Nicole Auerbach
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🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I can’t make sense of the ACC! But we do have a lot of thoughts about Indiana-Penn State and the state of the Heisman race.
Our Week 11 recap: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I can’t make sense of the ACC! But we do have a lot of thoughts about Indiana-Penn State and the state of the Heisman race.
Our Week 11 recap: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Saturday Week 11 Recap: Indiana Survives Happy Valley to Stay Unbeaten
Podcast Episode · Rushing the Field with Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry · 11/09/2025 · 26m
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I can’t make sense of the ACC! But we do have a lot of thoughts about Indiana-Penn State and the state of the Heisman race.
Our Week 11 recap: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I can’t make sense of the ACC! But we do have a lot of thoughts about Indiana-Penn State and the state of the Heisman race.
Our Week 11 recap: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
💥 WEEK 11 TAKEAWAYS 💥
- Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman moment 🏆
- A messy, messy ACC race 🥴
- A big win for Wisconsin 💫
- Big 12 & Big Ten CFP scenarios 😵💫
& more: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
- Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman moment 🏆
- A messy, messy ACC race 🥴
- A big win for Wisconsin 💫
- Big 12 & Big Ten CFP scenarios 😵💫
& more: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Takeaways from Week 11 of College Football: Fernando Mendoza had his Heisman moment
College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. And Week 11 certainly delivered, from a thriller in Happy Valley to even more chaos in ACC country...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
💥 WEEK 11 TAKEAWAYS 💥
- Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman moment 🏆
- A messy, messy ACC race 🥴
- A big win for Wisconsin 💫
- Big 12 & Big Ten CFP scenarios 😵💫
& more: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
- Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman moment 🏆
- A messy, messy ACC race 🥴
- A big win for Wisconsin 💫
- Big 12 & Big Ten CFP scenarios 😵💫
& more: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Virginia's late-game magic finally ran out. And ACC chaos continues ...
Wake Forest is going to upset Virginia!
Wake Forest is going to upset Virginia!
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Virginia's late-game magic finally ran out. And ACC chaos continues ...
Wake Forest is going to upset Virginia!
Wake Forest is going to upset Virginia!
Vandy hangs on and beats Auburn in OT. Pavia and co. are 8-2 and still alive in the CFP race.
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Vandy hangs on and beats Auburn in OT. Pavia and co. are 8-2 and still alive in the CFP race.
Wisconsin announces this week that Luke Fickell is returning for 2026.
The Badgers respond with their first win over a Top 25 team in the Fickell era.
The Badgers respond with their first win over a Top 25 team in the Fickell era.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Wisconsin announces this week that Luke Fickell is returning for 2026.
The Badgers respond with their first win over a Top 25 team in the Fickell era.
The Badgers respond with their first win over a Top 25 team in the Fickell era.
News: Oregon freshman WR Dakorien Moore is OUT today, per the team's availability report.
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
News: Oregon freshman WR Dakorien Moore is OUT today, per the team's availability report.
New HAPPY AUER newsletter is out!
Thoughts ahead of the season’s stretch run + some cold remedies I swear by: open.substack.com/pub/nicoleau...
Thoughts ahead of the season’s stretch run + some cold remedies I swear by: open.substack.com/pub/nicoleau...
The Playoff Push
Week 11 thoughts, plus cold remedies!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New HAPPY AUER newsletter is out!
Thoughts ahead of the season’s stretch run + some cold remedies I swear by: open.substack.com/pub/nicoleau...
Thoughts ahead of the season’s stretch run + some cold remedies I swear by: open.substack.com/pub/nicoleau...
🎧 NEW POD 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I dissect the first CFP rankings, discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze and preview all the key Week 11 matchups! Plus, underdog picks and men's fashion takes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J60...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I dissect the first CFP rankings, discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze and preview all the key Week 11 matchups! Plus, underdog picks and men's fashion takes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J60...
Breaking down the First CFP Rankings, Hugh Freeze fired + Week 11 Preview | Rushing the Field (FULL)
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November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🎧 NEW POD 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I dissect the first CFP rankings, discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze and preview all the key Week 11 matchups! Plus, underdog picks and men's fashion takes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J60...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social and I dissect the first CFP rankings, discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze and preview all the key Week 11 matchups! Plus, underdog picks and men's fashion takes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J60...
