Official 2024 College Football Thread

[sovereignstar v2]

They moved to FCS the same time NDSU did (2004) and they have a 2-2 playoff record. The Bison are 48-5 with 9 championships

[RainMaker]

I think the issue for NDSU is they have a nice local TV contract. Plus, they're really far away from most of the schools in almost every conference. Fine if it's a football only move, but that's going to be hell on the budget for all the other sports. They'd also lose out on a lot of their rivalries. People have been saying if they were anywhere else but the Dakotas, they'd be in an FBS conference by now.

UC-Davis is ranked in the top 10 and they're an enormous school with lots of funding behind it. Close to other schools in the MW too. Not saying they're a better choice than NDSU, but they're perfectly situated for a jump to FBS if they want it.

[miami_fan]

Ohio State AD confident coach Ryan Day returns in 2025 - ESPN

In case you were wondering.

[JPhillips]

My odds

OSU loses in round one - Day is gone

OSU loses in round two - 50/50

OSU loses in final four or championship - Day stays

[GrantDawg]

I am listening to a podcast on UGA, and I couldn't get over the guy saying he thought Ohio State would most likely be the team in the Championship game, and if not, then Oregeon. They were just completely writing off Texas.

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[Edward64]

I can see OSU but IMO Oregon hasn't really been battle tested.


Strength of schedule as of Dec

2024 Strength of Schedule For All 134 FBS College Football Teams After Week 14

Clemson (54)
Texas (15)
Arizona St (35)

Tennessee (49)
OSU (23)
Oregon (42)

SMU (64)
Penn State (38)
Boise St (78)

Indiana (67)
ND (57)
Georgia (10)

Here's the Top-25 list

1) Michigan: 254.00
2) Mississippi State: 246.25
3) UCLA: 244.50
4) Kentucky: 243.50
5) Purdue: 239.25
6) Oklahoma: 238.50
7) LSU: 235.75
8) Florida: 231.25
9) Alabama: 230.25
10) Georgia: 225.50
11) USC: 225.00
12) Florida State: 224.00
13) Kansas: 220.50
14) Texas A&M: 217.00
15) Texas: 213.25
16) Vanderbilt: 208.50
17) Houston: 202.75
18) Auburn: 202.25
19) Stanford: 201.00
20) Maryland: 200.75
21) South Carolina: 200.50
22) Michigan State: 200.25
23) Ohio State: 199.25
24) Washington: 198.50
25) UCF: 198.50

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I am listening to a podcast on UGA, and I couldn't get over the guy saying he thought Ohio State would most likely be the team in the Championship game, and if not, then Oregeon. They were just completely writing off Texas.

At this point, I'm not sure a QB change fixes Texas but I'm pretty sure it's the only chance they have.

[Atocep]

Marshall drops out of their bowl game with Army due to not having enough players after more than 25 have entered the portal since Huff left for the Southern Miss job.

[bronconick]

Marshall's saving themselves from getting Florida State'd by 60 with no QB and most of the two deep gone.

[Passacaglia]

I thought the main reason not to play a bowl game is to avoid messing up your NFL career. How is Marshall getting players to not play?

[henry296]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I thought the main reason not to play a bowl game is to avoid messing up your NFL career. How is Marshall getting players to not play?

25 players in the transfer portal including top 3 QBs

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by henry296

25 players in the transfer portal including top 3 QBs

Things got ugly between Huff, the AD, and President there over the last year plus. Huff has reportedly been recruiting the roster hard since he left.

I think Tony Gibson could be a very good coach for them but he's got his work cut out. Gonna be a complete roster rebuild.

[GrantDawg]

DJ Uiagalelei announced he is going pro. I assume it is in pickle ball because it definitely won't be in the NFL.

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[ntndeacon]

Wake Forest is in the Head Coaching search as Dave Clawson is retiring. People I've heard as possibilities are Brad White Kentucky DC, James Madison HC whose name i can't remember, Anongst others

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

DJ Uiagalelei announced he is going pro. I assume it is in pickle ball because it definitely won't be in the NFL.

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He could get drafted..............into the military.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

DJ Uiagalelei announced he is going pro. I assume it is in pickle ball because it definitely won't be in the NFL.

Talk about a guy who I really hope managed to get a degree of some sort from somewhere.

Yikes.

[RainMaker]

Wasn't he out of eligibility unless he petitioned for a medical redshirt which was no guarantee?

[larrymcg421]

Maybe DJ is hoping for some sort of Tim Boyle scam career.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Maybe DJ is hoping for some sort of Tim Boyle scam career.

I was thinking something similar. With all the commentary about the state of quarterbacking in the NFL thread, I see very little reason why a QB with his measurables would not think he was at least a 4th rounder.

[Edward64]

How valuable college sports programs are:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/coll...aluations.html

Below, CNBC ranks the 75 most valuable college athletic programs. The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.

