Official 2024 College Football Thread

[GrantDawg]

So they are saying the OC made a recruiting violation by promising NIL money? Coaches are only allowed to help raise funds for NIL collective, but it is a direct violation for them to negotiate payouts. Unless the promise came from the collective, it is not a promise.

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[Edward64]

Hokies up 21-14 over Miami with 2 min left in 1H.

Rooting for the Hokies to shake things up some

[larrymcg421]

Ward careless with the ball tonight. Two turnovers led to 14 VT points. Also, VT has been able to run at will against the Canes D.

[larrymcg421]

Another turnover. Sheesh.

[larrymcg421]

What the fuck was that, Virginia Tech?

[larrymcg421]

What a fucking game. Insane.

[RainMaker]

I genuinely don't know what to think of that last play.

[larrymcg421]

I'm obv biased as a Miami fan but...

The most correct thing would've been to call it incomplete initially.

I can see the argument that there wasn't enough to overturn it, although I think the replays do show it moving as they hit the ground.

In the end, I think we eventually got the right outcome, but it's incredibly unfair to VT for it to happen that way.

[Edward64]

Nice try Hokies.

[Edward64]

Looking forward to Hogs (3-1) vs Aggies.

QB Taylen Green passing in past 2 games have regressed and Petrino needs to fix this as we are going into a brutal stretch. We may lose this game but looking for Green to get better in passing.

Win this and our odds of going to a bowl game increases considerably.

[GrantDawg]

Kentucky-Ole Miss is turning out to be a great game. 20-17 Kentucky with 2:25 left.

[GrantDawg]

UK is going to pull off the upset!

[GrantDawg]

UK's front is for real. It just makes you wonder WTF happened when they played South Carolina.

[Edward64]

Hogs still in it, so happy

[GrantDawg]

Hogs still in it, so happy
Your quarterback keep things exciting,

[Edward64]

Your quarterback keep things exciting,

They’re focusing on our run game, Green will need to win this with his arm.

[GrantDawg]

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UNLV QB Hajj-Malik Williams is 11-of-14 for 158 yards and two touchdowns and has the Rebels up 28-0 on Fresno State. AND IT IS HILARIOUS.</p>&mdash; Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) <a href="https://twitter.com/AriWasserman/status/1840141898423361712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>

[Atocep]

It's crazy that they were able to easily replace a guy that was completing less than 45% of his passes and averaging about a 100 yards passing per game.

Not sure what planet Sluka is living on that he thought he could hold a program that pulls in $6 mil in conference payouts per year hostage for more money.

[Edward64]

Hogs up 17-14. It was a tough series ending in a FG in early 4Q

Defense is doing well.

[GrantDawg]

Auburn up on conference rival Oklahoma 21-10.

[GrantDawg]

Iy's funny how people talk about college football being dead, while I am trying to juggle three to four games every Saturday all day. I could care less about transfers and NIL's. Saturday football is still the most fun football.

[Atocep]

Iy's funny how people talk about college football being dead, while I am trying to juggle three to four games every Saturday all day. I could care less about transfers and NIL's. Saturday football is still the most fun football.

In fairness, you're a Georgia fan. Life has been good recently.

[RainMaker]

I thought Week 1 was a bore but every week since has had a great slate of games.

And on cue Oklahoma with a massive pick 6.

[JPhillips]

A perfect ending for Freeze. I have no hate towards Auburn, but that guy should never win again.

[RainMaker]

A perfect ending for Freeze. I have no hate towards Auburn, but that guy should never win again.

Who's fault will it be this week because it definitely won't be his.

[Edward64]

Oh well.

Too many penalties for the Hogs

I’m glad to see Green throw better but there were some times when I just wish he would run it.

[RainMaker]

Say what you want about conference expansion but this has been a great day for the SEC and we still have Bama-Georgia to go.

[GrantDawg]

In fairness, you're a Georgia fan. Life has been good recently.
You see, that ain't it. I would be watching these games if Georgia was in the dog house. As a matter of fact, the way the Georgia game raises my blood pressure is the biggest detractor on a Saturday.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Iy's funny how people talk about college football being dead, while I am trying to juggle three to four games every Saturday all day. I could care less about transfers and NIL's. Saturday football is still the most fun football.

I still keep track, probably out of habit + water cooler fodder ... but I just don't have much emotion about it anymore.

[GrantDawg]

Quinn Ewers was a Heisman hopeful going into the season, and now you have to start to wonder if he is going to get his job back.

[RainMaker]

Stanford keeps moving the ball and then their QB keeps throwing terrible interceptions.

[cuervo72]

Chris Fowler just gets TOO excited. I think I have to switch to a slightly lower energy game

[GrantDawg]

I have a feeling this is not going to be a fun night.

[GrantDawg]

We are looking at a blow out early.

[GrantDawg]

Not enough alcohol in the world.

[cuervo72]

Don’t worry, it’ll finish within 7 if not closer. Can’t have too much damage done to UGA’s poll position after all.

[GrantDawg]

Don’t worry, it’ll finish within 7 if not closer. Can’t have too much damage done to UGA’s poll position after all.
BS. I have never seen a Kirby Smart team this ill prepared. Maybe this will be a wake up call for the rest of the season, but at this point Bama is scoring 50 tonight.

[Ghost Econ]

The fact that Clemson has power but literally nowhere else in upstate SC does is definitely an interesting choice.

[Atocep]

Carson Beck has looked awful so far tonight. They're lucky to be down just 3 scores.

[GrantDawg]

The sound that you hear is Carson Beck's draft prospects plummeting.

[GrantDawg]

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AI generated images of Lee Corso picking Cal and putting on a Karl Marx mascot head incoming <a href="https://t.co/NLWvIBOu53">https://t.co/NLWvIBOu53</a></p>&mdash; Rodger Sherman (@rodger) <a href="https://twitter.com/rodger/status/1840208653716017470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>

[Atocep]

I think we should consider retroactively giving Jordan Travis last year's heisman.

[GrantDawg]

Don’t worry, it’ll finish within 7 if not closer. Can’t have too much damage done to UGA’s poll position after all.
F- me if I wasn't wrong.

[cuervo72]

BS. I have never seen a Kirby Smart team this ill prepared. Maybe this will be a wake up call for the rest of the season, but at this point Bama is scoring 50 tonight.

So anyway, as I was saying — contests between highly ranked SEC opponents will never end as blowouts.

[bob]

Why does Alabama keep snapping the ball with 15 seconds on the clock?

[GrantDawg]

Why does Alabama keep snapping the ball with 15 seconds on the clock?
They keep talking about milikng the clock, but Bama should be playing to score.

[Lathum]

Wow.

[GrantDawg]

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!!!!

[RainMaker]

Oh my God

[Kodos]

Wow.

[Lathum]

This is legit insane.

[GrantDawg]

Somebody needs to fix the sliders,

[RainMaker]

WTF

[Kodos]

Wow. Wow.

[Atocep]

Ryan Williams' stats so far this year, as a true freshman, are pretty crazy.

[Lathum]

If that happened in BBCF you would say the AI is busted.

[Lathum]

Ryan Williams' stats so far this year, as a true freshman, are pretty crazy.

He’s 17. That’s nuts.

[GrantDawg]

Ballgame. Oh well. At least it was interesting at the end.

[cuervo72]

Yeah, so the story coming out of this is not that it was a blowout, but that it was a classic for the ages between world beaters who will obviously need to meet in the playoffs. Just like happens every year.

(At least now it doesn’t matter as much in the grand scheme, even in a blowout I’d assume both these teams make the top 12. But old habits are hard to break you know?)

[bronconick]

Yeah, so the story coming out of this is not that it was a blowout, but that it was a classic for the ages between world beaters who will obviously need to meet in the playoffs. Just like happens every year.

(At least now it doesn’t matter as much in the grand scheme, even in a blowout I’d assume both these teams make the top 12. But old habits are hard to break you know?)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 2 of my <a href="https://twitter.com/AP_Top25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AP_Top25</a> ballot for tomorrow:<br>1. Alabama<br>2. Georgia</p>&mdash; Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1840232881928434005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

There you go

[RainMaker]

That Williams play was incredible. The game ruled. Hope they meet again this season.

[Ghost Econ]

SMU definitely put a dent in FSU's playoff chances.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/FQACC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FQACC</a> just gonna leave this here <a href="https://t.co/qm7Av1ZSxn">pic.twitter.com/qm7Av1ZSxn</a></p>&mdash; Not Doak Walker (@NotDoakSMU) <a href="https://twitter.com/NotDoakSMU/status/1840231898963988808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Ghost Econ]

It's crazy that they were able to easily replace a guy that was completing less than 45% of his passes and averaging about a 100 yards passing per game.

Not sure what planet Sluka is living on that he thought he could hold a program that pulls in $6 mil in conference payouts per year hostage for more money.

I almost wonder if he was getting benched but tried to get ahead of it and throw UNLV under the bus with the possible NIL violation.

[GrantDawg]

That Williams play was incredible. The game ruled. Hope they meet again this season.
Georgia still has to play Texas at Texas. Georgia loses there, then we will be likely seeing a Texas-Bama SEC championship game. Who knows how the playoffs seeds work out from there.

[Lathum]

Georgia with it's only losses to Texas and Bama are 100% getting in. It is why they expanded in the first place.

[bob]

Yep. This game was fun but ultimately meaningless.

[GrantDawg]

Georgia with it's only losses to Texas and Bama are 100% getting in. It is why they expanded in the first place.
Probably, but it doesn't mean they will play Bama again which is what I was discussing.

[GrantDawg]

Yep. This game was fun but ultimately meaningless.
As meaningless as every regular season game of every sport.

[GrantDawg]

dola: Just to add it is only meaningless if those two games are Georgia's only losses. It also determines home-field in the playoffs and how many games you have to play, which has pretty significant meaning. And if playoff implications are the only things that makes games mean something, then 80% of all college games are meaningless, because they are being played by teams with no playoff chance.

[bob]

My point being the great thing about college football was that every game mattered. That's really not the case any more.

Hell, the ND loss to NIU might not matter by the end of the season. And that sorta sucks.

[Dutch]

What a great game. Alabama with those incredible catch and runs were devastating. UG with that never quit response was impressive when they could’ve rolled over. Definitely like two prize fighters swinging into the final round for sure.

[RainMaker]

I know a lot if people are talking about that spin move by Williams but him catching that ball on a dime and being able to redirect his entire body on a cut as he landed is just next level. I can't believe he is 17.

[GrantDawg]

My point being the great thing about college football was that every game mattered. That's really not the case any more.

Hell, the ND loss to NIU might not matter by the end of the season. And that sorta sucks.
Or, it is great that your team is not eliminated two weeks into a season by one bad game. All a matter of perspective.

[JPhillips]

I know a lot if people are talking about that spin move by Williams but him catching that ball on a dime and being able to redirect his entire body on a cut as he landed is just next level. I can't believe he is 17.

Crazy that the two best receivers are both freshmen, Williams and Smith.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And that sorta sucks.

Not just "sorta".

[larrymcg421]

I reject the idea that the only games that matter are ones with national title implications. Under that criteria, only a very small percentage of games in college football history have mattered.

[dubb93]

Georgia with one loss ranked ahead of Penn State and Oregon with no losses seems about normal.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I reject the idea that the only games that matter are ones with national title implications.

Such is the system that's been created. And then exacerbated by the playoff expansion.

I didn't ask for it, but that's kinda where we.

[Solecismic]

It's not tenable long-term, but I think that's the point.

Schedules are far too variant - even within conferences now that the Big Ten has 18 schools and the SEC has 16.

If there's still a high penalty for any loss, that makes the problem even worse.

Last year was a nice ending for the "amateur" era of college sports. I can sit back and watch this happen more casually. Sorry if anyone's interested in TCY2 - I can't even imagine how to make this mess interesting.

[Vegas Vic]

A perfect ending for Freeze. I have no hate towards Auburn, but that guy should never win again.