The first CFP rankings were fine.
But I'm worried. The new committee chair keeps talking about what the coaches in the room see on tape when asked legit questions about comparing teams. It cannot be *all* about the eye test.
Give us data, not vibes: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
But I'm worried. The new committee chair keeps talking about what the coaches in the room see on tape when asked legit questions about comparing teams. It cannot be *all* about the eye test.
Give us data, not vibes: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Breaking down the initial College Football Playoff rankings: So, it's all about vibes?
Subjectivity seemed to rule the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season. Why is vibes-based analysis making the difference?
www.nbcsports.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The first CFP rankings were fine.
But I'm worried. The new committee chair keeps talking about what the coaches in the room see on tape when asked legit questions about comparing teams. It cannot be *all* about the eye test.
Give us data, not vibes: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
But I'm worried. The new committee chair keeps talking about what the coaches in the room see on tape when asked legit questions about comparing teams. It cannot be *all* about the eye test.
Give us data, not vibes: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
CFP chair Mack Rhoades said the committee doesn't look at a team's nonconference scheduling philosophy.
That's such a waste. The selection committee could encourage better scheduling if it weighed a challenging noncon vs. an easy noncon schedule and rewarded teams as such.
That's such a waste. The selection committee could encourage better scheduling if it weighed a challenging noncon vs. an easy noncon schedule and rewarded teams as such.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
CFP chair Mack Rhoades said the committee doesn't look at a team's nonconference scheduling philosophy.
That's such a waste. The selection committee could encourage better scheduling if it weighed a challenging noncon vs. an easy noncon schedule and rewarded teams as such.
That's such a waste. The selection committee could encourage better scheduling if it weighed a challenging noncon vs. an easy noncon schedule and rewarded teams as such.
CFP chair Mack Rhoades: "For Miami, it's about consistency — and their lack thereof."
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
CFP chair Mack Rhoades: "For Miami, it's about consistency — and their lack thereof."
CFP chair Mack Rhoades emphasizes that preseason/other polls do not matter to the selection committee.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
CFP chair Mack Rhoades emphasizes that preseason/other polls do not matter to the selection committee.
I tell the @CFBPlayoff this every year, but it'd be great if the CFP released the specific data they use for SOS and now Strength of Record. It'd be good to cite the info directly.
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I tell the @CFBPlayoff this every year, but it'd be great if the CFP released the specific data they use for SOS and now Strength of Record. It'd be good to cite the info directly.
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
6. Ole Miss
7. BYU
8. Texas Tech
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
No Group of 5 teams are ranked in the first CFP rankings, by the way.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No Group of 5 teams are ranked in the first CFP rankings, by the way.
Notre Dame would be in the field as of today. No. 10 team in the ranking.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Notre Dame would be in the field as of today. No. 10 team in the ranking.
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
11. Texas
12. Oklahoma
13. Utah
14. Virginia
15. Louisville
Texas and Oklahoma are both out of the bracket right now, based on AQs to the ACC & G5.
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Texas and Oklahoma are both out of the bracket right now, based on AQs to the ACC & G5.
Virginia will be "in" the CFP bracket as the ACC AQ, even though it's ranked No. 14.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Virginia will be "in" the CFP bracket as the ACC AQ, even though it's ranked No. 14.
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami
19. USC
20. Iowa
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami
19. USC
20. Iowa
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami
19. USC
20. Iowa
16. Vanderbilt
17. Georgia Tech
18. Miami
19. USC
20. Iowa
Miami did drop enough that it will be able to rank Notre Dame well ahead of the 'Canes (and not factor in the head-to-head result).
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Miami did drop enough that it will be able to rank Notre Dame well ahead of the 'Canes (and not factor in the head-to-head result).
Justice for those of us who have been ranking Iowa!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Justice for those of us who have been ranking Iowa!!
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Nov. 4 CFP rankings:
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. Washington
24. Pitt
25. Tennessee
And here we go ... first set of in-season CFP rankings coming up.
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
And here we go ... first set of in-season CFP rankings coming up.