2024 NCAA Football Thread

[RandyMarsh]

If Michigan got Riley Leonard I wouldn't rule out them being in this spot. They still lose to Texas and likely Oregon but I think they have a real shot to win the rest of the games. If so having wins against USC, Washington, Indiana, Illinois and OSU with your only 2 losses being to top 5 teams probably gets you in the playoff. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Ohio State, Penn State, Texas and Notre Dame?     Yuck.    I'm out 

[4hzglory]

10 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Ohio State, Penn State, Texas and Notre Dame?     Yuck.    I'm out 

As someone who grew up a Buckeye and has a son who is a ND grad, this is getting quite interesting.

[Deleterious]

To the independent go the spoils?

 

[Hongbit]

 

[buddha]

i'm waiting for them to challenge any eligibility rules.  the only one i can really see standing up is that you have to be enrolled in the school.  but schools have had players who are "in graduate school" playing.  in theory, what is stopping michigan from paying a guy to be "working toward his phd" from playing until he's 30?  

[gehringer_2]

7 minutes ago, buddha said:

i'm waiting for them to challenge any eligibility rules.  the only one i can really see standing up is that you have to be enrolled in the school.  but schools have had players who are "in graduate school" playing.  in theory, what is stopping michigan from paying a guy to be "working toward his phd" from playing until he's 30?  

Yup. It seems it can only continue to devolve into increasing chaos until one of two things happen - it will either be along the lines you've suggested: a player's union and a CBA; or Congress establishes a legal framework for amateur sports, though that would have been much easier before the intervening court decisions that have mucked everything up.

There might be enough exhaustion in Congress around all the traditional political battles that I could actually see some erstwhile political enemies cooperating on something like this that has no obvious red/blue side to it. But probably wishful thinking.....

[Deleterious]

5 with no red shirt is fine.  

[Deleterious]

Bevo is back.

 

[Hongbit]

This is brilliant!  More bottom of the roster players should do it.  

[gehringer_2]

31 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Bevo is back.

 

did you know that you get longhorns to grow really long horns by castrating them?

(stupid piece of data but somehow I found it amusing)

[Deleterious]

 

[casimir]

20 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

In game gambling apps?

[Deleterious]

SEC about to demand only one Big Ten team make the playoffs next year.

[Deleterious]

He's about to Franklin it.

[lordstanley]

Notre Dame is our better chance of knocking off Ohio State, who should be heavily favoured 

[buddha]

ohio state will slaughter either of these inept teams.

[buddha]

dear notre dame,

this is penn state.  the only thing they can do is rush the passer.

RUN THE BALL.

signed,

jim harbaugh

[lordstanley]

Penn State: Team Most Likely To Throw 1st Down Interception In Final Minute of Tie Game

ND wins 27-24

[Deleterious]

Posted before the game but still interesting.

 

[Hongbit]

Stupid is the man who bets on Ryan Day

I am stupid

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Ohio State scores early. I really hope Texas doesn't let this game get away from them. 

[MichiganCardinal]

If Ohio State wins the National Championship, I can’t decide if I’ll get the Ohio Staters in my life a “University of Michigan back-to-back National Championship” apparel, or “Ohio State University 2024 4th Place in Big Ten” apparel.

The former will piss them off more, but I think the latter is funnier.

[MichiganCardinal]

Texas finally shows up on offense and their defense immediately gives up 75 yards on a screen play.

[IdahoBert]

I don’t have any real skin in this contest and I don’t much like any team from Texas but anyone who beats Ohio State is OK to me.