Heather Dinich

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1Dec 3, '23“Head-to-head is head-to-head, no matter when the game is played,” selection committee chair Boo Corrigan said on Tuesday, “and that's how we look at it.”92.4×1.5M3.5k46456
2Oct 16, '24At some point, the committee might not consider @AlabamaFTBL loss to Vandy as bad as it seemed at the time. This is a different team under @Coach_Lea that was able to do something 56.6×939k9428556
3Dec 3, '23This is where the comparisons to 2014 Ohio State end. That team with @CJ1two finished in the top four because it beat Wisconsin 59-0 in the Big Ten title game. This is not that.48.5×805k1.5k15012
4Jul 28, '23A Big 12 source told me their ADs had a meeting this a.m. and repeated what I told you here yesterday - 14 seems to be their best number. The question is "who wants to be the first44.1×731k1.1k14516
5Dec 16, '24Can confirm Marcus Freeman has agreed to a long term contract extension, believed to be a four year extension that locks him up for 6 more years, according to a source.43.7×725k1.6k22027
6Dec 2, '23Texas isn’t messing around on a day they are all watching …40.9×678k7676213
7Nov 30, '24If Georgia loses this game, their playoff starts in the SEC title game.32.7×543k3.9k9342
8Nov 24, '24So here we are. Back to what I said to @PatMcAfeeShow about a 3-loss SEC team possibly getting in. UGA is playing in the SEC title game. You mean to tell me if they lose to Texas -31.4×520k1.7k6242
9Feb 10, '23K-State OC Collin Klein is no longer a candidate for the ND OC position. He did have conversations and interview, according to sources.31.2×518k7611005
10Dec 24, '24As I mentioned on @GetUpESPN, the lopsided first-round results were not an anomaly. According to ESPN Research, 60% of CFP games over the past decade were decided by at least THREE30.1×500k3.9k371121
11Dec 21, '24With no divisions and 16- and 18-team leagues and no true, fair way to tell who the best teams are in their own conferences, there needs to be a better and stronger accountability 25.7×425k2.1k14139
12Aug 8, '23I don't know - and I mean this sincerely - that I have ever embraced a college football season like I will this one. Last of many things ... Pac-12 as we know it, Big 12 with its c24.5×407k1k11615
13Aug 13🚨BREAKING: I wrote a book. It’s for all of you. For everyone. … so many lessons learned from a career spanning decades in a unique role. Pre-order it now! Never Flinch by Heather 22.9×380k7687841
14Nov 10, '23So … if my sportswriter math is right, Harbaugh will have been suspended for half of the regular season games this fall for two different reasons. Right? Ok. Good talk.22×364k2.7k23912
15Feb 10, '23Utah OC Andy Ludwig is a finalist for the Notre Dame OC job. He's arriving on campus soon. He hasn't technically been offered the job yet (or accepted it), but sources have indicat21.4×355k796815
16Jan 12, '24Docs: UGA staffers routinely drove after drinking - via @ESPN App21.3×353k84024549
17May 22, '25Notre Dame can get a first-round bye now if it’s ranked in the top four. No longer exclusive to conference champions.21.1×351k95513633
18Oct 29, '23My top 4 heading into first @CFBPlayoff ranking:20.9×346k1.2k807
19Aug 26, '24This is petty. I used to drive Joe Paterno nuts every Tuesday, asking him why his QB wasn’t getting any better, etc. He never stopped me from asking, though. And they were 3-9. Har20.4×338k1.7k14338
20Nov 30, '24Notre Dame 31-13 win against GT looking pretty good right now!15.1×251k2.4k11421
21Jan 2, '24With Alabama losing, this will be the first CFP National Championship game since the inaugural 2014 season (Ohio State vs Oregon) that did not feature a SEC team. @ESPNStatsInfo14×233k1.8k16111
