Official 2021 College Football thread

[tarcone]

Spot on.

I see a Alabama, ND, Oregon, and Iowa playoff. This is the year to give the rarely and never haves to get to the playoffs to keep everyone in line.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

At the beginning of the season everyone thought the Clemson game would tell the story for Georgia's early season. Now we know it will be the Arkansas game.

Assuming the starting QB is healthy they'll mudhole Arkansas.

I fully expect something that resembles, was it Miss State a few years ago, that came in as the new hotness and got embarrassed.

[tarcone]

Great start by WVU. I hope they can beat Oklahoma.

[JonInMiddleGA]

After seeing what constitutes a "catch" in 2021, I believe we can safely say that the SEC has relieved the PacWhatever of the "Worst Refs On The Planet" title.

[miami_fan]

I am not a Clemson fan and I have not seen any of their games. I still think the comment I just saw about this game reeking of the Tommy Bowden era is a bit of an overreaction.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Edward64

It's going to happen folks. AR up 10 point and ball with 2 min left.

.... and we are now 4-0 !!

What a win. Ugly in 2H but the D did enough.

Ugly doesn't matter if you win

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Spot on.

I see a Alabama, ND, Oregon, and Iowa playoff. This is the year to give the rarely and never haves to get to the playoffs to keep everyone in line.

Just tired of the same old teams at the top of college football, so let the season of never haves continue

[sovereignstar v2]

Lol, tarcone you are the king of wishful thinking.

[JPhillips]

A Senior backup LB just quit OSU in the middle of the game. When he got back to the locker room he tweeted Fucc Ohio State.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

A Senior backup LB just quit OSU in the middle of the game. When he got back to the locker room he tweeted Fucc Ohio State.

A local kid and 5* recruit, Emeka Egbuka, went 85 yards on his first college catch.

[bronconick]

This season is 2007 chaos (except for Alabama) in 2021

[JonInMiddleGA]

Given how poorly Harsin reacted to a question about his plan for making a QB decision for next week, I suspect he's going to be a short term stay at Auburn. He looks like he's considerably out of his depth at knowing how to handle that aspect of the job and if the lack of preparation shown today is an indication, maybe not the only part.

Ask Jim Donnan how being a prick affects your job security, especially when you aren't winning much.

[Brian Swartz]

I think it's worth remembering how a few years ago the whole board was thinking Alabama was obviously the best team and would win in a walk - and then they got beat badly by Clemson in the title game. It seems to me the whole 'Alabama and everybody else' approach is silly this early in the season, esp. when they recently won a game by two points.

[bob]

Northern Illinois lose notwithstanding, is Georgia Tech secretly competent?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Speaking of waaaay out of their depth, I wonder who the next HC in Knoxville will be.

Went to a lot of trouble to get rid of deadweight in Pruitt, only to hire someone that appears equally clueless.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by bob

Northern Illinois lose notwithstanding, is Georgia Tech secretly competent?

Don't kid yourself. They're just in a conference that doesn't have shit this year.

[bob]

That may be the case, but I’ll take competent in our league vs the alternative (FSU).

[bob]

That was an egregious non-touchdown for GT.

[MrBug708]

Can you fire an Interim coach?

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Assuming the starting QB is healthy they'll mudhole Arkansas.

I fully expect something that resembles, was it Miss State a few years ago, that came in as the new hotness and got embarrassed.

Even if QB isn't healthy, I'll still be worried about QB2 Stetson. IIRC Hogs was playing Dawgs really well in 2020 when Stetson came in and changed the dynamics.

But overall, I think Defense is the key. Is GA Defense better than AR Offense? Yes. Is AR Defense better than GA Offense? Probably Not but with a little luck ...

The A&M game showed that KJ is the lynchpin. If he is not doing well (or hurt), the hogs are in big trouble. We don't have a halfway acceptable QB2 right now.

So yeah, the Hogs may get embarrassed by GA next week but pretty clear to me they are a much better team than last year, will have a winning season, and stand a fair chance against any team outside of the top 5-6. Unlike previous years, we are playing with confidence.

[Edward64]

ESPN power rankings has Hogs at #7. CBS projects Hogs at #11. 247Sports has us at #8.

I think #10 or #11 is about the right place.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Went to a lot of trouble to get rid of deadweight in Pruitt, only to hire someone that appears equally clueless.

