Saturday Blitz

1 week ago | saturdayblitz.com | Andrew Boardwine

Georgia’s head coach Kirby Smart has had no problem speaking his mind on a variety of issues as of late. So when Paul Finebaum took aim at his new starting quarterback, Smart didn’t hesitate to fire back with a message that was as direct as it was confident. Finebaum’s comments came during a segment of ESPN’s “Fine or Not Fine,” where he assessed Gunner Stockton’s performance in the College Football Playoff.

1 week ago | saturdayblitz.com | Andrew Boardwine

We’re heading toward a 16-team College Football Playoff whether we like it or not. Expansion is happening. The question now is simple: What format gives us the most balanced, fair, and exciting playoff system? The answer couldn’t be clearer—five automatic bids for conference champions, and 11 at-large selections based on rankings. Period. If we’re going to do this, let’s do it right.

1 week ago | saturdayblitz.com | Andrew Boardwine

Lane Kiffin is back at it again—doing what he does best outside of coaching football: ruffling feathers. During the recent SEC meetings, the Ole Miss head coach managed to sneak in another jab at one of the conference’s biggest names, and nobody should really be surprised anymore. At this point, it feels like Kiffin takes personal joy in firing verbal darts at Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. Since taking over in 2020, he’s made the Rebels a legitimate force again.

1 week ago | saturdayblitz.com | Andrew Boardwine

With the College Football Playoff format once again up for debate, the Big Ten is sending a loud and clear message to the SEC: either step up your schedule or forget about getting our support for your playoff plan. At the center of this latest tension is the proposed 5-plus-11 CFP model—five automatic bids to the highest-ranked conference champions and 11 at-large selections. On paper, it looks like a decent way to expand access and keep things competitive.

1 week ago | saturdayblitz.com | Andrew Boardwine

Every once in a while, someone perfectly sums up a situation with one sentence—and this week, that someone was Stewart Mandel. Taking to social media with all the sarcasm college football fans could ask for, Mandel mocked the SEC’s push for a lopsided College Football Playoff format with a brutally funny NBA analogy:“Fearing an Indiana-OKC Finals, the NBA is considering a plan where the Lakers and Celtics would get twice as many entries in the Playoffs going forward. And a double bye.