Skip to main content
MissedTakes
Menu

Bruce Feldman· Jan 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). He also predicted Quinn Ewers could land as a second-to-fourth-round NFL pick and expects Arch Manning to be a major 2025 storyline.

“I do think it would be a sizable upset if Notre Dame would win this game.”

said on air, transcribed by us · The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) · read the original →

2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

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.

Their call against what happened

overall pick
a second or third round pick (picks 33–102)They said
231What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

Where do you stand? Pick this and every open claim on Picks →

Who this take is about

2 checkable claims in this take

Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

  • Quinn 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.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0.37a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2025
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Quinn Ewers
    season:
    2024
    zero at:
    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

    Think this is wrong?

  • Cam Ward to be picked “a top five pick” (picks 1–5)

    “And a lot of people think he'll be a top five pick.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2025
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Cam Ward
    season:
    2024
    zero at:
    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

    Think this is wrong?

What others said about the same people

More mock draft picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

Discussed alongside these