Bruce FeldmanJan 15, 2025
Feldman said Ohio State would be a sizable favorite over Notre Dame in the national championship game and suggested Ohio State could rush for 250 yards or throw for 300 (or both). They also predicted Quinn Ewers could land as a second-to-fourth-round NFL pick and expects Arch Manning to be a major 2025 storyline.
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What Bruce Feldman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI do think it would be a sizable upset if Notre Dame would win this game.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- SaidJan 15, 2025
- GradedAug 13–18, 2026
- 1Quinn Ewers to be picked “a second or third round pick” (picks 33–102)“I wouldn't be surprised if some somebody got word to them that, like, hey. You can be a second or third round pick.”
- 2Cam Ward to be picked “a top five pick” (picks 1–5)“And a lot of people think he'll be a top five pick.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Ewers to be picked “a second or third round pick” (picks 33–102)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 231 | 0.37 | 50 | — | |
| Cam Ward to be picked “a top five pick” (picks 1–5)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled | 50.2 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 50.2 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
Quinn Ewers to be picked “a second or third round pick” (picks 33–102)
What happenedWent 2310.37Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Quinn Ewers
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 0.37
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 231
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0.37
- predicted pick:
- a second or third round pick (picks 33–102)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksCam WardMiami Dolphins
Cam Ward to be picked “a top five pick” (picks 1–5)
What happenedWent 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- a top five pick (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
50.2naive 50
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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