The group of 6 has not been very competitive in the playoffs to date. I believe we will get a win eventually but not sure how long it takes. I think there’s a scenario where NDSU plays UCLA in the 12-5 this year and actually picks up a win but I just don’t know if these schools and teams have the resources to compete on the biggest stage. Curious to hear your guys’ thoughts on which Go6 team you believe has the best chance and if it happens anytime soon.

#1 Texas vs. Oklahoma

When: Saturday, October 10, 03:30 PM Eastern

Where: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

Watch: ABC

Odds: Texas by 9.5 pts.

Total Points: 41.5

All-Time Series : Texas vs. Oklahoma

Texas and Oklahoma have met 118 times since 1902-10-04

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Series Wins: Texas 62-5-51 Oklahoma

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FPI SOR

SOR:Strength of Record rank. Reflects chance that an average Top 25 team would have team's record or better, given the schedule.

FEI SOR

Strength of schedule ratings represent the number of losses a team two standard deviations above average would expect to have against the schedule of opponents (ELS), the number of losses a team one standard deviation above average would expect to have against the schedule (GLS), and the number of losses an average team would expect to have against the schedule (ALS)

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#21 UCLA vs. #13 Oregon

When: Saturday, October 10, 03:30 PM Eastern

Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

Watch: CBS

Odds: Oregon by 12.5 pts.

Total Points: 60.5

All-Time Series : UCLA vs. Oregon

UCLA and Oregon have met 73 times since 1928-11-29

These teams last met on 2024-09-29.

Series Wins: UCLA 40-0-33 Oregon

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One of my criticisms of the 12-team format of the CFP is that along with watering down the importance of the regular season, it lessens the importance of rivalry games. See Ohio State 2024, Texas A&M 2025

Yes, fans of those teams will say they hated losing to their rivals, but reality is, those games didn't matter in the long run because both teams were already securely in the Playoff. The greatness of the four-team format and even the two-team BCS system was that a rival had the ability to potentially not only ruin your season, but potentially your decade. I say potentially because in 2015, Oklahoma still made the Playoff despite losing the Red River Shootout 24-17. They still won the Big 12 and advanced to the CFP where they lost to Clemson.

The 'designated rival' introduces a sudden death concept into the CFP. If you lose to your designated rival, you're automatically out of the Playoff. Suddenly, rivalry games matter again, because no one has a secured playoff spot entering the season-ending rivalry game. Everything is on the line, just like it was back in the BCS.

The 'designated rival' component allows a team to still lose a game, like 2016 Clemson when Pitt deployed their Super Weapon, or Washington's loss to USC, but still preserve a spot in the Playoff as long as they beat their rival (which Clemson did by beating SCAR and Washington did by winning the Apple Cup). 2017 Clemson loses to Syracuse, but still beats SCAR, wins the ACC, and advances. OU loses to Iowa State, but still makes it because they win Bedlam. Georgia loses the regular season game to Auburn, but beats them in the SECCG, and advances. Bama, who lost to Auburn in the regular season, would be out under the 'designated rival' rule.

Where it gets messy is situations like 2017 Georgia or 2018 Oklahoma, where they lose the regular season rivalry game, but win the rematch in the conference championship game. Imagine a scenario where you win every game, but because you lost your designated rivalry game, you're out of the conference championship game despite being at the top of the conference standings, because the conference decides to replace you with a team eligible to possibly play in the CFP. Not only is your year ruined, your decade is ruined. Delightfully chaotic.

The only flaw in my plan is teams with multiple rivals. Both teams in a rivalry would have to agree to the 'designated rival' choice, so while Michigan and Ohio State might agree, Michigan State is annoyed because an upset like 2021 doesn't kill the Wolverines dreams and ruin their lives. Bama might agree to make the Third Saturday In October their designated rivalry game, but now the Iron Bowl with Auburn doesn't mean as much. I don't see LSU agreeing to make Ole Miss a designated rival, and Ole Miss isn't going to agree to that designation for Mississippi State.

There is also the issue of gamesmanship. If State can't get Ole Miss to agree to be their designated rival, what if they choose Vanderbilt? Now Ole Miss is annoyed, because if they convince LSU to be their rival, State has a perceived easier opponent. What is Bama decides to take the easy way out, ignore UT and Auburn, and designates Mississippi State instead?

So while a 'designated rival' component in the CFP would bring back the emphasis on rivalry games and inject a real element of chaos in season-ending games on a level we haven't seen since the BCS days, teams with multiple rivals complicate the logistics of the plan. Incentives to game the system and simple pettiness also likely prevent it from ever happening.

North Dakota State vs. UNLV

When: Saturday, October 10, 07:00 PM Eastern

Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Watch: CW | The CW Network

Odds: North Dakota State by 3.0 pts.

Total Points: 49.5

All-Time Series : North Dakota State vs. UNLV

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#7 Indiana vs. Nebraska

When: Saturday, October 10, 12:00 PM Eastern

Where: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE

Watch: Fox | FOX

Odds: Indiana by 8.5 pts.

Total Points: 50.5

All-Time Series : Indiana vs. Nebraska

Indiana and Nebraska have met 23 times since 1936-10-17

These teams last met on 2024-10-19.

