Chris Brakebill

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:07:19 -0500

Diego Pavia probably deserves the Heisman. But I can’t stomach the idea of Vanderbilt having a Heisman winner and Tennessee… not

A Better CFP

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:09:28 -0500

It’s that time of the year again. How SHOULD the college football playoff look.

It’s not all that dissimilar from the current playoff in structure. It’s just about how teams are selected and seeded. The TLDR is that all conference champs get in. The top 4 conference champs get byes.

Admittedly it was a better format when we had a couple more high quality but smaller conferences. If you still had a functioning Pac-12, then Oregon would probably be in here too. Alas… conference realignment. Still I’m sticking to it.

So first the conference champs

Indiana
Georgia
Texas Tech
Tulane
JMU
Duke
Boise State
Kennesaw State
Western Michigan

That leaves 3 at large spots. Ohio State is obviously the first one. The last 2 would go between Oregon, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. At the at large spots, non conference scheduling is crucial.

A&M played at Notre Dame and won. They’re in. Ole Miss and Oregon had pretty weak schedules. Ole Miss has the win over Tulane which is fairly big. But then has The Citadel, Georgia State, and Washington State. Oregon doesn’t have a win as good as Tulane. But they did have 3 recent power conference teams and a good Montana State team. Also extenuating circumstances…. Ole Miss lost their coach. So I’m giving it to Oregon.

This is my world. So I’m gonna have some fun with it. Conference champs get seeded above at large. Didn’t win your conferences? Then you’re gonna have to go on the road.

First Round
12. Oregon @ 5 JMU
11. Texas A&M @ 6 Duke
10. Ohio State @ 7 Boise St
9 Western Michigan @ 8 Kennesaw St

Now because its my world and I’m having fun with seeding. Reseeding after the first round doesn’t make much sense. So it would look something like this…

Second Round
WMU/KSU winner @ 1 Indiana
OSU/Boise winner @ 2 Georgia
TAMU/Duke winner @ 3 Texas Tech
Ore/JMU winner @ 4. Tulane

This playoff rocks and you can’t convince me otherwise. There’s a pretty big reward in being #1. You get to play the winner of the two worst conference champs. Winning your conference is VERY important. Making all regular season games and conference championships important. Every single team has an objective shot.

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:45:20 -0500

Great stuff from Om Malik. But I disagree with this…

The smartphones didn’t kill the desktop or the notebook computer — it just took away its preeminence as a platform of technology’s future. The “AI” devices are going to do the same for the smartphone — not today, but eventually.

These devices will do nothing to replace smartphones. The only interesting thing they’re doing is integrating AI into core OS features. Smartphones are doing and will continue to do this more. In ways these devices can’t. And nothing about these devices’ form factor or interaction model is truly novel.

Something will replace the smartphone eventually. And its neat that these devices exist and are trying stuff out. But the smartphone will assimilate everything these devices are doing LONG before they’re a threat.

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:51:08 -0500

Even setting aside the argument that the reason Apple should maintain the App Store and SDKs because it DIRECTLY BENEFITS THEM. They get software people want which is why people buy iPhones and iPads.

Is there anyone looking at what Apple has done with the App Store in 15 years thinking yes my 30% has been money well spent?

STILL no upgrade pricing
Terrible communication channels with customers
App Review is barely better than a lottery
App Store pages are a set of images and an essay of plain text.

The only reason most developers use the App Store and Apple’s payment SDKs is because they don’t have a choice.

The only reason Apple can charge 30% and not do much to earn it is because there’s no choice

There are companies who can and would innovate better and faster than Apple. But they aren’t allowed to.

Stripe. Shopify. Square. Some other company that couldn’t start because of Apple’s control.

The App Store itself would be a better experience if Apple was forced to compete.

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:07:38 -0500

feeling pretty good about my decision to watch the Emmy’s instead of the Eagles game.

I laughed out loud when they announced Obi Wan Kenobi as an Emmy nominee.

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 22:28:00 -0500

Some good notes here from Rui Peres on meetings.

Honestly I’d expand a little on points 3,4, and 5. Only invite whoever is necessary, make sure someone is taking notes, and share those notes with everyone. I’m not sure this isn’t what he means. But I would make sure meeting notes are available/shared with everyone outside the meeting. This makes it easier to be specific about who you invite while keeping information open to those who weren’t invited.

My favorite shows of 2022

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:50:29 -0500

Station Eleven
Yes I know this is cheating. Since it debuted and mostly aired in 2021. And I definitely would have included it on my list in 2021. But I just loved it that much. I’ve watched it repeatedly this year. It took a solid book and elevated it in so many ways. I just want to spend more time with Jeevan and Kirsten.

The Bear
This show is just perfectly in by wheelhouse. Food porn cinematography. The talented chef using his talents for dumpy styles of food. Men trying to process grief together but having no idea how. Stressful, emotional, AND hilarious.

Andor
This was probably my most anticipated show of 2022. And it lived up to the hype. The most terrifying representation of the empire I’ve seen. Tony Gilroy is good at this. I hope this is a lesson for Disney. Let talented creators cook.

Reservation Dogs
This show just continues to produce bangers. It’s hilarious. It makes me cry. That really tends to be the story of my favorite shows. I don’t know what else to say

Severance
This one intrigued me when I saw the previews. The first few episodes were a bit of a drag. But the stress I felt during that finale!

