caulfield12 Posted December 21, 2024 Share Posted December 21, 2024 (edited) Shocking that Indiana got run out of the stadium...not. Well, three more playoff games this weekend. Big Ten lays yet another egg. Edited December 21, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 21, 2024 Share Posted December 21, 2024 https://sports.yahoo.com/notre-dames-frenzied-home-win-proves-what-college-footballs-brass-doesnt-want-to-hear-the-postseason-belongs-on-campus-051714259.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 21, 2024 Share Posted December 21, 2024 Bama Miami SCarolina and Ole Miss are going to be furious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 31, 2024 Share Posted December 31, 2024 Illinois vs South Carolina is a heater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/21/2024 at 1:58 PM, caulfield12 said: Bama Miami SCarolina and Ole Miss are going to be furious... Well, tough day for Bama and SCAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Lardass outcoached and outsmarted Beamer, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 SEC overrated as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I mean, when your best player on offense and defense opt out, and your best DB quits at halftime, it doesn't really help. But, it is what it is, and unfortunately, that is modern day college football. It sucks honestly, but nothing we can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, Capn12 said: I mean, when your best player on offense and defense opt out, and your best DB quits at halftime, it doesn't really help. But, it is what it is, and unfortunately, that is modern day college football. It sucks honestly, but nothing we can do. Illinois had their best player on each side of the ball out too. Beamer is a tool though. Can't believe that tantrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Hopefully at least 1-2 games today can live up to the hype. ACC has been getting smacked around this bowl season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 12 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: Illinois had their best player on each side of the ball out too. Beamer is a tool though. Can't believe that tantrum I'm no Beamer apologist, but if you think that wasn't warranted after lardass was mocking his substitution strategy of draining the clock, I'm not sure what else to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I think the problem with college football regarding the playoffs/championship is that there’s always like 2-5 teams that you know actually have a legitimate chance to win it all, and then a tier just below them of teams you can really only argue deserve a chance to try and fail to beat the clearly superior teams. So they keep expanding the playoffs in an effort to make it more fair for those lesser teams, but it’s still really just a race between those top couple teams. I don’t know the answer to the problem. I just know a single championship game isn’t enough, and anything more than 8 teams in the playoffs is overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 13 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said: I think the problem with college football regarding the playoffs/championship is that there’s always like 2-5 teams that you know actually have a legitimate chance to win it all, and then a tier just below them of teams you can really only argue deserve a chance to try and fail to beat the clearly superior teams. So they keep expanding the playoffs in an effort to make it more fair for those lesser teams, but it’s still really just a race between those top couple teams. I don’t know the answer to the problem. I just know a single championship game isn’t enough, and anything more than 8 teams in the playoffs is overkill. That ASU fan shaking his head just now pretty much encapsulates the entire bowl season so far. Then you have Oregon Ohio State rematch in the quarter finals...maybe the two best overall teams in terms of talent, and meanwhile PSU gets Boise? Just have the Big Ten top two vs. SEC top two lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) The Sugar Bowl will not be played Wednesday following a deadly pickup truck attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a news conference that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame would be delayed by 24 hours and that other information would be released as possible. The decision to postpone the game came after the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans underwent a security sweep after two improvised explosive devices were found at the scene of the attack in the French Quarter district. espn.com Crazy/gutsy call there with the fake punt by ASU with 4th/9 on their own 21. Points here at least makes it a game again...especially a TD. But Boise State and ASU kicking games let them down. Edited January 1 by caulfield12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Arizona fighting back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Texas fans have to be beside themselves with angst/nervous energy. You can't do that twice in a row without karmic consequences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Arizona dominated in every category except final score. If the rest of the quarterfinals are this good the NCAA will be very happy and at least a couple of fans might come around to the expanded playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Texsox said: Arizona dominated in every category except final score. If the rest of the quarterfinals are this good the NCAA will be very happy and at least a couple of fans might come around to the expanded playoffs. You spoke too soon...barring a miraculous Oregon Ducks comeback. 