Author Topic: (American) College Football (Read 297820 times)

newterp · « **Reply #2920 on:** January 11, 2022, 03:08:58 am »

SEC Championship game is a snoozer.

skipper757 · « **Reply #2921 on:** January 11, 2022, 05:07:40 am »

Dawgs finally did it. They'll be barking long into the night.

What a game.

skipper757 · « **Reply #2922 on:** May 19, 2022, 07:13:36 pm »

Jimbo going full nuclear on Saban after the latter's remarks on A&M buying players is truly incredible.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2923 on:** May 22, 2022, 05:18:05 am »

Quote from: skipper757 on May 19, 2022, 07:13:36 pm

Jimbo going full nuclear on Saban after the latter's remarks on A&M buying players is truly incredible.

Catching up on that now, & that is an amazing comeback by Fisher, which Saban deserved, Saban sounded like a spoilt child throwing toys out of the pram because he couldn't get his favourite sweets, so accuse others of being underhand in recruiting, & that well bite Saban on the arse too if anyone decides look into how Saban recruited players.

skipper757 · « **Reply #2924 on:** June 30, 2022, 07:15:08 pm »

USC and UCLA to the Big Ten is being reported right now.

College football (and athletics) going down the tubes here.

newterp · « **Reply #2925 on:** June 30, 2022, 07:37:19 pm »

Quote from: skipper757 on June 30, 2022, 07:15:08 pm

USC and UCLA to the Big Ten is being reported right now.

College football (and athletics) going down the tubes here.

fucking wild. terps will never be able to compete in football.

Lone Star Red · « **Reply #2926 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:01:56 pm »

Welp. Here come the super-conferences, just a decade later than we initially thought.

skipper757 · « **Reply #2927 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:12:36 pm »

Big and SEC will drive competitive playoff structures in the future. People were laughing at OU and Texas joining the SEC ("Haha, you think you can handle going 8-4 after you're in the SEC?").

Yes, if being 8-4 means you're ranked #8 for a 12 or 16-team playoff.

College Football is going the way of the Champions League except even more extreme (Super League-like). The more conferences re-align, the more competitive they get. We go from 0 playoffs to 4 playoff teams. Now we have super conferences. More leverage among the power programs. More pressure to expand playoffs. Eventually we'll get a scenario where 5 or 6 Big and SEC teams can make the playoffs anyway, thus removing the obstacle of "Not everyone can go 11-1 or 12-0" to get voted #1 (or play in a title game). Everyone can still win in this scenario.

Except all the losers in shitty conferences getting far less money every year.

The ACC is locked into a Grant of Rights until 2036 with their shitty deal. I'm sure there are ways around it (like dissolving the fucking conference), and at this point, all bets are off. It'll be practically impossible to compete across all kinds of sports with the significantly inferior TV deal. As a fan of a ACC school that's relevant in everything except football, I can only hope we're not left standing holding the bag, but I wouldn't bet against it.

College athletics as we know it will be done if it continues likes this.

bryanod · « **Reply #2928 on:** August 27, 2022, 01:39:06 pm »

Nice day for a game here in Ireland today!

voodoo ray · « **Reply #2929 on:** August 27, 2022, 02:06:40 pm »

Quote from: bryanod on August 27, 2022, 01:39:06 pm

Nice day for a game here in Ireland today!

I have wondered what kind of crowd they get at those dublin cfb games.

ShrewKop · « **Reply #2930 on:** August 27, 2022, 02:38:23 pm »

Quote from: bryanod on August 27, 2022, 01:39:06 pm

Nice day for a game here in Ireland today!

Are you in amongst the atmosphere? If so, how is it?

I went to college in Lincoln for a year, so it’s great the Huskers getting some international attention.

Big season for Scott Frost, he’s got to get the team performing this year.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2931 on:** August 27, 2022, 02:40:04 pm »

I don't think it's on TV anywhere in the UK, as BT who normally show college football but don't have the rights to show Fox games.

RedG13 · « **Reply #2932 on:** August 27, 2022, 06:16:54 pm »

Quote from: bryanod on August 27, 2022, 01:39:06 pm

Nice day for a game here in Ireland today!

Games start in Ireland and end the night in Honolulu

bryanod · « **Reply #2933 on:** August 28, 2022, 11:28:49 pm »

Great day, atmosphere and of course the game itself was pretty decent. That and the free beer as machine's lost Internet was pure hilarious.

