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Dec 10, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#2871
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JMU making the CFP will force a rule change to ensure it never happens again

JMU getting into this playoff, they will rewrite the rules for the playoffs. So this never happens again. And you'll be fine... But they're very upset that the ACC did not advocate strongly for Notre Dame.

James Madison (JMU) did make the College Football Playoff in the 2025 season, losing in the first round to Oregon. Following the 2025 season, the College Football Playoff rules were indeed modified for the 2026 season. The new rules guarantee automatic bids to the champions of each of the Power Four conferences, as well as the highest-ranked Group of Six team. This change, which also guarantees Notre Dame a spot if ranked in the top 12, effectively limits the number of Group of Five teams that can qualify, aligning with the prediction that rules would be rewritten to prevent a similar scenario (e.g., multiple Group of Five teams) from happening again.

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Win
Dec 10, 2025
#2865
Big CatBig Cat

The Chargers have a stranglehold on a playoff spot over the Chiefs

The Chargers winning means that if they just win one single game, which would be week 18 against the Broncos... they would get in over the Chiefs. The Chiefs have a path now that is very, very precarious and the Chargers feel like they have a stranglehold on getting into the playoffs.

The Chargers (11-6) made the playoffs while the Chiefs (6-11) missed the postseason entirely. The Chargers did maintain their playoff position over the Chiefs.
Win
Dec 10, 2025
#2869
HankHank

Jalen Hurts without Lane Johnson is statistically identical to 2022 Justin Fields

Blind resume QB one [Jalen Hurts without Lane Johnson]: 17 games, 2,700 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 78.2 passer rating. QB two [Justin Fields in 2022]: 15 games, 2200 yards, 17 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 85.2 passer rating.

The stats provided are cherry-picked and comparison-based, but reflect real historical data trends for Hurts without Johnson.
Loss
Dec 10, 2025
#2867
MaxMax

The Eagles season is dead

This team is dead... Nothing will save this team. The only good thing about this team is that Kevin Patullo will get fired. We'll hire a new offensive coordinator and make the Super Bowl next year. Because it's just a cycle for the Eagles right now.

The Eagles' season was not dead. They finished 11-6, won the NFC East, and made the playoffs (lost WC to 49ers 19-23).

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Void
Sep 16, 2026
#31413
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chiefs' window never closed

I don't think we ever actually closed the Chiefs' window. I think Mahomes was just in bed because he was injured, far away from the window.

The Chiefs' long-term contention status is ultimately subjective, though their dynasty remained active at the time of the episode.
Open
Sep 16, 2026
#31426
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mahomes will be back to himself by season's end

By the end of this season, Mahomes is gonna be back to being Mahomes.

Whether Mahomes returned to his established level by the end of the 2026 NFL season had not yet been resolved.
Open
Sep 16, 2026
#31414
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Oregon loss could turn Dan Lanning into a psychopath

I don't think that Dan Lanning has slept since that loss. I think Dan Lanning has turned into an absolute psycho because of this loss. He's sick. It actually might be a dangerous thing for the rest of the Big Ten that Oregon lost that game.

Whether the loss made Oregon more dangerous over the rest of the season is a future, testable team-performance claim.