NCAA 2025/26 - NCAA - Bowl Season & Playoffs [Semi Finals: Friday Jan 9/Sat Jan 10]

[aussiedude]

Saturday, December 20
College Football Playoff First Round
#9 Alabama @ #8 Oklahoma 12PM ESPN Kayo Disney+

Sunday, December 21
College Football Playoff First Round
#10 Miami @ #7 Texas A&M 4AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

College Football Playoff First Round
#11 Tulane @ #6 Ole Miss 7:30AM ESPN Kayo Disney+ HBO Max

College Football Playoff First Round
#12 James Madison @ #5 Oregon 11:30AM Disney+ HBO Max


Thursday, January, 1
College Football Playoff Quarter Final at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
#10 Miami Vs #2 Ohio State 11:30AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

Friday, January, 2
College Football Playoff Quarter Final at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
#5 Oregon Vs #4 Texas Tech 4AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

College Football Playoff Quarter Final at the Rose Bowl presented by Prudential
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
#9 Alabama Vs #1 Indiana 8AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

College Football Playoff Quarter Final at the AllState Sugar Bowl
Caesars Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 Ole Miss Vs #2 Georgia 12PM ESPN Kayo Disney+

Friday, January 9
College Football Playoff Semi Final at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
#10 Miami Vs #6 Ole Miss 11:30AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

Saturday, January 10
College Football Playoff Semi Final at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
#5 Oregon Vs #1 Indiana 11:30AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

Tuesday, January 20
College Football Playoff National Championship Game presented by AT&T
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
# TBD Vs # TBD 11:30AM ESPN Kayo Disney+

 

[aussiedude]

#2 Montana State beat #2 Montana to advance to the FCS Championship game to play [unseeded] Illinois State or #12 Villanova

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Tulane, good grief, Notre Dame would have given a way closer game.

 

[aussiedude]

I wonder if next season TNT will get to control their broadcast when they add an QF and SF game. or if the deal is still just retransmit the ESPN stuff while ESPN gives them the TV slots against the NFL

 

[aussiedude]

Tulane, good grief, Notre Dame would have given a way closer game.

Then Notre Dame should of been in a conference. but even then they would of still been there and just replaced JMU

 

[Shade]

Group of 5 schools will never be in the CFB playoffs again

 

[aussiedude]

Group of 5 schools will never be in the CFB playoffs again

We dont want a Big10/SEC invitational. and i guess then they shouldnt be allowed to schedule any G5 or FCS teams in the regular season. hell might as well place half the ACC and Big12 on the banned list since they are also easy beats.

This $6m is program changing for James Madison. Hell if Texas or Notre Dame were playing the Ducks they would also get stomped. There are not 10 teams good enough to win the national championship game anyway

FCS has a 12th seed and unseeded team in a semi to play the the FCS championship game. the unseeded team beat the #1 ranked team

why do people want to root against underdogs in college football.

 

[Shade]

We dont want a Big10/SEC invitational. and i guess then they shouldnt be allowed to schedule any G5 or FCS teams in the regular season. hell might as well place half the ACC and Big12 on the banned list since they are also easy beats.

This $6m is program changing for James Madison. Hell if Texas or Notre Dame were playing the Ducks they would also get stomped. There are not 10 teams good enough to win the national championship game anyway

FCS has a 12th seed and unseeded team in a semi to play the the FCS championship game. the unseeded team beat the #1 ranked team

why do people want to root against underdogs in college football.

You make very valid points there is legit only 4 teams for mine that can win it all.

I suppose it is great exposure for these smalls schools which will only help parity and recruiting in the long run.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Then Notre Dame should of been in a conference. but even then they would of still been there and just replaced JMU

I don't mind one random university making it in there for the novelty factor, but Tulane haven't had a good player since Randy Moss and were just embarrassing today. The American must be a truly awful conference.

 

[aussiedude]

You make very valid points there is legit only 4 teams for mine that can win it all.

I suppose it is great exposure for these smalls schools which will only help parity and recruiting in the long run.

They said it pregame. Oregon is a team on 4 and 5* players. James Madison is mostly 3* or less and have never had a 5* player.

Im just sick of the narrative that only SEC and Big10 teams deserve to get to the playoffs. If we want more parity more teams need to get exposure and the G5 schools shouldn't be treated like dirt because they dont have a TV partner gushing over them every day.

