College Football Thread

[Hoosierfan2017]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

While I'm in favor of anti-Notre Dame trash talk, Glensek's take is just is not true; while Notre Dame Dame doesn't have any wins over top ten teams, they have won some "diffificult games."

1. Beat 6-3 Boise State 28-7
2. Beat #20 USC 34-24
3. NC State doesn't suck, and they trounced them.

And their only losses are by one point to #3 Texas A&M and by three points to #18 Miami on the road. That's a strong-ish resume - they are currently #5 in FPI for whatever that's worth. 

It's not an IU resume, but then again, Notre Dame is not given the CFP love that IU has been given.

There’s a 0.00% chance that IU would be ranked #10 in the CFP with Notre Dame’s resume. It’s ranked where it is for one reason and one reason only - its brand. ND is ranked 8 spots higher than the two loss team that beat it, and it’s also ranked above the one loss ACC that beat the team that beat ND. I generally think the ACC is a joke of a conference, but ND doesn’t play a murderers row of a schedule either. 

Frankly I think ND should be required to join w conference to participate in the CFP. Every year it plays one or two good teams (who it usually loses to), them a bunch of mid, and gets to hang in the mix because of its brand. We get to hear about how “Notre Dame’s on an X game win streak, no one in the country is hotter!” but that’s not exactly hard when you have no tough games after September ends. Teams in conferences will have years where their schedules break their way, but ND gets that advantage every year given its ability to choose all its games. Join a conference or get out, imo. 

[jermhoosierfan]

27 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/SportyMcSports/status/1985705572352848303
 

Ok, all of my ranting about BYU and their insane NIL and all that stops now, at least for a while. 
Respect

 

No one should ever have to go through something like this.  My hopes and prayers are with her.

[Hovadipo]

28 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/SportyMcSports/status/1985705572352848303
 

Ok, all of my ranting about BYU and their insane NIL and all that stops now, at least for a while. 
Respect

 

120k on a 25k goal. Oil money and Utah money coming together is a powerful thing.

[Demo]

https://x.com/BNKonFOX/status/1986109689541894368
 

Putting aside the actual quality of the teams this seems like a fairly interesting question. Through the tv screen the Kinnick atmosphere felt, I don’t know, weightier.

[Pagoda]

6 minutes ago, Demo said:

https://x.com/BNKonFOX/status/1986109689541894368
 

Putting aside the actual quality of the teams this seems like a fairly interesting question. Through the tv screen the Kinnick atmosphere felt, I don’t know, weightier.

FWIW, someone I know who went to both IU games said Kinnick was louder.  He said only towards the end of the game did Autzen get close.

Both are very loud places at the end of the day, but I think Oregon’s better teams and a bit of self promotion elevates Autzen’s reputation.

[Demo]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

Someone I know who went to both IU games said Kinnick was louder.  He said only towards the end of the game did Autzen get close.

Both are very loud places at the end of the day, but I think Oregon’s better teams and a bit of self promotion elevates Autzen’s reputation.

Kinnick always feels like a really tough atmosphere, even when they’re not particularly good.

[Pagoda]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

Kinnick always feels like a really tough atmosphere, even when they’re not particularly good.

Exactly.  That's impressive to show up when things aren't great.

Kinnick probably gets overlooked because their stadium doesn't have the grand look of Death Valley, Neyland, PSU, OSU etc.  And their team is pretty boring.  But in reality it's probably as loud as any stadium in the country -- it's got those steep stands close to the sidelines and 70K fans that like to yell all game.

It will be interesting to see how Oregon does there.  UO's offense has been sputtering a bit and the weather is looking cold with maybe some rain/snow.

I'm thrilled we won there and that's behind us.

[Hovadipo]

I've got Oregon/Iowa as an absolute rock fight. I'm not sure Oregon is ready for all that comes with that roadie. I'm really excited for that game. An Oregon win probably helps us more in all honesty with The Narrative forming around the Ducks, but I don't think either result hurts our resume either.

[Pagoda]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

I've got Oregon/Iowa as an absolute rock fight. I'm not sure Oregon is ready for all that comes with that roadie. I'm really excited for that game. An Oregon win probably helps us more in all honesty with The Narrative forming around the Ducks, but I don't think either result hurts our resume either.

Yea.  I kinda want Oregon to win to bolster our case for "best win of the season," I really like that feather in our cap.  But it probably doesn't matter much either way and I'm not going to worry much about the outcome.  

[steubenhoosier]

https://lists.thebiglead.com/sports/ranking-the-25-loudest-stadiums-in-college-football/

[Hovadipo]

Pat Fitzgerald's PR team running a big campaign this week. Who takes the plunge? I think whoever does will be happy they did.

[jermhoosierfan]

8 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

https://lists.thebiglead.com/sports/ranking-the-25-loudest-stadiums-in-college-football/

They have the Clemson stadium in for Bryant-Denny with the exact same picture of the Clemson players walking down the aisle.  LOL

[Pagoda]

I’m not a fan of that list.  I’ve been to big games at some of those places and they’re way high — for instance Texas and UM aren’t very loud.

But, the debate on this topic will never be resolved.

[jermhoosierfan]

7 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

I’m not a fan of that list.  I’ve been to big games at some of those places and they’re way high — for instance Texas and UM aren’t very loud.

But, the debate on this topic will never be resolved.

Probably a decibel meter at one of the benches might be the most scientific way of resolving it.  "How loud is it on the field" might be the better term.

[Pagoda]

4 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

Probably a decibel meter at one of the benches might be the most scientific way of resolving it.  "How loud is it on the field" might be the better term.

Yea.  If someone arranged an independent third party scientific test/study that would be quite interesting.

[AKHoosier]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Pat Fitzgerald's PR team running a big campaign this week. Who takes the plunge? I think whoever does will be happy they did.

Had this same thought when Fitzgerald news crawled across ESPN.

If I'm Arkansas I definitely give him an interview even if it seems like a weird fit.

Some of the higher jobs probably all think they can do better, but a low to middling program in a power conference shouldn't think twice.

[rcbowla]

19 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Had this same thought when Fitzgerald news crawled across ESPN.

If I'm Arkansas I definitely give him an interview even if it seems like a weird fit.

Some of the higher jobs probably all think they can do better, but a low to middling program in a power conference shouldn't think twice.

Michigan St when it opens seems like a good fit imo.

[AKHoosier]

24 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

Michigan St when it opens seems like a good fit imo.

Agree, seems like he will coach again and that it won't be outside the B1G.

[rayl456]

27 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

Michigan St when it opens seems like a good fit imo.

Wisconsin??

[Rico]

1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Wisconsin??

jmo, I think Pat would be a better fit in Madison than East Lansing.