Official 2023 College Football Thread

[Ksyrup]

Also, how did Herm Edwards have Jayden Daniels, Johnny Wilson and Ricky Pearsall and still suck?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Also, how did Herm Edwards have Jayden Daniels, Johnny Wilson and Ricky Pearsall and still suck?

They were being coached by Herm Edwards probably covers it.

[GrantDawg]

I didn't see it, but people are saying Marvin Harrison's ankle moved in a way that ankles aren't supposed to move.

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[molson]

I don't watch a ton of college football, but when I do, the craziest thing is how wide open wide receivers are on good teams. It looks so easy to be a QB.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Also, how did Herm Edwards have Jayden Daniels, Johnny Wilson and Ricky Pearsall and still suck?

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

They were being coached by Herm Edwards probably covers it.

There's a reason this board is still my favorite place on the internet.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

They were being coached by Herm Edwards probably covers it.

I mean, he's no Deion Sanders, that's for sure.

[SirFozzie]

One or two plays left in Notre Dame-Ohio State for the game winner to come?

[bronconick]

3 man rush and no one covers downfield. Brutal.

[Ksyrup]

That was so obvious ND was going to blow that after the offensive series they had.

Meanwhile, Pearsall's amazing catch aside, I just saw that UF managed 1 TD and 5 FGs against Charlotte.

[bob]

I’m done. I didn’t even go to school at ND. So sick of almost wins and blow outs.

[Ksyrup]

OK, just a hypothetical here.

In this specific situation - TD with only a few seconds left and a 2 point lead - rather than kicking the XP, wouldn't the better decision have been to send the offense out to go for 2, but take a knee? 1 second left, there's really no chance at a FG to beat you and a TD wins it regardless of the XP. However, if you screw up the XP, they can tie the game with a return.

[cuervo72]

Probably, yeah.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by bob

I’m done. I didn’t even go to school at ND. So sick of almost wins and blow outs.

Yup. They really need to accept who they are. They are not the ND of the late 80s or 1960s-70s. They basically are a very good MAC team. No disrespect meant to MAC team fans.

[bronconick]

10 men on the field for the last play. Genius.

[Ksyrup]

Manti Te'o's GF is the 11th player.

[Ksyrup]

Also apparently it was the last 2 plays.

[Solecismic]

I'll never understand a three-man rush in those situations. OSU has the receivers to get open and fight for the ball. Leave McCord a clean pocket and an extra second or two, and you've made life a lot harder on yourself.

Given what Penn State just did to Iowa (Ferentz didn't get any closer to his points goal), Michigan might be #2 currently in the country, but they could be third-best in their own division. Hard to say since their style and the level of their opponents has led to four rather sleepy 3X-Y results.

[tarcone]

Iowa shut out for the 1st time since 2000

[JonInMiddleGA]

from RedditCFB twitter

And the Notre Dame fan said, “Lord, during most of the game I noticed 22 footprints in the grass, but during the most difficult times I noticed only 20, were you carrying us then?”

And the Lord sayeth, “Lol, no buddy your coach sent ten dudes out.”

[Ghost Econ]

Iowa managed 33 plays in a regulation football game. They possessed the ball for less than a quarter.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Iowa managed 33 plays in a regulation football game. They possessed the ball for less than a quarter.

Iowa fumbled on 18% of their snaps. That is a crazy stat.

[bob]

One thing that really stuck out yesterday after watching games all day - coaches are still terrible at managing the clock and timeouts.

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Iowa shut out for the 1st time since 2000

I mean they made money on the under tho

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

OK, just a hypothetical here.

In this specific situation - TD with only a few seconds left and a 2 point lead - rather than kicking the XP, wouldn't the better decision have been to send the offense out to go for 2, but take a knee? 1 second left, there's really no chance at a FG to beat you and a TD wins it regardless of the XP. However, if you screw up the XP, they can tie the game with a return.

Can you still return blocked XP's/pick 2's or fumbles on 2pt attempts for 2 points? I know they changed it in either the NFL or NCAA to where you couldn't for no discernible reason, but could never keep it straight which one.

Overall I'm happy with where ND is at despite how painful the ending was. Ohio State has like 10 of the top 70 NFL draft prospects, ND wasn't hyped coming into the season and lacks a gamebreaking WR or TE (would kill to have had Mikey Mayer come back and play with Sam Hartman for this year), and it wasn't a fluke. A playoff berth may still even be attainable with a primetime game at Duke next week, USC, and a couple other tough road games in Louisville and Clemson on the schedule.

The new clock rules are really noticeable and I think really beneficial to teams who play like ND (but not heavy favorites) and we have a better chance at a title under them. Saw it with South Carolina/Georgia the week before too, if you can pick up first downs you can really shorten the game vs a better team with an explosive offense. The ND team that lost to Clemson in the playoff semi's a few years back had a better defense, just broke eventually under the onslaught of chances Trevor Lawrence had to throw to elite WR's. I wonder if Saban will also make the move back to playing like that once he gets a real QB again, or if they stick with the high octane offenses because of how much space you can eventually find against college defenses.