 

[Dirty Bird]

I don't mind one random university making it in there for the novelty factor, but Tulane haven't had a good player since Randy Moss and were just embarrassing today. The American must be a truly awful conference.

Randy Moss played for Marshall................

 

[aussiedude]

I don't mind one random university making it in there for the novelty factor, but Tulane haven't had a good player since Randy Moss and were just embarrassing today. The American must be a truly awful conference.

With how Ole miss was playing i dont think anyone other then Ohio St, Indiana, Oregon or Georgia would of kept it close

 

[Dirty Bird]

Dont worry anyway
THe Pac-12 is rebuilt next year
So it'll take a fluke like DUke winning for there to be another G5 school in the playoff

 

[aussiedude]

People forget about games like this

Tulane 46-45 USC (Jan 2, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Tulane Green Wave vs. USC Trojans NCAAF game, final score 46-45, from January 2, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Pratt was a great college QB

 

[Dirty Bird]

People forget about games like this

Tulane 46-45 USC (Jan 2, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Tulane Green Wave vs. USC Trojans NCAAF game, final score 46-45, from January 2, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Pratt was a great college QB

Boise State-Oklahoma
Utah-Alabama
TCU-Wisconsin
Tulane-USC

But nooooooooo, g5 schools can't compete

 

[aussiedude]

Dont worry anyway
THe Pac-12 is rebuilt next year
So it'll take a fluke like DUke winning for there to be another G5 school in the playoff

I feel they will move to 16 next season. the decision was moved from December 1st to mid Jan on expanding/changing the playoff structure. and would give top 4 teams first round games at home that can be a financial boom for them and avoids the 4 week gap between games which tripped up a couple last season

 

[aussiedude]

Boise State-Oklahoma
Utah-Alabama
TCU-Wisconsin
Tulane-USC

But nooooooooo, g5 schools can't compete

tired narrative by those who hate college football and only like big name schools.

Just like how Kirk Herbstreit said it felt wrong with no CFB last weekend while ignoring the FCS playoffs, Army/Navy and a couple of bowl games just because the SEC had the weekend off

 

[Dirty Bird]

I feel they will move to 16 next season. the decision was moved from December 1st to mid Jan on expanding/changing the playoff structure. and would give top 4 teams first round games at home that can be a financial boom for them and avoids the 4 week gap between games which tripped up a couple last season

I'd accept it if it's top 6 champs.
But we need to work towards 24 with all 10 champs.

It'll help smaller schools get the kids who can offer extra playing time for money with the same chance of a title.
Will help stop the super teams of Ohio State forming

 

[aussiedude]

I'd accept it if it's top 6 champs.
But we need to work towards 24 with all 10 champs.

It'll help smaller schools get the kids who can offer extra playing time for money with the same chance of a title.
Will help stop the super teams of Ohio State forming

I think conference champions should host first round games. Send a SEC school to Boise or a MAC team with a snowstorm.

 

[aussiedude]

Boise State-Oklahoma
Utah-Alabama
TCU-Wisconsin
Tulane-USC

But nooooooooo, g5 schools can't compete

Also UCF were competitive vs that stacked LSU team in 2018 with Burrow, Jefferson, Chase, CEH. that would go undefeated the next season and crush Clemson in the NCG.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Non BCS/P5/4 schools vs BCS/P5/4 schools in big bowls

Utah 35-7 Pittsburgh
Boise State 43-42 Oklahoma
Hawai'i 10-41 Georgia
Utah 31-17 Alabama
TCU 21-19 Wisconsin
Northern Illinois 10-31 Florida State
Boise State 38-30 Arizona
Houston 38-24 Florida State
Western Michigan 16-24 Wisconsin
UCF 34-27 Auburn
UCF 32-40 LSU
Memphis 39-53 Penn State
Cincinnati 21-24 Georgia
Cincinnati 6-27 Alabama
Tulane 46-45 USC
Liberty 6-45 Oregon
Boise State 14-31 Penn State
Tulane 10-41 Ole Miss
James Madison Oregon

8-10 record thus far.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Randy Moss played for Marshall................

Whoops.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Sooners now Aggies. Ahhh as night follows day.

 

[Dirty Bird]

AND JMU has given up
Just running out clock now

 

[Dirty Bird]

Got a real Ohio State-Oregon Feel to it

 

[Shade]

Oregon might drop 60 on them