Sixth Year Seniors

The magnitude of the moment overwhelms underdogs that could have shattered the playoff structure. Instead, we debate the comparative corruptness of the playoff committee and FIFA. Tennessee's goalposts were sacrificed for no reason. Now USC is in the "patience" tier, waiting for teams to lose. Plus, a quick look at Feast Week tournaments.

Both football and basketball in full swing. Four football Mortgage Plays for the weekend. A full preview of basketball tournaments. And in hoops, there's an upswing for the SWAC and a downturn for the Pac-12 and ACC.

Things may look cut and dried in the playoff chase, but a few upsets can throw everything into chaos and armageddon. A Pac-12 doubleheader highlights the week, but would have been more important without this weekend's upsets. Ohio State's running backs need medical assistance before facing Michigan. And what's a worse purchase: Twitter for $44 billion or Jimbo Fisher for $95 million?

Coming back from a bad week of college football bets with a short memory and a Friday night Mortgage Play.

Georgia dominates Tennessee to mock the committee that took the #1 spot from them. Alabama loses a thrilled in Baton Rouge but is still not out of the playoff chase. The Matrix of Doom says TCU will be in the Big 12 title game. Can they also make the playoffs? Plus the Big 10 West 4-5 tie is still alive, Carolina wins in Charlottesville, and Elon Musk may kill the best sports news Web site.

Five Mortgage Plays, including a trio deep down the card. Plus, Who's crazy enough to take the Auburn job and is that person already in the SEC, and are there any real solutions to "gambling injury issues" in college football?

Two spectacular SEC matchups highlight the best day of college football yet this year. We preview both games, plus compare Jayden Daniels and Hendon Hooker to a certain previous superstar SEC quarterback. And there's Clemson at Notre Dame, Texas at Kansas State, a slew of other intriguing games and--possibly--Game 7 of the World Series.

Winning money is even better when its vindictive money, and one of us has vindictive money on the Late Night Get Back Game. Also, two more Mortgage Plays and opposite opinions on the Cocktail Party.

LSU bursts through a quiet week to contend for the SEC title. Meanwhile, some big name teams are starting to be concerned about bowl eligibility. If TCU were named "Texas," how highly ranked would that unbeaten Big 12 team be? 

The wins just keep on coming. Four more Mortgage Plays this week, including a massive Wrong Team Favored in the SEC. Plus, a callback to the original MLB Playoff Sacrifice Game.