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Oct 29, 2018
#20744
Andy StaplesAndy Staples

I have very little faith in Ohio State winning the rest of their games

Ohio State, I have very little faith in them to win the rest of their games. Because they give up so many big plays on defense... They have like one of those [Purdue losses] a year now.

Ohio State won all five remaining games, including the Big Ten Championship and the Rose Bowl.

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Win
Oct 29, 2018
#12727
Big CatBig Cat

Clayton Kershaw is still kind of a bum in the playoffs

Clayton Kershaw still kind of a bum. Whew. That was tough. If [David] Price had done what Kershaw did, you'd be killing him. Bum is hard. But today was a moment... when you give up a two-run homer in the first inning, that's tough.

Kershaw had a 7.36 ERA in the 2018 World Series and famously struggled in postseasons for much of his career until 2020.
Void
Oct 29, 2018
#12728
Big CatBig Cat

Manny Machado is the perfect villain for baseball

Manny Machado, the world's biggest jerk. I love Manny Machado. I don't want him on the Cubs, but I love this guy... It was his coming out party as a real asshole, and I love it. Because the world... we need villains. And Manny Machado was the perfect villain.

This is a subjective opinion on entertainment value, but Machado remained one of the most polarizing figures in the sport.
Win
Oct 29, 2018
#12729
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dodgers' bullpen would be their undoing

I said that the Dodgers' bullpen was going to be their undoing. From the start. I also said Red Sox in five. So not to brag, but I called it.

The Red Sox did win in 5 games, and the Dodgers' relief pitching (Madson) was a major factor in the collapse.

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Oct 21, 2026
#31703
Andy StaplesAndy Staples

A 10-2 Kentucky would make the playoff

If Kentucky's 10 and two, they're making the playoffs. So it—there's not really a style point situation that they've gotta worry about. They just have to keep winning.

Kentucky's final record and whether a 10-2 season earns a playoff berth are not yet resolved.
Open
Oct 21, 2026
#31704
Andy StaplesAndy Staples

BYU could make the playoff without winning the Big 12

I don't know that BYU has to win the Big 12 now to make the playoff. If you have a 12-and-0 Texas Tech and they beat BYU in the Big 12 championship game and hand them, let's say, their second loss, they're both getting in.

The Big 12 standings, championship result, and playoff selection have not yet been determined.
Void
Oct 21, 2026
#31706
Andy StaplesAndy Staples

The 24-team playoff will not kill college football

I do not think this is gonna kill the sport. I don't think it's gonna kill the regular season.

Whether expansion harms the sport and regular-season interest is a long-term evaluative question, not a single objectively settled result.