This was certainly one of the most surprising results of the day.

OU had true freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins making his first career start, and missing his #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 wide receivers due to injury. They had to move a DB to wide receiver in practice last week just to have enough bodies to take the field against Auburn. OU's 7th string wide receiver, J.J Hester (who had one career reception in 2022) hauled in a key 60 yard bomb from Hawkins that set up the touchdown that cut Auburn's lead to 5 in the 4th quarter.

[cuervo72]

Definitely like two prize fighters swinging into the final round for sure.

Two fighters who kept their hands down at their sides with how they defended the last few drives.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Little quote in today's ESPN article about the SEC/B1G joint scheduling talks

"I'm for anything that gives us the maximum number of postseason opportunities," one SEC source said. "I don't count bowl games as postseason opportunities."

Sad state of affairs.

[Ghost Econ]

I didn't understand how promotion and relegation works if you're not really promoted and no one is relegated.

College football ‘Super League’ details unveiled, would be called ‘College Student Football League’ - The Athletic (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5809686/2024/10/01/college-football-super-league-student/)


College football ‘Super League’ details unveiled, would be called ‘College Student Football League’
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Aron Cruickshank #2 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights breaks a tackle by Jason Simmons #14 of the Syracuse Orange during the fourth quarter at the Carrier Dome on September 11, 2021 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

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A group of executives and administrators developing a college football “Super League” formally announced its proposal Tuesday, outlining a single, national league dubbed the College Student Football League (CSFL).

The details, which have been formulating for months, feature a football-only reorganization of the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools into two distinct conferences. The top 72 programs — mostly the current Power 5 — would compete in the Power 12 Conference, made up of a dozen six-team, geography-based divisions.

The remaining 64 programs — mostly the current Group of 5 — would compete in the Group of 8 conference.

A group of the top teams from the Group of 8 would be eligible for a “promotion” to play up against the Power 12 the following season, similar to the structure of European football leagues, but there would be no relegation among the Power 12 schools.

The advisory group for the CSFL, known as College Sports Tomorrow (CST), is a collection of industry leaders in business and sports as well as university presidents and athletic directors. The Athletic first reported on CST and its “Super League” ambitions in April.

Despite Tuesday’s announcement, including in-depth specifics on a format, governance and revenue model for the CSFL, the league is still a long way from being a realistic and viable proposition. It would require cooperation and coordination between the NCAA and its member institutions, almost all of which belong to conferences with their own distinct television contracts and grants of rights. The current College Football Playoff contract with ESPN runs through the 2031-32 season, and other conference deals extend beyond that. CST also states that it would not interfere with or ask for any current media contracts to be renegotiated.

CST has brought together too many high-profile powerbrokers to be completely dismissed. But the idea of college sports, which has long lacked any semblance of cohesion, moving away from the existing model and agreeing to a newly unified structure, seems — at the moment, at least — like a pipe dream.

Barriers aside, CST maintains that the league would not be a “Super League” and instead wants to prevent such a thing by better supporting all 136 FBS members. CST’s argument is that the CSFL would remedy that disruption and disorder within college sports and address the numerous legal battles the NCAA is currently facing, including the proposed House settlement. It would also aim to reduce the financial and competitive imbalance that so often defines college football in particular.

On the field, the CSFL would utilize a geographical- and results-based scheduling model to foster more competitive matchups, while still preserving certain long-standing rivalries, even between teams in different divisions. Postseason berths and seeding would be determined by win/loss records, similar to the NFL, with a 24-team playoff featuring division winners and wild card spots. The Power 12 season and postseason would run for 21 weeks from late August through early January, including multiple byes.





“Historically, the beauty of college football has been how many schools around the country were competing for the championship,” Jimmy Haslam in a statement CST released on Tuesday. Haslam is a member of CST, as well as the owner of the Cleveland Browns and longtime booster for University of Tennessee athletics. “We need to bring college football back to the broad, national model of its golden years in a system which fosters more competitive balance.”

The CSFL would be football-only, and other sports could continue competing in their current conferences or “return to their traditional, geographic conferences,” as stated in the press release.

Off the field, the CSFL would collectively bargain via a single, comprehensive players association, which the CST’s proposal suggests could lobby in tandem with the league for a special classification from Congress enabling athletes to seek collective representation without being deemed employees.

According to the CST, this would provide college athletes input on rules and compensation while offering the league protection from antitrust claims via the “non-statutory labor exemption.” The CFSL could also utilize a salary cap for teams and pay scales for player earnings, and proposes new guidelines such as limiting athletes to two transfers within a five-year window of eligibility.

“The courts are forcing change in college sports, which presents an opportunity to reimagine college football so it works for everybody,” CST co-founder Len Perna said via statement. Perna is also the chairman of TurnkeyZRG, a prominent employment search firm within college athletics.

CST’s proposal believes the CSFL would be “economically advantageous and sustainable,” with a single, consolidated league able to generate more revenue that would allow “universities to fairly compensate players, create reasonable competitive balance, cover rising NIL costs and continue to underwrite other intercollegiate sports that generate less revenue, including women’s sports and the U.S. Olympic program.”

The proposal suggests that within each conference, per-school revenue distribution would be relatively equal, with slightly more incentives eventually geared toward legacy and top-performing programs that drive the most value. However, an overwhelming majority of the revenue — 94 percent — would be distributed to Power 12 programs, with the remaining 6 percent going to the Group of 8.

The CSFL would be governed by a board encompassing all 136 schools, with one commissioner overseeing the entire league and smaller executive committees within each conference. The Power 12 executive committee would hold a “key governance role.”

Under CST’s proposal, the CSFL would be owned and controlled by the member programs, with each school retaining their rights. CST believes the revenue this league could generate would mean that no private equity would be needed to fund the model, but the CST would use “minimal” outside capital to bridge financing through the initial transition.

CST’s members include Perna, Haslam and former NBA player Grant Hill, among others. Supportive ambassadors include athletic directors Danny White (Tennessee), Bubba Cunningham (North Carolina) and Kirby Hocutt (Texas Tech), along with West Virginia University president Gordon Gee and Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud.