Think they expected 15k Americans over, went to pep rally for nebraska Friday was good crowd.

Notre dame next year again.

Nebraska going onside was really galaxy brain stuff.

MBL? · « **Reply #2934 on:** August 28, 2022, 11:37:13 pm »

First American football game I’ve been to. Was good craic. Seemed like more than 15k Americans there, They outnumbered locals by a huge amount. Was way more Nebraska than Northwestern fans. Got a few free beers too.

Lone Star Red · « **Reply #2935 on:** August 29, 2022, 02:45:42 am »

That’s awesome MBL and Bryan, glad you had a good time. Two very mediocre programs, so the quality wasn’t great (especially being the first game, which is normally rough). No surprise Nebraska fans outnumbered Northwestern fans. Big state school with a rich football history versus a small private school more known for their outstanding academics. Scott Frost is a dead man walking.

Feels so good to have college football back.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2936 on:** September 2, 2022, 12:20:28 am »

Watching Pittsburgh vs West Virginia game, atmosphere is nuts

Statto Red · « **Reply #2937 on:** September 3, 2022, 05:52:37 am »

The College Football Playoff's board of managers unanimously voted Friday to expand the CFP to 12 teams in 2026, but the expanded playoff could be brought in a lot sooner.

frag · « **Reply #2938 on:** September 10, 2022, 10:42:26 pm »

Marshall heading for abit upset win at Notre Dame

ShrewKop · « **Reply #2939 on:** September 11, 2022, 03:12:50 am »

Some bonkers results today. App State defeating A&M, Marshall beating Notre Dame. GA Southern giving Nebraska a good game here.

ShrewKop · « **Reply #2940 on:** September 11, 2022, 04:58:38 am »

Nebraska lose. They paid Georgia Southern $1.4m to come and beat them…

The question now is when does Scott Frost get fired. $15m to fire him before October 1st and $7.5m to fire him after October 1st. They play #7 Oklahoma next week. It’s gonna be rough!

Lone Star Red · « **Reply #2941 on:** September 11, 2022, 03:39:55 pm »

It’s always a good day when A&M loses.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2942 on:** September 11, 2022, 04:18:58 pm »

Watched a bit of the Penn State game yesterday, & boy the officials are just as bad at taking an age to come to a decision after going to replay, as VAR officials are in the premier league, early on, one of the Pen State players dives for a TD, but was out of bounds before he made the TD, & you could see on second replay he never made the TD, yet the replay officials took over 4 minutes to come to the decision.

I've noticed a load of games are taking over 4 hours, largely because of how long replay takes, over almost every decision, surely they can speed up replay decisions, when it's clear after a couple of looks.

Dave McCoy · « **Reply #2943 on:** September 13, 2022, 12:59:02 am »

Watched F1 and then College Football all day Saturday. Honestly was one of the most relaxing days for sports watching at least in that I didn't really care and just wanted to enjoy it. The college football atmosphere is probably the closest thing to European football here. Yes there are cheerleaders and bands but the fight songs and passion are pretty cool.

Lone Star Red · « **Reply #2944 on:** September 13, 2022, 02:30:23 am »

I’d argue that the college football atmosphere at many stadiums is better then many European football stadium experiences! The tailgates, pre-kickoff traditions inside, the team entrances and tons of stadiums that dwarf the size of many European ones.

Was a great Saturday though. Upsets galore, football on for 14+ hours, some real signs of fall weather throughout the country.

frag · « **Reply #2945 on:** October 16, 2022, 12:04:38 am »

Alabama Tennessee game is fantastic entertainment

skipper757 · « **Reply #2946 on:** October 16, 2022, 12:44:07 am »

An all-time classic for the Third Saturday in October.

Tennessee exorcises their demons in a classic.

It's funny. That fumble was eerily similar to UGA's in the title game. You'd thought a blunder of that magnitude against the Tide would be game over, but just like UGA, Tennessee buckled down and responded.

Hendon Hooker and Bryce Young both stepped up. What a game.

Ray K · « **Reply #2947 on:** October 16, 2022, 12:44:45 am »

Ugliest Field Goal of all time. The ball was spinning sideways when it went over. Awesome stuff.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2948 on:** November 6, 2022, 09:17:17 am »

Georgia beat Tennessee, Notre Dame beat Clemson, whilst Ohio State & Michigan win their games.

