Official 2024 College Football Thread

[Swaggs]

Big Ten legend O.J. Simpson...

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Big Ten legend O.J. Simpson...

I will never accept Bill Walton as part of the Big 10.

[Passacaglia]

I thought about not doing my playoff picture that I've been doing, since I've seen it around somewhere else, but I'm going to do mine a little differently than "the highest AP ranked team in each conference" I'm going to use the conference standings instead, with highest rank as a tiebreaker.

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

5. Georgia
12. Boise State

6. Penn State
11. BYU

7. Ohio State
10. Clemson

8. Texas
9. Tennessee

First few out: 6-1 Notre Dame, 7-0 Indiana, 6-1 Texas A&M, 5-2 Alabama, 6-1 Kansas State

Changes: Alabama drops out, BYU jumps Notre Dame despite needing a comeback win to barely beat Oklahoma State and gets in. I think I saw a headline that someone "forgot" to rank Notre Dame, maybe that's why.

By Conference: SEC 4, B1G 3, ACC 2, B12 2, MW 1

In the SEC, LSU and Texas A&M are the only undefeated teams. I put LSU in since they're higher ranked of the two. If you assume Georgia is the strongest SEC team, LSU would still be in as an at-large. A&M is in a slightly more interesting spot since they're out of the top 12 now, but you have to assume they are in if they keep winning.

Army and Navy stayed at 23 and 25, but Boise State fell from 15 to 17, getting passed by Kansas State and Indiana. So they made progress. Liberty has maybe become a bit more of a threat, though, moving up to a tie for 30. Although, they actually went down from 2 points to 1 point, and the fact that they moved up is because there was more consolidation in the voting (i.e. less other teams received votes).

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Atocep

I will never accept Bill Walton as part of the Big 10.

It will be fun the next time the make the All-Time Big Ten team and it is Jerry Lucas and four players from UCLA.

[Passacaglia]

ESPN outlines wild scenario for ACC in College Football Playoff

“I want to see win out right now for Clemson, and then I want to see win out for SMU, because both those teams could be 11-1 with losses in the non-conference,” McElroy said.

Using ESPN’s Playoff Predictor, host Rece Davis input those scenarios and noted that meant Clemson “almost certainly” would be the team finding itself in the ACC title game. SMU would be left out.

He used a playoff predictor to determine who would be in the title game? Wouldn't it make more sense to use the tiebreakers?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

ESPN outlines wild scenario for ACC in College Football Playoff



He used a playoff predictor to determine who would be in the title game? Wouldn't it make more sense to use the tiebreakers?

I imagine he did. The scenario seems to assume that Miami -- who doesn't play either Clemson or SMU -- also wins out, and that they would get the other spot instead of SMU by virtue of either the 4th or 5th tiebreaker

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I imagine he did. The scenario seems to assume that Miami -- who doesn't play either Clemson or SMU -- also wins out, and that they would get the other spot instead of SMU by virtue of either the 4th or 5th tiebreaker

Right - agree on the scenario, but I don't understand what the playoff predictor has to do with figuring out how the tiebreaker would get resolved.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Right - agree on the scenario, but I don't understand what the playoff predictor has to do with figuring out how the tiebreaker would get resolved.

Perhaps because the #5 tiebreaker for the ACC is a private 3rd party "team rating" metric.

Seems reasonable enough, absent the actual methodology that outside entity would use, to use another computer formula that ranks teams based on various criteria (i.e. the playoff predictor)

[Thomkal]

As I feared with his latest head iniury, Coastal Carolina and current NC State QB Grayson McCall has had to retire from football. Very sad

[bronconick]

Kennesaw State 27, Liberty 24

[Edward64]

Hogs favored over Mississippi State.

One of the supposedly easy wins, key step to becoming 6-6 bowl eligible. If we choke, I'm going to be really depressed.

I'm also surprisingly interested in ND vs Navy. Hope the midshipmen's put up a great game.

[Kodos]

Hopefully Navy creams ND.

[Edward64]

Both defenses are being shredded (Mississippi failed on a fourth down on Hogs 30) but the Hogs offense is a tad better with a 17-7 score in 1Q.

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Hopefully Navy creams ND.

Well, so much for that.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by bronconick

Kennesaw State 27, Liberty 24

One of the cool parts of this story is that the Kennesaw State coach has apparently been there since the inception of football 10 years ago.

[Edward64]

Hogs stop another 4th down try at the 1 yard line. We stopped 4 runs in a row.

The Bulldogs need to stop pushing their luck. It’d be 24-13 instead of 24-7 right now.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Well, so much for that.

Probably a preview of whatever #12 seeded sacrificial lamb gets sent to Athens, Eugene, Columbus, Austin, etc. to get slaughtered by the #5 seed in the first round of the playoffs.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

Probably a preview of whatever #12 seeded sacrificial lamb gets sent to Athens, Eugene, Columbus, Austin, etc. to get slaughtered by the #5 seed in the first round of the playoffs.

