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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In A 130 Days: Georgia Tech

April 23, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

2022 Recap:

It was a tough year for the Ramblin’ Wreck. Their coach, Geoff Collins was fired after a 1-3 start to the year. They did finish decent ending up with a 5-7 overall record. One bright side is they did end up .500 at 4-4 in conference play which is a silver lining after a year of shit. The team was just not competitive the first 4 weeks of the year losing 3 games by an average of 30 points. Once the change at coach was made Georgia Tech woke up and played competitive and even winning football from the middle of the year on.

Head Coach:

As stated before Geoff Collins was replaced by new head coach Brent Key after the first quarter of the season. Key was the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line coach before taking over for Collins. He has been at Georgia Tech since 2019 before he had a stop as Offensive Line Coach at Alabama from 2016-2018. Before that he was at UCF as Assistant Head Coach and O-Line Coach from 2009 til 2016. He preaches hard nose run the ball and play defense football. Leading the Ramblin’ Wreck to a 4-4 season, he has a lot to prove to keep his place in Atlanta.

Key Players:

Let’s be honest this team was dog shit on offense. Their one playmaker Jeff Sims at Quarterback transferred out of Georgia Tech. They did however get once highly touted QB Haynes King in the portal who is expected to start. Their best weapon coming back is RB Dontae Smith who had 420 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. All of their starting Wr’s will be new weapons and are unproven. The defense does return a good amount of starters and contributors from last year. The only issue is their defense was ranked 84th in points allowed. They will need unknown guys to step up and become leaders and playmakers on both sides of the ball.

2023 Prediction:

The Wreck have a very difficult Non-Conference schedule playing @ Ole Miss and vs. home state rival Georgia. Looking at the teams in conference and what the Yellow Jackets have on both sides of the ball it doesn’t look great. I would expect them to win 5 games 6 at the most. If this team goes bowling this year that is a huge win for the program.

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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In A 130 Days: Florida State

April 22, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

2022 Recap:

The Noles had an up and down to back up season last year. Starting off with a big win vs. LSU and winning the next two. Then the drop off happened, losing their next 3 games, all in conference. The Noles finished strong winning its next 7 games, including knocking off rival Florida and beating Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl. Finishing the season at 10-3 and ranked 11th in the AP Poll. It was an overall successful season and if they don’t lose close conference games in the middle of the year this could have been a playoff team.

Head Coach:

Coach Norvell is coming into his fourth year in Tallahassee. After a terrible first year going 3-6 followed by a 5-7 record things turned for Norvell last year. He has improved every year with the Noles, despite notable criticism from local and national media. To take a team from 3-6 to 10-3 and ranked in the top 15 in two years is impressive. A lot of the criticism comes from the Noles’ own fan base who didn’t want to hire the Group of 5 coach. I personally think the turn around Coach Norvell has done is impressive and he will continue that this year.

Key Players:

Jordan Travis is a big time Heisman trophy candidate for the 2023 year. The dual threat QB, when healthy, is one of the most dynamic players in college football. While not playing in every game, Travis still was able to complete 64% of his passes for 3,200 yards 24 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. Travis also rushed for over 400 yards and 8 touchdowns. Florida State always have great WRs, but let me tell you about 6’7 Sophomore Johnny Wilson. This man is a flat out stud and will be a household name after this year. Last year he had 43 catches for 897 yards and 5 touchdowns. That is over 20 yards per catch; the man has big play all over him. Wilson, along with Seniors Mycah Pittman & Winston Wright Jr., might be the best receiving group in the country. The defense is young but has over 14 players coming back that contributed in a big way lead by Senior LB Tatum Bethune.

2023 Prediction:

If you look at the schedule, there is a very good chance this team could be undefeated going into the last game of the year @ rival Florida. Now the first game of the year is a huge test with LSU coming into Camping World Stadium in Orlando. It is not an actual home game, but the crowd should be majority Noles. If they get by the Tigers of LSU and then the Tigers of Clemson on the road, the schedule lightens up a lot. The ACC has a lot of bottom feeders that the Noles should handle easily. I am predicting they split vs the 2 Tiger teams and beat the Gators. If they don’t have 10 wins and are playing for an ACC title it will be a disappointing year for FSU.

