The Lion’s Edge

Group of Five Preview: New Year’s Six Dark Horses, Is G5 More or Less Relevant After P5 Cancellations?

After Big Ten and Pac-12 cancellations, is the Group of Five more or less relevant compared to a normal season? Also: New Year's Six dark horses, hot seat, the worst good teams in the G5, and where is the G5 in three years?

SEC Football Preview: Dark Horses, Worst Good Team, Hot Seat & More

The SEC is hell-bent on playing football this year...so Andrew Doughty and Chase Kiddy are breaking it down with dark horses and the worst good team. Also, Derek Mason and Will Muschamp should be on the hot seat, and who's the most irrelevant team in the conference?

OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF: Nebraska, Overreactions, Minimum Viable CFB Product

The Nebraska-Big Ten tension is NOT nothing...this is how big things start. What would happen to the Big Ten (and Big 12)? Also, have we crossed the line of having a real college football season? What is your minimum viable product? And unpacking the overreactions to "this will set back the Big Ten and Pac-12 for years" proclamations.

ACC Football: Hot Seat, Dark Horses, Worst Good Team, Most Irrelevant Team

On the third episode of the conference preview series, Andrew Doughty and Chase Kiddy discuss dark horses in the ACC, why the conference's hot seat is very cool, and the ACC's most irrelevant team. Also, the conference's worst good team and what the ACC landscape might be in three years.

Pac-12 Football: Dark Horses, Hot Seat, Worst Good Team, Most Irrelevant Team

Andrew Doughty and Chase Kiddy preview the 2020 Pac-12 football season: Which teams are dark horses to compete for the Pac-12 Championship, and who's the worst good team? Also, Pac-12 coaches are on the hot seat, the most irrelevant team, and what the Pac-12 could look like in three years.

Big 12 Football: Dark Horses, Hot Seat, Worst Good Team, Most Irrelevant Team

In the Big 12 football preview episode, Andrew Doughty & Chase Kiddy discuss why TCU and West Virginia are the worst good teams, and why Iowa State isn't getting enough credit. Also, the non-existent Big 12 hot seat, which team is the most irrelevant, and what the Big 12 will look like 3-5 years from now.

College Football Betting: Futures Strategy, What We’re Learning From Baseball

On this college football betting episode, Chase Kiddy breaks down strategy for the 2020 season: Approaching win totals if they're offered, what we're learning from baseball lines, conservative vs. aggressive betting in the early weeks, and more.

Would You Rather Have Conference-Only Fall Season OR Full Spring Season?

In our first episode of ONLY coronavirus-related college football talk, we explain why we haven't talked about the virus, and ask, "Would you rather have an abbreviated conference-only fall season or a full spring season? Also, new playoff paths for potential contenders after Big Ten and Pac-12 cancellations

College Football Neighborhoods: The Final Part

In Part 6 of the College Football Neighborhood series, we created the seventh, eighth, and ninth neighborhoods of college football teams entering this decade. Which teams are relevant? Which teams suck and are rarely in the national picture? And which four teams are so terrible it's comical?

College Football Neighborhoods: Part 5

In the second-to-last episode of this College Football Neighborhoods series, we crafted the 6th neighborhood of teams entering the next decade. These programs are consistent bowl teams that can pop up for a 9-win season occasionally and sit within national relevance most years.