Official 2023 College Football Thread

[Atocep]

This is the bad version of UW's defense and that's a problem against at team like Michigan.

[bronconick]

Welp.

[GrantDawg]

This is starting to feel like last year's game.

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[Ghost Econ]

This is all part of Washington being allowed in the Big Ten next year.

[sovereignstar v2]

Gotta make that throw, oof

[GrantDawg]

Alabama DC Kevin Steele announced he is retiring.

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[Ghost Econ]

Penix is playing like he doesn't want to be a top 10 pick.

[GrantDawg]

This felt like a game that was going to get out of hand, and it has slowed down and gotten tight.

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[stevew]

Is this a down year for college football? Both of these teams kinda suck.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Dr. Pepper transfer portal spot easily their best of the year

[sovereignstar v2]

Husky offense needs to do something here

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by stevew

Is this a down year for college football?

That's been clear from early on this year afaic

[GrantDawg]

"That's my Dr. Pepper hand!"

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[Kodos]

Oof.

[sovereignstar v2]

Game, set, and match

[sovereignstar v2]

#73 yeesh

[Honolulu_Blue]

Yes!!!! Hail!!! Go Blue!!!

National champions, baby!!!!!

It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine!

[GrantDawg]

Congrats, HB!

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[bob]

I hate Georgia. But I feel they were probably the best team this year.

[Swaggs]

15-0 is historic and impressive. With the new playoffs, it will be fun to see how long it will take for a team to get more wins with an undefeated season.

Washington is a deserving participant and deserves #2. Played a lot closer than the final score. Penix is a great college QB with a ton of experience and isn’t a 1st rounder, but will have a nice NFL career.

Still love college football.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Congrats, HB!

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Thanks!

This year was always Michigan's best shot at a National Championship. They had a team loaded with upper classmen, two great running backs, great defense and a experienced quarterback in a year where most of the premiere programs lacked experience, especially at quarterback.

It's going to be... different after this. Harbuagh could very likely be gone. Lots of seniors and juniors will be leaving. The Big Ten expands. Potential sanctions hanging over the program.

Lots of uncertainty in the future...

But for today NOBODY HAS IT BETTER THAN US!!!!

[Swaggs]

Poor Penix looks like he took a flying kick from Charlie Murphy.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I may stick around and watch the post-game show.
I mean, who doesn't want to hear from Connor Stallions?

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Yes!!!! Hail!!! Go Blue!!!

National champions, baby!!!!!

It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine!

I’m very happy for you. :-)

[Edward64]

Congrat Wolverines, a solid win. Glad you got that monkey (and also the OSU monkey) off your back.

[Kodos]

Not a Michigan fan, but at least it wasn't OSU. Congratulations, H_B!

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Congrat Wolverines, a solid win. Glad you got that monkey (and also the OSU monkey) off your back.

Thanks! That stanky monkey has been off our back for three years now!

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Thanks! That stanky monkey has been off our back for three years now!

Fair but admit it, every time they play the big game, you have the pitter patter of self-doubt don't cha?

[cartman]

Oh shit, Saban is retiring

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...saban-retiring

[GrantDawg]

Holy cow! Crazy shakeup coming

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[bob]

If both Michigan and Alabama open up, the coach carousel is about to be fun.

[RainMaker]

Job got tougher when other teams could match up talent-wise.

[JonInMiddleGA]

A tremendous loss afaic, the best-ever at anything doesn't come along very often. I don't blame him one bit given the sorry state of affairs the game is in but I sure hate to see it.

[Edward64]

Good for him.

He deserves a nice long, peaceful retirement ... but he could run for office!

[cartman]

will be interesting to see who is on the Bama short list. 3 or 4 years ago it would have probably been a slam dunk for Dabo to go home.

[bronconick]

Heh. In 1980, Saban replaced Pete Carroll as an assistant at Ohio State.

[albionmoonlight]

In a world where every superlative is thrown around way too much, it is still hard to think of how to convey just how legendary he was.

[bronconick]

Originally Posted by cartman

will be interesting to see who is on the Bama short list. 3 or 4 years ago it would have probably been a slam dunk for Dabo to go home.

Lanning @ Oregon was the first one mentioned

[RainMaker]

I'm rooting for Kiffin for comedy sake.

[Kodos]

Mike Shula!

[cartman]

Jimbo. There was no future job offset in his A&M contract, so he could be the first $20 million per year coach

[JPhillips]

Nah. Dave Shula. He's learned so much since the Bengals.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Nah. Dave Shula. He's learned so much since the Bengals.

Better than Derek Dooley at least lol

[Swaggs]

Would have to think Dabo and Sark would be on the very short list. Kiffin at Alabama would be fun for college football, in general.

Was looking at an article about recent legendary NCAA basketball coach retirements and UNC (twice), Duke, and Syracuse all went with current staff members. Indiana did after Knight retired, too.

When Bear Bryant retired, Bama hired Ray Perkins away from the New York Giants coming off of a losing season and overall losing record. FSU went with Jimbo Fisher, who had never been a head coach, but was already on staff as their OC and coach-in-waiting. Should be a really fun chain reaction.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by bronconick

Lanning @ Oregon was the first one mentioned

Lanning, Dabo, and Kiffie are the three most popular names I've seen in the initial rush.

I only think Lanning is a legit possibility there (the Dabo buyout probably makes that a non-starter)

[Ghost Econ]

Originally Posted by cartman

Jimbo. There was no future job offset in his A&M contract, so he could be the first $20 million per year coach

Jimbo offering to coach for minimum wage to max pay players and staff just to fuck with A&M would be peak college football.

[RainMaker]

I don't know if it matters but Lanning has a $20 million buyout.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

In a world where every superlative is thrown around way too much, it is still hard to think of how to convey just how legendary he was.

No question about it.

I don't care who gets the job. Alabama is a lesser program without Nick Saban.

On the other hand, it will fun to get a good look of the pressures/expectations of the Crimson Tide fan base again. I would look up the Alabama coaching careers of Gene Stallings and Bill Curry if you forgot how good head coaches are treated in Tuscaloosa compared to how a great one has been treated over the last 17 years.

[GrantDawg]

No buyout is going to get in their way if they want the coach. The interesting thing about Kiffin is he probably has a better roster than Alabama does going into next year. He has a cake schedule as well. I can't see him saying no if they ask, but he will have to think about it.

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[GrantDawg]

Penn State fans are saying they are willing to pay James Franklin's buyout if Bama would take him.

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