Went to a lot of trouble to get rid of deadweight in Derek Dooley, Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt, only to hire someone that appears equally clueless.

[Thomkal]

Coastal Carolina now the highest ranked team in South Carolina at #16. Woot!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

Went to a lot of trouble to get rid of deadweight in Derek Dooley, Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt, only to hire someone that appears equally clueless.

They're not good at hiring.

[Edward64]

Hogs rose +8 to #8 in AP and rose +7 to #11 in Coaches.

Not ready to call Pittman/Briles the next Petrino yet but this is a good Year 2 start.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Coastal Carolina now the highest ranked team in South Carolina at #16. Woot!

So a pretty nice sports weekend for me I guess-Coastal, Dustin Johnson goes 5-0 as the US win the Ryder Cup, football Cardinals win to stay undefeated, baseball Cards win their 15th straight to almost clinch a playoff spot.

[Edward64]

Hah, College Football News has the Hogs at #3. Unexpected, somewhat of a stretch, but enjoying all the positive vibes right now.

College Football Rankings: 1 To 130: Week 4. And Now We Start Over

It’s time to blow it all up.

We’re four – and a little more – weeks into the season, and now we have something to work with in the rankings.

For now, we have to respect the results no matter what.

Throw out all of the preconceived notions and preseason rankings. Forget the uniforms, the talent levels, the brand names, and everything else that goes into the rankings and start over.
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3 Arkansas Razorbacks (4-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 17
Week 4: Arkansas 20, Texas A&M 10

Yeah, it has to be done. Texas has been an offensive machine, and the Hogs won 40-21. The win over Texas A&M was even better than the final score. The team is looking and playing sharp, and it’s doing everything right.

2 Georgia Bulldogs (4-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 2
Week 4: Georgia 62, Vanderbilt 0

Clemson might not be Clemson, but it took overtime to lose at NC State and it’s still got a ton of defensive talent – so give Georgia credit for the win. Over the last three games it beat two SEC teams and a UAB squad that will probably win the Conference USA title by a combined score of 158-20.

1 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 1
Week 4: Alabama 63, Southern Miss 14

Going into Florida and pulling out the win makes this ranking, but a strong case could be made that Georgia has looked stronger overall. However, Bama isn’t playing its sharpest and it’s still fantastic.

[HomerSimpson98]

Edward is the tarcone of Arkansas.

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson98

Edward is the tarcone of Arkansas.

We're all homers on this board to an extent, but tarcone predicting Iowa in the college playoffs at this point takes the cake for me.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

We're all homers on this board to an extent, but tarcone predicting Iowa in the college playoffs at this point takes the cake for me.

You know Im not alone right? Their are ESPN guys predicting it also.

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by tarcone

You know Im not alone right? Their are ESPN guys predicting it also.

I see Schlabach is one of them. Strikingly, the Georgia grad has the Bulldogs at #1. You and him would get along great I bet!

[Brian Swartz]

Originally Posted by tarcone

You know Im not alone right? Their are ESPN guys predicting it also.

Well, my only question is that what do you really think about Iowa. Do you think they'll be in the playoff, or do you think as you said that every game in the West is basically a tossup due to poor QB play (including Iowa). If it's anyone's division, as you said less than three hours before putting Iowa in the playoff, then well ... something's got to give there As for me, I'm steadfastly on the side of 'let's wait longer' as there's tons of football to go first. On the homerism side, nice that Michigan is bouncing back from last year's debacle, but I think they lose one of the next two games on road (Wisconsin and Nebraska). The passing game just doesn't have enough juice, esp. without Bell.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

Well, my only question is that what do you really think about Iowa. Do you think they'll be in the playoff, or do you think as you said that every game in the West is basically a tossup due to poor QB play (including Iowa). If it's anyone's division, as you said less than three hours before putting Iowa in the playoff, then well ... something's got to give there As for me, I'm steadfastly on the side of 'let's wait longer' as there's tons of football to go first. On the homerism side, nice that Michigan is bouncing back from last year's debacle, but I think they lose one of the next two games on road (Wisconsin and Nebraska). The passing game just doesn't have enough juice, esp. without Bell.

Yeah, its tough. Iowa has an elite defense and special team group. I mean top5 in the nation. Then I look at our offense. O line is young and struggling. QB play needs to improve, though Petras had 3 nice deep throws. But the run game is meh.

