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Tom Fornelli
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Living for and living off of college football. IG/Threads:
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Fans understand that modern college football is big business, but what kind of impact is it having on being a fan?

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Fans know modern college football is a business, but they also feel the growing distance
NIL and the transfer portal have dramatically shifted how college football fandom works in the 21 century
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January 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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You no longer need to Google him. Curt Cignetti is the best college football coach in the country.

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Indiana's CFP title cements Curt Cignetti as college football's No. 1 coach
In just two seasons, the Hoosiers coach has ascended to the very top of college football
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January 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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How does Indiana beat Miami and win its first national title?

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CFP National Championship: 5 keys for Indiana winning first title in school history
Here's how Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers could put the ultimate stamp on their dominant run through the CFP field
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January 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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The final game of the college football season is Monday night and I have a play involving the spread, a total, and a player prop. #TrustTheProcess

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College Football Playoff National Championship odds, picks for Miami vs. Indiana
Trust The Process as the Hurricanes and Hoosiers close out the season on Monday night
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January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Dan Lanning has a rematch problem.

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Lopsided loss to Indiana continues troubling rematch trend for Oregon's Dan Lanning
For the third-straight year, Dan Lanning's Ducks lost a rematch -- and the last two have come in blowout fashion in the College Football Playoff
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January 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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The SEC no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt.

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The SEC has lost the benefit of the doubt after another humbling CFP showing
With every SEC team watching the CFP title game from home for the third straight year, it's time to reexamine the conference's place in the college football hierarchy
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January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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It's tough to beat a good team twice, but it's just as tough to block Indiana, which is precisely what Oregon needs to do a better job of if it hopes to beat Indiana.

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Oregon's key adjustment in Indiana rematch is clear: Solve the Hoosiers' pass rush puzzle
If the Ducks want a chance at coming out on top in this much-anticipated rematch, Dante Moore must stay off the ground in Atlanta
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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My picks for the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. Don't know if you've heard about those games, but they're happening this week between all the transfer portal announcements.

#TrustTheProcess

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College Football Playoff semifinal odds, picks for Miami-Ole Miss, Indiana-Oregon
Trust the Process as the College Football Playoff hits the semifinal round
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January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Are byes a bad thing? Wrote about it.

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Debunking the narrative College Football Playoff byes are alarming issue in CFP format
Teams with byes are 1-7 in the first two years of the 12-team CFP format, but let's add some context to that record
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January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The CFP quarterfinals are this week and I've got a pick for each game.

🏈 Ohio St/Miami
🏈 Texas Tech/Oregon
🏈 Indiana/Alabama
🏈 Georgia/Ole Miss

#TrustTheProcess

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College Football Playoff odds, picks for Ohio State-Miami, more quarterfinal games
Trust The Process as the College Football Playoff hits the quarterfinal round
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December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I made a list. I checked it twice. i went through the eight teams remaining in the playoff to find what's naughty and what's nice.

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College Football Playoff naughty, nice list: Good, bad for quarterfinal teams in bracket
The good and bad for each squad still vying for the national championship
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December 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Wrote about the end of Notre Dame/USC. It's a regretful decision that can only make sense in a college football landscape that no longer makes any at all

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Notre Dame vs. USC breakup -- while regretful -- understandable through CFP lens
We're losing yet another traditional rivalry in the name of the almighty College Football Playoff
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December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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h/t @tomfornelli.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention, A&M's radio announcer being completely flabbergasted by a clear incompletion being called an incompletion is cracking me up.
December 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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How do you fix the College Football Playoff? Well, the first thing you need to do is realize it's not the playoff that's broken right now.

It's the sport.

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Why the College Football Playoff system isn't to blame for lopsided postseason
The College Football Playoff isn't broken -- it's college football as a whole that needs to be completely revamped
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December 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I wrote about the most impactful coordinator hire of the offseason.

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Why Pat Fitzgerald poaching Iowa coordinator is key move to begin Michigan State tenure
Fitzgerald didn't make splashy headlines with the move, but it could be looked back upon as one of the more crucial hires
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December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This week's Six Pack is more a four pack of tallboys. Picks for:

🏈 Oklahoma/Alabama
🏈 Texas A&M/Miami
🏈 Ole Miss/Tulane
🏈 Oregon/James Madison

#TrustTheProcess

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College Football Playoff odds, picks for Alabama vs. Oklahoma, more first-round games
Trust The Process as teams face win-or-go-home games in the College Football Playoff
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December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The bowls are dying, and bowl eligible teams opting out of playing in them are just the latest symptom

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Notre Dame's CFP opt-out is further proof bowl games won't last much longer
Teams opting out of bowl games is another symptom of a fatal disease killing the bowl system
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December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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After a long, overly-complicated process that I wouldn't recommend for anybody, Penn State finally landed on the coach it should've gone after from the very start.

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Penn State hiring Matt Campbell was perfect outcome to bungled Nittany Lions search
There were bizarre twists and turns along the way, but Matt Campbell should have been Penn State's target from the beginning
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December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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It's a Championship Week edition of the Six Pack with picks for:

🏈 Ohio State/Indiana
🏈 Georgia/Alabama
🏈 Texas Tech/BYU
🏈 Virginia/Duke
🏈 Tulane/North Texas
🏈 Western Michigan/Miami OH

#TrustTheProcess

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College football odds, picks for Georgia vs. Alabama, Texas Tech vs. BYU
Trust The Process as the college football season reaches conference championship week
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December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In this week's power ratings I had to figure out how to answer a question I never thought I'd ask:

How do I adjust the power rating of one of my top 12 teams after their coach leaves?

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College football power ratings: Ole Miss drops out after Lane Kiffin departure
The Rebels still deserve to be in the College Football Playoff, but Kiffin's decision affects their power rating
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December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I wrote about what's on the line in Indianapolis Saturday, an Irishman in green, and how the west coast teams are bringing more than frequent flyer miles to the league in this week's B1G Time: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Big Ten Championship Game 2025: Ohio State, Indiana playing more than just a trophy
Plus, a pick for the Big Ten Championship Game
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December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It's Rivalry Week and the Six Pack really wants to throw out the record books.

This week we've got picks for:

🦃 Ohio St/Michigan
🦃 Texas A&M/Texas
🎩 Northwestern/Illinois
🦃 Kentucky/Louisville
🦃 UCF/BYU
🦃 Army/UTSA

#TrustTheProcess

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The Six Pack: Picks for Texas-Texas A&M, Ohio State-Michigan and lock of the week
Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 14 slate
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November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Wrote about the 7 "different" B1G Championship Scenarios (there's really 5) this weekend, as well as Terry Smith's viability at Penn State and plenty more in B1G Time.

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Big Ten storylines, picks: Ohio State, Michigan poised for encore in Indianapolis?
Plus, coaching malpractice was on full display at Michigan State over the weekend
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Everybody is talking about Notre Dame and Miami as if the season-opener is the only game either team has played this season. Wrote about that and more in this week's power ratings.

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College Football Power Ratings: Notre Dame vaults into top 4 on pure domination
Plus, Miami continues to climb after a midseason slump threatened to derail its season
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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There weren't a lot of picture-changing results this week, but Oregon feels like a safe bet after the USC win, and it wasn't a great day for James Madison.

That and more in the CFP Vibe Check.

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College Football Playoff picture: James Madison's uphill battle to make field
The Dukes don't join the list of five other CFP contenders we've officially declared dead, but they needed more help Saturday and a larger margin of victory.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM