The left side of the 16-team 2024 playoff bracket | Courtesy Bracket HQ In which BracketCat simulates first-round results for the “left side” of the 16-team playoff bracket for 2024. I was interested to see if these games would diverge greatly from the real-world results we saw last December, but through three games, the same winning teams ended up moving on to the … [Read more...] about PROTEST PLAYOFF 2024: Sweet 16 (Day 1)
PROTEST PLAYOFF 2024: Selection Sunday
We know Will Howard and the Buckeyes were perfectly capable of winning four straight playoff games to earn a national championship... but could they have done it against THIS field? | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images In which BracketCat selects and seeds the 16-team field for the 2024 season, as well as examining a variety of alternate playoff field possibilities … [Read more...] about PROTEST PLAYOFF 2024: Selection Sunday
77 DAYS TO 2025 KICKOFF: Amos Talalele
Starting right tackle Carver Willis (77) decided to take his talents elsewhere (Seattle), so now his number will go to incoming USC transfer guard Amos Talalele. Sounds like a great Left Coast trade to me! | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In which BracketCat counts down the 77th day until the 2025 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State offensive … [Read more...] about 77 DAYS TO 2025 KICKOFF: Amos Talalele
Sixteen Years Later, My Madness Returns…
Are you tired of terrible 16-team playoff ideas and weird trophies that fall apart at the most inopportune moments? Well then, buckle in this summer, because do I ever have the series for you! | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images In which BracketCat FINALLY relaunches his long-dormant Protest Playoff project. Rejoice, peons, for his namesake Brackets hath … [Read more...] about Sixteen Years Later, My Madness Returns…
78 DAYS TO 2025 KICKOFF: John Pastore
Junior offensive lineman John Pastore (78) finally saw some decent playing time in 2024 before the injury bug bit him again. It’s apparently bad enough the coaches felt compelled to bring in four different Power 4 transfers to bolster his spot. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In which BracketCat counts down the 78th day until the 2025 kickoff … [Read more...] about 78 DAYS TO 2025 KICKOFF: John Pastore