The only team that worries me is PsU and we always play them tough.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

We're all homers on this board to an extent, but tarcone predicting Iowa in the college playoffs at this point takes the cake for me.

In a stunner, I'm going to predict that my Kansas Jayhawks will NOT be in the college football playoffs this year (once again).

SI

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

We're all homers on this board to an extent, but tarcone predicting Iowa in the college playoffs at this point takes the cake for me.

So too early then to predict Coastal Carolina in the playoffs then? Damn

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

In a stunner, I'm going to predict that my Kansas Jayhawks will NOT be in the college football playoffs this year (once again).

SI

There goes that $100.

Regarding Iowa - this is the year to do it. It feels like Ohio State has another loss still coming this year but I don't see that loss sticking out on the schedule. Ohio State is going with young talent and it's creating a lot of friction with the Urban Meyer recruits that have been sticking around waiting for their turn. This gives Iowa a big opportunity if they can survive and advance to the Big Championship game.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

They're not good at hiring.

When you keep having the same problem with coaches, maybe it is you?

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Yeah, its tough. Iowa has an elite defense and special team group. I mean top5 in the nation. Then I look at our offense. O line is young and struggling. QB play needs to improve, though Petras had 3 nice deep throws. But the run game is meh.

The only team that worries me is PsU and we always play them tough.

Hell, you sound like you are describing Georgia.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson98

Edward is the tarcone of Arkansas.

Haters are gonna hate. Let me have my fun ...

FWIW, GA is favored by 18.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Haters are gonna hate. Let me have my fun ...

FWIW, GA is favored by 18.

And hate they will.

I get one great run every 6 years and have to see a shit seasons and 4 8 or 9 win seasons to get to the great season. I will always crow.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

When you keep having the same problem with coaches, maybe it is you?

They go from bad to worse at picking who is doing the picking.

When the AD is a clown, the coaches tend to follow.

[Brian Swartz]

Originally Posted by tarcone

I get one great run every 6 years and have to see a shit seasons and 4 8 or 9 win seasons to get to the great season. I will always crow.

If memory serves, you crow during all of those seasons, even the bad ones

Because I can, I will point out here that ESPN's FPI says Iowa gets 9.5 wins this year, and still thinks Iowa State is better. No, I don't put much stock in that, but it's a good a thing as any to use as a tweak.

[tarcone]

Love my Hawkeyes.

Grew up in the town with the only sports programs in the state. No big time pro sports. I bleed Black and Gold.

I just thought of the reaction I got when I went to the St Louis I club game watch. Talking to a guy and he asked where I was from, I said Iowa City and he go that Ooohh look. People know. It is a cult.

[Vegas Vic]

It will be entertaining to come back to this page on December 5.

[Kodos]

By then, tarcone will be calling for Ferentz to be fired!

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Kodos

By then, tarcone will be calling for Ferentz to be fired!

That was funny.

I have settled into the realization he isnt going anywhere. We are what we are. The dude survived a huge racism scandal. In todays world that cements him as Iowa's coach until he says he is done. So I better get used to it.

[Butter]

Brutal loss for the Canes tonight.

I mean fuck em, but that was rough

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by Butter

Brutal loss for the Canes tonight.

I mean fuck em, but that was rough

I thought they were suppose to be decent this year? They've looked like hot garbage all season. Watching them tonight, I was thinking these guys arent good on offense or defense. Where is the talent?

*I know King is hurt, but they looked just as bad with him starting*

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

I thought they were suppose to be decent this year? They've looked like hot garbage all season. Watching them tonight, I was thinking these guys arent good on offense or defense. Where is the talent?

*I know King is hurt, but they looked just as bad with him starting*

Little talent, even less coaching.
That's a combination that rarely works out well.

And with injuries, they were down to starting one of the few QBs that ever caused me to utter the phrase "damn, Guantanamo would be better than this guy"

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

I thought they were suppose to be decent this year? They've looked like hot garbage all season. Watching them tonight, I was thinking these guys arent good on offense or defense. Where is the talent?

*I know King is hurt, but they looked just as bad with him starting*

The current leadership at the university believe that football success is only possible if it comes with some sort of scandal. They are not taking the chance of having any scandal and have no idea how to ensure that scandal does not happen.