New this week · Nov. 10, 2026
The Five and a Fade Correct Top 10
The committee has Alabama 3rd and Tennessee 8th, with the same record, after the Vols beat Bama by 16. Here’s the list that ranks teams on who they’ve actually beaten.
Georgia won by five touchdowns in Oxford. That’s your No. 1.
1 Georgia · 2 Utah · 3 Texas · 4 Tennessee · 5 Alabama · 6 Notre Dame · 7 Texas Tech · 8 Miami · 9 UCLA · 10 BYU
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Five games I like.
One where the crowd is wrong.
Weekly picks and columns from Jeremy Durham (@JeremyRDurham) of TriStar Daily, with a public record so you can hold me to it.
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2026 record: College 15-12-2 (including the Vols) · Bama Hat Guarantee 2-0 · Vols against the spread 4-2
Jeremy’s Columns
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The Playoff Committee Wrote Its Own Rules. It Still Can’t Get Alabama Right.
The man who built the College Football Playoff said it would take “overwhelming evidence” to overturn head-to-head. Tennessee beat Alabama by 16. Hunter, show us the evidence.
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The Correct Top 10: Georgia Won by Five Touchdowns in Oxford. That’s Your No. 1.
Georgia went to Oxford and won by five touchdowns. Here’s the Five and a Fade Correct Top 10, with every ranked win and every loss, plus where the committee got…
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Same record. Tennessee won by 16. Bama 3, Vols 8?
We sold the SEC title game. I’m okay with it.
Rewatched Tennessee 34, Kentucky 6: Matthews and Haslam
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What We’re Watching Thursday: Memphis at USF, Louisiana at ULM and the Vols Countdown to Texas A&M
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The Playoff Committee Wrote Its Own Rules. It Still Can’t Get Alabama Right.
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Deion Sanders Took All the Blame for Colorado’s 3-6 Season. Every Coach Should Talk Like That.
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Miami (Ohio) Got Flagged for Too Many Goal Posts on the Video Board. College Football Is Undefeated.
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What We’re Watching Wednesday: Buffalo-Ball State MACtion, Marquette at No. 20 Michigan and USC at Cal
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Tennessee Beat Alabama by 16. The CFP Committee Has Bama 3rd and the Vols 8th.
Watch: CFP rankings, Week 2
This week: college
- Kentucky Hat Guarantee: Tennessee -6.5 vs. Kentucky
- Ohio State -7.5 vs. Oregon
- Utah -5.5 vs. BYU
- Miami +7 at Notre Dame
- Ole Miss +3.5 vs. Georgia
- The Fade: Oklahoma +6.5 at Florida. 75% of the bets are on Florida. Taking the Sooners.
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