestly, it’s like trying to judge an elephant against a kangaroo based on the number of trees they climb. Doesn’t make a whole lotta sense, right?
I mean, Davis on his College GameDay Podcast — this thing tangled up my earbuds while jogging the other day, by the way — was all, “Comparing games? Total nonsense.” And yeah, maybe it is. Or isn’t. Depends on the coffee I had that morning.
Thomas Goldkamp chimes in, saying it’s tricky to size up teams with different numbers of games. Like, you’ve got the Big Ten going at nine inside-the-league matches while the SEC chills with eight. And then you throw in the ACC and Big 12 for 2025, and it’s like trying to juggle jellyfish. Who keeps track of this stuff? Not me, that’s for sure.
Davis reckons all the big shots should just play ten games each. “Better for the sport,” he says. But then he throws this curveball: “Which nine in the Big Ten? Which eight in the SEC?” Mind twist, right?
And here’s a thinker — if two teams play the same conference games, their adversaries could be like comparing kittens to tigers. It’s bananas. Does the Playoff committee need an Excel spreadsheet or what? Some calculator magic to line up these matchups fair and square.
Then there’s this bit about Florida having a tougher schedule than SEC buddy Texas, who apparently snagged a top spot in some Coaches thing. Preseason poll blah blah, 2025 blah blah. I barely keep up. And Florida versus Oklahoma’s eight matches supposedly blew Indiana’s nine clean outta the water. Weird, huh?
Davis wraps it all up by saying the whole shebang — all twelve games or whatever, really shows who’s top dog. This eight vs. nine game spat is just, like, chasing your shadow. Or is it? Catch you on the next podcast, I guess.