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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In A 130 Days: Duke

April 21, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

2022 Recap:

The Blue Devils finished much better than experts predicted last year. They went 9-4 overall and 5-3 in Conference play. Duke ended its season with a win vs. UCF in the Military Bowl. They had a top 35 offense in points per game and a top 35 defense in points per game. They had a very balanced offense with 5 players over 500 yards rushing. This team was a big surprise and took advantage of a down ACC last year.

Head Coach:

First year head coach Mike Elko brought grit and stability to the Blue Devils last year, surprising most in college football with 9 wins. The long time successful defensive coordinator had his defense in the top 35 overall in the country in efficiency. Elko’s brand of defense mixed with Kevin Johns clever offensive play calling could have Duke as more than just a basketball school.

Key Players:

There is no bigger player for Duke this year than JR QB Riley Leonard. Last year he completed just shy of 64 % of his passes for almost 3000 yards. He added in 20 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. His dual threat ability will be key for the Blue Devils. Duke was a well balanced team last year running and throwing. A big key to that was the three headed monster of Waters, Coleman and Moore. Each of the running backs had over 550 yards rushing and had 18 combined touchdowns. The defense will be lead by Senior Safety Jaylen Stinson. The teams third leading tackler also had 2 interceptions and will be a huge part of the defense next year.

2023 Prediction:

The Devils have a decently tough schedule in 2023, starting game one with Clemson. They also have a tough game at home vs. Notre Dame and Northwestern, which we never know what Wildcats team we will get year to year. I would put this team between 7-9 wins with the latter being a great year 2 for Coach Elko. The momentum from last year can really help the Blue Devils going into this year and the years following.

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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In A 130 Days: Clemson

April 19, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

2022 Recap:

Last year, even finishing with 11 wins and only 3 losses, the Tigers underachieved. Going into the 2022 season, expectations were through the roof for Clemson. They went undefeated in conference play and won the ACC Championship, but that’s a given in Clemson, South Carolina. There was QB controversy and what looked like a lack of effort in some games. The loss to Notre Dame can be forgiven, but losing to in state South Carolina, at home, is unacceptable. Then to end the year, they were run off the field by Tennessee. For most teams 11 wins is a great year; but not for the Tigers.

Head Coach:

Dabo Sweeney is one of the best coaches in college football. He might have taken a little credibility hit after last year. Dabo did not have his Offensive Coordinator, Tony Elliot, who was on staff for 10 years. He left to become the UVA head coach. Also Dabo did not have 10-year Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables who left for Oklahoma. The Tigers were not totally clicking on each side of the ball and those two leaving played a factor in that. I am sure a year without them and working with new staff Dabo will right ship. He made a smart decision by accepting transfers this year, as he was steadfast against the transfer portal at first.

Key Players:

When you are talking 2023 college football previews, a top name in the country is Cade Klubnik. Hailed as a savior by some Tigers fans last year, they were begging for him to take D.J. Uiagalelei out of games last year. He went 1-1 as the starter last season, winning the ACC Championship game but losing the Orange Bowl. There is no doubt the Clemson offense all comes down to his play & decision making. He will have veteran Will Shipley in the backfield as a great security blanket. Randall and Collins are big play makers on the outside if the ball can get to them. The defense is always good and they have a ton of upper class veterans starting. It will take that leadership and some young talent to replace Murphy, Bresee and Simpson. All were leaders and big contributors on the defensive side of the ball.

2023 Prediction:

I openly just laughed at Clemson’s schedule this year. It is unbelievably easy. The hardest game of the year is at South Carolina followed by home vs. Notre Dame. I don’t see them losing a conference game, because the ACC is kind of laughable. The two “tough” ACC games are both home vs. FSU & UNC. If they don’t go undefeated or 1 loss next year it will look like a bad year again for Clemson. In all honesty, they have a very good chance to cruise to the playoff.

