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Structured coverage of the stories shaping college football — from conference governance to the transfer portal.

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Conference governance
The conference chessboard
Legal battles, media rights disputes, and programs on the move — the governance layer reshaping college football.
13 posts · updated Oct 22
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Story arcs
Active storylines
Ongoing narratives ranked by community engagement velocity. From coaching drama to transfer portal fallout.
236 active storylines · updated Oct 09
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Transfer portal
Portal heat map
Which position groups are most depleted — and rebuilt — across FBS this offseason.
Position-group breakdown · net gainers & losers
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Recruiting
Recruiting discourse
Which programs r/cfb is most excited about nationally. Class momentum and signing-day buzz.
Community sentiment · class rankings
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Coaching carousel
Coaching moves
Hires, fires, and schematic fits — the staff changes that reshape programs for years.
Staff changes · r/cfb reactions
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Editorial canon
The Canon
The definitive tiered lists of the CFP era — the 100 best players, the 50 games that defined it, and the 25 coaching hires that reshaped programs. Fully argued, not just ranked.
175 entries · 3 tiered lists
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Program rankings
The Index
All 134 FBS programs ranked by composite signal: fan confidence, market expectations, portal balance, and recruiting class. Sortable by any dimension.
Fan belief · market · portal · recruiting · updated weekly
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Offseason chronology
Timeline
Everything that happened in college football this offseason, in order — story arcs, wire signals, and market moves from January through June 2026.
2,091 events · stories · wire · market · filterable by team
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Fan intelligence
Divided fanbases
Which fanbases are most split right now — equal parts believers and skeptics, updated weekly from live fan discussion.
125 programs · believer/skeptic split · live data
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Rivalries
Which side are you on?
Fan confidence splits for every major rivalry — who's more bullish heading into the season. Blood, classic, and regional matchups with full face-off intel.
20 blood rivalries · fan splits · Vegas win totals
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Offseason grades
Offseason Report Card
A–F grades for all 134 FBS programs across fan confidence, Vegas outlook, portal balance, recruiting class, and talent base. Sortable by any dimension.
5 graded dimensions · composite grade · filterable by tier
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National signal
Fan Confidence Index
Aggregate national CFB fan mood across all FBS programs. Conference breakdown and The Contrarian — the team where market and fans disagree most.
National average · conference breakdown · contrarian signal
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NFL Draft output
The talent factory
Which programs produce the most NFL talent — 90 years of draft history plus who's hot right now: recent first-round picks, position factories, and draft discourse from r/cfb.
138 programs · 1936–2026 · first-round picks · r/cfb discourse
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Underdog watch
Quiet achievers
Programs building quietly — positive portal balance, Vegas expecting wins, and barely a mention on r/cfb. The contrarian list for underdog angles.
Portal net · win total · buzz score · updated weekly
Coverage drawn from r/cfb community posts and curated story arcs. Post counts reflect last 90 days. Methodology →