2023 NCAA Football Thread

[MichiganCardinal]

I think Georgia would have won anyway but when it was clear who wasn’t playing for FSU, it wasn’t worth watching.

[lordstanley]

I get that fSU has a ton of opt outs, but 42-3 at halftime is still embarrassing. 

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

I get that fSU has a ton of opt outs, but 42-3 at halftime is still embarrassing. 

Norvell looks like someone attempted a clone of Urban Meyer.

[buddha]

big ten!  looking great as usual.

[lordstanley]

3 minutes ago, buddha said:

big ten!  looking great as usual.

SEC champ should always be considered the CFP favorite until proven otherwise. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Kind of hoping for an FSU field goal so that they still score more points than Ohio State.

[Deleterious]

Well damn.  I had FSU +60

Edited December 31, 2023 by Deleterious

[Shinzaki]

The expanded playoff will..hopefully...curtail these bowl game opt outs.  

[1776]

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

👻Ghost bowls.  These games mean so close to nothing with all the guys sitting out. They put up a graphic of the FSU defensive players sitting out and it was 6 or 7 starters. Not sure why FSU bothered to show up at all (well, yes I am: $$$) Add those guys to Travis and you've got maybe a MAC team?

FSU had over 20 guys opting not to play today because of the draft and portal entries. Two guys were out due to existing injuries.
There is no way I could get excited about college football the way it has disintegrated the last couple of years. At best, it’s a cluster****! 

[1776]

2 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

The expanded playoff will..hopefully...curtail these bowl game opt outs.  

How so?

[gehringer_2]

36 minutes ago, 1776 said:

How so?

it will limit the opt outs for the playoff bowls, not for the garbage...I mean non-playoff bowls.

[Shinzaki]

The bowl games people actually watch will be better because more of the top talents will play

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Shinzaki said:

The expanded playoff will..hopefully...curtail these bowl game opt outs.  

it will make it even worse for the non playoff bowl games.

which is fine with me.  i dont watch any of them.  couldnt care less.

[buddha]

Harbaugh now has a new agent.  so he is definitely leaving if an nfl team makes him an offer.

[casimir]

16 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

👻Ghost bowls.  These games mean so close to nothing with all the guys sitting out. They put up a graphic of the FSU defensive players sitting out and it was 6 or 7 starters. Not sure why FSU bothered to show up at all (well, yes I am: $$$) Add those guys to Travis and you've got maybe a MAC team?

One easy fix is changing the transfer portal window until after the bowls/playoffs.  But I think that should also apply to coaches.

[casimir]

16 hours ago, buddha said:

big ten!  looking great as usual.

USC and UCLA not following the script.  They’ll learn in due time.

[gehringer_2]

43 minutes ago, casimir said:

One easy fix is changing the transfer portal window until after the bowls/playoffs.  But I think that should also apply to coaches.

do you think that would make much difference? If a kid intends to leave, he still won't want to play.

[casimir]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

do you think that would make much difference? If a kid intends to leave, he still won't want to play.

I doubt there’s one magic solution.  But, I think changing the window along with the playoffs will help keep players on the field.

Have we seen a healthy junior that’s draft ready sit out a conference championship yet?  I can’t think of who, but perhaps it’s happened.

[Deleterious]

 

[gehringer_2]

Dept of useless information: The old stadium in Miami was actually painted completely in orange.

[djhutch]

On 12/30/2023 at 5:36 PM, lordstanley said:

Florida St sure showing 'em, eh.

 

On 12/30/2023 at 5:45 PM, gehringer_2 said:

👻Ghost bowls.  These games mean so close to nothing with all the guys sitting out. They put up a graphic of the FSU defensive players sitting out and it was 6 or 7 starters. Not sure why FSU bothered to show up at all (well, yes I am: $$$) Add those guys to Travis and you've got maybe a MAC team?

Listening to all the Georgia smack over the past few days has been nauseating. 

[buddha]

2 minutes ago, djhutch said:

 

Listening to all the Georgia smack over the past few days has been nauseating. 

should have beaten alabama.

michigan did.

[Hongbit]

Among all of these massive changes to the core of college football, one has to wonder if it isn’t time for another challenge to the draft eligibility rules.  

Will Johnson is a top 5 pick in this draft but isn’t eligible.   I think if he can handle Odunze in a similar way that he did Harrison there will start to be more talk about him and the draft rules.    

If we are moving towards a free agent model, it only makes sense to loosen the current 3 years out of high school rule and give that option to unique players that are ready.

 

[buddha]

bryce underwood will take the money and commit to LSU on saturday.  

at least he's doing it while michigan is distracted by this whole "national championship" thing.

[MichiganCardinal]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

bryce underwood will take the money and commit to LSU on saturday.  

at least he's doing it while michigan is distracted by this whole "national championship" thing.

This is what I expect too. I don't blame him, that LSU money is no joke.