CST’s website states that, despite multiple members NFL ties, the NFL “has nothing to do with either CST or the CSFL.”

In April, The Athletic reported that Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s No. 2 executive behind commissioner Roger Goodell, was a member of the 20-person CST group. On Tuesday, Rolapp’s name was not listed on the CST news release or any of the media materials, and a CST spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic that Rolapp is not involved with CST.

[Edward64]

Vols are 14 pt favorite over the Hogs today.

I'll be happy with a moral victory if we beat the odds and Green continues to show improvement.

[GrantDawg]

The Aggies are bludgeoning Mizzou to death. There was a couple of bad calls early in that game that seemed to take the air out of the Tigers, and they have just collapsed.

[Ghost Econ]

Grayson McCall should probably never play football again.

[RainMaker]

So there is a chance we will see Army-Navy in a conference title game a week before their big game for a chance to go to the playoffs.

[GrantDawg]

Grayson McCall should probably never play football again.
Yeah, that is not good.

[RainMaker]

Grayson McCall should probably never play football again.

Holy shit I just saw it and that's one of the most brutal hits I've seen. 3 defenders colliding at his head at the same time. The guy is lucky to be alive.

[JPhillips]

Chip Kelly is a really good playcaller.

[Atocep]

Sounds like Mack Brown resigned after today's game.

[GrantDawg]

Bama is down 20-7 at Vandy. Everybody panic /s

[GrantDawg]

Vandy's defense looks better than Georgia's defense.

[Edward64]

Vandy's defense looks better than Georgia's defense.

Dawgs defense not as suffocating, and one big missed tackle but still pretty darn good.

Do think the Dawgs were gifted that TD call.

[dubb93]

Bama is down 20-7 at Vandy. Everybody panic /s

It’s fine. Vandy will jump into the top 10 and Bama will fall to just in front of GA with the loss.

[NobodyHere]

It’s fine. Vandy will jump into the top 10 and Bama will fall to just in front of GA with the loss.

SEC shorts should be interesting this week.

[GrantDawg]

It’s fine. Vandy will jump into the top 10 and Bama will fall to just in front of GA with the loss.


It's 23-14 in the third quarter, and I still have little doubt Bama wins. Maybe even by two touchdowns.

[GrantDawg]

And just like that, 23-21.

[GrantDawg]

Ryan Williams is going to hold every receiving record when he leaves for the NFL to get drafted number 1 overall. If he stays healthy of course.

[HerRealName]

Ryan Williams is going to hold every receiving record when he leaves for the NFL to get drafted number 1 overall. If he stays healthy of course.

He might not even be the number 1 wide receiver in that draft. It'll be an interesting choice for whoever is in that position.

[GrantDawg]

He might not even be the number 1 wide receiver in that draft. It'll be an interesting choice for whoever is in that position.
In three years? I don't bet, and I will take that bet.

[HerRealName]

In three years? I don't bet, and I will take that bet.

It's the same draft class as Jeremiah Smith.

[GrantDawg]

It's the same draft class as Jeremiah Smith.
Still feel safe. This kid is doing this at 17. He is still growing, and learning.

[GrantDawg]

OMG! Vandy scored another touchdown. I'm telling you, someone need to fix these sliders.


NVM. Called back. Problem with watching multiple games.

[Edward64]

Com’on Commodores … do you believe in Miracles!!

[GrantDawg]

Having to settle for a FG is big. That really guts their chances.

[GrantDawg]

Milroe coughs it up. Oh boy,

[Edward64]

Commodores threatening again.

Regardless of any comeback, I’m pretty sure there’ll be a new #1

[GrantDawg]

Commodores threatening again.

Regardless of any comeback, I’m pretty sure there’ll be a new #1
When I saw this game on the schedule, I couldn't help but think it was a perfect game for a let down. The emotional win last week, and what should be an easy game the next. It is easy for a team to get upset. Then I thought "not Vandy. They lost to Georgia State!" But, this Vandy team did beat VT, and this Bama team is not coached by Saban.

[HerRealName]

Pavia is so good at running this offense. This many post snap reads is a nightmare when you're facing a QB making this many great decisions and executing.

[Edward64]

Oh yeah!

Com’on Vandy, you can do it

[dubb93]

Just like KY-GA the spin will be how tough the SEC is. GA and Alabama will both be ranked over undefeated Big Ten teams.

[GrantDawg]

Just like KY-GA the spin will be how tough the SEC is. GA and Alabama will both be ranked over undefeated Big Ten teams.
Who cares? They play it on the field now, not in the AP newsroom.

[GrantDawg]

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For those playing at home, Vandy won that game 78-0. <br><br>That season also included wins over &quot;Rose Polytechnic&quot;, &quot;Carlisle&quot; and Sewanee <a href="https://t.co/6viTHlSrVQ">https://t.co/6viTHlSrVQ</a></p>&mdash; Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattBrownEP/status/1842707879171924140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>

[Edward64]

… and this Bama team is not coached by Saban.

My guess is he has mixed emotions right now. A WTF and a knowing nod … yup it was all him

[GrantDawg]

Vandy has every opportunity to win it, and I still feel like Bama is going to pull this off.

[Edward64]

That was quick.

Com’on Vandy, 2-3 first downs and y’all get to party all night long

[GrantDawg]

First down, but also smart play running back into the field instead of going out of bounds.

[larrymcg421]

What a great fucking play call. Too many teams predictably do run, run, pass, punt in that situation.

[GrantDawg]

Georgia's defense isn't what it has been, but Bama's defense is far from what it has been.

[dubb93]

Who cares? They play it on the field now, not in the AP newsroom.

It matters the same way it’s always mattered. The more teams you get in the better chance you have of having one of them winning it. Having the top ranked teams at every loss threshold is going to get you more teams in and increase your odds of claiming a championship.

[GrantDawg]

This is crazy.

[Edward64]

This is crazy.

Don’cha believe in miracles?

[GrantDawg]

Georgia State beat Vandy, so that means Georgia State is better than Bama, right?

[cuervo72]

Woowwwwwww.