Boise would put up a fight.

[sovereignstar v2]

Do these refs know this is tOSU they are dealing with

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Do these refs know this is tOSU they are dealing with

I don't think you could find a team that has been boned more by targeting calls than Ohio State. It's a meme.

[Swaggs]

Since West Virginia has been so mediocre, I have been following and rooting for Indiana and BYU the past few weeks. After today, how much more will Indiana need to do to get into he playoffs? Their last 4 games are @Michigan St, vs Michigan, @Ohio St, and then vs Purdue.

Do 2 more wins get them in?

I guess the Big Ten's championship is just the top 2 conference records this year. Indiana (5 wins), Oregon (4), and Penn St (3) are all still undefeated and then Wisconsin (3), Illinois (3), and Ohio St (2) have 1-loss. Seems almost certain that the two championship participants will be in the playoffs and then certainly 1 and probably 2 other at-large teams.

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Since West Virginia has been so mediocre, I have been following and rooting for Indiana and BYU the past few weeks. After today, how much more will Indiana need to do to get into he playoffs? Their last 4 games are @Michigan St, vs Michigan, @Ohio St, and then vs Purdue.

Do 2 more wins get them in?

I guess the Big Ten's championship is just the top 2 conference records this year. Indiana (5 wins), Oregon (4), and Penn St (3) are all still undefeated and then Wisconsin (3), Illinois (3), and Ohio St (2) have 1-loss. Seems almost certain that the two championship participants will be in the playoffs and then certainly 1 and probably 2 other at-large teams.

I don't have a good answer but 2 losses might just get them in. It makes no sense that they're ranked at 13. That's a top 5 team. Cignetti is a wizard.

[Edward64]

Okay, I can relax now. Looks like Hogs will go up 5-3. Four more games but the one with LA Tech should be a gimme. Bowling here we come!

This season will probably save Sam’s job.

[sovereignstar v2]

I haven't seen the Buckeyes penalized against the Gophers since Zubaz were in

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

I haven't seen the Buckeyes penalized against the Gophers since Zubaz were in

Maybe this is a confirmation bias thing. Last year Minnesota had 1 for 15 yards. Ohio State had 5 for 43.

[cuervo72]

Oregon Bumblebees

[miami_fan]

Isn't it the ref's job to run in and put his body in between the defender and the QB in order to make sure he is hit like that in the Alabama game? The ref looked like he did not hear the whistle either.

[GrantDawg]

I gave up on the 3:30 games because it didn't look like any where going to be that interesting, and then Texas only beat Vandy by 3. I'm pretty sure it was 21-7 when I stopped watching. Looked like Texas was going to cruise.

[GrantDawg]

I don't know why it is so fun to watch Brian Kelly lose games, but it is.

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[miami_fan]

The guy who was coaching Duke football this time last year has Texas A&M leading the SEC with a 5-0 record.

[Edward64]

Hogs are currently 9.5 pt underdog to Ole Miss next week. After our disastrous outing vs LSU couple weeks ago, not going to complain. But yeah, I think the Hogs can beat any Top 15-25 team on a good day.

Next week's marquee game is #4 OSU vs #3 Penn State. Also, secretly hoping Michigan plays well against #1 Oregon.

[GrantDawg]

I noticed something yesterday. Youtube TV multiview works different based on devices. I usually watch my slate of Saturday games on my desktop, with the games on one screen and whatever video game I am playing on the other. There are rarely any multiview options at noon, a couple at 3:30, and a couple at 7:30. The only option on desktop are the preset multiview. For that reason, I usually just tab the games and have to thumb through the tabs to keep up with them all.
While I was watching yesterday, I started smoking a tri tip (first time. 10/10 highly recommend) and I started watching the games on my phone. Many more multiview options on my phone. I eventually just went out and sat with the smoker with my beer and the games. I went and got my Ipad, and again had more multiview options. I felt cheated by how little options I get with my desktop. Then last night I started watching with my Roku tv, low and behold you can actually pick the games to add to multiview on the Roku. Now I need to figure out how to either connect Roku to my spare monitor, or mount a TV over my desktop. It sort of pisses me off that you don't get full function on all devices.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Hogs are currently 9.5 pt underdog to Ole Miss next week. After our disastrous outing vs LSU couple weeks ago, not going to complain. But yeah, I think the Hogs can beat any Top 15-25 team on a good day.

Next week's marquee game is #4 OSU vs #3 Penn State. Also, secretly hoping Michigan plays well against #1 Oregon.

It looks like Oregon should cruise to the B1G championship game. That Penn State game will probably determine who they will play unless Indiana is for real and beats OSU in a couple of weeks.