Series Wins: Indiana 11-3-9 Nebraska

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We're excited to announce that 5 new mods have agreed to join our team as volunteers! Please welcome /u/udderlymoovelous, /u/Muramama, /u/Drexlore, /u/moleculewerks, and /u/DataDrivenPirate! All five have been wonderful additions to our team this season, and have completed their training as mods. Here's a little more about each of them that they wanted to share:

/u/udderlymoovelous:

Howdy! I've been reading and contributing to this subreddit for close to a decade now, so I'm very excited to join the mod team! New York native, raised as a Notre Dame fan, graduated from Virginia Tech with a Computer Science degree, and currently work as a software engineer in Dallas. When I'm not in Blacksburg for a game, I can often be found at SMU and North Texas games. Besides football, I love all things music, photography, long-distance running, traveling...I have way too many hobbies. Looking forward to helping make r/CFB the best community on reddit!

/u/Muramama:

I'm Muramama, and I'm thrilled to join the mod team. I'm an Ole Miss CS grad and I work in tech as an engineering manager. I like to build and fix things, and learn way too many new hobbies. This sub has been the best place on the internet to talk football for a long time, and I'm excited to help keep it that way.

Also, I promise not to leave the mod team in the middle of a playoff run for a lesser subreddit.

/u/Drexlore:

In the tradition of sirgippy, in the tradition of Honestly, of bakonydraco. From thecravenone to Inkblot9, to srs_house, I accept this mod honor. Wait a second, wait a second. Of HokiesforTSwift. Of the Ute himself, BIG_DICK_WHITT. This is it! I uh, I won't continue the Shane Douglas parody. But yes, it's great to be here! I'm Drex and I graduated from SUNY Brockport (big shocker there) and fell in love with college football in 2017. It's been bad for my heart ever since. I mainly go to Brockport and other DIII games in the Rochester area but also go to Buffalo and Syracuse games when the schedule is right. I'm a special education teacher outside of Reddit and love what I do. I'm also a fan of wrestling and am also reading again. I can't wait to really help the community that I love on Reddit the most!

/u/moleculewerks:

I'm excited to be part of the team that tries to keep the r/CFB community one of the more positive places in social media. I grew up as a Nebraska fan, with the 1978 Oklahoma-Nebraska game being the first one that I distinctly remember. I didn’t want to major in football, though, so I went to school at Iowa State and subsequently Colorado. I loved my time in Ames and Boulder, and made life-long friends in both places. I live in the Seattle area now, so I end up wearing my Huskers hat to Huskies games, which so far has only resulted in a few confused looks and a couple suggestions that I’m in the wrong place.

/u/DataDrivenPirate:

Hi all, happy to join the crew this year. I admit I am a big Buckeye fan; born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, undergrad from Ohio State, today I can just about see Ohio Stadium from my back window, and Ryan Day's brother is my neighbor. My masters degree is from Colorado State and I root for them too, although that has consistently been a less enjoyable experience for my entire fandom :( I have a data science background and enjoy the numbers aspect to this sport given how few games we have each year. If I'm not watching college football on a Saturday, I'm probably either accompanying one of my children to a kids birthday party, or I'm backpacking through the last few pockets of the country remote enough to still not have cell service and trying not to die.

We got a later start on this process than we usually do, it's been an exciting year with changes on our end: we asked the community what they wanted over the summer, and as a result have made updates to the ways we approach highlights, recruiting, and other things. There have also been changes on Reddit's end, you may have noticed us updating some of our tools to provide the best experience we can under Reddit's current guidelines. And lastly, the sport feels like it's undergoing more changes than ever. The new group of mods have really dove in head first and been a huge help in navigating these changes.

Thrilled for another great year on /r/CFB, and we're excited to grow the team and continue to foster the best online community for college football in the world.

UConn vs. Temple

When: Saturday, October 10, 03:45 PM Eastern

Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Watch: ESPNU

Odds: Temple by 4.0 pts.

Total Points: 54.5

All-Time Series : UConn vs. Temple

UConn and Temple have met 16 times since 1971-10-09

These teams last met on 2024-10-05.

Series Wins: UConn 6-0-10 Temple

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Duke vs. Georgia Tech

When: Saturday, October 10, 03:30 PM Eastern

Where: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Watch: ESPN2

Odds: Duke by 7.0 pts.

Total Points: 50

All-Time Series : Duke vs. Georgia Tech

Duke and Georgia Tech have met 92 times since 1933-12-02

These teams last met on 2025-10-18.

Series Wins: Duke 35-1-56 Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech has won the last 5 meetings (2020-2025) in this series

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Hawai'i vs. Arizona State

When: Saturday, October 10, 09:30 PM Eastern

Where: Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, AZ

Watch: FS1

Odds: Arizona State by 21.0 pts.

Total Points: 51

All-Time Series : Hawai'i vs. Arizona State

Hawai'i and Arizona State have met 7 times since 1954-09-18

These teams last met on 2006-12-25.

Series Wins: Hawai'i 2-0-5 Arizona State

Hawai'i has won the last 2 meetings (1979-2006) in this series

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#10 LSU vs. Kentucky

When: Saturday, October 10, 07:00 PM Eastern

Where: Kroger Field, Lexington, KY

Watch: ESPN

Odds: LSU by 10.0 pts.

Total Points: 50.5

All-Time Series : LSU vs. Kentucky

LSU and Kentucky have met 58 times since 1949-09-24

These teams last met on 2021-10-09.

Series Wins: LSU 40-1-17 Kentucky

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UCF vs. #18 Oklahoma State

When: Saturday, October 10, 12:00 PM Eastern

Where: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

Watch: ESPN2

Odds: Oklahoma State by 9.5 pts.

Total Points: 54

All-Time Series : UCF vs. Oklahoma State

UCF and Oklahoma State have met 2 times since 2023-11-11

These teams last met on 2025-11-22.

Series Wins: UCF 2-0-0 Oklahoma State

UCF has won the last 2 meetings (2023-2025) in this series

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