[Edward64]

Georgia State beat Vandy, so that means Georgia State is better than Bama, right?

Math checks out

[GrantDawg]

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“What have you done to my program!” <a href="https://t.co/LQFuOXc7zA">pic.twitter.com/LQFuOXc7zA</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzATL) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffSchultzATL/status/1842713330454286582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>

[Lathum]

hahahahahahaha

Eat a dick Kalen DeBoer!!!

[GrantDawg]

Diego Pavia sounds like a striker for the Argentina national team.

[Thomkal]

Thanks Vanderbilt

[Edward64]

Hogs are feisty at home. Up 3-0 over Vols in 2Q after 2 series each.

[HerRealName]

How does Jack Tuttle have any eligibility. He's like 30 years old by now.

[larrymcg421]

Miami TE Cam McCormick is in his 9th year of eligibility. He first played for Oregon in 2016.

[Atocep]

How does Jack Tuttle have any eligibility. He's like 30 years old by now.

Alan Bowman started against WVU in 2018 playing for Texas Tech. He started against them today for Oklahoma State.

[Solecismic]

How does Jack Tuttle have any eligibility. He's like 30 years old by now.

He's 25, but in his seventh year as a college football player. Red-shirt, COVID year, special NCAA exemption for his injury early last season.

That last pass was only his 200th attempt as a college quarterback.

It's going to be a tough season for Michigan. I don't get the ranking at all - though I suppose you have to do it for the defending champion. The only time they looked that good was the first half against USC.

And they could lose four more guys in the first round next year.

[larrymcg421]

Arkansas outgaining Tenn 223-29, held the ball for 20 minutes-7 minutes, and only lead 3-0.

[Edward64]

Hogs defense is fantastic. Offense has left a ton of points on the field. Still only 3-0 at the half.

But hey, I’m happy that we’ve stayed in the game for the first half. Assuming we don’t completely fall apart, it’ll be a confidence builder.

[JPhillips]

Just like KY-GA the spin will be how tough the SEC is. GA and Alabama will both be ranked over undefeated Big Ten teams.

Texas
OSU
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama?

[Atocep]

Ashton Jeanty probably breaks Barry Sanders' single season rushing record if he got more carries. The guy is averaging nearly 11 yards per carry.

[Edward64]

Uh oh, Vols are getting back their groove

I predict pain for the me and the Hogs

[RainMaker]

Ashton Jeanty probably breaks Barry Sanders' single season rushing record if he got more carries. The guy is averaging nearly 11 yards per carry.

He's incredible. Sat the 2nd half today and the game against Portland State.

[Kodos]

Minnesota looking to beat USC. Go Gophers! Where’s Pumpy?!

[sovereignstar v2]

Pumpy? I thought he was a Tulane fan lol

[sovereignstar v2]

Bring on UCLA!**

**The LA stands for Los Angeles

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina was back in it tonight, at home against Old Dominion. They took the lead for the first time at the half with a fumble recovery for a TD, then led the rest of the way, winning 45-37. QB Vasko threw for 367 yards and 3 TDs

[cuervo72]

Wasn’t sure if the Arky band was playing Immigrant Song or the theme to Get Smart.

[GrantDawg]

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's not even 11 pm and ...<br>No. 1 Alabama lost.<br>No. 9 Mizzou lost.<br>No. 10 Michigan lost.<br>No. 4 Tennessee leads but might lose.<br>No. 11 USC is trailing and might lose.<br>No. 8 Miami is Miami ... so stay tuned.</p>&mdash; Saturday Down South (@SatDownSouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/SatDownSouth/status/1842759947752210879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>

[GrantDawg]

Wooooooooo. Pig. Sooie!!!

[cuervo72]

My wife tonight: “why do they rank teams when they haven’t played hardly any games and nobody knows who’s good?”

[GrantDawg]

Man, that was definitely a purposeful miss by that Tennessee player. What disrespect.

[cuervo72]

This seems like a really quick clock.

[GrantDawg]

Final play. Just keep them from the end zone.

[GrantDawg]

WHAT A GAME!!! WHAT A WEEKEND!!! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

[Solecismic]

I am a not leaving enough time on the clock if I run for the first down. Huh. Good win for Arkansas. And Vandy. Texas has looked invincible, but you wonder if anyone will be unscathed this season.

[Kodos]

Pumpy? I thought he was a Tulane fan lol

I could well be wrong.

[cartman]

the running back for Boise State had another monster night. 13 carries, 186 yards, and 3 tds

[sovereignstar v2]

Better chance you are right than me, Kodos. Tulane might've been his 2nd team.

How about this SEC though? Just let the Top 12 SEC teams duke it out and let the other pussy team play in the bowl games amirite

[cartman]

Pumpy is first and foremost a Tennessee-Chattanooga fan. Well, at least their special teams unit from the 1990 timeframe

[RainMaker]

For not having many high profile marchups, it's been a pretty damn good week of college football. Still can't believe Vandy beat Bama. And it wasn't a fluke, they just outplayed them.

[SirFozzie]

What is that, 5 top 11-ish teams losing, six?

[RainMaker]

The ACC is committed to getting Miami to the CFP.

[Danny]

I don't like Miami but Ward is currently at the top pf my wishlist for the Raiders next draft.

[Solecismic]

Cal couldn't run the ball all night, but they kinda turtled in the fourth quarter with that 20-point lead. One pass attempt during that entire three-touchdown comeback.

Only fair, I guess. An east coast team should not have to play a conference game that ends at 2:30 in the morning. Do what they did in Washington and start in the late afternoon. I think Cal deserved what they got.

Of course, with the expanded conference schedules, Miami gets to avoid Clemson, Virginia, Southern Methodist and Pittsburgh this year and they don't play Notre Dame under whatever that agreement is at this point. Notre Dame will, however, get to take on Army and Navy before anyone gets too excited about whichever group of five school gets sacrificed at the end of the year.

There were 18 unbeaten FBS teams going into the week, 14 in the Power 4. Three didn't play this week and the rest went 9-6. This week will be remembered for the SEC upsets (though the only real surprise with Missouri was the final margin).

