An update on where Power Spread is headed as we follow the changing landscape of American Football.

PS State of the Union Address 5 - July 1st = Change

https://powerspread.net/2025/08/28/ps-state-of-the-union-address-5-july-1stchange/

Conference Previews to follow...

0:00 - B10 SUMMARY: CFB heading towards a 2 Conference League like the NFL!

New Teams, Coaches, Schemes - best this Conference has ever been. The Bottom 10 will be in a dogfight for Bowl Games. The Top 8 are Bowl bound, while the Top 4 will fight for 3 Playoff Spots. OSU the on real NC Threat.

TEAM BY TEAM: BOTTOM 10 - Bowl or Bust!

11:24 - BOTTOM 2: PURDUE trending up with Walters / UCLA trending down without Kelly.

12:30 - UCLA could implode w/ Inexperienced HC + Player Attrition.

20:43 - PURDUE screwed by rough Schedule.

29:34 - NEXT 3: NW / IU / MSU - Strong New Coaches!

31:16 - MICH ST: Cupboard not bare for Jonathan Smith thanks to Mel Tucker.

37:58 - INDIANA: Cignetti da man! Tons of Transfer Talent! Favorable Schedule!

45:55 - NORTHWESTERN: Braun the real deal! Great OC get! Some Talent w/ ok Schedule.

53:21 - WINS(Sked): IU~7+=Bowl; NW~6=Edge; MSU~5=Close; UCLA~2-5; Purdue~2-4.

53:48 - TOP 3 of BOTTOM 8: MD / IL / MN - Solid Coaches.

54:25 - MINNESOTA - Fleck's best team yet? ROUGH SKED! Tough opening loss!

1:01:50 - ILLINOIS: Midling last yr & this yr w/o Walters.

1:07:36 - MARYLAND: Midling this year w/o Taulia.

1:12:18 - WINS(Sked): MD/IL~6 = Edge; MN~4-8 = Trending down w/ 2 close losses!

1:12:41 - TOP 2 of BOTTOM 10: UM/UW - From NC to Bowl-or-Bust!

1:14:04 - WASHINGTON: Fisch a good hire - ton of turnover - needs time!

123:51 - MICHIGAN: Future Potential, but ton of Turnover + Controversy. BIG W over USC!

TEAM BY TEAM: TOP 8 - 4 Bowls; 4 Playoff Contenders.

1:32:07 - BOTTOM 4 of TOP 8: IA/RUTG/WISC/NEB - Top HCs.

1:32:34 - NEBRASKA: Frost left Talent. Ruhle adding more fast! ~8+

1:39:21 - WISCONSIN: PSAR 0/Weak Talent/Tough Sked. ~6+

1:48:00 - RUTGERS: Strong ST/D + Weak O. Played w/Schiano! ~7

1:55:11 - IOWA: Very good team. Tougher competition now. ~9-

2:07:27 - PSU: New Coords. EASY SKED! Same Team. 1st out? ~10

2:15:03 - USC: DC Upgrade + Talent. Tricky Sked. 1st in? ~10

2:24:50 - OREGON: Coming fast! Definite Playoffs, not NC yet.

2:34:45 - OSU - NC or BUST! SP TEAMS! Lose B10CH/Win NC?

2:45:38 - OSU BEST CFB TEAM IN 2 PHASES over GA/Bama/TX.

2:47:16 - Comes down to OSU SpTeams in close Playoff Games.

2:48:02 - Oregon beats OSU in Oct or B10 Ch, but loses in POs.

0:00 - SEC SUMMARY: Deepest Confernce Ever!?

A ton of Experience thanks to the Transfer Portal. Only 2 non-bowl Teams out of 16! Top 8 chance for playoffs. Top 4 definite playoff. Top 3 for NC!!

TEAM BY TEAM: BOTTOM 8 - Six potential Bowl Teams!

12:33 - BOTTOM 2: VANDY Improving / MISS ST Rebuilding.

15:37 - NEXT 2: ARK & FL - Coaches on the Hot Seat - Bowl or Bust!

20:10 - TOP 4 of the BOTTOM HALF: SC / AU / KY / A&M.

All 4 = Coaching + Talent, but in a brutal conference. Beamer & Freeze doing well, but need an upset or two. Stoops solid - best talent since '21. Jimbo left a ton of talent @A&M - could surprise in Elko's 1st Yr!

TEAM BY TEAM - TOP 8 - Playoff Mix!

29:25 - OU / MU: 2 most likely to miss Playoffs.

