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Tom Fornelli
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Hearing people at work talk about how windy it is now, but how it wasn't when they got to work. They must not be Puntcast listeners, because they would know that the sun powers the wind. #PodcastOfScience @rkalland.bsky.social @tomfornelli.bsky.social @chippatterson.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The Six Pack is looking to go 3-3 this week...again....with picks for

🏈 Oklahoma/Alabama
🏈 Texas/Georgia
🏈 Minnesota/Oregon
🏈 Wake Forest/North Carolina
🏈 Colorado St/New Mexico
🏈 Coastal/Georgia Southern

#TrustTheProcess

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The Six Pack: Picks for Alabama-Oklahoma, Georgia-Texas and lock of Week 12
Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 12 slate
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November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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No, the ACC champion will not be left out of the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff Vibe Check: Sorting out ACC mess as SEC keeps rolling
The ACC Championship race is in flux with the second installment of the CFP rankings coming Tuesday
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November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Wisconsin is putting off til tomorrow what it could've done today.

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Wisconsin backing Luke Fickell for 2026, but its investment is too little and too late
The problem here is that money cannot fix everything
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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This week's Six Pack features picks for:

🏈 BYU/Texas Tech
🏈 Oregon/Iowa
🏈 Auburn/Vanderbilt
🏈 Washington/Wisconsin
🏈 Colorado/West Virginia
🏈 Sam Houston/Oregon State

#TrustTheProcess

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The Six Pack: Picks for BYU vs. Texas Tech, Auburn vs. Vanderbilt and Tom Fornelli's lock for Week 11
Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 11 slate
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Two things that can be true: Iowa is good and Iowa has benefitted from an easier schedule to this point.

Are they both true? We'll find out this week when the Hawkeyes look to play spoiler at home against Oregon. That and more in B1G Time:

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B1G Time: Is Iowa a real College football Playoff contender, or just a cornfield ghost?
Plus, putting Jeremiah Smith's incredible career start in historical perspective
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Omg @tomfornelli.bsky.social talking about the Canes
I'll tell you what we do with Miami. We never believe in them again. We never buy into anything that they're doing. I don't care how talented they are, how well they're playing. We never believe that they're going to continue playing well, or that they're ever going to avoid doing dumb shit, and losing games they're not supposed to lose, as long as just the way that that team is. Like I texted you earlier, Chip, Miami could win 75 straight games, and for the rest of my life, I'll still be like, yeah, but they're probably going to blow this one.
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Not a lot of change in this week's power ratings, but one team finally fell outside the top 12 despite winning while a team that lost hung around.

It's all explained within.

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College Football Power Ratings: SEC teams drop despite wins, Miami hangs around
Plus, Oklahoma reappears after a major road win keeps its CFP hopes alive for another week
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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The CFP Vibe Check: This week was more of a reality check for many in the ACC, Big Ten, and Mountain West.

Where do things stand before our first CFP rankings release?

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College Football Playoff rankings come Tuesday: How bad will the vibes be for every non-SEC team?
The debut of the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings come Tuesday, and we're projecting some downtrodden vibes for most everybody not in the Southeast
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November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Wrote about the newest Heisman frontrunner at your local sportsbook.

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Julian Sayin steering Ohio State: Heisman leader continues impressive debut season
It was easy to overlook Sayin amid a sea of supporting offensive talent, but the redshirt freshman has stolen the show
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November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Vandy/Texas
🏈 Cincinnati/Utah
🏈 Penn St/Ohio St
🏈 USC/Nebraska
🏈 Virginia/Cal
🏈 Wyoming/San Diego St

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks: USC vs. Nebraska, Texas vs. Vanderbilt and more Week 10 games
Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 10 slate
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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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For the first time this season two Big 12 teams have cracked the top 12 of my power ratings, and neither are the Big 12 teams still undefeated in conference play.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The Oregon offense has slowed down considerably in its last 4 games. Is it a lull or a concern? Wrote about that, the youth movement at Maryland, and thoughts on how Washington and Iowa are being treated in the AP Poll in B1G Time.