6-0 Teams: Indiana, Miami (FL).
5-0 Teams: Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Pittsburgh, Brigham Young, Iowa State, Army, Navy.
4-0 Team: Liberty.

Next week, we get Texas at Oklahoma and Ohio State at Oregon.

[Edward64]

What a great day for the underdogs.

Hogs DC Travis Williams and defense gets the credit. After the 2 quick Vol's TD in 3Q, we didn't crack and were able to stiffen up. Petrino's offense was no slouch either, we were able to move up and down the field. We just weren't able to convert to TD in the redzone and just had 3 points in 1H.

Overall, fantastic win. Good to win a close one. 6-6 is definitely doable. Looking forward to the Liberty or Bluebonnet bowl or whatever they're called nowadays.

[Edward64]

Man, that was definitely a purposeful miss by that Tennessee player. What disrespect.

About when our QB2 ran in for the score? It was weird how that last Vol defender kinda just let him walk in.

[GrantDawg]

About when our QB2 ran in for the score? It was weird how that last Vol defender kinda just let him walk in.


He definitely turnstiled to let him score. It is a strategy, and I am glad it didn't work out.

[bronconick]

The new cross-country Big Ten has staged nine conference games thus far featuring a pair of schools located at least two time zones apart. The visiting teams are 1-8 in those games.

Well, that's probably not what they had in mind. The win? Indiana at UCLA

[Edward64]

Vols only fall 4 places to #8. Can’t but help feel disrespected.

A bye week and then #13 LSU at home

[dubb93]

Vols only fall 4 places to #8. Can’t but help feel disrespected.

A bye week and then #13 LSU at home

The SEC has the top 4 ranked one loss teams in the country. Seems legit.

[GrantDawg]

"No one is arguing to remove Vanderbilt from the SEC anymore,...well, besides Alabama."

[cartman]

Texas is a two touchdown favorite over Oklahoma at the moment. I have a feeling it is going to be a closer game than that. Hard to predict how rivalry games will go.

[Passacaglia]

These are stupid, but fun. I was just looking at if the playoffs were today, based on AP ranking:

Byes:
1. Texas
2. Ohio State
3. Miami
4. Iowa State

First round
5. Oregon
12. Boise State

6. Penn State
11. Clemson

7. Georgia
10. Ole Miss

8. Alabama
9. Tennessee

Maybe this has come up before, but I wonder if being in the 5th seed (the best team that's not a conference champion) is better than having a bye. Looking at Oregon, you get #17 Boise State then #11 Iowa State, compared to 2nd seed Ohio State getting a bye, then #5 Georgia or #9 Ole Miss.

[Passacaglia]

Maybe this has come up before, but I wonder if being in the 5th seed (the best team that's not a conference champion) is better than having a bye. Looking at Oregon, you get #17 Boise State then #11 Iowa State, compared to 2nd seed Ohio State getting a bye, then #5 Georgia or #9 Ole Miss.

Looking at SP+ ratings, I think this is the case. If you're in the Top 4 or 5th seed range, you're looking at a rating of about 25. Boise State is at 9.3, and the game is at home, so I figure you have a 90% chance of winning that game. Then the Big 12 winner in the 4th seed would probably be Kansas State or Iowa State, somewhere around a rating of 15. That seems like at least a 75% chance of winning. So we're looking at probably a 67.5% chance of getting into the semifinals, while a team with a bye probably has a 60% chance of winning? They'd be playing a team about as good as them, at a neutral site. I'd say the chance would be in the 50s, but I'm bumping it due to the week off you're getting while your opponent played the week before, but if we think that's a larger bump (and probably a reduction to the 75% chance of #5 beating #4), maybe it all evens out. I think there is a benefit to the 5th seed getting to play two conference champs, where wonky things happen, but a 1-3 seed would definitely play an at-large team that everyone knows is good.

Of course, when this was all planned out, the situation was a lot different. Having a Pac 12 that existed, and a Big 12 with Texas and Oklahoma would make it so that the 4th seeded conference champ wasn't a weak team, and even the 12th seeded conference champ would be pretty good.

[Lathum]

I don't know how the seeding works outside of conference champs but there is zero chance we have 2 games with SEC teams playing each other. They are going to do everything they can to have as many SEC teams go as deep as possible.

[Passacaglia]

I don't know how the seeding works outside of conference champs but there is zero chance we have 2 games with SEC teams playing each other. They are going to do everything they can to have as many SEC teams go as deep as possible.

Maybe. If you're going to have 5 SEC teams in the playoffs like we have here, you'll need to have at least one game with SEC teams playing each other. If you put an SEC team in the 5th seed, and put Oregon a little lower, I don't think it changes that you'd rather play Mountain West champ then Big 12 champ instead of bye, then 6-11 at-large.

[JPhillips]

Seeds 1-3-5-7-9-11 All-SEC teams.

[albionmoonlight]

The 9 needs to lose and the 1 needs to become the 2 so they can be all prime number seeds

#priorities

[JPhillips]

This week's almost all-Vandy SEC short is pretty good.

[GrantDawg]

Seeds 1-3-5-7-9-11 All-SEC teams.
It won't stay that way. Tennessee has to play Alabama and Georgia, Georgia plays Texas and Tennessee. Texas probably has the easiest road, but they still have Oklahoma (should be a easy win, but it is a rivalry game), Georgia, Texas A&M (another rivalry), then probably the SEC Championship game. Of course if they are in the SEC Championship game they are most likely in regardless. SEC probably ends up with 4, at best 5.

[Passacaglia]

Seeds 1-3-5-7-9-11 All-SEC teams.

Top 4 seeds must all be conference champions.

[GrantDawg]

Top 4 seeds must all be conference champions.
Just noticed that. JPhillips putting Miami in the SEC. Not yet, my friend.


The SEC seeds are 1, 7, 8, 9, 10.


Edit: I guess he was joking are being sarcastic or something. I guess i missed it.

[Passacaglia]

Just noticed that. JPhillips putting Miami in the SEC. Not yet, my friend.