22Oct 15, '22Alabama allowed 52 points, its most in any game since 1907 against Sewanee (54 points) - per @ESPNStatsInfo13.9×09.1k1.4k103
23Oct 14, '24. @TexasFootball has already made history in the @SEC becoming the first team to score 250+ points and allow fewer than 40 through the first six games of a a season. Not bad for a 11.8×196k2.2k26266
24Jan 1, '23This is, without a doubt, the best CFP semi I've seen.10.9×181k1.9k702
25Dec 3, '22Hey there, @OhioStateFB ... how YOU doin ...10.8×08.1k4699
26Dec 3, '23Corrigan said LSU as common opponent for Bama and FSU was part of the discussion. "There wasn't anything we didn't talk about." He said SOS was also a factor and Bama's SOS "was si10.3×170k8189312
27Sep 22, '25Why @CanesFootball is No. 1 in my latest @CFBPlayoff predicted top 12:9.9×165k1.3k167132
28Apr 10, '23How my day began ⁦@OhioStateFB⁩ #GoBucks8.9×147k1.3k8812
29May 27, '25Lane Kiffin said he wants to get rid of automatics and have the 16 best teams. Period.8.6×142k1.1k4211
30Dec 31, '22Maybe everyone's New Year's resolution should be giving up preseason rankings. TCU was picked to finish seventh in the Big 12. Eat the cookies. Give up the predictions.8.6×142k901722
31Sep 7, '24What’s left of the student section …8.1×135k9188317
32Dec 2, '23I would not be opposed to watching @AlabamaFTBL and @TexasFootball again in the CFP title game.8.0×132k1.6k1228
33Nov 23, '24IU is a great story, but the Hoosiers are finally playing a great team, and it’s 28-7.7.8×129k1.1k339
34Aug 12, '20Multiple sources have confirmed the Big 12 is moving forward with the season.7.4×05.2k5597
35Jan 3, '25Penn State- Notre Dame is gonna be a great matchup.7.3×121k1.8k498
36Nov 24, '24One thing the committee might do this week is flip ND and PSU. That will be a good discussion. Coin toss.7.2×120k1.3k429
37Feb 28, '23I will never in my life understand how nobody in the @NFL has been man enough to stand up to Dan Snyder. He is a disgrace to the league, the city and the team he represents, and ev7.0×116k888783
38Sep 21, '24Ohio State has the best RB room in the country.6.6×109k2k11215
39Jan 11, '25I talked to the ⁦@NotreDame⁩ AD today. ‘We like the freedom': Notre Dame committed to staying independent, AD says - via @ESPN App6.4×106k1.4k9919
40Sep 6, '22Florida State isn’t back. Because neither is LSU.6.3×03.4k39428
41Nov 20, '22According to ESPN Analytics, Michigan played the second-weakest non-conference schedule in FBS this season (home games against Colorado State, Hawai'i and UConn); only UCLA played 5.7×03.5k38722
42Jan 1, '25Buckeyes look like the best team in the country.5.7×94k1.5k626
43Sep 8, '25BEST @GetUpESPN segment ever! HERE WE GO @steelers @Espngreeny5.7×94k9053641
44Sep 2, '22Some guy at our gate just busted out O-H! Almost everyone yelled back I-O! 🤭I’m in Maryland for crying out loud5.1×03.9k24212
45Jul 16, '20NCAA president Mark Emmert: "Today, sadly, the data point in the wrong direction. If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic.5.1×02.1k78717
46Sep 7, '19Reason No. 5,345,637 I love CFB ... no Antonio Brown.5.0×02.3k2333
47Jan 8, '21Confirmed with both schools. Game on. Bama landing in Miami at 8pm ET tonight, Ohio State boarding plane tomorrow, arriving at 6pm ET. Speculation over. Repeat, GAME ON.4.7×03.4k3874
48Jan 11, '25Jack Sawyer and Ewers were once roommates.4.6×76k8206410
49Apr 25, '25Someone smart.4.6×76k9838510
50Jan 2, '24Michigan did it. They were the most complete team in the country all season, and the most fundamentally sound. There were mistakes by both teams, but Michigan's defense, Corum, McC4.5×75k728396
51Dec 1, '22So ... if the 12-team playoff were today, we'd be watching No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Ohio State; No. 11 Utah at No. 6 Alabama; No. 10 K-State at No. 7 Tennessee and No. 9 Clemson at N4.5×03.1k13315
