College Football Thread

[Hardwood83 5,148]

4 hours ago, Rico said:

Nico's back-up at UCLA is in a wee bit of trouble...

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ucla-backup-qb-pierce-clarkson-suspended-felony-assault-arrest/

UCLA sure has the makings of a dumpster fire. 

[Rico 3,733]

8 hours ago, Hardwood83 said:

UCLA sure has the makings of a dumpster fire. 

A loss Friday night might just be the end for Foster.  Tino interim coach?

[Demo 25,013]

On 9/8/2025 at 10:21 PM, Hardwood83 said:

UCLA sure has the makings of a dumpster fire. 

If you hire someone for your job that no one else in your industry would hire for their’s, you’re gonna be wrong way more often than you’re gonna be right. Foster wasn’t even getting OC buzz. He was never gonna be a high major HC anywhere else.

[Demo 25,013]

On 9/9/2025 at 7:11 AM, Rico said:

A loss Friday night might just be the end for Foster.  Tino interim coach?

They have a week off between New Mexico and Northwestern. Wouldn’t think so but stranger things have happened.

[Rico 3,733]

41 minutes ago, Demo said:

They have a week off between New Mexico and Northwestern. Wouldn’t think so but stranger things have happened.

https://www.lafbnetwork.com/ncaaf/ucla-bruins/ucla-bruins-rumors/top-5-coaches-to-replace-deshaun-foster-as-ucla-bruins-head-coach/

[jermhoosierfan 438]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

If you hire someone for your job that no one else in your industry would hire for their’s, you’re gonna be wrong way more often than you’re gonna be right. Foster wasn’t even getting OC buzz. He was never gonna be a high major HC anywhere else.

This bold phrase sounds awfully familiar around here.  UCLA has never been a football powerhouse, but they are in a recruit rich area who can succeed if the right coach is hired.  That sounds familiar also. 

[Rico 3,733]

17 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

This bold phrase sounds awfully familiar around here.  UCLA has never been a football powerhouse, but they are in a recruit rich area who can succeed if the right coach is hired.  That sounds familiar also. 

There was a time when UCLA was a fixture in the Top20/25.  That Terry Donahue was a dang fine ball coach.

[LIHoosier 28,170]

4 hours ago, Demo said:

If you hire someone for your job that no one else in your industry would hire for their’s, you’re gonna be wrong way more often than you’re gonna be right. Foster wasn’t even getting OC buzz. He was never gonna be a high major HC anywhere else.

You rang?

[Demo 25,013]

13 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

You rang?

Just like that 

[go iu bb 10,086]

25 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

You rang?

At least UCLA hired him on the cheap (5 years, $15M). IU paid Woodson like he was actually in demand which made it all the worse.

[DChoosier 10,175]

On 9/9/2025 at 8:11 AM, Rico said:

A loss Friday night might just be the end for Foster.  Tino interim coach?

Foster is looking like a disaster but will UCLA really fire the guy after 15 games?

I’m guessing he will get until the end of the year but who knows…

[Rico 3,733]

13 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Foster is looking like a disaster but will UCLA really fire the guy after 15 games?

I’m guessing he will get until the end of the year but who knows…

I just might have to go deep undercover on a Bruin fan forum to see what the "natives" are saying on their coaching situation.

[Hovadipo 62,422]

39 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Foster is looking like a disaster but will UCLA really fire the guy after 15 games?

I’m guessing he will get until the end of the year but who knows…

I really doubt they fire an alum after a season and change. After 2 seasons though? You almost have to if it keeps trending this way. 

[Stuhoo 91,317]

7 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I really doubt they fire an alum after a season and change. After 2 seasons though? You almost have to if it keeps trending this way. 

Gotta be Ryan Walters at Purdoo bad for that quick a dismissal. Of note; Foster could be that bad.

[iu2win 195]

Soon there will be a plane flying over the UCLA stadium with a banner calling for the coach to be fired . . . Groundhog Day !!!

[Lebowski 3,949]

I don't know the details of UCLA's situation but I would have thought they'd score more than 33 points after two games. They've got Maryland, Northwestern and MSU on their schedule so if, and it's a big if, they win against New Mexico and end up with 4 wins does that mean they let go Foster? Maybe they'll turn things around by the time they come to Btown. Because if they do they could potentially be coming in with a 4-3 record. 

[Rico 3,733]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/one-harsh-reality-facing-every-ap-top-25-team-cade-klubniks-rocky-start-texas-issue-at-wr-and-more/

[Pagoda 5,758]

And there it is, OSU hinting at wanting more of the B1G media rights.

The smaller schools are going to need to band together when this comes up with the new media rights deal in 2030.

OSU AD revenue is already 2x ours and way ahead of most schools.  If they get more media rights the gap will get even bigger and we’ll have little chance to compete.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2025/09/11/ohio-state-buckeyes-big-ten-college-football-super-league/86039939007/

[go iu bb 10,086]

It's probably only a matter of time before the B1G finds itself in a situation similar to what the ACC had with Clemson and FSU demanding a larger share of the media revenue. Or maybe the next logical step in college football realignment with a new super conference.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2025/09/11/ohio-state-buckeyes-big-ten-college-football-super-league/86039939007/

Edit: I see @Pagoda beat me to it.

[Scotty R 3,784]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

And there it is, OSU hinting at wanting more of the B1G media rights.

The smaller schools are going to need to band together when this comes up with the new media rights deal in 2030.

OSU AD revenue is already 2x ours and way ahead of most schools.  If they get more media rights the gap will get even bigger and we’ll have little chance to compete.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2025/09/11/ohio-state-buckeyes-big-ten-college-football-super-league/86039939007/

I think in the next 10 years all the super power football programs will form a super league and leave college football