The SEC seeds are 1, 7, 8, 9, 10.


Edit: I guess he was joking are being sarcastic or something. I guess i missed it.

I think he's trying to suggest a way the SEC could have six teams and not have anyone play in the first round.

[GrantDawg]

I think he's trying to suggest a way the SEC could have six teams and not have anyone play in the first round.
I think 5 would be tough. They have to play each other too often. My guess is SEC 4, Big 10 4 is the way it will end up.

[Passacaglia]

I guess for 5 SEC teams, you could do

1-4
5
6 or 11
7 or 10
8 or 9

Probably a lot of manipulation involved to get 5 SEC teams like that, without getting called out on it though.

[JPhillips]

I think he's trying to suggest a way the SEC could have six teams and not have anyone play in the first round.

Yeah. I'm just playing.

I do think they will get the only two loss team(s) into the playoffs.

[Lathum]

Probably a lot of manipulation involved to get 5 SEC teams like that, without getting called out on it though.

They don't care how it looks. I am still surprised they didn't put Georgia in the final 4 last year.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina travels to Virginia to play James Madison tonight. JMU was looking pretty impressive after scoring 70 against UNC and then 63 against Ball State but then laid an egg in its Sun Belt opener losing 21-19 to Louisiana-Monroe. Both are 4-1.



So this one should show us which team is a real contender for the Sun Belt crown.

[Edward64]

Some really good Top 25 games this weekend. Looking forward to it

[GrantDawg]

Some really good Top 25 games this weekend. Looking forward to it


Anniversary weekend. It is going to be "slipping around to check my phone" kind of Saturday.

[Edward64]

Gamecocks are giving the Tide all they can handle right now near end of 1H. Hope they can keep it close going into 4Q. Hoping for another upset here.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina travels to Virginia to play James Madison tonight. JMU was looking pretty impressive after scoring 70 against UNC and then 63 against Ball State but then laid an egg in its Sun Belt opener losing 21-19 to Louisiana-Monroe. Both are 4-1.



So this one should show us which team is a real contender for the Sun Belt crown.


Forgot to update this. Sadly Coastal was not up to the challenge and lost by about 30. :(

[cuervo72]

2pm and all these noon kickoffs are at halftime. They need to speed this shit up.

[GrantDawg]

Starting to feel like Georgia exposed something about Alabama. Since halftime in that game, Bama hasn't been great.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

DeBoer sure turned into Harsin awfully fast.

Then again, in hindsight, hiring Wommack was probably a sign.

[Edward64]

It'll be so sweet if there was an upset.

It can't be talent, so it's got to be coaching.

[Edward64]

That was a TD

Edit: yeah baby. Get the 2 points

Edit: oh well, nice try

[sovereignstar v2]

Ref looking right at it lol

[sovereignstar v2]

Yikes

[sovereignstar v2]

Oh boy

[Edward64]

Nice! Let’s get a FG with 40 secs left!

[sovereignstar v2]

Brutal

[GrantDawg]

That lineman is losing sleep over the decision to catch that ball.

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[Edward64]

Entertaining, fun game.

On to the next one. Rooting for the Sooners

[JonInMiddleGA]

We see you Justice Haynes, good job

[GrantDawg]

Ewers looking very rusty early.

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[JPhillips]

lol

Just saw a tweet saying Alabama just beat a South Carolina team that was so good they took Alabama to the limit. They should move up to #3 next week.

[GrantDawg]

Carson Beck is not him.

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[Edward64]

USC beating #4 PSU 17-3 mid 2Q.

Com’on we need at least one upset this weekend.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Carson Beck is not him.


I'm not entirely sure how anyone ever believed otherwise.

[Edward64]

Man, Dawgs secondary got scorched twice.

[bronconick]

Lincoln Riley saw James Franklin on the other sideline and was like "Oh, watch me show you how to burn clock for no reason."

[miami_fan]

Lincoln Riley saw James Franklin on the other sideline and was like "Oh, watch me show you how to burn clock for no reason."

I am 100% confident that he refused to let the game in regulation on a game ending pick six. Losing by this field goal is less painful I guess.

[miami_fan]

When was the last time a safety lit up a receiver coming across the middle in the NFL? I feel like I have seen at least five receivers get BLOWED UP today alone

[cuervo72]

There’s a real person named “Atticus Sappington”.

[bronconick]

Buckeyes break out the T formation at the goal line and I feel like I'm playing U10 football of my youth.

[thesloppy]

I love this ad where a ten year old girl knows who Matt Leinart is, on sight.

[cuervo72]

Hah, yeah that one got me, too. Like, NFW.

So how long has Oregon had these funky goal posts? I didn’t know there was some alternative post design/technology out there.

[thesloppy]

Yeah who knew there were goalpost advances?

[JPhillips]

OSU better let them score or they won't see the ball again.

[Kodos]

Wooot!

[cuervo72]

Kelly, Kiffin, or meteor…

[Ghost Econ]

I don't know if Nussmeier has thrown a pass within 5 seconds of the snap

[RainMaker]

Banner day for SEC games.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Thanks for playin Kiffie, but you're done.

Helluva lot of money spent to be "okay" or "decent".

[sovereignstar v2]

After midnight games with Deion are fun

[Edward64]

LSU hung in there but also look vulnerable. Tigers are up next for the Hogs.

Texas-OU game was a major disappointment. Hoping for more of a fight from OU. Hope next week Texas vs Georgia is a great game.

Didn't see it but Vandy over KY and at 4-2 now. Last time Commodores was in a bowl was 2018. Good to see a perennial underdog (like the Hogs) do well so far.

[Vegas Vic]

Texas-OU game was a major disappointment. Hoping for more of a fight from OU.

Oklahoma's offense is the worst it's been in the modern era of college football. To add insult to injury, they were missing their top five wide receivers against Texas and had to move a DB to wide receiver just to fill out a depth chart. Throw a true freshman quarterback into the mix and I don't know what is so surprising about getting blown out by Texas.