52Oct 27, '24I wanted to share this postgame quote with you from @NDFootball @rileyleonard13_ on @NavyFB because I heard him say it and it was so sincere and humble …4.4×73k1k12534
53Nov 23, '19Well, I started by learning the difference between there, and their ... most ladies do know that, though.4.1×03.3k1013
54Dec 6, '21Marcus Freeman’s genuine sincerity and appreciation might be the single most refreshing thing about the state of college football right now.3.9×03.2k2195
55Jan 3, '23How can they play this game? This is so awful for the players … devastating … you can’t give anyone five minutes to recover from that … they have temporarily suspended the game. Ju3.8×64k746312
56Dec 3, '23I remember sitting in Saban’s office this spring, and he told me they were going “full metal jacket” to fix last year’s mistakes and get back to the top of the SEC. Mission accompl3.5×59k827573
57Dec 2, '24Penn State gettin Maryland twice this weekend @saquon3.3×55k834308
58Oct 4, '25I had Penn State out of the CFP in last week’s prediction. Spoiler alert - they will be out again tonight.3.3×55k1.3k366
59Nov 11, '23#NewProfilePic3.3×54k906111
60Feb 9, '22The NFL has many serious problems. This is not one of them. I don't understand the Super Bowl's attachment to the roman numerals. Nobody knows WTH number it is, so why can't it jus3.2×02.1k1004
61Jan 3, '21Larry Johnson deserves so much credit for where @OhioStateFB is at ... the defense against Trevor Lawrence started up front, plus it seems as if we forgot he coached them to a win 3.2×02.7k1022
62Aug 30, '25The announcer here in the press box is once again calling a Manning’s name in CFB, while Lee Corso is sitting three seats down from me. The intersection of past, present and future3.0×49k1.3k4522
63Nov 13, '19Don't forget about Auburn. The Tigers now have a chance to get two top-FIVE wins in the eyes of the committee, vs. Georgia and Bama. And they could have a win over the Pac-12 champ3.0×01.1k1453
64Sep 1, '24That was a signature win for Freeman. I was on the field when they lost to Ohio State last year. This was another fight to the finish, but the Irish got it done this time. Turning 2.9×47k1.2k505
65Nov 25, '20So now Utah is playing at Washington. This is why if you are @BYUfootball - or any nonconference opponent - you hesitate to schedule @pac12 game. If a Pac12 team becomes available,2.7×01.9k2034
66Jan 3, '25You can certainly debate seeding and other details of this 12-team field, but overall? I’ve never had more fun covering a season from start to finish in my career.2.6×44k1.2k247
67Oct 24, '22I have Ohio State No. 1 in spite of crap schedule b/c they are 1 of the most consistently dominant teams, scoring at least 49 points vs. Big Ten competition. Only team in FBS that 2.5×01.7k12119
68Oct 22, '23USC has a real Utah problem.2.5×42k724361
69Sep 17, '20A source with knowledge of the discussions told me that with clearance at the local level in Cali and Oregon, it’s possible the Pac-12 can return as soon as late October.2.4×01k3370
70Dec 4, '21Committee chair Gary Barta told me earlier today that the coaching situation at ND has become a nonfactor in the evaluation of the Irish. They talked about it last night, and the c2.3×01.5k1633
71Dec 1, '21ND AD Jack Swarbrick is not here at the CFP expansion meeting. Can confirm @TheAthleticCFB report Swarbrick is meeting w/ DC Marcus Freeman today.2.3×01.4k2153
72Nov 6, '22That's it. LSU just put itself in position to become the first two-loss team in the CFP, and two-loss Alabama is - dare I say it - almost certainly done. Georgia created some major2.3×01.3k846
73Aug 23, '18I listened to Urban Meyer. I watched him. And he blew it. Again.2.3×01.2k2793
