Official 2024 College Football Thread

[JPhillips]

Yeah, I think it's unlikely Day is fired after these two wins.

But I think they'll take a big step back next year no matter what because of all of the people they are losing. Next year is probably his last.

[Edward64]

Ducks rushing was non-existant, 28 for -23. Not sure I’ve ever seen it that bad?

[sovereignstar v2]

That'll happen when you go down a bajillion to zero early and get sacked 8 times

[HerRealName]

James went out with an injury too. Probably didn't make a lot of difference given the score but some impact.

[cuervo72]

Kinda silly now to have confetti and a big trophy presentation for what is essentially the equivalent of an NFL Divisional round game.

[sovereignstar v2]

We are the semifinalists, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end (of the playoffs)

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Kinda silly now to have confetti and a big trophy presentation for what is essentially the equivalent of an NFL Divisional round game.

I think I agree with Joel Klatt that the college football playoff championship game should be held in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. That would largely fix the portal timing issue. If the season needs to start a little earlier to accommodate the playoffs ending on January 1, I'd be good with that.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Kinda silly now to have confetti and a big trophy presentation for what is essentially the equivalent of an NFL Divisional round game.

Meh, how else will the Bowl CEOs earn their salaries? I'm fine with teams getting to celebrate bowl wins in lieu of a title, obviously the national champion will win two bowls & a national title, the loser just gets two bowls. it's clunky, especially relative to FCS, et al but grafting a playoff onto the existing system was always gonna be a bit weird.

[Edward64]

Obviously, a lousy reason to move the Sugar Bowl to today. But strictly as a CFB fan, I do like this additional day of CFB.

Hope its a good game but feels it could become a blowout for either team. Dawgs without Beck and ND with a less than impressive SoS.

[GrantDawg]

I was already worried, but what happened yesterday has me even more worried. I do think that the extra time off helped in Georgia's case though. It gave them time to adjust the offense around Stockton and hopefully get them in sync.

[dubb93]

I was looking forward to actually being able to watch the Sugar Bowl since I worked until 7 last night and then again today. Moving the game to 4P today is awful for my CFB viewing as it means I’ll miss this one like I missed the games yesterday.

[GrantDawg]

Jalen Milroe officially declares for the draft.There are going to be a bunch of projects and long shots in this years draft.


Dola: At least has something to fall back on. He finished his Master's in Business last month.

[sovereignstar v2]

That's a fumble

[sovereignstar v2]

Why is that only a 5 yard penalty?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Dola: At least has something to fall back on. He finished his Master's in Business last month.

Unless he's open to a position switch, that's probably a REALLY good thing.

[sovereignstar v2]

Holy flagfest

[bronconick]

Might want to dial back the super aggressive rushing the inexperienced punter

[JonInMiddleGA]

Much as I hate to say it, at full speed in real time I had that as roughing not running into

Go Irish, but that feels like a missed call to me.

[Ghost Econ]

Riley Leonard looking like the Riley Leonard we're used to.

Will there be an offensive point this game?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Riley Leonard looking like the Riley Leonard we're used to.

Will there be an offensive point this game?

Maybe?

[Ghost Econ]

I'm surprised running into the punter isn't one of those penalties you can just accept and add on to the return instead of having to decline.

[BishopMVP]

Georgia looks better throwing than running even without Mills? ND might just be getting lucky timing some run blitzes but Stockton looks accurate. Thought we got away with roughing on the first one as well, can't believe Young hit him the 2nd time (even if that was weaker) and lined up offsides, maybe just give him the 2nd quarter off. Laxbro Faison has been our best weapon, he's uncoverable in space (and I swear his little brother is even shiftier).

[JPhillips]

OSU can show up like they did at Michigan, but when they play to their potential they look better than anyone else right now.

[Ghost Econ]

Is it just me or have the announcers been talking over penalty announcements a lot this bowl/playoff season?

[sovereignstar v2]

Penalty on the waterboy

[GrantDawg]

Get that kid off the sideline.

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[BishopMVP]

"I feel bad for him, it's not really his fault he got caught up in the excitement. Here is his name and face." Surprised they didn't add his social media handles at the bottom in a graphic.

[JPhillips]

I would love to know the story as to how he's on the team.

[sovereignstar v2]

His link on the UGA site was just down. I think they modified it. Here I come Internet archive

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I would love to know the story as to how he's on the team.

Most likely a GPA padder.

He's one of two kids from the same small private school who've walked on there, the other one (who had graduated) was killed in a car crash just a couple weeks ago. Same last name, but I don't know if/how they're related (not his brother, based on the obituary)

My son's little private has had at least one walk-on on their roster for most of the past 5-7 years now, same reason basically.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Most likely a GPA padder.