Hogs are at surprisingly #18, valued at $776M.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

I was thinking something similar. With all the commentary about the state of quarterbacking in the NFL thread, I see very little reason why a QB with his measurables would not think he was at least a 4th rounder.

In that case he's never watched himself play.

[RainMaker]

Anthony Richardson somehow got someone to draft him 4th and I thought he was even worse in college.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Anthony Richardson somehow got someone to draft him 4th and I thought he was even worse in college.

Richardson really benefited from not playing nearly as much as DJ in college. He was very much a near blank page with extreme work out numbers. If DJ thinks he can really shine out at his workouts, maybe he can get teams interested. But he has had too time starting and lots of film on him. I don't think teams will look at him as fixable.

[Solecismic]

He'll get drafted, and people who like him will say he's Josh Allen if Allen had played for a major college program (or three). He'll certainly get attention during the evaluation period.

While there is some correlation between college performance and NFL performance, it's not huge. And for quarterbacks drafted in the first round, it's actually a negative correlation, indicating that some players who might have been drafted high solely because they were great college quarterbacks cannot make the transition.

Quarterbacking in college and quarterbacking in the NFL are different planets.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

He'll get drafted, and people who like him will say he's Josh Allen if Allen had played for a major college program (or three). He'll certainly get attention during the evaluation period.

While there is some correlation between college performance and NFL performance, it's not huge. And for quarterbacks drafted in the first round, it's actually a negative correlation, indicating that some players who might have been drafted high solely because they were great college quarterbacks cannot make the transition.

Quarterbacking in college and quarterbacking in the NFL are different planets.

Where are you seeing that? I have looked at a lot of draft boards, and they all had him at the 14-18th ranked quarterback. I have seen several that suggest he is way more likely to play in the MLB than the NFL.

[Solecismic]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Where are you seeing that? I have looked at a lot of draft boards, and they all had him at the 14-18th ranked quarterback. I have seen several that suggest he is way more likely to play in the MLB than the NFL.

I've seen the same thing, absolutely. He looks like a prototype, and if he tests well, he'll get attention. He's not going in the first round, like Allen did. And that's because he didn't do well at FSU.

But it only takes one team to think of him as a real project, and that's why I think he'll be a day-3 pick. Odds are he won't turn into another Allen, despite the resemblance.

[Kodos]

Let’s get this party started!

[sovereignstar v2]

That is a fast RB on Notre Dame

[Kodos]

Rough start.

[Ghost Econ]

I don't feel like Indiana is steam made for a comeback. I also feel like ND should have been the 5th seed.

[bronconick]

Running it on 3rd and 10 down 14. Guess Indiana is just glad to be invited.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I have a bad feeling -- though not surprised -- that Georgia basically has a bye to the semis, if not to the finals themselves.

[GrantDawg]

That's not a bad feeling. That's the best feeling.

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[sovereignstar v2]

They certainly don't have a 3 loss Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, or Georgia Tech waiting for them if those are the only teams that can challenge them

[Kodos]

We had a far better season than I could have dreamed of. That being said, we clearly need to keep improving if we want to hang with the top teams.

[sovereignstar v2]

The ND kicker is apparently not back

[cuervo72]

ESPN actively bashing the B1G now.

[RainMaker]

That coaching gameplan from Indiana sure was something.

[dubb93]

Local media here in Indianapolis is going crazy about how Indiana shouldn’t have been included so they didn’t get embarrassed.

I mean I get that the result wasn’t in doubt because it was 14-0 in the first quarter but Indiana won the last three quarters 17-13. They didn’t get embarrassed and this won’t be the biggest “blow out” in the playoffs. Learn your lessons and keep building. They realistically weren’t likely to win at Notre Dame anyway.

[sovereignstar v2]

It was obvious all along. Indiana should have been replaced with a team that definitely wasn't going to lose

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by dubb93

... but Indiana won the last three quarters 17-13.

Let's not get carried away by garbage time scoring

[Honolulu_Blue]

Yeah, I didn’t see the last quarter, but from what I saw the game was never in doubt and not at all competitive.

This was always the concern with the expanded playoff. In most years it was hard enough to find four really good teams to create competitive games, it’s pretty much impossible to do so with twelve.

Hopefully the games today will be better!

[sovereignstar v2]

Jeez. Easy touchdown or at the very least a first down. Instead nothing

[sovereignstar v2]

Allar needs to learn how to slide

[bronconick]

What the hell kind of throw was that?

[Ghost Econ]

Maybe he doesn't know what team he's on?

[sovereignstar v2]

Environment/weather seems to be affecting their QB

[sovereignstar v2]

Penn State doing favors

[Kodos]

That was dumb to go for it up 14 on your own 20.

[Ghost Econ]

I feel like PSU has no respect for SMU after going for it on their own 19.