390 to 69 in total yards and still not to halftime yet. Edited January 1 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, caulfield12 said: You spoke too soon...barring a miraculous Oregon Ducks comeback. 390 to 69 in total yards and still not to halftime yet. Great to see Big 10* teams playing well. *historic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The messiest final would be Georgia - Texas Part 3 if Texas would win. A Ohio State - Penn State would also be slightly messy if Penn State would come out on top. I'm hoping for a combination in the Championship game that haven't already played this season. With the conferences consolidating it is probably impossible to limit each conference to one team. But I really don't think having two teams from the same conference, who have already played this season, is the best possible outcome. Although I do believe it is possible the two best teams in the country could be in the same conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 18 hours ago, Capn12 said: I'm no Beamer apologist, but if you think that wasn't warranted after lardass was mocking his substitution strategy of draining the clock, I'm not sure what else to say... He wasn't mocking his substitution patterns. Bert and Beamer both said as much. Beamer intentionally was using fake fair catch signals on kickoffs and Bielema took exception to that since it's a good way to get players hurt Beamer: "I think he was upset about something that we did on the kickoff return in regards to Juju on the throwback to Nyck Harbor. I would say he needs to check the rule book, because that's something that we cleared with the officials before the game." Bert: "Kickoff return is the highest percentage of injury in the sport, so one of the things that coaches began to do was everybody out of respect started T-barring. It's not an official sign. They didn't do anything illegal, but it put us in a position that we now -- the ethics of what that is got evaporated there, because our kids stopped. " Beamers reaction was insane and over the top regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM 19 hours ago, Texsox said: The messiest final would be Georgia - Texas Part 3 if Texas would win. A Ohio State - Penn State would also be slightly messy if Penn State would come out on top. I'm hoping for a combination in the Championship game that haven't already played this season. With the conferences consolidating it is probably impossible to limit each conference to one team. But I really don't think having two teams from the same conference, who have already played this season, is the best possible outcome. Although I do believe it is possible the two best teams in the country could be in the same conference. But imagine if it was Michigan/OSU Part 2?...hopefully they get at least ND to break up the Big Ten/SEC juggernaut. The money men must have been scared to death ASU was going to crash their party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Friday at 01:03 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:03 AM So we get ND PSU in Miami and OSU basically at Texas...not that it will matter if the Buckeyes keep playing like their last two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilehoopster Posted Friday at 02:21 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:21 AM Has anyone else noticed that since NIL and everyone is paying their players, that SEC football is all of a sudden very average at best? It was ironic to hear Saban complaining about players getting paid with NIL money and teams buying players when he and Alabama (and the rest of the SEC) have been paying players illegally for years and years. Off google but shortened with AI: Saban worries that the current NIL landscape allows wealthier schools and alumni networks to provide significantly more lucrative deals to players, creating a "caste system" where some programs have an unfair advantage. Again, my evidence is that the SEC has been embarrassed this year in bowl games. Why is that? Because now paying players is out in the open and everyone is paying their players, not just the SEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted Friday at 01:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:54 PM 11 hours ago, vilehoopster said: Has anyone else noticed that since NIL and everyone is paying their players, that SEC football is all of a sudden very average at best? It was ironic to hear Saban complaining about players getting paid with NIL money and teams buying players when he and Alabama (and the rest of the SEC) have been paying players illegally for years and years. Off google but shortened with AI: Saban worries that the current NIL landscape allows wealthier schools and alumni networks to provide significantly more lucrative deals to players, creating a "caste system" where some programs have an unfair advantage. Again, my evidence is that the SEC has been embarrassed this year in bowl games. Why is that? Because now paying players is out in the open and everyone is paying their players, not just the SEC It was always the SEC teams that were so against the NIL as well. Pretty sure Dabo has a bunch of extremely shitty comments about “players don’t need to be paid, the college is payment enough” and Saban always railed against it. And Saban steps out the side door as soon as it takes effect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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