Main story is, LSU convert a 2 point conversion, to win the game in a wild overtime finish against Bama.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #2949 on:** November 6, 2022, 09:54:04 am »

sec crowds are very white aren't they?

BarryCrocker · « **Reply #2950 on:** November 6, 2022, 10:21:52 am »

Quote from: Statto Red on November 6, 2022, 09:17:17 am

Georgia beat Tennessee, Notre Dame beat Clemson, whilst Ohio State & Michigan win their games.

Main story is, LSU convert a 2 point conversion, to win the game in a wild overtime finish against Bama.

I just love college football. Forget all the franchise American sports this is where it's at. The rivalries, the stadiums, the crowds. Genuine examples of teams being owned by their towns.

afc tukrish · « **Reply #2951 on:** November 6, 2022, 11:03:27 am »

Quote from: BarryCrocker on November 6, 2022, 10:21:52 am

I just love college football. Forget all the franchise American sports this is where it's at. The rivalries, the stadiums, the crowds. Genuine examples of teams being owned by their towns.

Or by their putative educational institutions dedicated to preserving the amateur athletic ideal...

Boston always unofficial · « **Reply #2952 on:** November 15, 2022, 07:24:27 pm »

Walked past The stadium and they are putting up some hospitality tents for"The Game"on saturday,first time since 2016 apparently Yale has come to play at Harvard.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2953 on:** November 26, 2022, 04:47:39 pm »

Worst kept secret, Matt Rhule is officially named as Nebraska head coach

BarryCrocker · « **Reply #2954 on:** November 26, 2022, 08:36:42 pm »

Quote from: Boston always unofficial on November 15, 2022, 07:24:27 pm

Walked past The stadium and they are putting up some hospitality tents for"The Game"on saturday,first time since 2016 apparently Yale has come to play at Harvard.

Always thought the Wolverines v Buckeyes was the most important of these 'The Game'. Definitely been on my bucket list of sporting events since the 2006 Match which Ohio won 42-29.

Boston always unofficial · « **Reply #2955 on:** November 27, 2022, 06:09:48 pm »

Quote from: BarryCrocker on November 26, 2022, 08:36:42 pm

Always thought the Wolverines v Buckeyes was the most important of these 'The Game'. Definitely been on my bucket list of sporting events since the 2006 Match which Ohio won 42-29.

Think it goes back to the olden days when Harvard and Yale were football powerhouses,college football isn't a big deal in these parts now.

Statto Red · « **Reply #2956 on:** December 1, 2022, 12:22:09 pm »

Sounds like the 12 team playoff expansion will be introduced from the 2024 season, as the Rose Bowl which was the stumbling block, has agreed terms for playoff expansion.

skipper757 · « **Reply #2957 on:** December 1, 2022, 04:36:14 pm »

Maybe I'm being too "old school," but I really don't like a 12-team playoff. It's not a more open tournament (like March Madness) but it consolidates the powers at the top.

This is basically like the Champions League expansion. It'll only fuel the top conferences and top teams.

Only, college football is not the pinnacle of the sport (the NFL is). It's built on local rivalries, traditions, pettiness, and absurdities. Trying to be NFL-lite won't be great long-term I feel.

You can't call 2006 Michigan Ohio State the "Game of the Century" anymore if the loser is pretty much guaranteed a playoff spot. No one calls any NFL game that and for good reason.

The days of a senior class desperately needing to beat their local rivals to make a historical Rose Bowl and go down in folklore will be replaced by money and transfers left and right trying to make the playoffs.

College football was never about a playoff or finding the most optimal way to determine a champion. Now the cat's out of the bag, so we'll just have to go along I suppose.

And it's not like college basketball with cinderella stories either. Cinderella teams are small schools that go from the first round to maybe a Sweet 16. Memorable ones may make a Final Four once in a blue moon. In a 12-team college playoff, the "cinderella" 12-seed will be like 9-3 Alabama or 9-3 Oklahoma or something. Yea, sounds like a true underdog to root for.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #2958 on:** December 1, 2022, 04:48:44 pm »

4 is too few, but 12 is too many. they should have gone with a "flat draw" 8 or 6 where the top 2 have a bye.

not that I really care but there we go.

Lone Star Red · « **Reply #2959 on:** December 1, 2022, 06:13:47 pm »

Really just need to scrap the committee. A failed experiment where they just make shit up as they go with no rhyme or reason. Bring back the BCS computers to determine the playoff rankings and I also feel like 12 teams is too many, it should have been expanded to 8.