[GrantDawg]

Georgia is a better team than OU right now, but i don't have lots of faith that it is going to be a close game next week. Texas will probably win by two touchdowns. The SEC is Texas' to lose.

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[JPhillips]

Texas as SEC champ and Oregon as Big Ten champ just doesn't work for me.

[GrantDawg]

Texas as SEC champ and Oregon as Big Ten champ just doesn't work for me.


It looks like could be the new reality. I think OSU is still the most likely winner of the Big Ten when the season is done.

[GrantDawg]

Army and Navy are both ranked in the top 25 for the first time since the 1960.

[Vegas Vic]

Army and Navy are both ranked in the top 25 for the first time since the 1960.

I wonder how their "NIL budgets" stack up to other programs, or how many players they have who are "self-redshirting" or "opting out" to protect their eligibility?

[JPhillips]

Crazy to me that Kirby Smart may not face any consequences for shoving a player.

[GrantDawg]

Crazy to me that Kirby Smart may not face any consequences for shoving a player.


That's right! I think they should suspend Mike Bobo for the Texas game! That'll show him! Maybe suspend him for the rest of the year with a "show-cause" just to be safe.

[RainMaker]

I wonder how their "NIL budgets" stack up to other programs, or how many players they have who are "self-redshirting" or "opting out" to protect their eligibility?

There's probably legal reasons why this can't be done, but couldn't the military academies load up on NIL money as part of their marketing/recruitment budget? They spend a ton of money doing flyovers and all sorts of other shit in sports. Heck, they were making video games at one point.

Building the academies into perennial powerhouses feels like a much better recruiting method than those other things. And probably a lot cheaper.

[Atocep]

There's probably legal reasons why this can't be done, but couldn't the military academies load up on NIL money as part of their marketing/recruitment budget? They spend a ton of money doing flyovers and all sorts of other shit in sports. Heck, they were making video games at one point.

Building the academies into perennial powerhouses feels like a much better recruiting method than those other things. And probably a lot cheaper.

There's a federal law that prevents the service academy players from receiving any NIL funds because it would be considered using their public office for personal gain. The same as General Schwarzkopf couldn't go do commercials as General Schwarzkopf during the first golf war. The military service members can't use anything military related for private gain.

[Edward64]

FWIW.

Here’s a look at every SEC opening line for Week 8, via Circa Sports:

Kentucky at Florida (-2)
Alabama (-1) at Tennessee
South Carolina at Oklahoma (-4)
LSU (-1) at Arkansas
Georgia at Texas (-3)
Texas A&M (-15) at Mississippi State
Auburn at Missouri (-6)
Ball State at Vanderbilt (-27)

[cartman]

Cam Rising is out for the rest of the year with an injury. If he chooses, he can apply for a medical redshirt and get an EIGHTH year of eligibility

[Suicane75]

The first two term QB

[BYU 14]

And people call BYU teams 'mature' LOL.

You know though in the day of NIL, it would probably be a smart idea, because no NFL team is going to take a flyer on a QB that has been hurt as much as Rising.

[sovereignstar v2]

Go Cyclones!

[miami_fan]

Cam Rising is out for the rest of the year with an injury. If he chooses, he can apply for a medical redshirt and get an EIGHTH year of eligibility

Let's grease up this slippery slope.

Why are we still limiting athletic eligibility? Now that we have college front offices, NIL etc, if a kid is in college (whether he is going to class now and/or actually learning anything is debatable just as it is now) and the program has a scholarship/roster spot available, just let the Danny Wuerffels, Craig Ericksons and Chris Weinkes play at the appropriate level for as long as they can.

On a related note, thinking of Weinke and his Heisman win at 28 years old, can you imagine Joe Burrow or Josh Allen who are both 28 playing college football this year?

[cuervo72]

Heck, Lamar Jackson is still only 27.

[Passacaglia]

Just watched the LSU Ole Miss game on DVR. It really felt like neither QB cared if the dude they were throwing to was open.

[Passacaglia]

I guess I'll make this "if the playoffs were now" thing my beat. Here we go (based on AP rankings):

1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Miami
4. Iowa State

5. Penn State
12. Boise State

6. Ohio State
11. Tennessee

7. Georgia
10. Clemson

8. Alabama
9. LSU

First out: 5-1 Notre Dame, 6-0 BYU, 5-1 Texas A&M

Army and Navy are the next G5 conference teams out, at #23 and #25. I think you can assume that the SEC, B1G, ACC, and B12 will have a conference champion ranked above them. They need to be able to jump #15 Boise State somehow. Threats include undefeated Liberty, who is receiving votes at #38.

[GrantDawg]

Too many of these team still scheduled to play each other for it pan out like this.

[RainMaker]

The problem for Army and Navy is their schedule is comically bad. But if either one can beat Notre Dame and beat the other academy, it should boost their chances quite a bit.

I'm rooting for Boise to make it simply because Jeanty is so much fun to watch. But it would be cool for a service academy to get in the playoff.

Regardless, I'm looking forward to the playoff as there should be a ton of really good games.

[Passacaglia]

Too many of these team still scheduled to play each other for it pan out like this.

Of course. Although honestly, it still could. You're probably going to see the same number of teams from each conference. However it shakes out, teams will fall out and come back in. 5 SEC teams, 3 B1G teams, a Big 12, an ACC, one wildcard (currently Clemson, but could come from anywhere), and a G5. Given that it's going to look like this, despite a lot of these teams playing each other, it's not like it's impossible. I mean, we just saw 5 of the top 11 teams lose in one week, and it's not like this picture has been massively shaken up.

[bob]

The weirder thing with Army and Navy is they could meet in the AAC Championship game on Friday, Dec 6th and then meet again the following weekend for the Army - Navy game.

[Edward64]

The Dawgs lose one. Guess not a surprise since they aren't as dominant as they used to be.

Georgia is down a quarterback commitment after 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis out of Christian School in Nashville, Tennessee, announced he was opening up his options in his recruitment.
:
Curtis is ranked by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 1 quarterback in the nation for the Class of 2026, also listed as the No. 1 overall prospect in the state of Tennessee and the No. 6 overall player in the nation for his class.