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B1G Time: Cracks starting to show in Oregon's facade?
Plus, the inconsistent logic at the bottom of the AP Top 25 poll
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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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CFP Vibe Check

A&M is real, and it's spectacular
Get ready to speak CFP, Ole Miss
Iowa?
Cincinnati!
Memphis gave teams hope
My latest projection and more!

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College Football Playoff Vibe Check, Week 9: Nine teams bow out of race
Plus, Iowa and Cincinnati have officially thrown their names in the hat of potential playoff contenders after strong weeks
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October 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Oklahoma/Ole Miss
🏈 LSU/Texas A&M
🏈 Iowa State/BYU
🏈 Cincinnati/Baylor
🏈 Central Michigan/UMass
🏈 Northern Illinois/Ball State

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks: Key SEC showdowns step into Week 9 spotlight
Trust the process with these picks, predictions and locks for Week 9 of the college football season
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October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Texas remains in the top 12 of my power ratings, and I don't like it, so I wrote about it. Read that, and about the 11 teams ahead of the Longhorns here:

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College Football Power Ratings: Texas lingers despite struggles as Alabama, Oregon climb
The Longhorns have one of the worst offenses in the country, yet most of their goals remain attainable
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October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I think Matt Rhule is the next head coach at Penn State. I also think there are two other candidates who would seriously consider the job and are better options. Wrote about that and plenty more in B1G Time.

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B1G Time: Matt Rhule looks like the favorite for the Penn State job, but he might not be the best candidate
Plus, why the conference could be on track for historic futility
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October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Penn State firing James Franklin and my power ratings are reflections of a shift in college football that's happening far quicker than I anticipated.

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College Football Power Ratings: Big Ten occupies top three spots entering Week 8
Elsewhere, a couple of Texas teams not named the Longhorns have begun to emerge at midseason
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October 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This is a response to my picks column.
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You and the Cover 3 podcast hate the big 12, not even a mention about texas tech?? Your bio should say you cover college ball "selectively".
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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CFP VIBE CHECK

- Prepare for a 3-loss at-large
- Oregon concerns?
- How serious is USC?
- A revolutionary idea for the Big 12

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College Football Playoff Predictions: A 3-loss SEC team in field is coming this fall
Tom Fornelli delivers College Football Playoff take after take following a shape-shifting Week 7
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October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Indiana/Oregon
🏈 Alabama/Mizzou
🏈 Michigan/USC
🏈 Arkansas/Tennessee
🏈 Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech
🏈 UCLA/Michigan State

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks, predictions: Alabama vs. Missouri, Oregon vs. Indiana in spotlight
Trust the process with these picks for the biggest college football games in Week 7
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October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

Miami/FSU
Vandy/Bama
Boise/Notre Dame
Air Force/Navy
Duke/Cal
ULM/Northwestern

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks, predictions: Miami vs. Florida State, Alabama vs. Vanderbilt in spotlight
Trust The Process with these picks for the marquee action on the Week 6 college football slate
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October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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If you're in Tallahassee this weekend I better see you at the Cover 3 live show! It's Friday at 3pm at Madison Social.

Noles fans, this is your chance to yell at me in person! Don't miss it!
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Does Kirby Smart have an Alabama problem or an lines of scrimmage problem? I wrote about it in this week's Power Ratings.

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College Football Power Ratings: Georgia slides down, Notre Dame returns to top 10
Elsewhere, a couple of SEC teams dropped from the ratings after lackluster Week 5 performances
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September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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CFP VIBE CHECK: Marcus Freeman knows the score.

That and it feels like Oregon has a CFP spot wrapped up already, I've no idea what to make of Ole Miss, but it's in a great spot, and plenty more.

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College Football Playoff Vibe Check, Week 5: Sorry overmatched Notre Dame foes, the Irish are running it up
Plus, the ACC and Big 12 are quickly running out of at-large contenders
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September 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM