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First time I've read one of your game summaries. Pretty well written. Good job.

Same reason we don't do everything we're supposed to do with equal intensity, focus and commitment?

I like this model, too. The only caveat I would add is that I think they should start the quarterfinals in mid December, so that the semifinals are played on New Year's Day and the final a week later (like now). If they played the quarterfinals on New Year's Day, it would push the whole thing...

The uneven scheduling of cross-division games means that teams within each division do not play comparable schedules, and therefore pure conference record (which currently determines the division champ) does not equally test each team. We play Clemson every year; Duke plays Wake every year. In...

What a strange argument we seem to be having... I agree that players are really important! But I don't see much point to made-up allocations of importance between "talent" and "all other variables." (You know, without defensive players, the other teams scores on every snap. Does that make...

The entire question of 'great coaches' vs. 'great players' makes little sense to me. Don't high caliber coaches attract high caliber players, and don't high caliber players inspire high caliber coaches? And its not like our previous failed DC's haven't had some talent to work with. In 2009...

I agree they're meaningless and that we shouldn't take too much notice of them. But I'm not sure that means the committee shouldn't do them. People like to talk and speculate, and I'm not sure it hurts much to let them.

The fundamental problem with your point of view is that there is no end to it. Assume for a moment we agree that Louisville "looks" better than Clemson right now. If you think the best looking teams should go into the CFP, then why not do the same for the ACCCG? Why shouldn't the ACC select...

Yours is a wide-spread sentiment... put the best four teams, not necessarily the four highest-ranked conference champions. The problem with that is that implies that a team that "looks" better to us somehow managed to lose their conference championship. So you are ignoring on-field results in...

What you call 'taking your foot off the gas' I would call 'protecting a lead by protecting the ball and running out the clock.' Jordan taking the knee on the kick-off recovery is what I would call a classy move.

I see that Bud is also a fan of "It is what it is" after a loss.

Isn't it crazy how a year can change perceptions? Two years ago we were tired of Shreveport and El Paso and the like. Orange Bowl or bust. But after last year, we're all excited to play in a (potentially) minor bowl game. Just hope we get an interesting (name brand?) opponent. Be nice to...

Personally I think the playoff should only be open to conference champs. Even if that means that a 1-loss team like Louisville doesn't get to go but a started-slow team like Wash. St. does. I just don't see how you can be the best team in the country if you're not the best team in the...

That's a little unfair to Matt Jordan. You describe him as predictable – but I would describe him as incredibly effective. When he's been asked to play in goal line situations, he has almost always gotten the TD. When he was asked to move the ball and control the clock against UNC, he did...

I have done NO research on this issue... but strength of schedule is measured (usually) by opponents' cumulative win-loss records, not by analysis of opponents' offensive yard gained or points-per-possession or whatever (or defensively, the inverse). So while I'm sure there's a loose...

Could not disagree more. Probably the best part of CPJ's persona is how plain-spoken he is. He tells it like it is, for better or worse. I happen to be one of the people who thinks he doesn't accept enough blame for the mishaps on the field... but I think his personality is great.

Fascinating list.

I agree that CPJ sounds like he's blaming the players sometimes. But it is wrong to say that sometimes they shouldn't be blamed. Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone should be held accountable for them – even students, some of whom (as CPJ has said) need a pick-me-up and some of whom need...

I was thinking about this, too. In the Duke post-game presser, he specifically said that he didn't know what had gone wrong with the defense, but that he intended to find out on Sunday. I took this to mean that he would meet with Roof and the defensive staff to find out why there was so much...

Just out of curiosity... what do you think it means when CPJ says he is responsible for the failure of a play? When a player is responsible, he's disciplined or moves down the depth chart, or the like. When the head coach says it... what are the repercussions or ramifications? I'm not sure I...