[Ghost Econ]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

OK, just a hypothetical here.

In this specific situation - TD with only a few seconds left and a 2 point lead - rather than kicking the XP, wouldn't the better decision have been to send the offense out to go for 2, but take a knee? 1 second left, there's really no chance at a FG to beat you and a TD wins it regardless of the XP. However, if you screw up the XP, they can tie the game with a return.

You mean like this hypothetical from 20 years ago. No, I'm not still bitter about it.

the craziest college football ending that nobody talks about - YouTube

Fun facts: the Furman QB is current Florida head coach Billy Napier... so that should explain some things.

Also, the wideout who caught the TD is Bear Rhinehart, lead singer of Grammy nominated band Needtobreathe.

[BishopMVP]

(I looked it up, does appear to be legal in NCAA and the NFL is where you can't return them.)

[GrantDawg]

The numbers just get better:

NBC Sports got its largest regular-season college football audience in 30 years Notre Dame-OSU.
Averaged 10.5 million viewers, ranking as NBC Sports’ second-most watched regular season college football game ever, behind Notre Dame-FSU in 1993 (22 million viewers).

— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) September 25, 2023

[Galaril]

This USC game might get ugly. It is only 14-0 with USC scoring again late 1st qtr but USC is able to do anything they want on offense with three of CUs starting secondary guys out.

[Ghost Econ]

Pat Forde tried to say Colorado isn't that bad because the teams they've beaten are undefeated since Colorado beat them.

Wins since being beaten by Colorado
TCU: Nichols State, Houston, SMU
Nebraska: Northern Illinois, Louisiana Tech
CSU: MTSU

Not exactly a murderers row.

[Ksyrup]

Ray Davis has over 200 yards rushing for UK vs UF and there's still 9 minutes left in the 2Q.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Ray Davis has over 200 yards rushing for UK vs UF and there's still 9 minutes left in the 2Q.

AND he caught a TD pass

He tryin to get Billy Napier fired all by himself lol

[Ksyrup]

Leary has continued to look underwhelming which is surprising. I thought he was a great pick up but he seems to be the weak link.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Leary has continued to look underwhelming which is surprising. I thought he was a great pick up but he seems to be the weak link.

Set aside games in 2022 against UConn and Chas Southern, he threw 3 TD/3 INT. And was around 60% completion rate.

The notion that he has plateaued, if not regressed, isn't entirely without merit.

[GrantDawg]

Florida had 13 guys on the field, and Ray Davis still scored a touchdown.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

I think at some point today there are legitimate questions being raised about the USC defense and whether it's good enough for them to be a real contender for anything.

Not sure if it can beat Washington and Oregon back to back near the end of the season.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Florida had 13 guys on the field, and Ray Davis still scored a touchdown.

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Well, last week proved the ten on the field doesn't work, so 13 doesn't seem entirely unreasonable lol

[JonInMiddleGA]

The knives may not be entirely out in full view for Sam Pittman but they're definitely being sharpened.

Barring a sudden turnaround, a middlin bowl this year and a slow start next year and there might be a vacancy sooner than later

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I think at some point today there are legitimate questions being raised about the USC defense and whether it's good enough for them to be a real contender for anything.

Not sure if it can beat Washington and Oregon back to back near the end of the season.

Spoiler alert - it can’t. And a misplaced sense of loyalty to his buddy will cost Lincoln Riley a chance at a national title with the best college quarterback he will ever get.

[Danny]

The Grinch who stole the BCS

[sovereignstar v2]

Well this is fun

[bob]

Originally Posted by bob

One thing that really stuck out yesterday after watching games all day - coaches are still terrible at managing the clock and timeouts.

Just to repeat

[bronconick]

Lincoln Riley defense: 404 File Not Found.

As usual.

[bob]

If Colorado’s OC had the buffs covering and wanted to protect it at the end of the game, it would look like that. I mean just unbelievably bad clock management.

[tarcone]

Another fun Iowa offensive stat; Army's top 2 WRs have 458 yards receiving before today, Iowa QB Cade McNamara has 459 passing yards. Yeah, I said Army.

[GrantDawg]

Brock Bowers, man.

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[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Brock Bowers, man.

Right now more like a one man team.

But, ya know, covering him would be an idea. Not one that Auburn considered apparently.

[GrantDawg]

LSU-Ole Miss getting scrappy. Fans are throwing things on the field.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

LSU-Ole Miss getting scrappy. Fans are throwing things on the field.

SEC officiating has surpassed the Pac-10 levels that used to be a meme.

edit to add: I honestly feel bad for Oxford PD tonight, it's gonna be a rough one downtown after this game. And the $50 (and up) cover charges for every bar downtown mean a lot of people will be on the streets with two of the heaviest drinking fan bases around.

I hope the bail bonds people got plenty of sleep today.

[bronconick]

Who put Big XII in my SEC?

[sovereignstar v2]

Crazy ending forthcoming in Oxford