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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In 130 Days: Boston College

April 19, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

2022 Recap:

The Boston College Eagles finished last year with a 3-9 overall record. They went 2-6 in ACC play. I am not going to sugar coat it for you BC fans, they sucked last year. The injury bug plagued the offensive line which did not help. Minus the games they won, they were not very competitive in ACC play either. Losing their starting QB Phil Jurkovec to an in conference team was the cherry on top of BC’s shitty 2022 cake.

Head Coach:

Coach Jeff Hafley is coming into his 4th season as the Eagles coach with a 15-20 overall record. Besides the last season, he had Boston College over .500 and even to a bowl game 2 years ago. The defensive minded head coach needs to find a way to shut down the high flying ACC offenses. The Eagles have been a historically gritty defensive team that grind games out on offense. He really needs to find his guys this year and establish an identity.

Key Players:

It looks like Red Shirt Sophomore Emmett Morehead will be at the helm of the Eagles offense. He completed almost 60% of his passes last season with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions and 1250 yards. He will depend heavily on WR Joseph Griffin Jr. and Jaden Williams to make plays for the offense. Both wide outs are capable of play making, but need to elevate their game to help the Eagles be more efficient. I am guessing Pat Garwo will be the starting back behind a healthier offensive line that will be improved. I do imagine the Eagles will have a 3 person rotation at the running back. The defense has 9 of the starters as upper class-men and I really believe as a unit will be dramatically improved.

2023 Prediction:

Boston College has 4 very winnable games in their non conference schedule. UConn, Navy, Holy Cross and Northern Illinois, with 3 of those games being at home. With what I think will be an improved defense, they should be much more competitive this year. If the offense can click just a little, they should be able to win at least 3 or 4 games in conference and go bowling this year. If they fall short of that, look for the Eagles to make a change at the top.

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Ultimate College Football Preview, 130 Teams In A 130 Days: Intro

April 19, 2023 /

Welcome to the Ultimate College Football Preview for 2023. Every team in FBS Football will be covered in this daily blog release. All of your favorite teams from the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big 10, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt & even every Independent. Think of these daily college football previews as a cheat sheet going into next year.

Starting today 4/19 we will have one team’s preview coming out at noon. It will be a quick little preview of last years performance. Who the coach is and a little bullet point about them. The most important player or players coming back for the upcoming season. As well as going over the 2023 schedule and predicting their win loss record.

Also the Spiked College Football Show will be back weekly in podcast for on Apple, Spotify and youtube starting 6/1. It is getting closer to the start of football season, lets get fired up!! Also Units Only Go Up Will begin on 6/1 on doing all your college football over and under win totals!!

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100% Accurate 2023 Mock NFL Draft

April 12, 2023 /

2023 NFL MOCK DRAFT = NO BODY FUCKING KNOWS!!! JUST WATCH THE FUCKING THING!! WE NEED TO START HOLDING THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALWAYS BEING WRONG.

It drives me crazy all these “experts” every year fill in space between the Superbowl and the Draft with bullshit. Mel Kiper is so goddamn out of touch, having Will Levis as a 1st round pick. I love McShay as a boy, but he is always liquored up on the sidelines of games. They don’t know what teams are really thinking, they are just throwing a hot take out. These guys are professional guessers, and I know more then them.

Then you have every twitter handle with NFL in their name just throwing up absolute bullshit with no evidence behind it. They just copy someone else’s and tweak it a little bit.

These guys are all full of shit. All of their team “sources” are lying to them if they are even talking to them to send out smoke screens. Stop falling for the bullshit and just watch the draft. Go in with no expectations and see what happens. SO FUCK NFL MOCK DRAFTS.

