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One game at a time. Beat Cin next week with their real QB and receivers and then go from there.

Anderson was clearly nervous to start the game, but played well after early mistakes. Great credit to Anderson and Van Denmark for holding up on pass plays and playing well in the run game. Not a huge surprise. Both are our most experienced back-up linemen. RVD has 37 games of experience entering today and AA has 28. I thought RVD would lose his job in camp, but Grable’s injury helped secure RVDs status. I bet the Bills are happy they kept RVD.

What number game was this with Josh having both a rushing TD and passing TD?

You’re right, I had it backwards. No worries then. I’d love for ND to knocked out.

OU’s biggest issue is that the committee has ND ahead of them. I have no idea why. As I wrote above, I’d choose OU over ND. I’d also ND behind Miami and Miami won head to head and ND best wins are meh. If I were you, I’d be rooting hard for Texas Tech and GA.

The regular season is over. Who is in and who is on the bubble? There are 13 teams competing for the 11 slots that will go to power 4 conferences. The 12th slot with go to JMU, Navy, Tulane or N Texas depending on who is ranked the highest. Who is in? 1. Ohio St - best wins - Texas, Michigan. Next game vs IU in the Big 10 Championship game. Winner no. 1 seed 2. Indiana - best wins - Oregon (on the road) Illinois 3. Georgia - best wins - Ole Miss. Tex, Tenn, - Loss - Bama. Next game: SEC Championship vs Bama 4. Texas Tech - best wins - BYU, Utah - Loss ASU (without their starting QB). Next game - vs BYU in Big 12 championship game. 5. Texas A&M - best win - At ND - Loss at Texas 6. Mississippi - best win - at Oklahoma - Loss at Georgia 7. Oregon - Best Win - USC - Loss to Indiana at home Likely in but not sure why but could still be forced out 8. Notre Dame - Best wins USC and Navy - Losses - At Miami and home vs Texas A&M - The loss at Miami should put them in the next category especially with mediocre good wins. Who is still competing for a spot? (most of these teams are 10-2) Alabama - Best Wins - At UGA, Vandy, Tenn. - Good loss - Oklahoma - Bad Loss - At FSU - Next game: SEC Champ vs GA - Win and they’re in (top 4?); loss they maybe out. BYU - Best Win - UTAH - Loss vs Texas Tech - Next game vs Texas Tech in Big 12 championship. Win and they’re are in; loss they are possibly out Oklahoma - Best wins Bama, Michigan & Tenn. - Losses at HOME to Ole Miss and Texas - Probably in, but …. Miami - Best Win - ND - Losses SMU & Louisville. If Duke wins ACC - Committee probably puts Miami in to represent the ACC. Virginia - Best Win - Louisville - Losses NC State & Wake. Next Game - ACC championship vs Duke - Win and they’re in and lose and they’re out, likely kicking Miami to the curb Other teams with an argument for a slot Utah (10-2) Best Win - ASU - Losses to BYU & Texas Tech Vandy (10-2) Best Win - Tenn - Losses to Bama & Texas Texas (9-3) Best Win - Texas A&M - Losses Georgia, Ohio State - Bad Loss - Florida If BYU, Bama & Virginia win their championships, the committee will have to decide between ND and Oklahoma for the last slot. I’d choose Oklahoma because of better wins.

I hope Ole Miss bans him from the campus as soon as he announces he’s going to LSU. They should pack up his office and leave it by the dorms.

Different time. The portal and NIL have changed how things work. Cignetti turned my alma mater IU into a winner, Kiffin can do the same at Ole Miss with a little financial help from boosters.

The media grist mill needs something to chew on. If Kiffin goes to LSU he’s a idiot. They chew up coaches faster than just about anyone “top’ program other than Auburn or Florida. He can win at Ole Miss with huge job security.

Most coaches haven’t won a Championship. Only 4 active coaches have a championship; Smart (2), Sweeney (2), Mack Brown and Ryan Day. Brown won his 20 years ago. That’s a pretty short list. He did win championships as a OC at Bama. He’s in demand because he wins wherever he goes. He turned Ole Miss into a consistent winner, something they have never gone. Frankly, I think he is a jerk but so are most coaches.

I never understood his signing or Samuel. We have needed outside threats for years since letting Davis walk and trading Diggs. Instead he gave us Big Slot Coleman who can't get separation, and small slots Samuel (who can't stay healthy) and Moore. He finally signed an outside "threat" in Palmer. I like Beane in general but his failure to draft and develop WRs has always been a mystery and a huge issue for the Bills for years. It's almost as bad as Kevyn Adams and goaltenders. Since 2021 the Bills have used one top 4 rd pick on a WR and that was Colemen in the 2nd rd. Our best WR selection was Shakir in the 5th in 2022. Since 2021 Green Bay has used 6 top 4 rd selections on WRs. 2021 Rodgers 3rd, 2022 Watson 2nd, Doubs 4th, 2023 Reed 2nd, 2025 Golden 1st, Williams 3rd. Plus they grabbed Wicks in the 5th in 2023. It's mindboggling how a GM with a generational talent at QB, doesn't invest at all in WRs. Just think how much cheaper WRs are on rookie deals.

Does it really matter at this point if he was the the 1stt choice, the 9th choice or the 27th choice if he helps the Bills win a few games the rest of the way?

So who are our wideouts? Cooks, Palmer, Shakir, Gabe, Moore and Shavers? Samuel is hurt (no surprise there), Mecole is hurt (no surprise there either) and Coleman is in the doghouse. Is this better than the opening day roster of Palmer, Coleman, Shakir, Moore, Samuel and Shavers, with Gabe on IR/PS?

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm finally relaxing about this season. I cranked the numbers on players lost to injury and am amazed that we are competing at all. I feel like if this team can sneak into the playoffs and get healthy it could be a very exciting playoffs. If not, Beane/McD and Co have a film room of video showing the holes in the team, specifically on defense and WR. I'm to the point where lets just see what happens. Maybe I feel this way a little because of my college teams (IU & UGA) are in the hunt to win in all.

It was an immortal Colt Anderson jersey. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeCo01.htm Jersey probably left over in the Bills store. I can’t remember the last time I had a peanut stick.