[GrantDawg]

In the SEC it looks like A&M has a pretty easy path till they face Texas. That game will probably determine who will go to the Championship game. Those Championship games look to be pretty consequential. The winners will most likely get a two week Bi for a bowl close to campus, and the losers are going to have to play the next week and quite possibly on the road.

[BYU 14]

Breaking news out of Vegas, BYU opens their bye week as 3 point dogs to Bye. Nothing new to see here

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

I don't have a good answer but 2 losses might just get them in. It makes no sense that they're ranked at 13. That's a top 5 team. Cignetti is a wizard.

I'd love to see them make it, but I'm concerned that 1 loss kicks them out.

[miami_fan]

Jack Tuttle: Michigan QB retires from football, citing concussions – the second college QB to do so in less than a week | CNN

[Kodos]

It's been a special season for Indiana fans. To be honest, I'd come to believe I would never see a season like this. I'm just trying to savor it. I haven't said much this season because I didn't want to jinx things. Love this team.

[sovereignstar v2]

Best of fortune, Kodos. I'll be rooting for IU. The schedule looks promising, but there is probably some butt-clenching in your future lol

[Drake]

I haven't heard this much buzz around the football team on the IU campus since Bill Mallory was the coach.

(Yes, I'm that old. I just got my 25 year service award last week...and I was a freshman at IU in 1989.)

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by Drake

I haven't heard this much buzz around the football team on the IU campus since Bill Mallory was the coach.

(Yes, I'm that old. I just got my 25 year service award last week...and I was a freshman at IU in 1989.)

I was never on campus but the season after the COVID year they started the season ranked and the fan base at large thought they were headed for a possible B1G Championship with Penix back at QB. They fell on their face pretty early in that season though.

[Drake]

For the last 20 years or so, IU had to wait to take those full-stadium promotional photos until we hosted Ohio State. Ohio State fans traveling was the only reason we even came close to filling out Memorial Stadium...and the colors are close enough that you can't tell from a distance.

[Passacaglia]

Playoff picture:

1. Oregon
2. Miami
3. BYU
4. Texas A&M

5. Georgia
12. Boise State

6. Penn State
11. Clemson/Iowa State

7. Ohio State
10. Notre Dame

8. Texas
9. Tennessee

First few out: 6-1 Clemson/7-0 Iowa State, 8-0 Indiana, 6-2 Alabama (I've just been going down to the teams above Boise State FYI)

Changes: BYU overtakes Iowa State in the rankings to represent the Big 12. Iowa State only half drops out -- they are tied with Clemson for the last spot. Texas A&M goes from out to getting a bye as the only undefeated SEC team. LSU drops from getting a bye to completely out. One of Clemson or Iowa State drops out, and Notre Dame takes their spot.

By Conference: SEC 4, B1G 3, ACC 1.5, Big 12 1.5, Mountain West 1, Independents 1

Boise State at #15 has the last conference champion spot. Behind them are 7-0 Army at #21, and 7-1 Washington State at #22. There's also #27 Memphis, #28 Tulane, #29 Navy, #32 UNLV, and #34 Louisiana.

Some notes: Notre Dame, being ranked #8 is one spot ahead of #9 BYU -- so if Notre Dame were considered to be in a conference, they would get a bye. Although, if that conference was the SEC, B1G or ACC, they wouldn't be the top team in it, so maybe not. Also, Texas A&M gets a bye as SEC champion, but if they weren't champion, they'd still be in as an at-large, ranked #10, between ND and Clemson/Iowa State.

[cuervo72]

Yeah, somebody’s going to have to do something with the Big 12…

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Drake

I haven't heard this much buzz around the football team on the IU campus since Bill Mallory was the coach.

(Yes, I'm that old. I just got my 25 year service award last week...and I was a freshman at IU in 1989.)

Me too. I was in Wright Quad. Where were you?

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Me too. I was in Wright Quad. Where were you?

I was a townie. My parents moved to Bloomington in 1980, so I never stayed in the dorms. (Then I got married, had a couple of kids, worked for a couple of years, then finally got serious and finished up my undergrad in 1998.)

[Kodos]

The longer one can stay in Bloomington the better.

[RainMaker]

I know it doesn't matter because they play each other, but I don't understand how Ohio State is so far ahead of Indiana. IU is undefeated and Ohio State is not. From their common opponent Nebraska, Ohio State squeaked by while Indiana absolutely slaughtered them.

[GrantDawg]

Bias. Schools with pedigrees are always going to get a leg up on schools that have no history of success. Luckily, they will get a shot on the field to prove the doubters wrong.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I know it doesn't matter because they play each other, but I don't understand how Ohio State is so far ahead of Indiana. IU is undefeated and Ohio State is not. From their common opponent Nebraska, Ohio State squeaked by while Indiana absolutely slaughtered them.

tOSU has a one point loss to #1.

Indiana hasn't played anybody with much of a pulse.

They'll get a chance for that to sort itself out.