Carol existed stage-left yesterday as SEC bluebloods Georgia and Alabama both lost. That leaves Viv with half of the remaining field heading into the Semifinals next week. Updated bracket and vegas odds …

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Happy New Year to all!

The Commish can enjoy a stress-free day of football as his two teams faced off last night, with Miami (the last draft pick) advancing to the Semifinals.

Macy avoids stress today as one of her teams is guaranteed to advance, while the other goes home after this morning’s Orange Bowl.

Today’s drama resides with Viv and Carol. Their teams are playing each other, with three outcomes for each player on the table: both of their teams advance, only one team moves on, or neither team advances.

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Below are the odds of the finalists to win this year’s Bowl Battle Championship before the first quarterfinal kicks off.

Of course, Vegas is not always right. Last year’s eventual winner, Papa, entered the playoffs with the second-worst odds (22%).

Check out the selections and video from today’s draft.

The draft is complete, and the playoff bracket is set! (Stay tuned for a post with the selections & recording.)

The first quarterfinal game is tonight’s Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Miami, 6:30 kick-off.

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Congrats to the Commish, Viv, Carol, and Macy for making the 2025 Bowl Battle Playoffs.

Below is the order for tomorrow’s live draft, noon CST. LINK TO WATCH THE DRAFT

1. Commish
2. Viv
3. Carol
4. Macy
5. Macy
6. Carol
7. Viv
8. Commish

Today’s final regular-season games kick off at 1:00 and 4:30 CST.

Four players are still battling it out for the final two playoff spots: Commish, Futbol Fan, Viv, & Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.

Here are the what-if scenarios for the playoffs and the draft order for tomorrow’s 2025 Bowl Battle Playoff Draft.

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