The College Football Thread

[rossihunter2]

brutal

and tbf to davis was completely untrue yesterday
he played his best football at the end of the game

 

[BoredMarine13]

Anyone else notice Georgia was given the wrong hats post game lol.

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[allblackraven]

sucks for will anderson and brock bowers that they have to wait another year to be eligible because both these guys are legit ready right now but have to spend another year in college before they're allowed to transition to the pros

Bowers will have to wait two more years.
Hard to believe but he's a true freshman.

 

[rossihunter2]

Bowers will have to wait two more years.
Hard to believe but he's a true freshman.

that's wild - makes the rules on eligibility even dumber because he's 20 years old already and he's clearly ready for the NFL now too
should be an age minimum not a years in college minimum lol

like will anderson could opt out of 2022 and just start training for the pros now - obviously it helps that alabama's full of NFL coaches and high quality training so there's no question he plays again (especially after losing the championship game) but if he played for a different college you could make a pretty great case that he probably gets more out of his development not playing college football and just training with specialist coaches specifically for the pros

 

[allblackraven]

that's wild - makes the rules on eligibility even dumber because he's 20 years old already and he's clearly ready for the NFL now too
should be an age minimum not a years in college minimum lol

like will anderson could opt out of 2022 and just start training for the pros now - obviously it helps that alabama's full of NFL coaches and high quality training so there's no question he plays again (especially after losing the championship game) but if he played for a different college you could make a pretty great case that he probably gets more out of his development not playing college football and just training with specialist coaches specifically for the pros

What about scholarships? Too much money involved for that to work.

 

[rossihunter2]

What about scholarships? Too much money involved for that to work.

i mean for me it would have to be part of a wider restructuring of the college game (so it's inherently unrealistic lol)

but definitely worth pointing out that the only reason this system works the way it does is because CFB has a monopoly on young ineligible talent - yes there's value in the degrees these guys get but for the most part these top guys are going to college because they have to if they want to get to the NFL - and it's even more pronounced given the fact that most of the top guys leave as juniors anyway

 

[JO_75]

 

[Dom McRaven]

Yeaaahhhh, Nick Saban was wylin' with that comment. Out of left field from HIM.

 

[JO_75]

Future 2026 or 2027 1st Overall Pick?

 

[ndub]

Future 2026 or 2027 1st Overall Pick?

Future bust, a La Jimmy Clausen

 

[JO_75]

 

[Biff Tannen]

I hate all this moving around from conference to conference and have since it started. I understand why teams do it, money and prestige/competition, etc. But still aggravating to me. Pac 12 already not the best sports conference and this will just make them less so. I mean USC at Ohio State as a conference game maybe! Just blows my mind lol.

 

[ndub]

I hate all this moving around from conference to conference and have since it started. I understand why teams do it, money and prestige/competition, etc. But still aggravating to me. Pac 12 already not the best sports conference and this will just make them less so. I mean USC at Ohio State as a conference game maybe! Just blows my mind lol.

I agree. I think the jumping around is bullshit. Making college ball less interesting in my opinion.

 

[rossihunter2]

I agree. I think the jumping around is bullshit. Making college ball less interesting in my opinion.

i think this is probably the start of a major restructure - basically the NCAA will have to do what these teams want or they'll just break away and do their own thing and take basically all the prestigious teams with them

the idea of these super conferences is interesting... if they actually play each other - it's a bit meaningless if they end up with these super conferences but some of the teams only face each other once or twice a decade

i know notre dame values their independence but i think they and clemson (and some of these other teams) are gonna have to join one of these super conferences (SEC or B1G) or they'll get left behind

 

[Biff Tannen]

i think this is probably the start of a major restructure - basically the NCAA will have to do what these teams want or they'll just break away and do their own thing and take basically all the prestigious teams with them

the idea of these super conferences is interesting... if they actually play each other - it's a bit meaningless if they end up with these super conferences but some of the teams only face each other once or twice a decade

i know notre dame values their independence but i think they and clemson (and some of these other teams) are gonna have to join one of these super conferences (SEC or B1G) or they'll get left behind

Notre Dame makes so much money from NBC to show their games, I don't see them getting away from that anytime soon. They are so annoying on how they pride themselves on being an independent also.

 

[rossihunter2]

Notre Dame makes so much money from NBC to show their games, I don't see them getting away from that anytime soon. They are so annoying on how they pride themselves on being an independent also.

i get the reason why they're still independent - just not sure that i foresee that relationship continuing past 2025 (when notre dame's nbc deal ends), especially if NBC wins the rights to B1G games that it's currently bidding on

maybe im missing just how prestigious and well supported notre dame is but idk that nbc would care as much about notre dame if they've got michigan, ohio state etc. that they can broadcast instead

 

[rmcjacket23]

i think this is probably the start of a major restructure - basically the NCAA will have to do what these teams want or they'll just break away and do their own thing and take basically all the prestigious teams with them

the idea of these super conferences is interesting... if they actually play each other - it's a bit meaningless if they end up with these super conferences but some of the teams only face each other once or twice a decade

i know notre dame values their independence but i think they and clemson (and some of these other teams) are gonna have to join one of these super conferences (SEC or B1G) or they'll get left behind

1. Anything that embarrasses or makes the NCAA look bad has been rightfully earned. One of the worst run organizations you'll ever see, and they have no real power.
2. The fans are not just a little hypocritical on these things also. Like they've spent decades complaining about how some of the top teams play cream-puff schedules against low end programs, how the ACC never plays anybody, etc., yet this pretty much solves all of that. If you have 16-20 team power conferences, they'll all play each other. Every week is against a fairly high quality football team.
Sure, they won't play each other every year, but they already didn't to begin with.

All those years fans spent saying "well I don't think USC would be very good in the SEC" and "lets see how Clemson does in the SEC", etc. Well, those times are either here or are coming. You're about to find out. Embrace it.

 

[JO_75]

Yep... College Football will either be ruined or this jumping around will work out.

 

[JO_75]

The CFP Board has approved a 12 team Playoff to begin in 2026.

 

[BoredMarine13]

The CFP Board has approved a 12 team Playoff to begin in 2026.

I’m shocked it’s starting in 2026. Thought it would be much later