Rings of Power
I used to be the almost anti Lord of the Rings member of my friend group. I found them just too long and boring. But something about getting older has made them grow on me. I read the books in the past couple years. And I think this show just captures the vibe so well. I love the Elrond & Durin relationship. The Brandyfoots grew on me episode by episode. This is another one of this were I just couldn’t wait to watch each new episode every week.

Hacks
Jean Smart is fantastic. Hannah Einbender is fantastic. They’re somehow even better together. Another great season.

We Own this City
I’ll watch anything with Jon Bernthal. He’s just so magnetic. And so good as this type of charismatic but clearly awful character.

The Sex Lives of College Girls
I love this show. I’m not sure season 2 has been quite as good as season 1, but it’s still a lot of fun. I know I love a show when I get excited to see it pop up in the Apple TV up next

Peacemaker
This show was just so unexpected. I didn’t watch the Suicide Squad so I knew nothing about the character. Jumping into the show was a little confusing, but surmountable. And it was just a lot of fun to watch.

The Rest

His Dark Materials
This one might sneak in still with a few more episodes left. I just want more Dafne Keen.

Slow Horses
The Old Man
Two great spy shows. One very british and one very american.

Minx
Winning Time
HBO adult fun. Minx is underappreciated and HBO Max dropping it is a crime. I will follow it wherever it goes.

White Lotus
Houses of the Dragon
HBO prestige. I watched each every night it aired. But also found myself feeling like it was an assignment more than something I was excited about.

The Ones I’ve Missed
The Gilded Age
Under the Banner of Heaven
Pachinko
Barry
Industry (I’ve tried, but the vibe of this show is just 🤮)
Atlanta (I don’t think I’ve watched the last 2 seasons)
Better Call Saul (haven’t made it out of season 1)

My College Football Playoff

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:38:24 -0500

The college football regular season is over. Aside from Army-Navy. Man what is college football going to do when one of those teams is in playoff contention… anyways lets see what proper playoff would look like.

Automatic Bids

Conference	Team
AAC	Tulane
ACC	Clemson
Big 10	Michigan
Big XII	Kansas State
CUSA	UTSA
MAC	Toledo
MWC	Fresno State
Pac 12	Utah
SEC	Georgia
Sun Belt	Troy

At Large Bids TCU Ohio State

This is gonna be fun! First lets get our top 4 conference champs with their byes…

Georgia
Michigan
Clemson
Utah

And now, our first round of matchups. All on site at the campus of the higher seed.

TCU vs. 12. Toledo
Ohio State vs. 11. Fresno State
Kansas State vs. 10. UTSA
Tulane vs. 9. Troy

Remember we reseed in the second round so Georgia would play the lowest seed winner at Georgia. Michigan would play the second lowest, etc.

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:52:59 -0500

Rece Davis going on his podcast and calling talk of Alabama getting in “internet absurdity” is WILD.

Watch your network man. They’re talking about it all week.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:10:26 -0500

GIVE ME THE B2EMO LEGO SET

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:34:46 -0500

The amount of content I shoved into my Evernote notebooks back in the day is obscene. Recipes. Scanned documents. Photos. Class notes.

I imagine I’ll look back on my Craft notes in 10 years and wonder whether sticking all that in there was really necessary 😅

College Playoff | Week 11

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:14:39 -0500

Got an updated version of my college football playoff after this week’s games. Just a couple minor changes

UCF’s win over Tulane puts them in the driver’s seat for the AAC
USC benefits from Oregon’s loss and becomes my guess at the Pac-12’s automatic qualifier

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:17:54 -0500

It’s been fun seeing folks reflect on their internet lives as we watch Twitter burn.

I loved this post from Becky Hansmeyer. This quote really captures how I feel.

I simultaneously feel a sort of nervous optimism combined with a deep sense of loss

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:44:33 -0500

What could be wrong with this

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:09:27 -0500

I thought it was neat how Ole Miss ran the ball very effectively in that last drive to get in scoring position… then threw the ball unsuccessfully on four straight plays #CollegeFootball

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:27:07 -0500

Nice try

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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:20:30 -0500

Y’all ever try to put toothpaste on a tooth brush while a child is holding it? I feel like I’m on Apollo 13 trying to dock with the LEM

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:23:05 -0500

There’s an incredibly simple solution to this, just let all of the conference champs in.

Now every game is important. All the little guys have a very real chance.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:13:59 -0500

The amount of “What if…” content generated by the early #collegefootball playoff rankings is absolutely exhausting.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:39:29 -0500

We did it! 😳 pay no attention to the fact that 20% voted no on this…

College Football Playoff

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:08:00 -0500

Thought I’d toss out my desired college football playoff format and what it would look like this year. I’ve posted about it in previous years (forgive the broken images…) but the TLDR is…

12 teams
Every conference champ gets an automatic spot
2 at large spots
Top 4 conference champs get an automatic bye
First 2 rounds are at the stadium of the better seeded team, final 4 is at bowl sites just like they currently are.

Without further ado, here’s what the bracket would look like

Obvious disclaimer, we don’t know who will win every conference yet. So the champs and their rankings are rough projections.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:55:04 -0500

One of the fun things about kids is the way they say certain things wrong in a way you never want to correct. Because it’s either adorable or hilarious.

Currently our girls have replace “hotel” with “ho’n tell”

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:49:34 -0500

It’s neat that my daughters daycare is closed for Election Day. Legitimately.

But unfortunately it’s not a holiday from work for most of us. So it’s also a real pain in the ass

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:38:25 -0500

Ironically, Twitter could have gotten me to pay for access at just about any time in the past decade. But not now. Not anytime soon

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:29:34 -0500

Please #Framed #241 🎥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛

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