ISSUES: OU loses QB+OC. Mizzou loses DC plus Talent.

35:09 - LSU vs TN: 2 fighting for last playoff spot!

Worried about TN D, but surprisingly good w/ DC Tim Banks! Brian Kelly continues to evolve LSU's O - Blake Baker will improve the D!

43:33 - TOP QTR: 4 Playoff Teams! / 3 NC Contenders!!

43:45 - OLE MISS: Kiffin the Portal King!

Experience vs Culture?

51:45 - BAMA: DeBOER!

My Wild Card NC pick! DeBoer a great Offensive Mind w/ Culture. Now has a top DC in Kane Wommack!

57:00 - TEXAS: SARK my fav coach from the past.

Another top Omind + Culture. Even w/ losses, Offense will be strong. D loses top DTs + DBs. Solid #3 pick for NC after OSU/GA. Could win SEC Title game over GA...

1:01:25 - GEORGIA: Have to be NC favorite, but tough road!

Weakest OC of the top 4. Kirby Ball = Culture + Talent! Could beat OSU in Title Game due to top Special Teams.

1:08:00 - BAMA vs GA TONIGHT: TOSS UP!

I had GA at start of yr - but some injuries on their OL+DL atm. Every time I underestimate DeBoer I get screwed! Don't put money on this game - too unpredictable!

A NEW NFL!

Sept=Extended Exhibition Season

Oct=Highest Quality of Regular Season

Nov=Injuries mounting for teams

Dec=Soap Opera Time

TWO SEASONS IN ONE!

Second half of year is a new season and what counts.

AFC

Bills or Dolphins vs Chiefs in Championship! Bengals + Ravens also with a shot. All 3 could also miss playoffs w/ upstart Jets, Colts and Broncos looming.

NFC

49ers after rough start take care of part two of the season. Beat Detroit or Dallas in Championship. Eagles could be best or worst. Look out for underrated Giants, Commanders and Seahawks.

Who’s my Super Bowl Winner??

THESE ARE CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY TIMES!

2024 - Year of Transition to the Unknown!

OSU / GA - The Best. Period.

TX / Bama next best shot for NC.

Oregon / ND / Utah / LSU / Ole Miss would surprise me.

Group 5 Playoff Spot - UTSA, Tulane or surprise WKU / UNLV. Maybe Liberty again. Boise State, Toledo overrated this yr.

Can’t see anyone else, but will be massive competition each week and many close games and upsets. From bottom to top!

Special Teams will play a special role in the game this year. Decider of fates in close games.

COORDINATORS are part of the coaching triumvirate for each team and they are changing yearly!

In the end. NIL is dividing big schools even further from smaller schools. Small schools are being ripped up in the offseason. Losing players and coaches rapidly.

The Football World and the World in general is going thru a lot of change right now. Nothing could be more true of Spring Football!

Post Pandemic bringing back the USFL, then the XFL and now combing the two into one league - the UFL!

What happens now?? Will it last? Have the executives finally figured out how to hang with the NFL & CFB and not directly try to compete? I think they have.

The template’s in place for this to work. Finally! Maybe even kind of future minor leagues or in between from CFB to the NFL.

More importantly, it’s an opportunity for fans to go Back to the Future. Before all the social media, media, money and all the fanfare. Back to the pure love of the game.

There’s a lot of great players and coaches out there who need to have this shot at pro football. There’s experimentation you will not see in the big money game of the NFL and now big time CFB , which is soon becoming a second pro league.

It’s fun, wild and unpredictable. Like the game was meant to be. Enjoy!

NSL OVERREACTIONS - 2023 NFL SS Over!

1 - SANFRANCISCO / SHANHAN / PURDY ALL SUCK!

49ERS WEAK LINKS: SB Preview

IMPROBABLE OUTCOME: 19-19 => 33-9 (27-20)

2. GAME IS RIGGED!!

3. MAHOMES GREATEST EVER!!!

TAKE AWAY ONE MISTAKE - MOODY MISSED XPT...

LIVE ACTION!

Shanahan comeback!

Mahomes + Kelce do it again!

OVERTIME!!

https://powerspread.net/2024/02/11/super-bowl-lviii-chiefs-vs-49ers/

SPAGNUOLO CRUSHES SHANAHAN!!

Big Special Teams play once again for Toub and the Chiefs!!

Chiefs up 13-10!

Playing out like I said - 49er Comeback...

https://powerspread.net/2024/02/11/super-bowl-lviii-chiefs-vs-49ers/