For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here’s a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. Average final score: Winners 36, Losers 17. In four games, not a single one was closer than a 10-point margin, and even that one felt worse. This bold, new experiment was supposed to bring more programs from more parts of the country into the loop of a largely regional sport that had…

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The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17. This bold, new experiment was supposed to bring more programs from more parts

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The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17

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College football playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

AP National Writer The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17. This bold, new experiment was supposed to bring more programs from more parts of the country into the loop of a largely regional sport that had been dominated by about a half-dozen teams for the last decade. Instead, it will take another 10 days to find out if “more” really means more — or if more just means more blowouts befor…

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Notre Dame hosted the first CFP game on campus and dominated an Indiana team that didn’t have a good game plan. Penn State’s defense crushed SMU’s dreams before the 1st quarter was over. Texas held off a good Clemson team by running the ball all over the Tigers and Ohio State flexed hard on Tennessee and looked like a team on a mission from the start. McElroy breaks down the 1st round games and has a few more general takeaways for all of us i.e.…

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Always College Football with Greg McElroy - Ohio State, Notre Dame & Penn State dominate - Texas holds on in CFP 1st round

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The first thing we learned from the opening round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is there really aren’t 12 teams good enough to compete for a national title.

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Paul Sullivan: The 1st round of the College Football Playoff was a snoozefest. Will we get better games in the quarterfinals?

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