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Greatest Top 5 College Football Podcasts

April 11, 2023 /

The 2023 college football season is coming faster than you think. Lindy’s, Athlon and Phil Steele are all great to get your tangible news from. The better way to learn about the upcoming season is to throw a podcast on and listen. There are a few out there that really deliver everything that you need. They have the perfect mix of news stats and entertainment. Here is On The Card Sports’ unbiased list of the top 5 college football podcasts.

#1 The Late Kick with Josh Pate

Josh and the 247 sports crew does a great job delivering college football to the masses. The real reason he is the King of college football podcasting is, he doesn’t leave anyone out. With 130 teams in FBS football, it is very hard to have a nugget about each team. I am not saying he spends 30 mins talking about UMass football. If you ask him in the dms, he will have something to give you. The other great thing Late Kick does is go to the games. Each week during the season, Pate will be at a high profile game and he keeps it on a rotation. Don’t be a casual. Check him out.

#2 Unnecessary Roughness

Barstool’s college football podcast comes in here at number 2 because of the entertainment. Brandon Walker is an electric factory when you get him going on a college football topic. The man’s takes are usually right-on, and he won’t pull any punches on them. The unbiased opinions and honesty go a long way with me. Now his co host Kayce Smith is the best set-up guy in the game. She knows when and where to poke at Brandon like only she can. Kayce knows ball and more importantly knows how to steer a show. I can’t leave out the two best producers in the game with JackMac and Katie Stats. These four just work; like the ridiculous college football fantastic four.

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#3 Cover 3 Podcast

Love this college football podcast!! Gambling, gambling, gambling. The four guys, Chip, Danny, Tom and Bud are college football experts that mesh well together. This is definitely the podcast for the gamblers of college football. Every week on Friday they come out with their picks. As long as you don’t listen to Danny, always follow Bud, ride with Chip on ridiculous odds bets and listen to Tom anything Big Ten you’ll be doing great. The guys will bust balls and talk football and gambling. What is not to love.

#4 The Spiked College Football Show

This is a totally unbiased selection at number 4 with On The Card Sports’ very own college football podcast. The guys at Spiked College Football show do it a little different than the majority. Tyler, Johnny, JC and Rob come at college football like guys at a bar discussing ball. We are just passionate fans discussing the best sport in the world. JC, the good looking one, that provides us good solid takes and our female audience. Rob being the analytical nerd. Tyler always providing the best producing of the show, along with one liners. Johnny, yes me, being the absolute star. Not only with his amazing picks, but the absolutely brilliant hot takes that seem to always be right.

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#5 That SEC Football Podcast

This podcast is the mecca for all SEC college football fans. The only reason it is at number 5 is because it is only the SEC. I love SECMike and CousinShane for all their homer love. The SEC deserves homer love because it is the preeminent league in college football. I don’t think I have heard these two bad mouth a single team in the league. While I will do it, Brandon Walker will, lord knows Danny Kannell will too. If an SEC school is terrible, we will say it and say it with our chest. These boys won’t do it, they know their audience. I respect the hell out of that. And to be honest, no one in media knows more about the SEC than these boys. Plus, they just have the voices for podcasting. Let’s be honest, Mike is silky smooth and Cousin Shane’s opening to every pod is exceptional.

There is the top 5 college football podcasts on the airwaves right now. Your rankings of the pods may be different, but there are no better 5 than these. Closing in on 130 days left until college football starts. Can’t Wait. Follow us on:Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram & Youtube.

I’m Out on Following #Recruiting

March 28, 2023 /

Title is going to trigger recruiting faithful who get massive erections for the next industry changing quarterback that ends up being painfully mediocre at the next level, and even when they reach NFL draft level. Will Levis is a prime example of this when the indianapolis Colts draft him.

Follow me here, pre-NIL, the school had the leverage and the opportunity. Getting an education while possibly going on to the next level is some capacity. Now, The leverage has shifted over to the players, which on paper is great, terrific… on paper. If you listen to the Spiked College Football Show, you will hear me refer to Texas A&M as a school that is filled with a roster of 5 star athletes, that went 4-8 this past year. It’s really sad that this talented roster somehow, someway got worse from pre-NIL to post-NIL.