He's one of two kids from the same small private school who've walked on there, the other one (who had graduated) was killed in a car crash just a couple weeks ago. Same last name, but I don't know if/how they're related (not his brother, based on the obituary)

My son's little private has had at least one walk-on on their roster for most of the past 5-7 years now, same reason basically.

That makes sense. Looking at his HS stats doesn't scream D1 recruit.

[Ghost Econ]

Isn't faking an injury supposed to be a penalty now? Like it's obvious he's not injured and just couldn't get his shoe on in time.

[JPhillips]

Who's the GA guy getting the jersey swap after the punt?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

That makes sense. Looking at his HS stats doesn't scream D1 recruit.

There's actually a 3rd player with the same last name from the same tiny school who was also a walk-on for their last nat'l c'ship. (but not the brother of the recent tragedy, maybe today's "star" brother?)

And that's pretty common with this kind of thing. A sort of GPA pipeline can get started and last for a decade or more.

[sovereignstar v2]

I think the Hawkeyes pull away from Wisconsin in the 2nd half

[Ghost Econ]

This is why FSU wasn't in the playoffs last year.

[Edward64]

That was on the Dawgs LT

[JonInMiddleGA]

81-21.

That's the first half margin for teams who didn't have a bye before their quarterfinal game

[RainMaker]

Well I didn't know there was such a thing as GPA padders but that does make sense.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Isn't faking an injury supposed to be a penalty now? Like it's obvious he's not injured and just couldn't get his shoe on in time.

Did the NCAA put that in yet? It 100% should be next year even if refs will be loathe to call it, started getting egregious and felt like SEC teams were at the forefront of that (Ole Miss and Kiffin come to mind, but maybe he's just so loud about everything.)

Don't think ND is "better" and we're a little lucky so far, but we're creating our own luck on defense and we've been doing that all year - 148 points off turnovers now, #2 is 106? Crazy. Seen so many Georgia comebacks and sounds like we'll stay aggressive, might need another strip sack or a big Xavier Watts pick at some point in the 2nd half to hold on, fingers crossed.

[BishopMVP]

I think the bye team part is overblown - we all thought ASU & Boise were big dogs, Ohio State is the most talented team in the country when they're clicking, and Georgia would probably struggle to score vs ND - but if it leads to a 16 team playoff instead of 14 or something I'm cool with it. Also have no problem staying at 12 and just tweaking the seeding like I proposed earlier.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Did the NCAA put that in yet? It 100% should be next year even if refs will be loathe to call it, started getting egregious and felt like SEC teams were at the forefront of that (Ole Miss and Kiffin come to mind, but maybe he's just so loud about everything.)

Don't think ND is "better" and we're a little lucky so far, but we're creating our own luck on defense and we've been doing that all year - 148 points off turnovers now, #2 is 106? Crazy. Seen so many Georgia comebacks and sounds like we'll stay aggressive, might need another strip sack or a big Xavier Watts pick at some point in the 2nd half to hold on, fingers crossed.

It was bad in the Big 12 several years ago when everyone was running versions of the Air Raid. It's frustrating, as any time WVU would get a drive going under Dana Holgorsen and trying to play fast an opposing player would go down, especially in non conference games. It gets to where fans start booing injuries, which isn't a good look for anyone.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

I think the bye team part is overblown - we all thought ASU & Boise were big dogs, Ohio State is the most talented team in the country when they're clicking, and Georgia would probably struggle to score vs ND - but if it leads to a 16 team playoff instead of 14 or something I'm cool with it. Also have no problem staying at 12 and just tweaking the seeding like I proposed earlier.

Or get it back down to no more than 4, because that's plenty given the shortage of even good teams at this point.

[sovereignstar v2]

Wow

[GrantDawg]

Felt fine going out if half, but now it just feels like it is just not our night.

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[sovereignstar v2]

Yeah, he has a hold of his jersey. So does the other guy though, blind sir

[Kodos]

Can someone point me to the SEC dominance that I hear so much about?

[JPhillips]

Football just means more in the midwest.

[GrantDawg]

I have seen so many downfield passes dropped this year that I start flinching when I see a wide open receiver.

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[BishopMVP]

Pretty shocking to see ND giving up trying to win at the point of attack, but beating an SEC team with speed on the edges? Playing against type for sure. Loved Al Golden staying aggressive on 4th & short but if we can get even 3 more here maybe we can dial back any 0 coverage looks despite Georgia's drop propensity. (Also felt like we just blew some coverages on crossers that TD drive.)