College Football Thread

[DChoosier]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

NCAA investigation of Nebraska underway.  With the NCAA's typical response time, we should know the outcome by 2030 by which time the NCAA may no longer exist.

https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/Article/Scott-Frost-Nebraska-under-investigation-NCAA-violations-improper-use-analysts-consultants-practices-games-special-teams-169291177/

Ha...They are investigating him for the illegal use of analysts and consultants. On behalf of all Big Ten teams I am 100% ok with him continuing to use those same resources (legal or not).

[DChoosier]

2 hours ago, kreigh8 said:

Doubt this is what the administration envisioned when they fired Pelini when he was only winning 9 games a season. Hate to see it

Just crazy.

Frosts three years...4 wins, 5 wins, 3 wins.

Pelini lasted 7 years. Won 10 games 3 times and 9 games 4 times and then gets fired.....OOPS.

[darB s'tI]

My wife, who loves college football in general and puts up with my fandom for IUFB, just asked me to send her "that LEO video" so she could share it with a group of women in her MOPS group. Just watched it again...performance aside, how we ever lose a recruiting battle is beyond me. Too bad we couldn't get a guy as accomplished as Jeff Brohm.... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJgut10EwOw

[BtownStrength]

3 hours ago, IU-DL said:

My wife, who loves college football in general and puts up with my fandom for IUFB, just asked me to send her "that LEO video" so she could share it with a group of women in her MOPS group. Just watched it again...performance aside, how we ever lose a recruiting battle is beyond me. Too bad we couldn't get a guy as accomplished as Jeff Brohm.... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJgut10EwOw

Dammit I would run through a wall for this man! 

[Stuhoo]

 

On behalf of Mullen, Fryfogle, McFadden, Penix, and others:

1. F-'em!
2. LEO

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32041640/the-2021-college-football-preseason-all-america-team

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

FYI for anyone planning to make the Sept. 4, road trip to Iowa City.  Mayor Bruce Teague has issued a mask order for all residents and visitors of Iowa City, due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant in our community.

https://www.icgov.org/news/mayor-issues-new-mask-order-city-iowa-city

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC are expected to make a formal announcement about their alignment soon, perhaps as early as next week, multiple sources told @TheAthletic

.

[kreigh8]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I wonder if this "alliance" includes an agreement not to poach members from each other? Assuming ND is under the ACC umbrella there aren't many (any?) desirable schools left. So if those three have some kind of firewall against more conference shenanigans that could put a halt to the "super conference' nonsense. Clemson or someone could always look to jump to the SEC, I suppose.

Would also be interesting if part of this alignment froze out non-con games against the SEC. Let them play Fla Atlantic and Tulsa.  

 

Limiting the non-conference opponents would be counterintuitive to boosting SOS though, no? Until the playoffs are expanded that would seem unwise, at least to me. I've admittedly haven't followed the expansion talks too closely, but playing the Pac-12, outside of a school or two wouldn't exactly shine on the resume. ACC is sort of the same way until Florida St can return to its normal self, Clemson and ND and UNC every so often are the marquee opponents.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

B1G's COVID policy for all sports.

The league announced on Monday morning teams that cannot play a game due to COVID-19 must forfeit the contest and such games will not be rescheduled.  The rule applies to all sports for the 2021-22 athletic year and is similar to the approach being used by other major conferences.

[However, I believe the period that ends the very last sentence of the policy:  "...no further action shall be taken."   is actually a microdot that says this policy does not apply to Ohio State.]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/big-ten-teams-unable-to-play-a-2021-22-game-due-to-covid-19-must-forfeit-and-cannot-reschedule/?fbclid=IwAR0eNyCuStQbowqrciUQOFeCUIVl_jzCSEAOjwIcSLPZLGniT6ZBRzzd7Ew

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

B1G's COVID policy for all sports.

The league announced on Monday morning teams that cannot play a game due to COVID-19 must forfeit the contest and such games will not be rescheduled.  The rule applies to all sports for the 2021-22 athletic year and is similar to the approach being used by other major conferences.

[However, I believe the period that ends the very last sentence of the policy:  "...no further action shall be taken."   is actually a microdot that says this policy does not apply to Ohio State.]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/big-ten-teams-unable-to-play-a-2021-22-game-due-to-covid-19-must-forfeit-and-cannot-reschedule/?fbclid=IwAR0eNyCuStQbowqrciUQOFeCUIVl_jzCSEAOjwIcSLPZLGniT6ZBRzzd7Ew

I zoomed in on that microdot:

[KingPG21]

Nebraska still sucks, And they're sloppy

[KingPG21]

****, Illinois is old. 

[KingPG21]

Illinois is bad too. Nebraska just spends more time shooting themselves in the foot

[KingPG21]

Those Frost UCF teams were well coached right? Or did they just out talent everyone else? Every Nebraska team he has fielded has been so poorly coached. 

[MemphisHoosier]

37 minutes ago, KingPG21 said:

Those Frost UCF teams were well coached right? Or did they just out talent everyone else? Every Nebraska team he has fielded has been so poorly coached. 

That's what I don't understand, on paper they typically have more talent than a number of the teams they are consistently losing to.  I can't imagine things will stay the course with a new GM in the saddle.

[Brass Cannon]

Refs sent a clear message tonight.  Nothing will stop them from helping OSU 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Refs sent a clear message tonight.  Nothing will stop them from helping OSU 

Yes. It would have been jawdropping terrible if it hasn’t been the B1G Modus Operandi for years. Awful


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[Dave from Dayton]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yes. It would have been jawdropping terrible if it hasn’t been the B1G Modus Operandi for years. Awful


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A case could be made that Minny shot themselves.  5 penalties and big mistakes starting in the 3rd quarter cost Minny the game.

Yes, there were controversial calls that went against Minny.  And yes, OSU gets help from many sources including the B1G, the way the university school system is set up in Ohio, demographics, TV revenue, etc.  

But Minny had the opportunities to go up and stay up big double digits.  It's a first game.  Both teams played like it.

No team can afford to give up big gulps of points to OSU.  That's a killer.

 

[jimsorgi]

7 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Refs sent a clear message tonight.  Nothing will stop them from helping OSU 

Then again, by far the most impactful questionable call of the night went against OSU. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

A case could be made that Minny shot themselves.  5 penalties and big mistakes starting in the 3rd quarter cost Minny the game.

Yes, there were controversial calls that went against Minny.  And yes, OSU gets help from many sources including the B1G, the way the university school system is set up in Ohio, demographics, TV revenue, etc.  

But Minny had the opportunities to go up and stay up big double digits.  It's a first game.  Both teams played like it.

No team can afford to give up big gulps of points to OSU.  That's a killer.

 

How about the “targeting call” turned into fumble? Thoughts on that call and timing? I can’t remember if they were down 7 at that point but I felt like they were. Maybe 14. But an egregious call that ended the game.

 

 

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