74Oct 24, '22My top four this week: 1. Ohio State 2. Georgia 3. Tennessee 4 ... Quack.2.2×01.5k649
75Jun 10, '21I’m told Notre Dame cannot get a bye under this proposal.2.1×01.2k775
76Oct 29, '22That win bolstered Ohio State's case for No. 1. Huge win on the road. PSU is a decent team, but they are too inconsistent. Some really terrific playmakers - another Dotson in the m2.0×01.2k734
77Dec 3, '17My official prediction: 1. Clemson 2. Oklahoma 3. Georgia 4. Alabama.2.0×09152690
79Nov 20, '22. @TCUFootball is still No. 1 in ESPN's Strength of Record metric. What does that mean? The avg. T25 team would just a 4% chance to achieve the same 11-0 record vs. same sked.1.9×01.3k19311
80Dec 6, '21Have to tell you … After winning the @SEC title, @AlabamaFTBL LB Will Anderson Jr. flew here for @NagurskiTrophy AND took an exam when he got here. And they are rushing him back to1.9×01.4k1325
81Nov 9, '22Here’s the reality: I think LSU loses to UGA in SEC title game. TCU loses once if not twice. The top four on Selection Day looks a lot like Georgia, Ohio State/Michigan winner, Vol1.9×01.2k8012
82Dec 4, '20It’s official ... @OhioStateFB is heading to @MSU_Football this evening. Game on!1.8×01.5k663
83Nov 25, '20I understand BYU's schedule is dreadful, but two-loss Georgia's wins came against opponents that are a combined 15-22. Auburn only team w/ winning record they beat.1.7×01.2k1083
84Jun 30, '22A source told me that if Notre Dame were to withdraw from the ACC, it can play football wherever it wants. It would have to pay exit fee and grant of rights fees for its other spor1.7×075121214
85Dec 5, '21Nick Saban does it again. And again, and again and again.1.7×01.3k932
86Nov 28, '21Duke just announced a mutual agreement to separate with Cutcliffe. I don’t care what his record is. He is one of the best.1.6×01.3k431
87Oct 22, '22If you're going to call it, call it on both teams. Clemson got away w/ the same dang penalty.1.6×01.2k585
88Jan 8, '22. @CoachFick was asked if he could change one rule what it would be … he said stop throwing kids out of games unless it’s obviously malicious targeting1.5×01.2k700
89Jun 30, '22Talked to a source in the Pac-12 who just told me "This is Bob Bowlsby all over again. We just got Sooner'd and Horn'd."1.5×09341459
90May 31, '22Kirby Smart on Jimbo’s comments to Saban … “you guys should be on the headphones sometime; that’s Mickey Mouse.”1.4×0987767
91Nov 23, '22Boo said the committee has liked LSU's growth since its loss to FSU. The Tigers' wins against Bama and Ole Miss are impressing the group.1.3×0888434
92Mar 10, '22Who's your preseason No. 1? I'm going w/ the Buckeyes. At least today. ;)1.2×0843484
93Nov 30, '22Buckeyes at No. 5 are ready and waiting for some chaos.1.2×0905413
94Apr 13, '22Morning runs are always better on a campus … 💪🏻🏃🏻‍♀️☘️⁦@NDFootball⁩1.2×01.1k181
95Oct 22, '22I don't know. Nothing I saw today screamed top four.1.2×0741381
96Dec 6, '21. ⁦@jordanxdavis99⁩ is one of the finalists for the ⁦@NagurskiTrophy⁩1.2×0996381
97Sep 1, '18Maryland decided to send 10 players onto the field for the first offensive play in honor of Jordan McNair. The Terps made Texas aware of the plan and the Longhorns respectfully agr1.1×07491180
98Oct 29, '22The Buckeyes' 44 points are their fewest in a Big Ten game this season, per @ESPNStatsInfo ... when that's your low ...1.0×0814515
99Sep 4, '21Jump Around and Enter Sandman have been surreal ... welcome back.0.9×0777343
100Sep 4, '22The past few years I’ve gone to @OhioStateFB I see the same ushers as I make my way to the field. They were so awesome last night post game being my lead blockers … they should get0.9×0810182
101Sep 6, '22Ohio State is a more balanced team and will be better for it. And that’s pretty darn good.0.9×0735301

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