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Crack the Backdoor: Week 0 Picks Before Everyone Gets Smart
Intro Welcome back to college football — where hope is high, logic is low, and if you’re reading this, you’re already too deep to stop....
Aug 162 min read


Backdoor: Wide Open. Week 1. Let’s Cook.
I mean look at this shit, its absolutely stacked. Intro Week 0 had some weird-ass games. Oh, and by the way—fuck Stanford for absolutely...
Aug 278 min read


Model vs. Media: How Our Top 25 Stacks Up Against the AP Poll
Intro The AP Poll is officially out, ranking the top 25 teams heading into the preseason. So how does it work? Around 60+ media members...
Aug 139 min read


THE MODEL’s 2025 BIG10 Season Predictions
Sorry Purdue & Maryland fans... Intro Let’s be honest — the Big Ten is not what it fucking used to be. A conference that once had 10...
Aug 85 min read


Returning Production Is the Sharpest Edge in August — Here’s Who Has It
Clemson leads all of college football returning 81% of 2024 production. Intro Returning production is a weird stat. Let’s be honest — it...
Aug 65 min read


Our Heisman Picks for 2025 (One of These Will Hit, Probably)
Intro Everyone’s betting on Arch Manning like the trophy’s already being engraved. Cool. Let ’em. Meanwhile, the Backdoor Cover model is...
Aug 15 min read


Power 4’s Silent Killers: 8 Teams That Might Ruin Your Team’s Season
Intro Every year the same tired blue bloods get all the love in the preseason rankings. ESPN can't go five minutes without slobbering...
Jul 308 min read


Knockin’ on the Backdoor: The Next 5 In
Intro All of you ASU & USC fans are probably bitching like crazy not seeing your teams in the Top 25. Well, I hope you feel better...
Jul 295 min read


Data-Backed Degeneracy: Our Official Preseason Top 25
Intro Lets just get one thing straight right off the rip - these aren't your drunk step dad's AP rankings. This is Backdoor cover, and we...
Jul 2914 min read
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