I’m from Nebraska, love all the Nebraska teams that come from this state. Matt Rhule taking over the program has been a game-changer in terms of moral compared to the last guy. He has even done great things on the recruiting trail, even selling some 2nd team Georgia Bulldogs the opportunity to play here, which I love this type of recruiting, getting guys who wouldn’t see the field in the SEC, an opportunity to play in the Big 10. There’s 1 recruit tho that has captured hearts and minds about recruiting in Nebraska, and that’s Dylan Raiola.

Dylan is going into his senior season. He is taking (unofficial) visits to Nebraska, Georgia, USC, pretty much any top program is courting him at this moment. He did commit to Ohio State, but pulled his commitment. He was considered the #1 pick of the class before pulling out, which dropped him to #6, explain that logic to me? It doesn’t make a lick of fucking sense, a JUNIOR, #1 overall changes his mind and it somehow de-values him?

That’s the start, recruiting upcoming seniors that have changed their minds once. What’s stopping them from changing their minds in January? Say Dylan commits in the coming weeks to Nebraska. Matt Rhule, in his true program building form, goes 2-10, I don’t think he does, I think if Nebraska makes a bowl, its considered a great season compared to the past, but I digress. Nebraska goes 2-10, and Lincoln Riley and USC calls up in December and does a sell job of how he doesn’t have any faith in the quarterback room post-Caleb Williams and asks “what will it take to get you here?” There’s nothing stopping this tampering from happening! The School nor these collectives can’t force these kids into contracts.

This is gonna be a big problem the earlier into a high school career we look at these kids to recruit. This is going to be a revolving door of pain for Football Programs, you hope these kids keep to their commitments, but it looks increasingly unlikely.

These times are unraveling post-NIL approval. There have to be some rules, establishing some balance, otherwise recruiting, specifically high-school recruiting is honestly just going to turn into a giant, jerk off session with the next flavor of the year. It’s why I don’t follow it a ton, specifically on the high school level and out on doing a ton of it on here, because nobody knows nor gets it right even 10 percent of the time. It will be interesting to watch to see how badly these elite athletes can fuck over these top programs for X amount of dollars, but beyond that, its unhealthy.

WIll Levis at Pro Day

#7 Will Levis Ain’t The Guy

March 27, 2023 /

Sad to say Will Levis is a huge bust. Will was a decent college QB and his measurables are fantastic for what scouts look for in build of a franchise QB. So was Jamarcus, Bortles, Leaf on and on and on. This guy just does not have the “IT” to make him special.  It is like I am bashing my head into a wall talking to these homer wildcat fans on twitter. 

Since Josh Allen came from Wyoming with the big arm and the size everyone is searching for that. Hate to say Allen kinda sucked in college. That is the only similarity in Allen and Levis.  I mean he couldn’t beat out Clifford in Penn State and transferred to basketball school Kentucky. It is clear when the competition isn’t a bad group of 5 team or Louisville he just doesn’t perform. Look at his stats this year vs. group of five and fcs. Now compare that to actual real defenses, it is not close.

In 2021, he had one game vs. SEC defenses where he threw for over 200 yards, not 300, 200 yards. In those 8 SEC games he had 8 ints and 12 tds, 3 coming in one game. That is the definition of mediocre. It is not only the stats, if you watch the guy play the only completions he makes are slant routes and screens. He had a 50/50 TD throw vs. Florida where everyone said “wow thats an amazing throw”. No that was a hailmary vs. one on one coverage and his wide out made a play. Just look this year, vs bad teams in Florida. Youngstown State and Miami (OH) he has 6 tds and 4 ints. That is not first round pick at all.

So y’all can have fun living with moron Kiper and his big board that he is never right on, I will live in reality. He is at best a backup and more than likely a start in the XFL in 4 years.

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